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10 Years Later: All the Details From Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' Lavish Italian Wedding

The stars became husband and wife in an elaborate celebration at a castle in bracciano.

"I think every little girl dreams about [her wedding]," Katie Holmes said in an interview with  Seventeen  in 2004. "I used to think I was going to marry Tom Cruise ."

"So let it be written, so let it be done."

As fate would have it, her childhood wishes came true less than a year later when, newly split from fiancé Chris Klein , she accepted the Oscar winner's marriage proposal, subsequently gave birth to the couple's only child, Suri , and went on to marry her girlhood crush in one of the most significant wedding ceremonies in Hollywood history.

As pop culture history goes, the marriage ended in a divorce settlement five and a half years later with primary legal custody of Suri granted to her mother.

Nevertheless, for nostalgia's sake, today marks a different milestone for those vows—their 10-year anniversary. On this day in 2006, the actors became husband and wife inside Bracciano, Italy's 15th-century Odescalchi Castle, a celebration that reportedly cost them upwards of $3 million. 

With a price tag that grand, Tom and Katie's wedding cemented itself in celebrity bridal history. From the cream of the crop Hollywood guest list and double wedding gowns to a dinner serenade by  Andrea Bocelli , it seems no expense was spared on the night Holmes became Mrs.  Tom Cruise . 

"If you get invited to that wedding, you go," Brooke Shields , a guest at the wedding, told Jenny McCarthy  in an interview on her  SiriusXM show  in January.  

Before the wedding could begin, the bride needed a gown—or two. Holmes sported two dresses during the special night, both designed by wedding attendee Giorgio Armani . For the ceremony, the  Ray Donovan  actress donned an off-the-shoulder silk and lace design adorned with Swarovski crystals. The crystals alone took 350 hours to place, as People reported at the time.

Then, she switched into a one-shoulder off-white silk organza number embellished with more Swarovski crystals.

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Katie wasn't the only one to dazzle the crowd in Armani—her groom and the wedding party all wore the label for the special night. 

"Katie wanted a simple, elegant dress," Armani told People  at the time. "I wanted to make it modern but at the same time complement the sweetness and energy she conveys."

As fans would learn years later, Holmes accessorized with "something old" gifted to her by Shields. After being publicly criticized by Cruise for taking prescription medication for her postpartum depression, Shields said the actor came to her home to apologize. Soon after, she got a call from Holmes to invite her to their Italian nuptials. 

"She said, 'It just wouldn't feel right without you there,'" Shields told McCarthy during the interview in January. "And I said 'OK, I'll bring the something old, as long as it's not me!' And she said, 'would you?'"

The former face of Calvin Klein ultimately delivered the bride-to-be an antique enamel compact. 

The supermodel was just one name on the sprawling VIP list of famous attendees, which included  Will Smith  and  Jada Pinkett Smith , fellow Scientologists  John Travolta  and  Kelly Preston , David Beckham and Victoria Beckham , Jenny McCarthy and then-partner  Jim Carrey ,  Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez and former Scientologist Leah Remini . 

Once inside the castle's armory doors, guests were greeted by flag bearers sporting traditional Renaissance attire. With Cruise's older children, Connor and Isabella , Holmes' maid of honor, sister Nancy Blaylock , and Cruise's best man, Scientology leader David Miscavige , present, the couple took part in Scientology's traditional "double ring" ceremony and sealed it with a kiss. 

What followed was a seemingly endless celebration that carried into different halls of the castle, as People  described at the time. After a round of toasts, the bride danced with her father,  Martin Holmes , to  Louis Armstrong 's "What a Wonderful World" and joined Cruise for their first dance to  Fleetwood Mac 's "Songbird."

"It didn't take much time before I realized this Tom guy was a special guy—that he loved Katie, that he cared for her and supported her," Martin said during a toast at their rehearsal dinner at the Villa Aurelia. "Tonight, I am extremely proud and happy to raise my glass to Katie and Tom."

One five-tier wedding cake and fireworks display later, the guests danced the night away with music producer Mark Ronson spinning tunes and Lopez jumping in to perform one of her songs live when it came on. 

A nostalgic moment arrived when Cruise sang  The Righteous Brothers ' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" to his bride—a nod to his iconic performance in  Top Gun . 

Of course, the song now seems like a moment of foreboding as, five and a half years after they wrapped the late-night festivities and boarded a jet to the Maldives for their honeymoon, Holmes filed for divorce . The two have not remarried and Holmes continues to live with her daughter.

While their high-profile relationship was a subject of controversy and speculation since Cruise first jumped on Oprah Winfrey 's couch, the actress recently revealed she wouldn't do it differently. 

"I really enjoy my life," she told Ocean Drive   a year ago. "I don't really regret anything that I've done. I've learned from everything, and everything sort of leads you to the next place. I just keep going."

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Actors Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes have flown to the Maldives for theirhoneymoon afterexchanging vows at their wedding in a 15th-century castle north of Rome on Saturday.

Holmes wore a fitted Giorgio Armani off-the-shoulder bridal gown with a train of ivory silk, lace and beaded crystal embroidery. Cruise wore a handmade Armani tuxedo at the ceremony presided over by a Scientology minister.

Cruise's best friend, David Miscavige, was best man, and Holmes's sister, Nancy Blaylock, was the matron of honour.

The couple, who have a baby daughter, Suri,landed in Italy earlier this week ahead of their wedding at Odescalchi Castle in the town of Bracciano,43 kilometres north of Rome.

The sun was shining as Cruise arrived wearing sunglasses. Fans shouted "Tom, Tom!" as he waved from the back seat of a van.

Some 6,000 candles lined the entrance to the castle, its towers and windows. The wedding and reception reportedly cost $2.5 million US.

Celebrities on the guest list included actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, soccer star David Beckham and his wife, Victoria, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Mission Impossible: III director J.J. Abrams, director Steven Spielberg and actors John Travolta, Richard Gere, Russell Crowe, Kirstie Alley, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Jim Carrey.

Notably, actress Brooke Shields was also invited. Shields and Cruise had a public spat overher use of anti-depressants for postpartum depression. The two made up earlier this year.

The castle, which can host up to 1,400 guests, is adorned with six towers, gardens and a nearby chapel.The medieval structure also has a library with a frescoed ceiling and a loggia looking out on the lake.It was also the location of the 1998 wedding between CNN foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour and James Rubin, then the spokesman for the U.S. StateDepartment.

