Tom and Katie throw big house warming party

TomKat hosts A-list house warming bash

When you buy a Beverly Hills estate for a reported $35 million, you don’t just throw any old house warming party.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes threw a lavish, over-the-top house warming last night for more than 250* guests. The couple and their daughter, Suri, recently moved into the 10,000 square foot home with seven bedrooms and 10 bathrooms that they purchased last year.

The party was a who’s who of A-listers. Reese Witherspoon showed up holding hands with boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal. Kimora Lee Simmons, wearing a red cocktail dress, arrived with Djimon Hounsou. Eva Longoria Parker, in canary yellow cocktail dress, brought her sister as her date. Prince, Sean Combs, Kirstie Alley and Oprah Winfrey all attended the bash.

Many of Cruise’s former costars also came to celebrate including Tobey Maguire (Tropic Thunder), Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder), Dakota Fanning (War of The Worlds) and Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire). And, of course, there was family: Cruise’s mother and sister were among the first guests to arrive.

It was no small feat pulling off this party. Crews from Town and Country events had been setting up tents in the backyard of the new TomKat compound for days. An army of valets were on-hand as were eight police officers to direct the stream of limousines that began arriving around 8 p.m.

The Cruise’s spared no expense for this gathering. Famed chef Wolfgang Puck catered the event and a full band provided entertainment. Every contingency was thought of, even an ambulance and EMT unit were on hand just in case they were needed. (E! Online Saturday, May 31, 2008)

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes throw big house warming party

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes threw a house warming party Saturday, May 31, at their new $35 million dollar Beverly Hills home.

Nearly 250 guests, consisting of close friends and family, attended a sit down outdoor dinner under a black tent, as a full orchestra played big-band music, including a rendition of the Mission Impossible theme song, reports OK!

Renowned chef Wolfgang Puck catered to the event attended by many A-list celebrities. The guests included new mama Jennifer Lopez, Brooke Shields, Toby Maguire, Eva Longoria, Kimora Lee, D Jimon Hounsou, Gail King and Kyra Sedgwick.
Victoria Beckham attended unaccompanied by her husband David Beckham.

The invitations for the party had requested guests to wear cocktail attire. (sawf news)

OK! says: “From the street, the sounds of horns pierced the warm night air as a full orchestra played big-band music throughout the night, at one point striking up a rendition of the Mission Impossible theme song,” reports OK!. “Guests were treated to a formal sit-down dinner, which took place outside under a giant black tent covering the entire front of the estate alongside a large rectangular fountain. Behind the main house in the yard, an outdoor lounge offered comfortable sofas.”

* Note: E! Online originally wrote that Tom & Katie invited “more than 500 guest” but it seems they in fact invited nearly 250 guests, as stated by many other sources.

I’m sure the fabulous Des will upload pics of the event soon!