Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes in Rome for their honeymoon

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes jetted out of Rome for their honeymoon in the
Maldives yesterday (19.11.06), accompanied by the best man.
The newlyweds were spotted boarding a private jet with senior Scientologist
David Miscavige at Ciampino airport at 6am, just hours after the last guests
had left their extravagant wedding reception at the Odescalchi Castle in
Lake Bracciano.

Family and friends turned up to give the happy couple a warm sending off
before catching their own flights.
A VIP flight handler told Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper: "There must have
been 50 of his friends and family here early this morning, a lot of them
still drunk. They looked tired and tipsy and some were noisy."
Tom and Katie tied the knot in front of more that 150 star studded guests -
including Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony, Jada Pinkett Smith
and her actor spouse Will, Jim Carrey and his girlfriend Jenny McCarthy,
former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and Brooke Shields - and sealed their
union with a "never-ending kiss" at the end of the ceremony.
Fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who created Katie's wedding gown, said:
"The kiss lasted so long it caused some guests to shout, 'Stop, stop!'"

The ceremony was performed by a Scientology minister and it was initially
believed the marriage wouldn't be legal after the Mayor of Bracciano said
the couple needed to have a civil ceremony in the town center.

However, representatives for Tom and Katie insisted the nuptials were legal
because the pair had made their wedding "official" in the US before leaving
for Italy.

Candles led the way up the historic steps of Castle Odeschalchi set on picturesque Lake Bracciano, close to Rome, as the parents of 7-month-old Suri made their love official. David Miscavige, the head of the religion that counts Tom, 44, among its most devoted supporters, personally led the ceremony that started at 7 pm Italian time (1 pm Eastern Time).

Guests had been staying at the Hassler hotel in Rome and were driven to the castle during the afternoon. Katie, 27, and Suri arrived around 2.15, followed by Tom an hour later.

The couple had spent the day, primping for the ceremony, with Jessica Simpson's hairdresser, Ken Paves getting Katie's coif just right. On Friday evening more than 100 guests had attended a rehearsal dinner at Villa Aurelia, a private

After the service was complete guests were treated to cocktails, Italian
hors d'oeuvres then a lavish multi-course meal, while blind Italian tenor
Andrea Bocelli provided the entertainment.
The newlyweds' cake was five-tiered, made of white chocolate and decorated
with marzipan roses and white chocolate chips.