Hundreds of photographers as well as residents and fans crowded in front of the town's square outside the castle.

Police were seen patrolling the walls of the castle and all vehicles werebanned from the centre of town.

Bracciano residents celebrate nuptials

One café had a sign which read: "Wishing you love and happiness."

A restaurant in the town was offering a "Tom e Kat" —a basket of parmesan cheese with truffles and mushrooms.

Scientology weddings include traditional elements such as rings and vows as well as a pledge never to go to bed without talking about any differences or problems.

Steps were taken to make marriage legal

The ceremony also stresses a tenet known as ARC: A for affinity, R for reality and C for communication.

The Scientology rite is not legally recognized in Italy and would have to be preceded or followed by a civil union. Cruise's publicist said "the required steps were taken for the marriage to be legal."

Cruise was once married to Nicole Kidman, withwhom he adopted two children — they were among the 150 people attending the wedding. The Australian actress sent her ex-husband andHolmes an expensive vase, wishing them a "lifetime of happiness."

Kidman married country crooner Keith Urban in a lavish event in Sydney, Australia, in March.Urban recently entered alcohol rehabilitation.

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Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise Wed in Italian Castle

BRACCIANO, Italy – Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes exchanged vows Saturday in a lavish, star-studded wedding celebrated in a fairy-tale setting: a glowing 15th-century castle in this medieval lakeside town.

Richard Gere , Jennifer Lopez and Jim Carrey were among the more than 150 relatives and friends at the union of "TomKat," whose relationship has created a media firestorm since the superstar couple announced it little more than a year and a half ago.

Giorgio Armani , who designed the clothes of the entire wedding party, was there too, as was Brooke Shields, who has patched up a very public rift created when Cruise criticized her for using prescription drugs to treat postpartum depression.

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Oil-fed torches and tiny candles flickered from the battlements and windows of the Odescalchi castle as the couple and guests gathered for the evening wedding in the town about 27 miles northwest of Rome. The ceremony was performed by a Scientology minister, the couple's publicists said.

The couple's baby, Suri, came dressed in white and in her mother's arms, seven months after her birth created a sensation of its own.

The wedding party included Cruise's two children, Isabella and Connor, from his previous marriage to Nicole Kidman, the publicists said in a statement. The best man was Cruise's best friend David Miscavige and the matron of honor was Holmes' sister Nancy Blaylock.

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Holmes wore a black dress and boots before she changed into an off-the-shoulder ivory silk gown designed by Giorgio Armani for the ceremony. Her father, Martin Holmes, walked her down the aisle and she carried a bouquet of flowers made by Armani including calla lilies.

Cruise, who sported dark shades and waved to fans as he rode through the castle gates in a van, wore a single breasted navy blue Armani handmade suit, with an ivory silk French collar shirt of the same fabric as the bride's gown for the wedding.

Armani told The Associated Press that Cruise, then Holmes, walked down a stone ramp lined with flag bearers in medieval costumes and to the roll of drums.

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They exchanged vows in a former stable decorated simply with white flowers.

"For the Americans, this was very special because Americans do not have this kind of thing back home, and they dream of such things in our beautiful country, and you can see the surprise and the awe on their faces," Armani said.

He added that the 20-minute ceremony ended with "a never-ending kiss" that prompted some of the guests to shout "stop, stop!"

Italian singer Andrea Bocelli serenaded the couple at the reception and the bride and groom cut a five-tiered white chocolate wedding cake. Fireworks later burst above the castle, but the view was marred by a foggy night.

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Other famous guests included soccer star David Beckham's pop star wife Victoria, formerly known as Posh Spice of the Spice Girls.

Cruise and Holmes arrived separately to the castle earlier Saturday, with pouring rain forcing Holmes and her daughter to take shelter under large, green umbrellas as they left their limousine. The sun was shining on the castle when Cruise arrived in a van from Rome, where the family had been staying in a luxury hotel near the Spanish Steps, with some fans shouting, "Tom, Tom!"

When the groom drove up, Holmes watched from a castle window and anxiously gestured with her hand. Holmes was giving Cruise a Vacheron Constantin watch engraved simply, "I Love You," as a wedding gift, the company said. It said she bought the gift in Los Angeles last week.

As the sun began to set, candles were placed in pots along the road to the castle and in some of the windows. Men wearing tuxedos and women holding up the hems of their long gowns walked up the steep path to the castle.

Security was tight, with Carbinieri paramilitary police patrolling the walls of the castle and all vehicles banned from the center of Bracciano.

The flag of the Odescalchi family, whose ancestors include Benedetto Odescalchi, the 17th century pope Innocent XI, fluttered over the castle's towers.

"When I first walked here, I didn't know why they chose this place," said Emily Roeder, 19, of Atchison, Kan., who came to Bracciano for the day from Florence, where she is studying. "Then I saw the castle and the streets all around, and it's really romantic."

Hundreds of the town's 14,000 residents and fans of the stars braved intermittent rain to catch a glimpse of the arrivals.

"I want to see at least one of them — even if it's not Tom Cruise," said 15-year-old Erica Bandiera.

"I want to see Beckham's wife," said her friend Luca Costanzi, 15, with a huge grin.

Holmes and Cruise became engaged in June 2005, about two months after they went public with their relationship, kissing and posing for photographers in Rome. Their daughter was born April 18.

Much of the attention given to Cruise since he jumped up and down on Oprah Winfrey's couch proclaiming his love for Holmes has been negative. He was mocked for that episode, criticized for his comments about Shields and questioned about his embrace of Scientology, the religion founded by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard that holds an opposition to psychiatry and related medication among its tenets.

In August, Paramount Studios severed its 14-year deal with Cruise's film production company; Sumner Redstone, whose company owns Paramount Pictures, said "his recent conduct has not been acceptable to Paramount." Earlier this month it was announced that Cruise and his producing partner, Paula Wagner, are taking over the Hollywood movie studio United Artists.

Scientology ceremonies contain many elements of traditional weddings, including rings and vows. But they also include certain Scientology fundamentals, including vowing never to go to bed without communicating about any differences.

