Yahoo Lifestyle Antonia Kidman's Big Day
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Dressed in a one-shouldered peacock blue gown by Matthew Eager, Antonia Kidman celebrated her marriage of three months to banker Craig Marran in front of 120 close friends and family in Sydney on June 18.
While her star sister, Nicole, 42, opted to wear an elegant black pants suit by Stella McCartney, her younger sibling, 39, was the unmistakable wedding belle of the black-tie event, held at harbour-front restaurant Ottoman's.
Accompanied by her husband and her four children, Lucia, 11, Hamish, 9, James, 6, and Sybella, 3, the excited bride smiled as she swept past the waiting paparazzi.
Nicole, who arrived in Sydney on June 15 with daughter Sunday Rose, almost 2, told WHO she was "very much" looking forward to celebrating the special occasion after she arrived at the restaurant in a chauffeur-driven Audi at 7.20 PM.
Preceding their daughters, Dr Antony Kidman and wife Janelle were in a happy mood when they arrived at the family-focused celebration. "I won't be making any speeches tonight, I have in the past but I won't be tonight," Mrs Kidman told WHO with a laugh. "I'm really looking forward to the night."
Inside, guests sat at candle-laden tables and feasted on Turkish savouries followed by a three-tier chocolate cake while Antonia, Craig and Dr Kidman gave heartfelt speeches. Then the crowd mingled and danced past midnight.
Antonia relocated to Singapore, where her husband is based, after the pair were married in a secret ceremony in South Africa's Kruger National Park on March 27. This is Antonia's second marriage.
"The whole family loves Craig and thinks he's terrific," a close friend of the family tells WHO. "Everyone is thrilled to see Antonia so happy with the love of this really good man."
Two nights earlier, on June 16, Nicole and 16 other female friends attended Antonia's hen's night, held at exclusive Bondi Beach restaurant Icebergs. The actress appeared happy and relaxed as she chatted and laughed with guests, who enjoyed champagne and oysters. "Antonia and Nicole are like twin sisters in so many ways," says the Kidman source. "They're really devoted to each other, and Nicole wouldn't have missed this wedding party for the world."
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Nicole, who has signed on to star in action adventure film Trespass, opposite Nicolas Cage, will return to the US with daughter Sunday Rose in time to celebrate her 43rd birthday with country-music star husband Keith Urban, who couldn't visit Australia due to tour commitments in the US.
"Nicole is really happy with her whole family and it shows," said the source. "She is adoring this time of her life."
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