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It was the Hollywood wedding of the year. Heartthrob Tom Cruise married his young bride Katie Holmes in a fairytale castle in Odescalchi near the Italian capital, Rome.
About 150 relatives and friends gathered for the ceremony which was shrouded1 in secrecy2. The guest list included many of the rich and famous from both sides of the Atlantic. Actors Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith were there along with the comedian3 Jim Carrey and model Brooke Shields. One of Britain's top celebrity4 couples David and Victoria Beckham were invited but only Victoria managed to attend the wedding ceremony because her husband David was ordered back to Spain to play a Real Madrid football match.
The groom5 is a member of one of the world's most recent religions, Scientology, which was founded in 1955 by the science fiction writer L Ron Hubbard. It's a controversial religion because some people think it tries to recruit new members by using coercive methods.
The wedding was a Scientologist service and although it had many elements familiar to traditional marriage ceremonies, including rings and wedding vows6, it also included certain aspects which are fundamental to Scientology, such as vowing7 never to go to sleep at night without talking about any differences or disagreements first.
A spokesman for the Church of Scientology said its wedding ceremonies are not legally recognised in Italy so Katie and Tom will also have to have a civil union to make their marriage legal in the eyes of the law.
Fans who waited for a glimpse of the bride, groom and their famous wedding party were disappointed. They had to wait under overcast8 Italian skies to catch even the most fleeting9 sight of the celebrities10 as they rushed by in limousines11 or under umbrellas.
But despite the rain, there's an old Italian proverb that Katie can take heart from for the rest of her married life – a wet bride is a lucky bride. That means that if it rains on your wedding day, it's a sign you'll have a happy marriage.
GLOSSARY 词汇表
fairytale 童话，童话般的
shrouded in secrecy 充满神秘的
from both sides of the Atlantic 大西洋两岸(英国和美国)
comedian 喜剧演员
celebrity couples 名流伉俪
ordered back 被召回
science fiction writer 科幻作家
controversial 有争议的
to recruit 招/征收（成员
coercive 强迫的；威逼的
wedding vows 结婚誓言
fundamental 原本的；基本的
not legally recognised 无法律效应的
a civil union 民事结婚登记
a glimpse 一瞥
the most fleeting sight of 短促的一瞥
rushed by 来去匆匆的
proverb 谚语
limousines大型/加长高级轿车
take heart from 聊以自慰/欣慰
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| vt.给（马、狗等）梳毛，照料，使...整洁 | |
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| adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天 | |
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celebrities
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