The scoop on the Kidman-Urban Nuptials

This weekend will see Nicole Kidman's wedding day--to a normal man (I'm going to try to ignore the pictures that Melissa posted below... we've all done things in our past we're not proud of. I remember a boyish pixie cut and some awkward-looking class pictures.) Kidman and Urban will be getting hitched in Aussieland, far far away from the Hollywood papparazzi:

[Kidman] will reportedly wear a long white gown with Victorian-style high collar during what is being called a "traditional Roman Catholic ceremony" at an old Gothic chapel overlooking the sea in the Sydney suburb of Manly. The 200 guests dine on organic food under a huge white tent after the wedding. Guests include her adopted children with Cruise, Isabella, 13, and Connor, 11; Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts, Hugh Jackman and Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch.... Kidman's wedding this time around is a far cry from her Scientology-based nuptials with Tom Cruise in 1990, a marriage that ended in annulment five years ago. [post chronicle]

Hmm. Scientology-based nuptials. Hmm. I wonder what that entails... Let's refer to the official web site of all things Xenu:

What is a Scientology Wedding Ceremony?

Scientologists recognize marriage as a part of the second of the eight dynamics of existence. The second dynamic includes all creative activity, including sex, procreating and the raising of children.

Marriages are consecrated in the Scientology religion using one of several different ceremonies offering varying degrees of formality. Each of these ceremonies includes traditional vows of loyalty and devotion.

Scientology wedding ceremonies have considerable meaning to all who attend. For example, a basic concept in the Scientology religion is that reality is created by agreement. The wedding is a gathering of family and friends who, during the ceremony, are asked to give their agreement to the union and its lasting happiness. This is not considered rhetorical or symbolic, but a tangible and important contribution to the future of the couple by the group to which they belong.

A Scientology minister performs Scientology wedding ceremonies. With similar protocol to weddings in other churches, with the bridal procession, the traditional role of the father of the bride and best man, and the traditional seating of the respective families and friends. Above all, however, Scientology weddings are joyous celebrations of the new union.

My, that's rather vague. I guess we'll have to wait for this ridiculous spectacle to find out just exactly what is a Scientology wedding:

"Tom has encouraged Katie to embrace our faith and they have both agreed to a Scientology wedding service," a source at the religious center says. [aceshowbiz]