A spokesman for the Church of Scientology for Rome, Fabrizio D'Agostino, said an exchange of vows with a Scientology rite was not legally recognized in Italy, and would have to be preceded or followed by a civil union.

The publicists said Cruise and Holmes had "officialized their marriage in Los Angeles prior to their departure for Italy," saying that was customary for couples marrying outside the United States. Cruise's publicist Arnold Robinson did not immediately reply to an e-mailed question about whether that meant they had been married in a civil ceremony.

Cruise, star of the "Mission: Impossible" series and "War of the Worlds," was divorced from Kidman in 2001, was previously married to Mimi Rogers and had a high-profile romance with Penelope Cruz. Holmes, who starred in TV's "Dawson's Creek," and last year in "Batman Begins," had been engaged to Chris Klein.

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Tom & Katie's Wedding Photos!

From their cake-cutting to their first kiss, take a peek inside their big day! Plus: more from their celeb-filled wedding week

HAVING THEIR CAKE

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes prove that married life is a piece of cake as they cut into theirs during their wedding reception at the Oldescalchi Castle's grand Hall of the Caesars. The happy couple fed each other from the five-tiered, white chocolate mousse confection decorated with marzipan roses, followed by a "big kiss on the lips," one guest tells PEOPLE.

'LIKE NEVER BEFORE'

Cruise and Holmes share an intimate first dance to Fleetwood Mac's ballad "Songbird," moving in step to its tender sentiment, "I love you like never before." "The first dance – I was bawling," Jenna Elfman tells PEOPLE. "They were just looking into each other's eyes. It was amazing."

SEALED WITH A KISS

At the conclusion of their 20-minute "double ring" Scientology ceremony, the bride and groom shared a sweet kiss at the altar. Cruise and Holmes "looked at each other for a long moment, as if letting the importance of that moment sink in," designer Giorgio Armani tells PEOPLE.

IT'S OFFICIAL!

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes pose for their official wedding photo Saturday. The pair exchanged vows at Odescalchi Castle overlooking Lake Bracciano, in front of more than 150 guests.

To get up-to-the-minute reports on the wedding celebration, check our Tom amp Katie Wedding Blog.

CELEBRATING FRIENDS

Brooke Shields, stunning in Oscar de la Renta, and husband Chris Henchy leave the Hassler hotel in Rome, en route to Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes 's wedding Saturday in Lake Bracciano, Italy.

STEPPING OUT

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony leave the Hassler hotel, their temporary home in Rome, on the way to Tom Cruise amp Katie Holmes 's nuptials on Saturday.

THE BIG DAY!

Victoria Beckham makes a bold statement as she leaves the Hassler hotel in Rome for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes 's wedding at Odescalchi castle in Bracciano, Italy, Saturday.

An impeccably dressed Victoria and David Beckham leave Rome's Hassler hotel for a night of pre-wedding revelry with soon-to-be bride and groom Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and the rest of their A-list guests. Ms. Posh is couture-ready for the big weekend: Designers Giambattista Valli and Valentino have outfitted her with several ensembles.

'HI' FIVE

Will Smith , who took time off the promo trail, arrives at Rome's Hotel Hassler on Friday, where he joins wife Jada Pinkett.

THE ARRIVALS CONTINUE

Not even wild horses (check out that cardigan!) can keep David Beckham and prim-and-proper wife Victoria from attending Tom amp Katie's nuptials. The Beckhams arrive at Rome's Ciampino Airport Friday, where they join the already star-studded wedding list.

THAT'S OUR GIRL

Regardless of whether she has mom's lips or dad's eyes, Suri Cruise sure has their stage presence! As adoring mom Katie Holmes looks on, the six-month-old (toted by dad Tom) gives the camera her best side as the family heads out to a dinner party at Rome's Nino Ristorante on Thursday.

ALL IN THE FAMILY

And the wedding party continues growing, with Cruise's children Isabella, 13, and Connor, 11, trading in their sports gear for formal attire for Thursday's dinner party.

WHEN IN ROME…

...Dress the part of a goddess. Jennifer Lopez , clad in an off-the-shoulder gown, cuts a statuesque figure alongside hubby Marc Anthony as the couple join their hosts Cruise and Holmes for dinner on Thursday.

Another pair of Hollywood lovebirds, Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, arrive at Ciampino Airport in Rome on Thursday in preparation for Cruise and Holmes's big day.

A FAMILY AFFAIR

The Holmes clan, including Katie's dad, Martin, and mom, Kathy, arrive in Rome Thursday. Stepping into one of a fleet of vans, the Holmes family smiled and told PEOPLE they're "very happy to be here."

WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

She's had her disagreements with Tom Cruise in the past, but that's all forgotten as Brooke Shields (one of Katie's new best pals ) arrives for the celebration Thursday in Rome.

A formally dressed Tom Cruise escorts bride-to-be Katie Holmes and their six-month-old daughter Suri through the throngs of fans to Rome's City Hall to take care of some pre-wedding business on Wednesday.

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Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise 's wedding was possibly the most surreal and dramatic service in the history of Hollywood.

Between Katie's parents refusing to attend and the bride seemingly going missing, to the peculiar wedding vows, it was certainly a strange occasion.

Dawson's Creek star Katie, 41, started dating Mission: Impossible actor Tom, 57, in 2005.

Katie had been raised a Catholic and started studying Scientology after striking up a relationship with Tom.

They got engaged just seven weeks after meeting, and their daughter Suri was born in April 2006.

Katie and Tom tied the knot on November 18, 2006 in a Scientologist ceremony at Odescalchi Castle in Italy.

They were last photographed together in June 2012 and later that month, Katie filed for divorce.

All these years later, we take a look back at the bizarre wedding...

The bride goes missing

With Katie's parents Martin and Kathleen Holmes swerving the wedding, reportedly because they were unhappy with their daughter's choice of husband, guests were a little perturbed when the bride kept them waiting.

Martin had made a stand beforehand, saying that as a practising Catholic he could not attend a Scientology wedding. He also reportedly clashed with the "control-freak" actor during Tom and Katie's engagement.

As the A-list guests filed into the chapel and took their seats, groom Tom stood at the alter with a giant grin on his face.

Leah Remini, who at the time was a high-ranking member of the Church of Scientology, wrote in her tell-all book that Tom stood in front of the audience "for the next twenty minutes (but what seemed like an eternity)".

