Nicole Kidman getting married
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Kidman and Urban to wed Sunday in hilltop Catholic chapel
SYDNEY : Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and country music star Keith Urban will marry Sunday in a hilltop chapel overlooking the ocean, the officer in charge of policing the star-studded bash confirmed.
Superintendent Kim McKay of Manly Police told AFP she was liaising with Kidman's security team to ensure the wedding went off without a snag.
And she issued a stern warning to the swelling ranks of paparazzi who have camped for days outside Kidman's luxury Sydney home.
"Any breaking of the law will be dealt with," said the officer, adding she would be on hand to ensure the host of Hollywood A-listers on the guest list were not "unduly harassed."
An army of workers put the finishing touches Friday to a giant marquee in the grounds of St. Patrick's College, a former Catholic seminary in the picturesque Sydney beach suburb of Manly.
The service will be held in the college's Cardinal Ceretti Memorial Chapel - an ornate sandstone church with parquet flooring, stained glass windows, pipe organ and vaulted ceiling.
Pupils at the local Catholic boys school were in no doubt as to the location and erected a sign reading: "Congratulations Nic and Keith, from the boys at St. Paul's."
The focus shifted Friday to where the newly-married couple would hold the wedding reception.
The Daily Telegraph newspaper tipped the Royal Motor Yacht Club in the exclusive harbourside suburb of Point Piper as the likely venue.
Kidman's mother Janelle was spotted there last week and on Monday the crew of the Hollywood star's multi-million dollar yacht spent three hours practicing reversing into a mooring at the club, the newspaper said.
The prestigious waterfront venue offers sweeping views of Sydney Harbour and is an easy 30-minute ride across the water from Manly.
"No comment," a rattled receptionist said Friday, before she was even asked if the five-star club was expecting some very special guests. "We've been hassled by media calls all day."
Kidman, 39, and Urban, 38, met in January 2005 at a black-tie dinner in Los Angeles sponsored by the Australian government. The actress, who was previously married to Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise, confirmed their engagement last month.
A phalanx of Hollywood stars, including Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts and director Baz Luhrmann are expected to attend, as well as media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
Urban, who has sold five million albums and is regarded as one of the hottest country music stars in the United States, is reportedly in charge of entertainment at the reception and may even sing to his guests. – AFP/yy -
Nicole cried during husband Urban's serenade at fairytale wedding
SYDNEY - Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman began her new life as Mrs Keith Urban Monday as it emerged that she broke down and cried when her new husband serenaded her during their Sydney nuptials.
Nashville-based Urban, a Grammy-winning Country and Western singer, reduced his new wife to tears Sunday when he pulled out a guitar and serenaded her with his song "Making Memories of Us" during the reception.
Kidman and Urban had earlier married in a traditional Catholic ceremony at the Cardinal Cerretti Memorial Chapel in the grounds of St Patrick's estate in the waterfront suburb of Manly.
Urban apparently surprised the 230 guests -- who included media mogul Rupert Murdoch and a clutch of Australian actors including Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Naomi Watts -- when he began to sing, according to guest Jessica Rowe.
"Everyone was sitting round at their tables and he just walked up onto the stage unannounced and pulled out his guitar and sang this beautiful song," said Rowe, an Australian television presenter.
"I don't think there was a dry eye in the house. She cried, everyone cried."
The song ends with the lines: 'And I'm gonna love you like nobody loves you; And I'll earn your trust makin' memories of us'."
"It was sensational, it was so beautiful, I felt privileged to be there," Rowe said.
Kidman, who wore an ivory empire-line silk organza and lace dress by Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga, also cried during her vows, according to the priest who presided over the ceremony, Reverend Father Paul Coleman.
Kidman had "just a bit of a tear," he said. "But she got through her vows beautifully and so did Keith, but it was just such a human, touching, solemn, uplifting moment. That is the best way I can describe it," he told commercial television.
Entertainment at the reception, held in a marquee on the grounds, included songs by Hugh Jackman and Neil Finn, who sang The Crowded House hit "Fall At Your Feet."
The wedding, attended by Kidman's two adopted children with her former husband Tom Cruise, attracted thousands of onlookers who lined the streets to the estate in hopes of catching a glimpse of the bride.
The couple, who met at an Australian government-sponsored dinner in Los Angeles in January 2005, issued a statement late Sunday thanking people for their support.
"We just want to thank everyone in Australia and around the world who have sent us their warm wishes," they said.
Kidman, 39, and Urban, 38, are expected to fly to Fiji this week for their honeymoon.
Kidman, who won an Oscar for her role in "The Hours", is well-loved in Australia. Urban, one of the hottest country stars in the United States where he has lived since 1992, is a comparative unknown at home. - AFP -
just wondering how she got married again in a catholic church...
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If she didn't get married in a Catholic Church previously, the Church will allow that.Originally posted by the Bear:just wondering how she got married again in a catholic church... -
many churches in Oz are liberal...
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oh... like that.. she was married in the nutcase scientology church to the couch-jumping, closet-dwelling Cruise
Originally posted by Honeybunz:If she didn't get married in a Catholic Church previously, the Church will allow that. -
they still report to the same tao kay - The Vatican.Originally posted by TehJarVu:many churches in Oz are liberal...
So hor.... if Nicole Kidman is a Catholic and was married in a Catholic Church before, they can trace one. (Details will be discussed next time in the Roman Catholic forum). -
side track a bit...Originally posted by the Bear:oh... like that.. she was married in the nutcase scientology church to the couch-jumping, closet-dwelling Cruise
Somehow I find Cruise's love for Katie is a bit exaggerating. -
TomKat?
i think it's a farce.. i still think he's a closet case
anyhooo... the Baba Kid wants to go to the pub this saturday, wanna come?
Originally posted by Honeybunz:side track a bit...
Somehow I find Cruise's love for Katie is a bit exaggerating. -
who is baba kid?Originally posted by the Bear:TomKat?
i think it's a farce.. i still think he's a closet case
anyhooo... the Baba Kid wants to go to the pub this saturday, wanna come? -
oh.. kuali baba
i always refer to him as the baba kidOriginally posted by Honeybunz:who is baba kid? -
hhehe... not this Sat. Going for movie with friends. Next time la.
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orh.. okay...
bummer.. would have been wonderful to see you again