Wedded Bliss: Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes

Started by Lise, Nov 19 06 11:13

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Lise

Waaaaah! I wasn't invited. Icky.... the way they kissed for THAT long until the guests cried 'enough! enough already!'

 

     [DIV class=headline]'TomKat' wedding wows Italy

[DIV class=subheadline]`Never-ending' kiss seals Cruise, Holmes nuptials

[DIV class=pubdate]Nov. 19, 2006. 08:16 AM

[DIV class=byline]MARIA SANMINIATELLI

[DIV class=byline]ASSOCIATED PRESS

[DIV class=byline] [/DIV]

BRACCIANO, Italy - Officially, they got married in Los Angeles, but the spectacle of the wedding between Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes was here yesterday, in a 15th-century castle that evoked fairy tales and was lit up with fireworks for a cheering, celebrity-laden crowd.  

There were fireworks inside, too, a "never-ending kiss" between the betrothed after they exchanged vows. The kiss lasted so long guests shouted "stop, stop!" said Giorgio Armani, who attended the wedding and designed the outfits of the bride, the groom and their baby, Suri.  

The ceremony was a lavish apex to the celebrity world's most closely watched relationship, announced with Cruise's leap on Oprah Winfrey's couch, bestowed with the nickname "TomKat" and raised to a new level in April when Holmes gave birth to their daughter.  

The evening wedding was performed by a Scientology minister in front of more than 150 relatives and friends, the couple's publicists said. The twice-divorced Cruise, 44, is an ardent follower of the church founded by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard. Holmes, 27, was raised a Catholic.  

Oil-fed torches and tiny candles flickered from the battlements and windows of the Orsini Odescalchi castle as the couple and guests gathered for the ceremony in the town about 45 kilometres northwest of Rome. Suri, dressed in white, arrived in her mother's arms.  

The wedding party included Cruise's two children, Isabella and Connor, from his previous marriage to Nicole Kidman, the publicists said in a statement. The best man was Cruise's best friend David Miscavige and the matron of honour was Holmes' sister Nancy Blaylock.  

Holmes wore a black dress and boots before she changed into Armani's off-the-shoulder ivory silk gown. Her father, Martin, walked her down the aisle.  

Cruise wore a single-breasted navy Armani handmade suit for the wedding, with an ivory silk French collar shirt of the same fabric as the bride's gown.  

Armani said Cruise, then Holmes, walked down a stone ramp lined with flag bearers in medieval costumes and to the roll of drums. They exchanged vows in a former stable decorated simply with white flowers.  

 

Italian singer Andrea Bocelli serenaded the couple at the reception and the bride and groom cut a five-tiered white chocolate wedding cake.  

Other famous guests included Brooke Shields, Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith, Jim Carrey and Victoria Beckham.  

The publicists said Cruise and Holmes had "officialized their marriage in Los Angeles prior to their departure for Italy," saying that was customary for couples marrying outside the U.S.  

 

 

The wedding ended a week of Hollywood mania that had swept Italy and transformed this sleepy town into a hotbed of media activity. Satellite TV trucks stood on the streets underneath the castle while shops were festooned with balloons and other decorations.  

Hundreds of the town's 14,000 residents braved rain to catch a glimpse of the stars.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cruise, star of the Mission: Impossible series and War of the Worlds, was divorced from Kidman in 2001, also was previously married to Mimi Rogers. Holmes, who starred in Batman Begins, had been engaged to actor Chris Klein.

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Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

kitten

Sorry, Lise, but I can't seem to work up a whole lot of enthusiasm about it.  To me it's just another pricey wedding.
Thousands of years ago cats were worshipped.  They have not forgotten.

Lise

Ah, you know me... live for Hollywood gossip.  Apparently the wedding cost $3M or something like that.

  Rumor has it that she's pregnant again....... Hm. Another spawn on the way.

  "She's rumored to already be pregnant again," said Meaghan Murphy, a reporter for Star magazine. "She was seen at Barney's just last week and she was sporting a bump."

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Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

Gopher

A fool's paradise is better than none.

Russ

She used to be attractive, then she went for the freak. They both dropped to teh bottom of the scale in my book, although tom didnt have far to go.
Mercy to the Guilty is Torture to the Victims

P.C.

I'm thinking it probably wasn't the wisest move....spending 3 + million on a wedding.  His carreer is in the toilet with little hope of recovery.  (mind you, stars have bounced back from far greater crimes than being a lunatic.)  Frankly, I never saw what all the fuss was about.  He's an OK actor with average good looks.  (is that an oxymoron???)
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Queer Eye

If they were going to get married all along, why couldn't they wait to have kids after marriage?  How do you explain to Suri that she is a bastard?

kitten

Tell her she's just like her daddy.
Thousands of years ago cats were worshipped.  They have not forgotten.

P.C.

ROFL Kitten.

  Well it'll be interesting to see if they make it through the next 2 years.  

  That's right folks....you heard it here FIRST.  

  P.C.'s predictions  
Sir Isaac Newton invented the swinging door....for the convenience of his cat.

Sportsdude

Well how long did the kidman marriage last (checks IMDB)
lets see here
he was married to mimi rodgers for 3 years
kidman for 11
I'll say divide 3 into 11 thats 3.6
I'll give the marriage 3.6 years tops.
 
"We can't stop here. This is bat country."

weird al

"She's rumored to already be pregnant again,"



... the result of parthenogenesis no doubt  

Lise

More photos in case you're interested.

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Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell the name will carry.
Bill Cosby.

purelife

I heard that this whole wedding was a joke.  That there really wasn't a wedding.  It was all a figment of our imagination.  Wow, what if.  I say, a book could be written about their lives.  *roll eyes*

kingy

i give them 1 year. two years tops before divorce.
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He

Sportsdude wrote:
Well how long did the kidman marriage last (checks IMDB)
lets see here
he was married to mimi rodgers for 3 years
kidman for 11
I'll say divide 3 into 11 thats 3.6
I'll give the marriage 3.6 years tops.
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Divide 3 into 11 ?
What's your reasoning ?

He
(formerly known as JGG, Mutilated Mind and Jolly Green Giant, all of which having now been, to all practical intents and purposes, stolen)