He had "that everything-is-great look plastered on his face even as the crowd grew uncomfortable", she wrote, adding that while the bride eventually showed up, Jennifer Lopez reached over at one point to ask Leah, "Do you think Katie is coming?".

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During their Scientology ceremony - for which a minister was flown all the way over from the US for the non-legally binding service - Tom made two bizarre pledges.

The minister read out the special vow, which Tom had to agree to provide Katie throughout their marriage.

"Girls need clothes and food, tender happiness and frills, a pan, a comb, a cat," reads the line.

The bride and groom then said their 'I dos'.

The strange wedding favours

Rather than the usual wedding favours of hangover 'cures', confetti and those sugared almonds, Katie and Tom gifted each of their wedding guests with a pair of £550 Chrome Hearts sunglasses.

They had placed an order for the shades at London store Mallon & Taub - costing them £100,000.

Tom also hired a fleet of limousines to whisk their A-list guests, including Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez and John Travolta, the 37 miles from Rome to the wedding venue.

Oprah Winfrey wasn't invited

It was on Oprah's show that Tom declared his love for Katie by jumping all over the furniture and pumping his fists in the air in a bizarre moment that's gone down in TV history.

But when it came to the big day, poor Oprah wasn't included in the guest list.

She said at the time: "It's not that I'm not going. It's that they had a limited number of people that they could invite.

"I was not one of the invitees. That's fine. I don't get invited to everyone's wedding.

"I have a great deal of respect for their relationship and so I'm trying to think of what to get them. What do you give Tom Cruise?"

The weird rules Tom made Katie follow

In 2017, Katie went public with her romance with Jamie Foxx, and many wondered why it had taken so long for them to confirm things.

According to the terms of her quickie divorce from Tom, it was reported that Katie wasn't allowed to mention their marriage or publicly date anyone for five years after the split.

A source told Radar: "She's allowed to date, but she cannot do so in a public fashion, and she's not supposed to let any boyfriend near their daughter, Suri."

Katie and Jamie split in 2019.

When Katie was pregnant with Suri, it was reported that doctors had criticised him for buying his own ultrasound machine to keep an eye on how his baby was growing.

Tom confessed he'd bought the high-tech equipment to use throughout his wife's pregnancy and said the couple would donate it to a hospital after she'd given birth, but medical specialists slammed his decision.

Some doctors warned that sonograms should only be carried out by certified technicians and only for medical purposes, as potential problems could be missed by untrained observers or the unborn child could be exposed to more sound waves than necessary.

It's also said that Tom bizarrely insisted Katie stay silent throughout the birth.

According to Scientologists, labouring women should avoid screaming, groaning or even talking lest their words cause trauma to their newborn.

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Brooke Shields Accepted Tom Cruise And Katie Holmes' Wedding Invite... On 1 Condition

Brooke Shields shows up for her friends ― even when the invite is confusing.

The “Blue Lagoon” star was flattered when Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes invited her to their 2006 wedding in Italy, despite the groom’s infamous tirade against Shields’ use of antidepressants  only a year prior. But Shields wanted to make sure of one thing before accepting Holmes’ invitation.

“Of course I was gonna say yes to that,” Shields told Entertainment Weekly on Wednesday . “I was like, ‘Yes. I will — as long as I’m not the something old!’ And [Holmes] says, she goes, ‘Oh, will you?’ And I said, ‘What? Bring myself as the something old?’”

Shields, now 58, was referring to the tradition of giving couples “something old, something new, something borrowed or something blue” on their wedding day. The custom, which  apparently grew out an Old English rhyme , is meant to bring the newlyweds good luck and happiness.

As it turned out, that’s not what Holmes meant, although her actual request sent Shields on a treasure hunt of sorts.

“She says, ‘No, no, will you get the something old?’” Shields recalled Holmes asking. “And I had to, like, hunt antique places to find the perfect gift to give her ... It was a little compact that you put a ring [in]. It was, like, Victorian and it was really beautiful.”

The wedding saw guests such as Jennifer Lopez, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, and David and Victoria Beckham flock to Odescalchi Castle in the town of Bracciano. Holmes and Cruise ultimately split in 2012.

Holmes filed for divorce amid reports of Cruise’s intense relationship with the Church of Scientology . Cruise’s religious practices had led him to criticize Shields’ postpartum use of antidepressants in 2005.

The “ Top Gun ” star reportedly told a German TV network in 2013 that he “didn’t expect” Holmes to file for divorce, but that “life is a tragicomedy” and “you need to have a sense of humor.” Holmes moved to New York with their daughter after the split.

“That time was intense,” she told InStyle in 2020 . “It was a lot of attention, and I had a little child on top of it. We had some funny moments out and about in public. So many people I didn’t know became my friends and helped us out, and that’s what I love about the city.”

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Shields revealed just couldn’t turn down an invite to the high-profile wedding, which came after Cruise apologized for publicly criticizing the Pretty Baby star after she bravely revealed she took anti-depressants to treat her postpartum depression.

The star revealed that Holmes rather hilariously agreed and asked her to be in charge of bringing a gift to fit the “something old” tradition. “She goes, ‘Oh, will you?’ And I said, ‘What? Bring myself as the something old?'”

“It was a little compact that you put a ring…, ” Shields said. “So you’re supposed to be able to look at their reflection in it and have it around their finger.”

While were not sure when exactly this invite was extended, Shields did reveal i n a September 2006 interview (just two months before the wedding) that Cruise came to her house in person to apologize after he advanced Scientology’s stance against anti-depressants.

“He came over to my house, and he gave me a heartfelt apology,” Shields said during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . “And he apologized for bringing me into the whole thing and for everything that happened.”

“And through it all, I was so impressed with how heartfelt it was. And I didn’t feel at any time that I had to defend myself, nor did I feel that he was trying to convince me of anything other than the fact that he was deeply sorry. And I accepted it.”

Cruise and Holmes married in an elaborate ceremony in an Italian castle in an event that reportedly cost over 3 million dollars. In addition to Shields, other celebrity guests included Jennifer Lopez, David and Victoria Beckham, Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, and more.

Holmes filed for divorce six years later, in a filing that is largely suspected to have been an attempt to save the couple’s daughter, Suri Cruise , from being swept up in Scientology, the controversial church that Cruise is famously a member of.

