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Then during the nearly hour-long ceremony, at which Kidman's daughter Isabella, 13, served as a bridesmaid and her sister Antonia, 35, acted as matron of honor, "Nicole and Keith both cried – not huge sobs, just quiet tears," says a friend. The intense spell was broken when Antonia lifted the bride's veil and the newlyweds shared their first kiss as husband and wife. "Keith gave her the longest, most passionate kiss," says another guest. "Everything went from being quiet to really loud, like we were suddenly at a soccer game. We were hooting and hollering for at least a minute. The place erupted."
With that – and an official proclamation from long-time Kidman family priest Father Paul Coleman – the Aussie-reared couple culminated their yearlong romance before some 220 guests. Among them: a mix of fellow Down Under stars (Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts), Nashville insiders and the bride and groom's respective families and friends, including Urban pal Marlon Holden, who served as a groomsman, and Urban's brother Shane, 40, the best man. "It was glorious," says a friend of Urban's. "What was wonderful is that even with all those big names in the room, it still felt very intimate and relaxed."
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