Actress Mena Suvari married fiancé Simone Sestito in Rome last Saturday. Suvari notes that the wedding was “very traditional and romantic.” She reveals that the couple chose Rome because “it is the true city of romance, and to be able to wed in the Eternal City is all we could have asked for this occasion.”

The pair walked down the aisle in a beautiful eighth century church in Vatican City. They had a quartet with an organist and soprano, and People.com reports Suvari wore an Alice + Olivia dress. Following the ceremony, the reception was held at the same 15th century castle that Tom Cruise famously married Katie Holmes in back in 2006.

After exchanging their white-gold wedding bands, which were actually designed by the groom, 25-year-old concert producer Sestito, they and their guests feasted on raviolini, risotto, and veal carré. The reception also included fireworks. The American Beauty star and her new husband plan to stay on in Italy for their honeymoon.