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Brooke Shields accepted Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding invite on the condition that she wasn't the 'something old'

"Of course, I was gonna say yes to that," Shields said of the elaborate 2006 event in Italy.

Brooke Shields has been part of so many big pop culture moments, from her controversial ads for Calvin Klein, her public friendship with the late Michael Jackson , and that moment when Tom Cruise infamously slammed her on Today for taking antidepressants to treat her postpartum depression. And so another one was surprising: Cruise's elaborate wedding to Katie Holmes , after he apologized to her.

The model and actress told Entertainment Weekly more about that experience on Wednesday in Los Angeles, as she promoted her new nuptials-centered Netflix movie, Mother of the Bride . "Of course, I was gonna say yes to that," Shields says in a video (above). "I was like, 'Yes. I will — as long as I'm not the something old!'"

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According to Shields, Holmes then made a request. "She goes, 'Oh, will you?' And I said, 'What? Bring myself as the something old?'"

"I had to, like, hunt antique places," Shields said, "to find the perfect, you know, gift to give her."

Shields eventually found something appropriate — and Victorian.

"It was a little compact that you put a ring…, " Shields said. "So you're supposed to be able to look at their reflection in it and have it around their finger."

She added, "It was really beautiful."

What ended up not being so beautiful was the relationship between the bride and groom. They infamously split in June 2012 .

Shields has been a pop culture staple since the '70s, when the model began her acting career in movies such as Pretty Baby , The Blue Lagoon , and Endless Love. In her latest project, Shields plays Lana, whose daughter, Emma ( Miranda Cosgrove ), announces that she's getting married — in only a month! She's also coupled up with the son of Lana's ex, who broke her heart years ago.

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Why Tom Cruise And Mimi Rogers' Wedding Was Kept A Secret

Tom Cruise is one of those superstars who became famous almost as soon as they stepped into the scene. The actor has enjoyed commercial success since the early 1980s, and from the get-go, the public has been privy to most of what happens in his private life, including his romantic partners. Many are aware that he's been married three separate times, twice to fellow actors Nicole Kidman and Katie Holmes , but not all fans are familiar with his first wife, Mimi Rogers .

In a 1986 interview with Rolling Stone , the "Mission Impossible" star shared that he met Rogers when he was in the middle of conceptualizing one of the biggest franchises of his career. "I met her at a dinner party about a year ago, when I was developing 'Top Gun .' She was dating a friend, and, uh, I thought she was extremely bright." Years later, he admitted to the same outlet that, "I was really lonely before I met her," and that she was the most important person in his life. "I care about my wife more than anything in the world. She's my best friend. I just really like being with her, you know? I love her."

But what's ironic is they divorced the very same year that interview came out — and their wedding? No one even knew they'd decided to get hitched until it was over and done with.

Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers wanted to keep the media out of their relationship

As actors, Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers know how relentless the media can be, which is why they made sure to keep their wedding under wraps. As opposed to Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes — which reportedly took place in an Italian castle and cost millions of dollars — his wedding to Rogers was far more intimate and low-key, that even Cruise's publicist wasn't informed that it happened.

Entertainment Weekly reported that, in May 1987, Cruise and Rogers exchanged vows in a small ceremony in New York, surrounded by the key people in their life, including Cruise's mom, Mary Lee Mapother, and his best man, actor Emilio Estevez. Apparently, there was not a member of the press in sight, which was what the couple had wanted. Rogers didn't appreciate how the media hounded them, which they've constantly been experiencing ever since they attended an event together for the first time. ”There were 10 million photographers, all going mad, pushing and shoving,” Rogers shared with Chicago Tribune . ”I was just madly trying to get out of the way.”

Sadly, their marriage was shortlived, and by 1990, Cruise was already married to someone else — Nicole Kidman. "Before Nicole I was dissatisfied, wanting something more. It was just two people who weren't meant to work and it wasn't what I wanted for my life," he once told Talk Magazine, according to Today . "I think you just go on different paths. But it wasn't Mimi's fault... It's just the way it is."

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There were reportedly multiple factors that contributed to the demise of Tom Cruise and Mimi Rogers' marriage, and one of them was apparently Cruise's desire to become a monk.

"Tom was seriously thinking of becoming a monk," Rogers told Playboy in 1993, according to E! News , without clarifying whether she was being serious or not. "At least for that period of time, it looked as though marriage wouldn't fit into his overall spiritual need. And he thought he had to be celibate to maintain the purity of his instrument. Therefore it became obvious that we had to split."

But really, though, their divorce had been the result of the media's constant fixation on their age difference of six years. Since Rogers is Cruise's senior, many deemed their relationship inappropriate. "The stardom wasn't really a problem," she explained to  The Telegraph . "What did annoy me, though, was the age thing. Some of the tabloids brought it up all the time, and exaggerated the gap between Tom and me. Every six months they seemed to add a year to my age. If Tom and I were still married, the tabloids would probably have me in my sixties by now." And eventually, Cruise's popularity did become an issue. "You cease to become a singular individual," she told People post-divorce. "You're never again mentioned without that name. And that's hard."

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November 17, 2006 / 10:01 AM EST / CBS

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes will marry Saturday in a Scientology ceremony — a wedding that is full of mystery for most people.

A Scientology wedding shares many similarities with Christian or Jewish ceremonies that most Americans are familiar with, but it has some important differences.

"Much of it is more traditional that you'd think," Scientology minister Jeffrey Quiros told The Early Show national correspondent Hattie Kauffman . "The bride's family's on one side, the groom's on the other. There's a processional. The bride's father gives the bride away."

Theology professor Dr. Sarah Sumner says the big difference is the way Scientologists look at God.

"In a Christian wedding, the primary witness of the wedding is God himself and in a Scientology wedding, God is recognized as an abstraction," she said. There's not a personal God. So there is no presence of a deity. I think that's the biggest difference."

A basic tenet of Scientology is the ARC triangle which represents affinity, reality and communication.

"The bride and groom are reminded that it's through communication," Quiros said. "You're going to build mutual reality and respect for one another and build your affinity for one another and have a long lasting relationship."

Cruise and Holmes watchers predict the big Italian wedding is just a prelude to even bigger news.

