Some crazy celebrity couple got married this weekend in an Italian castle, and the overbearing spectacle ended in disappointment for the residents of Bracciano, a normally sleepy medieval town. The excitement of the so-called wedding of the year resulted in a pilgrimage of Tom Cruise fans to traveling hours from Rome and other nearby towns. These fans gathered from the wee hours until late evening, hoping to catch a glimpse of Cruise and his bride, or at least some of the wedding guests. However, all parties were shuttled into and out of the castle grounds so quickly that the Italian headlines referred to the affair as “the invisible wedding” and “Tom & Katie: the newly-wed ghosts.”

The Cruises departed Bracciano early Sunday for their Maldives honeymoon without even waving to townspeople. In addition to the miffed masses, a pissed off set of photographers had all paid town officials 1,000 euros ($1,200) so that they could reserve positions overlooking the 15th century castle. Armando Tondinelli, Bracciano’s councillor for public works, made the following statement:

“I feel they should have showed more respect for the people of Bracciano who waited to see them for so long. A greeting would have been right, it’s a matter of politeness.”

Indeed, Tom and Katie were quite aware that the quaint Italian town would be overrun with their demanding celebrity friends, bodyguards, and various varieties of reporters and cameramen. At least Victoria Beckham had the decency to pose for the cameras in the black outfit more appropriate for a funeral than a wedding. As a bonus, she later dressed as a tiered wedding cake. That cheeky Victoria!

Images courtesy of Celebitchy, Just Jared, and People.