Tomkat are married... and locals are left dissapointed
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The couple exchanged vows Saturday in front of more than 150 guests at the Odescalchi Castle in Lake Bracciano, Italy, their rep, Arnold Robinson, confirms to PEOPLE.
"The wedding was absolutely beautiful," says a guest.
With thousands of fans, photographers and TV cameras watching from afar, Cruise and Holmes were joined by family – Katie's dad Martin walked her down the aisle – and a slew of celeb pals, including Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Brooke Shields and Chris Henchy, Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, and Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy, among others.
The sunset ceremony was performed by a Scientology minister, according to a statement from their reps. The wedding party included Cruise's children, Isabella and Connor, the best man was Cruise's best friend, David Miscavige – the head of the Church of Scientology – and Katie's sister Nancy Blaylock served as the matron of honor.
Although, locals of the area, apparently aren’t so pleased with Tomkat’s wedding, with residents saying they had waited hours, even days, to get a glance of the powerful couple or their star guests, only to be kept back by barriers and a parade of black Mercedes minivans and limousines with tinted windows, driving the couple and their 150 guests through the castle's iron gate.
"It's a huge disappointment. After all the hype and the publicity, nobody has seen anything of this wedding. They did not even come out to say hello," said Sergio Pagliaro, a 76-year-old pensioner who had waited for hours with his wife.
"I feel they should have showed more respect for the people of Bracciano who waited to see them for so long," said Armando Tondinelli, Bracciano's councillor for public works.
"These people behave as if they are above these things, they don't look at what is important in life. A greeting would have been right, it's a matter of politeness," he said.
The town, taken over for the past four days by the world's media and their satellite trucks, had put on a show for the ceremony. Pictures of the couple were put up all over the place, including on ornate brass clocks sold by an antique shop.
Restaurants had "Tom & Katie" menus, clothing retailers offered "Top Gun" outfits, and many shop windows had good will messages such as "Forever" and "Best wishes for your fairy tale" on display.
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