"She's rumored to already be pregnant again," said Meaghan Murphy, a reporter for Star magazine. "She was seen at Barney's just last week and she was sporting a bump."

In the past two weeks, the couple has been seen at their son's football games, looking relaxed and enjoying the spotlight.

"Tom was just totally happy to sign autographs, take pictures with everyone, say hello to all the cheerleaders," Murphy said. "He was just about as friendly as can be."

With a wedding this high-profile, it's not surprising some of the spotlight is shining on the church of Scientology. One Scientology book has a thousand pages of ceremonies and sermons. There are five different types of weddings. Instead of "in sickness and health" the couple vows to share misery and triumph.

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Did you watch Going Clear , HBO's riveting Scientology documentary, with your mouth open in utter shock and then go down an Internet rabbit hole for hours afterward? We did too.

Once we learned about founder L. Ron Hubbard, the history of the religion and all of the numerous celebrities (like Tom Cruise and John Travolta) who are members -- not to mention Scientology's involvements in their marriages and divorces (we're talking serious conspiracy theories about the church breaking up couples and playing match-maker with new girlfriends) -- we had to wonder what exactly happens in a Scientology wedding ceremony.

We looked into outspoken activist A-lister Cruise's wedding to Katie Holmes (a highly-publicized affair with a Scientology minister in Italy nine years ago) and even into Travolta and Kelly Preston's similar wedding in 1991.

So what's the difference between most wedding ceremonies and a Scientology one?

We present to you 13 of the most incredibly fascinating Scientology wedding facts. (Full disclosure, in case you haven't already guessed -- this article was not formally vetted through any Scientology representatives.)

1. There are five different types of Scientology ceremonies.

Yes, five. They're called Traditional, Informal, Single Ring, Double Ring and Concise Double Ring. Details surrounding these ceremonies are vague, at best.

2. Scientology isn't a recognized religion in all countries.

If a Scientologist wants a destination wedding, they'll have to do some research because not every country will recognize the ceremony. In fact, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes had to get married in the U.S. first before their Italian destination wedding. The same goes for John Travolta and Kelly Preston's wedding in France. (They reportedly had to have a second ceremony to validate their marriage, since their first ceremony, which was performed by a French Scientology minister, was in Paris.)

3. Brides wear white dresses and the couple can have attendants like bridesmaids, groomsmen and even flower girls.

Yep, nothing different here. "Brides dressed in white are escorted down the aisle by their fathers," Rev. John Carmichael, the president of the Church of Scientology of New York and the spokesman for 12 churches in New York and New Jersey, told the New York Times in 2006. "They may be attended by bridesmaids and flower girls. Music is a matter of individual choice, there is invariably a celebration of some kind, and many of the promises are familiar: to love, honor and be faithful through life's vicissitudes."

4. The ceremony is commonly followed by a celebration, like a reception.

According to the Reverend , "Our view of marriage and the family is a traditional view, so the wedding ceremony is traditional." Noted!

5. You don't have to convert to Scientology in order to marry.

One big caveat to this point: You're allowed to marry someone who hasn't joined Scientology just as long as they're not a "Suppressive Person." That is, someone who actively doesn't agree with Scientology.

There's even evidence to suggest that in Cruise's wedding to Holmes, where, according to reports at the time, some Roman Catholic blessings were read in respect to Holmes's parents.

6. Questions get really personal once you're married.

Scientologists go through a process called "auditing" regularly, in which an auditor (an interviewer) asks a series of personal questions to each person while they hold onto a device called an "E-meter" that is supposed to measure their thoughts.

Once you're married, the questions get more personal and have to do with thoughts of divorce, infidelity and negative images of your spouse.

L. Ron Hubbard, the religion's founder, came up with some of these questions and disseminated them in a memo in 1962. Some include : "Have you ever used sex as punishment?" "Have you ever regretted getting married?" and "Have you ever felt you were too good for your spouse?" The answers to these questions are recorded by your "auditor" and can allegedly be used against you later, if you defect from the church.

7. Once you're married, Scientology teaches that you will enter into the "Second Dynamic" or 2-D.

The "second dynamic" refers to marriage, sex and procreation. Scientology teaches that there are eight dynamics in life, in order: The self (how to survive as an individual), creativity (everything having to do with creating the family unit, including sex and marriage), group survival, species of mankind (humankind as a whole), life forms (including animals and vegetation), the physical universe (matter, energy, space and time), the spiritual and infinity (which can only be reached after you leave your earthly body).

(And most of us were just worried about these postwedding to-dos .)

8. Scientologists don't condone sex before marriage.

There's an elite group within Scientology called the Sea Org. Members of the Sea Org are held to strict moral standards, which includes no sex or suggestive touching before marriage. "The Sea Org is an elite group and therefore have very high and optimal ethical standards," said Hubbard, in one of his memos from 1978.

9. Divorce is frowned upon, unless the Church of Scientology makes the decision that your spouse is 'Suppressive.'

Well, we can't look to founder L. Ron Hubbard for any clarity on this matter, since he was reportedly married three times and one of these marriages happened while he was actually married to someone else.

All the same, like many other religions, dissolving a marriage is "something that's taken up in a legal court," Rev. Ann Pearce, a spokeswoman for the Church of Scientology of Washington State told the Times in 2012.

"That's between two individuals, just like anybody of any religion getting divorced," she said, adding, "There's no ceremony recognizing divorce in the Church of Scientology." But according to former church members, couples are sometimes reportedly pressured to use in-house divorce lawyers.

Also, "Scientologists aren't allowed to sue each other," one former church member, Carmen Llywelyn (who divorced her husband, TV personality Jason Lee from the show My Name is Earl ) said, because of a policy to contain any public disputes.

10. Scientology ceremonies don't sugar-coat the future.

Scientology ceremonies include references to a wife's beauty fading, sickness and other marital problems and they don't put too much of a positive spin on these things. "We do this strictly in the context of being able to do something about [these common marital issues]," Rev. Carmichael told the Times . "Scientology has workable solutions to life's problems. It is designed with tools people can use to help themselves and others."

By the way, you can find some of these tools on the church's website, where you are shown information on marriage solutions, a dramatic video and courses that offer help -- for a fee.

