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Hollywood star Tom Cruise has married Katie Holmes in an evening ceremony at a 15th Century Italian castle. American actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have exchanged wedding vows in a floodlit Italian castle.
The wedding was celebrated by a Scientology minister in accordance with the couple's faith and attended by a host of show business stars.The wedding was celebrated by a Scientology minister in accordance with the couple's faith and attended by a host of show business stars.
Crowds of onlookers and journalists gathered outside the Odescalchi castle in Bracciano, just north of Rome. Crowds of onlookers and journalists gathered outside the Odescalchi castle in Bracciano, just north of Rome, for a glimpse of the celebrities.
Holmes and their seven-month-old daughter,Suri, arrived at the castle earlier in the day, followed by Cruise. The wedding capped a week of Hollywood mania and media frenzy in the town.
Cruise's publicist, Arnold Robinson, confirmed to reporters that the ceremony had taken place. The centre of Bracciano was sealed off from Friday night and extra police brought in.
The wedding capped a week of increasing Hollywood mania in the medieval town of Bracciano, which was brought to a standstill by crowds of onlookers. As darkness fell, oil-fed torches glowed from the battlements of the 15th Century castle, which rises above the town on the shores of Lake Bracciano.
Cruise, 44, and Holmes, 27, got engaged in June 2005, two months after they were first photographed together in Rome. Holmes converted to Scientology after meeting CruiseCruise's publicist, Arnold Robinson, told the Associated Press news agency that the ceremony was performed in front of more than 150 relatives and friends.
The first guest to drive through the castle's gates was Roberta Armani, niece of fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who designed Holmes' wedding dress. The guest list included fellow Hollywood stars Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, Jim Carrey, and Richard Gere.
Holmes, seen at a castle window, arrived with the couple's child Holmes wore a Giorgio Armani dress, with an ivory train adorned with lace and crystal embroidery, while Cruise wore an Armani tuxedo, reports said.
Other guests included Victoria Beckham, Brooke Shields, Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Mission Impossible director JJ Abrams. After the ceremony, the couple were serenaded by Italian singer Andrea Bocelli.
Fellow Scientologist John Travolta was expected to fly in, with Russell Crowe, Steven Spielberg and Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie also on the guest list.
The centre of Bracciano was sealed off from Friday night and extra police drafted in.
Scientology ceremonyScientology ceremony
Holmes and their seven-month-old daughter, Suri, arrived at the castle earlier in the day, followed by Cruise.
Cruise, 44, and Holmes, 27, got engaged in June 2005, two months after they were first photographed together in Rome.
Rumours of the couple's wedding plans had grown all week
Cruise, who has starred in Mission Impossible and War of The Worlds, said he proposed to Holmes on top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.Cruise, who has starred in Mission Impossible and War of The Worlds, said he proposed to Holmes on top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
It is Cruise's third wedding. He was previously married to actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman.It is Cruise's third wedding. He was previously married to actresses Mimi Rogers and Nicole Kidman.
The celebrity couple announced their wedding plans in OctoberHe adopted children with Kidman before they divorced in 2001. He adopted children with Kidman before they divorced in 2001.
The Church of Scientology was set up in the US in 1954 and claims eight million members worldwide.The Church of Scientology was set up in the US in 1954 and claims eight million members worldwide.
The church's teachings are based on the writings of the late science-fiction author L Ron Hubbard, who spelled out principles that he called Scientology and Dianetics.The church's teachings are based on the writings of the late science-fiction author L Ron Hubbard, who spelled out principles that he called Scientology and Dianetics.
But critics say it is a fake religion based on making money from its followers.But critics say it is a fake religion based on making money from its followers.
A Scientology wedding contains many elements familiar to traditional marriage ceremonies, including rings and wedding vows.A Scientology wedding contains many elements familiar to traditional marriage ceremonies, including rings and wedding vows.
But it also includes certain elements fundamental to Scientology, such as vowing never to go to bed without talking about any differences.But it also includes certain elements fundamental to Scientology, such as vowing never to go to bed without talking about any differences.
A spokesman for the Church of Scientology said its wedding ceremonies are not legally recognised in Italy, so Cruise and Holmes would also have to have a civil union.A spokesman for the Church of Scientology said its wedding ceremonies are not legally recognised in Italy, so Cruise and Holmes would also have to have a civil union.