Nicole cried during husband Urban's serenade at fairytale
wedding
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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
