A wedding is one of the most important events in the life of lovers. On what waste only the groom and the bride do not go to make this celebration special and create an indescribable entourage!
We have prepared for you a list of the 20 most expensive weddings. Admire.
1. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Princess Salame
This, perhaps, is the most expensive wedding ceremony. It was held in 1981, and this festive event cost $ 44.5 million (in recalculation for today this amount would be $ 100 million ). Guests at this event were over 20 thousand people. The tables were full of delicious dishes, and the wine flowed by the river. On such a scale celebrated this event for a week.
2. Rich and Sushanto, as well as Simanto and Chandini
This double wedding was played on February 14, 2004 in India. Guests were offered 110 dishes of Italian, Lebanese, Chinese, American, Mongolian, Mexican, and Indian cuisines. By the way, delicacies could be enjoyed not only by invited guests, but even beggars. A generous millionaire (the father of the suitors) ordered in honor of this event to feed more than 40 thousand people. countrywide. This "double" wedding cost $ 128 million.
3. Amit Bshati and Vanish Mittal
The grandson of the London "secular lion" and the only daughter of a steel magnate were married in the summer of 2004. It was a luxurious event organized according to Eastern traditions and customs. At the celebration there were about 1 thousand guests. The wedding and banquet took place in Versailles, and the finishing touch of this stunning event was the fabulously beautiful fireworks on the Eiffel Tower. The total budget of this wedding ceremony was $ 60 million.
4. Prince William and Kate Middleton
This festive event cost $ 34 million. A pompous event was watched with bated breath by more than 72 million people. Of these, 2 thousand people. were invited guests, and others followed the wedding ceremony on YouTube. And when Kate appeared in a wedding dress from Alexander McQueen for $ 434 thousand, the audience and the share of no doubt left, that she is a real princess. The wedding of a stellar couple and subsequent celebrations were held at Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. The ceremony was very beautiful! Only flower decoration here was $ 800 thousand. And what was the wedding cake! A real masterpiece! And this yummy cost $ 80 thousand.
5. Andrey Melnichenko and Alexandra Kokotovich
This magnificent ceremony took place on September 3, 2005. The official event took place in an ancient French chapel. But the banquet itself was held in a private mansion, decorated in a marine style. It was by right an unusual event - all 250 guests and the bride dressed in jellyfish (!). And how many delicious things there were! A feast for the whole world! It cost such a festive event of $ 14 million.
6. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
This fairy event took place on May 24, 2014. The ceremony began in the city of lovers - Paris. And then the newlyweds together with 200 guests went to Florence, where they were married in Forte di Belvedere fortress. During the festive ceremony, Kim changed four outfits. Oh, these were chic dresses! And the wedding altar? He was buried in white beautiful roses. The entourage of this event could not fail to impress guests and observers. Still would! This wedding event cost $ 12 million.
7. Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto
At the wedding of the legendary basketball player Michael Jordan and the model of Yvette Prieto there were about 2 thousand guests. The wedding took place in the church Bethesda-by-the-Sea. Then they all moved to a wedding banquet held at the Bear's Club Golf Club. Noisy banquet, delicious meal, grandiose fireworks, stunning outfits ... All this cost the young at $ 10 million.
8. Wayne Rooney and Colin McLaughlin
The official ceremony of marriage was very modest - it took, at most, half an hour. Another thing is a banquet. Here the newlyweds gave their best. Celebrated on yachts off the Italian Riviera. All this chic cost $ 8 million.
9. Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel
This luxurious wedding took place on October 19, 2012. It was like the southern Italian resort town of Borgo Egnazia and lasted a week. Guests here were not so much - a man of 100, but to their entertainment the newlyweds had to shell out a tidy sum (about $ 100 thousand). The young ones were dressed in stunning dresses. The tables were full of incredible delicacies. In general, everything here was at the highest level. Yes, it's not surprising, because it was spent for such pomposity about $ 6.5 million.
10. Mark Mezvinski and Chelsea Clinton
The wedding ceremony of this couple was kept in strict secrecy. To prevent any outsiders from entering this event, the guests were given special bracelets. What did not have banquet tables! Over the culinary masterpieces by which dear guests were resting, 3 large companies worked (it cost about $ 750 thousand). The total cost of this pompous event was $ 5 million.
11. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
This pompous wedding took place on November 18, 2006 in Castello Odescalchi Castle (only his rent "poured out" into $ 750 thousand). And Katie's wedding dress was decorated with Swarovski crystals and cost $ 50 thousand. The total wedding budget was $ 3.5 million.
12. David Gast and Lisa Minnelli
The wedding of these celebrities took place on March 16, 2002. The guests were impressed by what they saw. 12-story cake, wedding cortege, live music and many more amazing things. All this beauty cost $ 3.5 million.
13. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
This couple decided to keep information about their wedding secret, but the awl in the sack can not be hidden. After all, after 3 months the rumors leaked into the "masses". What the paparazzi learned was shocking. The bride went to the altar in a sumptuous dress adorned with gold embroidery, and with a 12-tikaratnym diamond on the ring finger. Guests at the celebration were few: only 70 people. But the banquet was a success. Only one cake cost the young at $ 3 thousand. In general, the cost of the wedding was $ 2.5 million.
14. Jordan Bratman and Christina Aguilera
These celebrities did not save at their wedding ceremony. They spent $ 2 million on it . The bride appeared before her narrowed and numerous guests in a luxurious dress for $ 30 thousand. And the decorations for Christina were $ 10 thousand. The bridegroom's attire was a little more modest - he tightened about $ 5 thousand.
15. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
On November 18, 2000, the newlyweds performed a chic wedding at the Plaza Hotel. The banquet and the whole festive ceremony cost $ 1.5 million. A huge beautifully decorated cake, 20 thousand roses, a wedding dress from Christian Lacroix - everything was on a grand scale.
16. Guy Ritchie and the Madonna
This luxurious wedding was organized in the Scottish style. And it was held on December 22, 2000. The feast was like a real medieval feast. What was not there? By the way, for the dish and champagne the young spent about $ 800 thousand. Madonna appeared before her sucheni and dear guests in the divinely beautiful silk dress from Stella McCartney - it cost $ 80 thousand. The total budget of such a luxury event was $ 1.5 million.
17. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt
Although this marriage did not claim to be a "long-liver" status, the wedding ceremony for the stars was very beautiful. The wedding event was held in Malibu in the "Karsi" estate. To prevent strangers from entering the territory where the birthday of the new family was celebrated with a grand scale, enhanced protection was organized along the perimeter of the estate. The budget of this luxurious celebration was $ 1 million.
18. Victoria and David Beckham
The wedding ceremony was held in a beautiful Irish castle, which cost $ 100 thousand. Victoria was dazzlingly beautiful! She was wearing an exclusive champagne dress with a 6-meter tail loop. The cost of this luxurious ceremony was $ 800 thousand.
19. Dario Franchitti and Ashley Judd
This wedding took place on December 12, 2001 in a beautiful Irish castle. 144 bottles of expensive champagne and a lot of indescribably delicious delicacies were brought here for the banquet. The cost of young people for this event was $ 750 thousand.
20. Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
His wedding celebration Hollywood actress and country musician played on June 25, 2006. It cost them $ 250 thousand. A luxurious banquet was held on the territory of the former monastery, where for 250 guests was broken a huge tent. The territory along the perimeter was protected, so the paparazzi could not get here. And after the wedding celebration the newlyweds left for the "honey" month in Fiji.