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TomKat Wedding: Believe the Hype
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise in Rome on Wednesday. (AP)
And so the circle of life continues to turn. Make way Britney and Kevin, we must now shove the wasteland of your dying marriage aside to make room for the pomp, circumstance and overblown hype that herald the union of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.
As Celebritologists, we too have a vested interest in this marriage. We will be bold with snap judgments about Katie's dress. We'll speculate about the relative merits of her going barefoot or Tom standing on a box. We'll wonder if L. Ron Hubbard's cryogenic chamber has been shipped special to Italy to witness the commingling of Scientology royalty (like Dan Snyder and J.Lo) or if he'll only be there in spirit (like Oprah).
Before we I get too carried away (because I have to tell you, I was headed for an inevitable comparison with the "Beetlejuice" wedding scene), let's ground our expectations in a little reality.
A Bracciano shopkeeper adjusts a portrait of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes in her store window. PHOTO GALLERY: Prepping for TomKat (AP)
First, set the scene. Peruse this pre-wedding photo gallery of the (reported) humble wedding site, an the 15th century Castello Orsini-Odescalchi, nestled in the quaint Italian village of Bracciano -- a town so beautiful that Pope Sixtus IV himself rode out the plague there. Perhaps TomKat will have similar luck escaping the paparazzi. (The castle itself has a Web site, but I'm prettily informed that it is "Impossibile visualizzare la pagina.")
Next, block out an hour to spend with Brides.com editor Theresa DiMasi, who will be online at Noon ET today to answer questions about Scientology nuptials and celebrity weddings in general.
Finally, join Oprah and the rest of the uninvited to toast the happy couple from afar. Or, if you're not in the mood, have a self-satisfied moment hoping this story about Tom being too pudgy for his wedding suit is true.
By Liz |
November 16, 2006; 10:43 AM ET
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Posted by: Zyki | November 16, 2006 10:36 AM
who give a f***
Posted by: | November 16, 2006 10:37 AM
ahhhhhh, let the games begin.
Posted by: petal | November 16, 2006 10:47 AM
Is Oprah a Scientologist?
Posted by: MD | November 16, 2006 10:52 AM
Is Dan Snyder a scientologist?
Posted by: | November 16, 2006 11:42 AM
I care only enough about TomKat's wedding to say I don't care.
Posted by: pnina | November 16, 2006 12:01 PM
Is JLO a scientologist?
Everyone in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx(New York City) will be shock about that.
Posted by: Lisa | November 16, 2006 12:15 PM
Oh, I forgot....stop this madness!
Posted by: Lisa | November 16, 2006 12:18 PM
Hmmm. I can't believe no one's commenting on that Beetlejuice wedding link yet. I was stunned.
Posted by: Liz | November 16, 2006 12:57 PM
Re: the "Beetlejuice" staging, at the 8:37 mark the Cleopatra-looking bridesmaid unfurls a tongue that could rival that of Gene Simmons...
Posted by: | November 16, 2006 1:14 PM
Seriously, when did JLo become a Scientologist? Is this something [else] I can blame on her undead husband, Marcus Antonious -- dead for 1500 years and loving it?
Posted by: miss belle | November 16, 2006 1:22 PM
Liz, were you Glinda the good witch? That was a real wedding! Looked like a LOT more fun than mine was.
Also love the photos of Katie looking down on the top of Tom's head!! Too funny. He will need to stand on a box.
Posted by: Barb | November 16, 2006 2:06 PM
I wanna rehash Lost! I don't care about these wackadoos!
Posted by: KiKi | November 16, 2006 2:24 PM
I stayed in Bracciano a few summers ago -- it is charming and provincial. Too bad it's about to be ruined.
Posted by: Logan Circle | November 16, 2006 2:57 PM
If you look at the final picture of TC, his vest has quite the gap going on. Maybe some truth to the can't-fit-into-his-wedding-suit rumor.
Marc Anthony looks frightening.
Posted by: jlr | November 16, 2006 5:31 PM
I've seen larger, more detailed versions of the picture of Katie holding Suri used in this entry and Suri apparently has a French manicure, which is a definite no-no for young girls much less a baby.
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