11. Same-sex marriage isn't condoned.

In Going Clear , Oscar-winning producer and director Paul Haggis says that one of the major reasons that he left the Church of Scientology in 2009 was because two of his daughters are gay. Scientologists were highly involved in California's Prop 8 bill -- the one that shut down the right of same-sex couples to marry.

12. The Double Ring Ceremony follows a seemingly traditional vow exchange.

The Double Ring Ceremony -- the only ceremony the church outlines on its official website follows the traditional call-and-response marriage vows of any typical western wedding. You'll recognize phrases that are close to "in sickness and in health" and "until death do us part" but the biggest difference between typical weddings and Scientology weddings is this core belief of "The ARC Triangle" which is an acronym for Affinity, Reality and Communication -- three things that Scientologists deem very important. During the ring exchange, the minister holds up the two wedding rings between his thumb and forefinger, creating a triangle when they overlap, as a symbol of this core belief.

And for your reading pleasure, the full vow exchange portion of the Double Ring Ceremony is right here: Friends: We are gathered here in the presence of these witnesses for the purpose of legally joining in marriage this man and this woman, (names of bride and groom). If there be any among you who know of any reason why this should not be done, let them now speak, or forever remain silent. (Pause)

All being in accord, we shall proceed. (Groom's name), is your reality of the love you have for (bride's name) such as you will be constantly creating through health and sickness; through adversity as well as good fortune? Can you confront and grant forgiveness for shortcomings as readily as you give praise for all her many admirable qualities? (Answer)

And have you communicated your love to (bride's name)? (Answer)

(Bride's name),have you acknowledged (groom's) love? (Answer)

(Bride's name), is your reality of the love you have for (groom's name) such as you will be constantly creating through health and sickness; through adversity as well as good fortune? Can you confront and grant forgiveness for shortcomings as readily as you give praise for all his many sterling qualities? (Answer)

And have you communicated your love to (groom's name)? (Answer)

(Groom's name), have you acknowledged (bride's) love? (Answer)

Then may I say to you both that through your love together with your agreement upon its reality, and by your communication of these two beautiful truths, you have completed the ARC Triangle, and thereby consummated the only true marriage, which is beyond the power of any individual or group of individuals to add to or detract from in the slightest manner.

However, the law and custom of our society requires that this union shall be made a matter of public acclaim and record. It is my honor to have been selected by you to perform the ceremony. The acceptance of an honor carries with it an obligation of comparable magnitude, and I would be remiss in that responsibility if I failed to attempt a contribution, not to what you have already created, which no one can do, but to the permanency of its continued creation on your future time track.

Man has ever employed symbols to impress upon the mind, wise and important truths, that these symbols might prove an ever-present reminder of the necessity of ceaseless creation of our desires. And I am certain that your one joint desire in present time is that the love you have created shall remain a reality throughout your future years.

Best man, have you a ring? (Answer)

May I have it please? (Receives the ring.)

Bridesmaid (or maid of honor), have you a ring? (Answer)

(Holding up a ring between the thumb and forefinger of each hand:)

These rings consist of circles, and the circle has been an emblem of permanency to Man since time immemorial. In fact, it represents time and space — which are without ending. I want you to look upon these two emblems and mock-up the ARC Triangle in the center of each.

Have you done it? (Answer)

As long as these emblems remain with you, I want you to see that triangle in their center as a reminder that the reality of their symbolism of permanency will hold true only so long as that triangle remains unbroken. I should like to see you make a pact between you that you will never close your eyes in sleep on a broken triangle. Heal any breach with the reality of your love through communication. If you will do this, these emblems of your greatest desire in present time will remain a reality throughout your future time track.

Let us proceed. (Groom's name), will you take this ring and with these words, place it upon (bride's name)'s finger.

"With this symbol of my love" (Answer)

"I take thee, (bride's name)," (Answer)

"As my true and lawful wedded wife" (Answer)

"I pledge thee to keep this love" (Answer)

"Ever living, ever real." (Answer)

(Bride's name), will you take this ring and with these words, place it upon (groom's name)'s finger.

"I take thee, (groom's name)," (Answer)

"As my true and lawful wedded husband" (Answer)

And now, in the name of the Church of Scientology and by virtue of the powers vested in me by the state, I declare you, (groom's name), and you, (bride's name), to be truly and legally, husband and wife. I will ask that you seal this ceremony with your lips. (Wait for the kiss)

And I will ask these witnesses present to join me in blessing this ceremony with the postulate that the trust and love of the present shall become ever stronger with each passing year. (Pause)

Did you do it? (Answer)

Thank you. (Be the first to congratulate them both, and the first to address the bride as Mrs.)

--L. Ron Hubbard

13. The 'Traditional' Scientology wedding ceremony is rooted in ancient gender norms from the '50s.

The "Traditional" Scientology wedding ceremony is a little different. For starters, it's heavy on gender stereotypes -- we're talking girls making dinner and guys straying in fidelity -- and some other... odd things.

Let's just say one vow dictates to the groom that he should be prepared to get his wife a cat, if she wants one. Yeah, you read that right -- a cat-vow.

Some reported highlights from the Traditional wedding ceremony, below: Now, (groom's name), girls need clothes and food and tender happiness and frills, a pan, a comb, perhaps a cat. All caprice if you will, but still they need them.

Hear well, sweet (bride's name), for promise binds. Young men are free and may forget. Remind him then that you may have necessities and follies, too.

The groom then promises to "keep" the bride, "well or ill," and is also asked, "And when she's older, do you then keep her still?"

The minister then tells the bride, " Know that life is stark and often somewhat grim, and tiredness and fret and pain and sickness do beget a state of mind where spring romance is far away and dead. "

She is then asked if she is willing to "create still (the groom's) health, his purpose and repose."

The groom is then told that he shouldn't leave his wife in search of solutions, and the minister says, "Take thy own even though they sleep beneath foul straw and eat thin bread and walk on pavement less than kind."

There you have it -- everything we could possibly find on Scientology weddings. Take it all with a grain of salt. The Church of Scientology keeps most of their traditions and ceremonies under lock and key (and purse strings) and plainly states the following on their website : "Marriage is well on the way to becoming a failed institution."

We hope that's not true!

