Sunday, 3 July 2011

Petra Ecclestone to marry in same castle where Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes exchanged vows

Billionaire's daughter Petra Ecclestone is to marry in the same Italian castle as Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes - and has vowed her nuptials will eclipse the Hollywood couple's.

She will tie the knot with businessman James Stunt next month at fairytale Odescalchi Castle near Rome.

'The wedding will be a three-day extravaganza,' says a friend of Petra, daughter of Formula 1 boss Bernie.

Wedding extravaganza: Petra Ecclestone is to marry fiance James Stunt next month

Lavish wedding: Petra Ecclestone will marry fiance James Stunt next month

Idyllic: The heiress's wedding will take place at Odescalchi Castle near Rome, the same venue where Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were married in 2006

Idyllic: The heiress's wedding will take place at Odescalchi Castle near Rome, the same venue where Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes were married in 2006

'Petra fell in love with the place and has promised that her ceremony is going to be like something the world has never seen - ten times more lavish than Tom's 2006 wedding to Katie.

'She's hired luxury catering company Bentley's Entertainments to plan the wedding. About 300 friends and family will be flown to the castle, which overlooks Lake Bracciano, and Petra is planning an extravagant dinner in the armoury to welcome guests on the night before the ceremony.'

Bernie's bill for the celebrations is set to surpass the six-figure sum he paid for Petra's engagement party at Battersea Power Station in May. Some 300 guests were treated to vintage Cristal champagne and pop star Rihanna was paid £250,000 to perform for the couple.

Despite their £2 billion divorce,Petra's parents Bernie, 80, and Slavica, 53, have jointly sent out the suitably glitzy wedding invitations that have been hand-delivered to A-list wedding guests.

Dream wedding: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes pose together at Castello Odescalchi on their wedding day in 2006

Dream wedding: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes pose together at Castello Odescalchi on their wedding day in 2006

'The invitations have been sent addressed from Bernie and Slavica, who are burying their strife for the time being for the sake of Petra,' adds the friend.

'Each invitation was sent in a beige suede box containing three different-sized scented candles each embellished with the Ecclestone family monogram. They were delivered by hand to each guest.'

Petra, 22, will marry 28-year-old Stunt over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

The 15th Century castle was also the opulent setting for film director Martin Scorsese's nuptials to actress Isabella Rossellini in 1979.

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