New Tom & Katie Wedding Pictures

Interesting article about the wedding:

Tom Cruise’s stunt wedding
Fiona Hudson

November 21, 2006 12:00am

THE wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes has been branded a stunt after the pair admitted they got hitched days before the celebrity bash.

Critics have labelled the Italian ceremony a sham intended to promote the Church of Scientology.

Scientology weddings, which include elements such as a vow never to go to bed angry, are not legally recognised in Italy.

But the couple’s agent said they had “officialised their marriage in Los Angeles prior to their departure for Italy”.

A US gossip show yesterday said the couple would follow the Italian ceremony with a Catholic service in Los Angeles.

Bracciano Mayor Patrizia Riccioni is considering taking back the honorary citizenship she offered the couple before they wed because the small village was offended by their behaviour.

“It would have been nice for them to stop and wave,” she said.

A Catholic priest in the Italian village, Father Nicola Fiorentini, said the town felt insulted.

“It wasn’t a wedding at all. It was just for publicity,” he said.

“I can’t believe such an event was allowed to take place at all.”

The bride and groom are believed to be honeymooning in the Maldives.

It has emerged a Scientology adviser sat at every table during the reception to answer any questions guests had about the unusual ceremony.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,20792950-5006023,00.html

Stop bringing up Shiloh, move on please…

hullo people, how sheltered are your lives? It was a ‘religious’ ceremony which lots of people have nowadays. e.g. I have Hindu friends who sign the civil register one day and then organise a big (Hindu) wedding do on another. Why does it have to be a ’sham wedding’ just because they officially got hitched earlier?

Over here in the Europe we usually have 2 ceremonies; the register office one (where some people wear wedding dresses to also), and the symbolic one (which is usually the big affair).

Man you guys are hysterical, and to the Haters - GET A LIFE!!!

PPS. I’m not a Scientologist btw, just in case (hehehe). I just don’t like small mindedness and intolerance, it’s the reason there’s so much bloodshed in the world today.

PEACE OWT!

The Romans described Christians as a cult - Jesus and his followers did not have any interest in labelling themselves.

Pat, re: “H” No one EVER said that Katie was a “bad parent”. But the first few months are the MOST important of an infants life, it is a shame that Katie spends SO MUCH time alone shopping. She should be able to bring her daughter with her or she should stay home and take care of her.”

Come ON. Give me a break. She’s rarely seen out, and you expect her to bring Suri out all the time amongst the hundreds of photogs that follow them everywhere? You cannot seriously expect Katie to be at home with her child 24 hours a day seven days a week. Even women who are not famous still have breaks from their children. She doesn’t spend sooo much time alone shopping. We don’t see her out that often, since Suri’s birth. Besides, you really don’t know how much time Katie spends with Suri, so rather than jumping to conclusions from a few pictures, accept the fact that neither i nor you really knows what goes on behind closed doors, and stop automatically assuming the worst, - and speaking this like you are speaking facts.

@ Rage

How exactly did it turn out to be an anti-climax? How on earth would you know that? Did you go?

The wedding day was not for us, it was for them! A wedding day is always a special day, regardless as to where it is held, or who is part of it. It would have been spectacular for them which is what counts. Katie’s dress was absolutely gorgeous. Simple and stunning, as it seems was the ceremony.

Honestly, they get criticised for having a big wedding. Now, they’re getting criticised because they kept it simple, and it wasn’t some outlandish, spectacular, (well, what you judge as that) ‘’some sort of heaven”. They can’t win either way. If they had gone over the top, you would have said that they went too far and went over the top. Just accept the fact that they are happy, they had the wedding that THEY wanted, and that is all that matters.

They were allowed to get married, if you pay attention, they had already signed the paperwork back in L.A the week previously, because otherwise the ceremony would not have been legalised while they were in Italy. They were officially married by the paperwork in L.A, and then had the blessing of sorts, which they classed as their real wedding, in Italy this past weekend. (Which many couples do, finalise the details at home and go abroad for their big day)

Why would they have to get dressed at the hotel, when they were marrying at the castle?

And Katie arriving with Suri and her mother before Tom, what’s your deal with that? I think you’re clutching at straws now….Generally it’s the actual wedding, i.e in the church/beach/wherever you are having the wedding where the groom is waiting first. Not who is first to arrive at the area in which you are getting married. Gosh you just seem so desperate to criticise you’re picking on things that aren’t even important nor make sense.

For the record i am not a TC fan. I don’t believe in the scientology stuff and i think he has very wierd beliefs. But some people are just picking on ridiculous things. At the end of the day, it was THEIR day. As long as they are a happy family, that is all that counts.

@ What’s short pointless sentence

When did i mention privacy? I don’t believe i did. I said it was their day, and they had the day they wanted, and that’s all that matters. Perhaps you should re-read.

@ h darlin don’t get me in ur TOMKAT squabble and how did i know well honey the BBC NEWS aired it apart from what i saw they also described it as ANTI-CLIMAX and perhaps it wasn’t but all i’m implying is they both (well TC) bragged so much about it that at the end of the day no one saw anything special but a complete sham i’m sure it was special to them cos it’s their day PERIOD and honey what is it with the EPISTLE you got all that from that little comment of mine seriously you are OBSSESSED hope you are this good in your profession /academics saying i’m desperate to criticise is typical coming from you also saying at the end of your post that you are not a TC fan is sly and hypocrtical cos if you are not you wouldn’t have gone thru the pain to read my post let alone do a write up on it how long did it take you to write that uhhhh seriously get a grip and stop tripping if pple are laughing at them they brought it on themselves not my fault to Oh h - stop whining: Not worth the re-read - sorry. Absolutely correct nothing about them is worh re-read just a laugh

@ rage

At least i can type properly, and use punctuation. I stopped reading your post halfway through as apparently, you’ve never heard of a full stop.

All you people need to be locked up in a mental ward. All this back and forth about two people who are not worth the time of day. You All need help.

Okay, TomKat definately uses the media to their advantage but I wouldn’t go as far as putting them in the same category as Lohan and the Hilton sisters. And let’s not forget that most celebrities use the media, how do you think they become celebrities? I would agree that this time TomKat went way too far. They act like they’re loyalty or something. Lots of big egoes in Hollywood!

The wedding day was not for us, it was for them! A wedding day is always a special day, regardless as to where it is held, or who is part of it. It would have been spectacular for them which is what counts. Katie’s dress was absolutely gorgeous. Simple and stunning, as it seems was the ceremony
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Honey, if you think this wedding was just FOR THEM.. you are a bit naive. We knew exactly when and where it was going to be.. we knew who was going to be there.. we know what they had for dinner the night before. We know where the are going on their honeymoon..hopefully that is all we will learn about of the honeymoon.

We have pics of the ceremony,.. we have pics of the wedding kiss. this wedding was NEVER meant to be a private affair. It is all part of Tom’s PR campaign to turn his image around to women. And it seems to be working.. some women get soo turned on and sentimental about weddings and babies etc. Tom may or may not be crazy… but no one accused him of being stupid.