Sources: The Double Ring Ceremony ; What Is the Scientology Wedding Ceremony ; For Scientologists, Divorce Is No Simple Matter ; For Mrs. Cruise, Perhaps a Cat ; Sex and the Scientologist: From the Desk of L. Ron Hubbard ; Paul Haggis Supports Leah Remini After Departure From Scientology

Brooke Shields Reveals Why She Attended Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' Wedding After Nasty Feud

May 10 2024, Published 4:24 p.m. ET

Brooke Shields finally explained why she attended Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes ' 2006 wedding.

After the Blue Lagoon actress, 58, and the Top Gun star infamously feuded over Shields' use of antidepressants to treat her postpartum depression , Shields revealed why she ended up being present at the former power couple's special day after Cruise apologized for his comments about her.

Brooke Shields finally explained why she attended Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' 2006 wedding.

"Of course, I was going to say yes to that," the Wonderful Town actress noted in a recent interview of the lavish ceremony in Italy. "I was like, 'Yes. I will — as long as I'm not the something old!'"

Shields admitted it was the Dawson's Creek alum, 45, who begged her to be at the star-studded event. "She goes, 'Oh, will you?' And I said, 'What? Bring myself as the something old?'"

Brooke Shields claimed Katie Holmes begged her to attend.

"I had to, like, hunt antique places," the Lipstick Jungle actress recalled, "to find the perfect, you know, gift to give her ."

Eventually, Shields found exactly the right item give to the blushing bride. "It was a little compact that you put a ring. So you're supposed to be able to look at their reflection in it and have it around their finger. It was really beautiful," she added.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes married in Italy in 2006.

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The former child star and the Vanilla Sky actor have a strange history. In 2005, Cruise, who split from Holmes in 2012, made an appearance on Today , where he slammed Shields for using drugs to help her depression . "When someone says [medication] has helped them, it is to cope, it didn’t cure anything. There is no science. There is nothing that can cure them whatsoever," he told Matt Lauer .

"I care about Brooke Shields because I think she is an incredibly talented woman, [but] look at where has her career gone," he claimed.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes divorced in 2012.

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There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me author fired back at Cruise in an op-ed, writing, "I WAS hoping it wouldn't come to this, but after Tom Cruise's interview with Matt Lauer on the NBC show Today last week, I feel compelled to speak not just for myself but also for the hundreds of thousands of women who have suffered from postpartum depression."

"While Mr. Cruise says that Mr. Lauer and I do not ‘understand the history of psychiatry,’ I'm going to take a wild guess and say that Mr. Cruise has never suffered from postpartum depression," she added. "Comments like those made by Tom Cruise are a disservice to mothers everywhere. To suggest that I was wrong to take drugs to deal with my depression, and that instead I should have taken vitamins and exercised shows an utter lack of understanding about postpartum depression and childbirth in general."

Entertainment Weekly conducted the interview with Shields.

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Tom Cruise flew into a Rome airport on a private jet Monday, airport officials said, setting off a frenzy among media and fans anticipating the star's high-profile wedding to Katie Holmes.

Cruise arrived at Rome's small Ciampino airport from Los Angeles with about 10 people, including his mother and his three children, airport officials said.

The 44-year-old actor and Holmes, 27, are set to marry in an undisclosed Italian location Saturday. Speculation on the location has focused on Odescalchi Castle on Lake Bracciano, near the capital. The romantic, 15th-century castle, with its halls and gardens, can host up to 1,400 guests.

Local officials and residents remain tightlipped, and Bracciano's mayor has only acknowledged that authorities received a request to clear the square in front of the castle.

Some 100 fans mingled with photographers and camera crews in front of the Hassler, the luxury Rome hotel on top of the Spanish Steps where Cruise was said by airport officials to be staying. An employee at the hotel's front desk, who refused to give her name, denied that Cruise was staying there.

Traffic police managed the crowd at the Hassler and bodyguards stood at the ready next to limousines parked in front of the hotel.

Holmes and Cruise became engaged in June 2005. Their daughter, Suri, was born April 18.

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Brooke Shields “of course” was always going to attend Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes’ 2006 wedding — but initially joked why she would have skipped.

“I was gonna say yes to that,” Shields, 58, told Entertainment Weekly . “I was like, ‘Yes. I will — as long as I’m not the something old!'”

The “Dawson’s Creek” alum, 45, then made a special request before walking down the aisle.

“She goes, ‘Oh, will you?’ And I said, ‘What? Bring myself as the something old?'”

“I had to, like, hunt antique places,” Shields went on, “to find the perfect, you know, gift to give her.”

Luckily, the “Mother of the Bride” actress found a Victorian present for Holmes.

“It was a little compact that you put a ring … So you’re supposed to be able to look at their reflection in it and have it around their finger,” she explained to EW. “It was really beautiful.”

In 2006, Shields and Cruise got into a public spat when Cruise shamed her for taking medication to address her postpartum depression. “It was so ridiculous to me,” Shields said in her 2023 Hulu documentary, “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields.”

“It’s not about the moral thing, or the right thing, or the good thing. It’s about who has more power.”

Cruise gave his take on Today with now-former co-host Matt Lauer. “There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance. The thing that I’m saying about Brooke is that there’s misinformation. She doesn’t understand the history of psychiatry,” he said at the time. Despite the feud, Shields ultimately got a wedding invite.

Holmes and Cruise, 61, meanwhile, welcomed daughter Suri that same year.

Last month, Suri — who is still estranged from Cruise — turned 18. Suri has mainly grown up in Manhattan and has been shielded from Cruise’s Church of Scientology since the exes split in 2012.

Last year, Holmes told Glamour magazine that she likes to “protect” Suri from the public eye “because she was so visible at a young age.”

She added: “I’m very grateful to be a parent, to be her parent. She’s an incredible person. She’s my heart.”

Cruise, for his part, is also dad to two adopted children, Bella, now 31, and Connor, now 29, with ex-wife Nicole Kidman. Earlier this month, a photograph he took with Bella and Connor in December 2023 went viral. It was the first image of the three together shown in public since 2009.

“My whole life I always wanted to be a father,” the “Top Gun: Maverick” actor told Vanity Fair in 2006.

“I always said to myself that my children would be able to depend on me and I would always be there for them and love them — that I’d never make a promise to my kids that I couldn’t keep.”

He went on: “I’m not one of those people who believe you can spoil a child with too much love. You can never give a child too much love. There’s just no way.”

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