Australian actress Nicole Kidman, left, walks with her husband
and Australian country music singer Keith Urban through the lobby of a hotel in
Sydney, Australia, Monday, June 26, 2006. Kidman and Urban were married Sunday
in a traditional Catholic ceremony in a clifftop chapel in the Sydney beachside
suburb of Manly. (AP Photo/Tracey Nearmy)
Australia's hottest celebrity couple, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, jetted
out of Sydney on Monday, likely bound for a secluded honeymoon getaway on the
golden sands of the South Pacific.
The Oscar-winning actress exchanged vows with the Grammy award-winning
country music star in a tearful, candlelit ceremony overlooking the Pacific late
Sunday.
The newlyweds kept a low-profile Monday, emerging only to have lunch with
family at a luxury waterfront hotel.
Kidman, 39, appeared relaxed in a black and white dress topped with a black
cardigan, while the 38-year-old country music superstar wore jeans and a light
blue T-shirt.
The couple was spotted boarding Kidman's private jet on Monday evening,
prompting frenzied media speculation about where they might spend their
honeymoon.
Kidman and Urban have been tight-lipped about their immediate post-wedding
plans. Local media have said Fiji or Tahiti were the most likely destinations.
Several reports have suggested the pair have spent up to $183,000 to hire out
Fiji's exclusive Wakaya Club Resort for a week.
The island resort is a preferred destination for superstars seeking to avoid
the prying eyes of paparazzi and celebrity gawkers. It is also where Rolling
Stones rocker Keith Richards injured his head after reportedly falling out of a
palm tree in April.
However, Fiji was once a favored vacation spot for Kidman and her
former husband, Tom Cruise, prompting speculation that she and Urban will opt
instead for a luxury resort on Tahiti's Bora Bora island.
Kidman, who was born in Hawaii to Australian parents, exchanged
vows with Urban, who was born in New Zealand but raised in rural Queensland
state, by the light of around 1,000 candles at a small chapel overlooking
Sydney's iconic Manly beach.
The beaming bride wore a flowing white Balenciaga gown and pearl
drop earrings. Her cream Rolls-Royce limousine drove from her waterfront mansion
across Sydney Harbor Bridge, through streets lined with cheering fans.
Kidman, accompanied by her father, Antony, smiled and waved to
well-wishers outside the Gothic-style St. Patrick's College building, which was
dramatically floodlit for the twilight ceremony.
Urban wore a black suit with a white rose in
his lapel matching a bouquet clutched by Kidman.
