Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings
If you are one of the many people who wish to have a luxurious and lavish wedding, you should be prepared to pay a high price for some of them. A lavish ... read more...wedding can cost up to $100,000, and that is just for the ceremony and decorations. That figure does not include guest prices. A wedding can be considered luxurious if the cost per guest is around $1000. But, as it turns out, spending a fortune on the event isn't the only factor that contributes to a lavish wedding; perfection, style, and uniqueness also play a role. Royal weddings have traditionally been lavish affairs. A royal nuptial exchange can have hundreds to thousands of guests and massive budgets. The brides' gowns are magnificent, exquisite, and expensive. The abundance of symbolic decorations, performances, and cakes – oh, the cakes! All of this contributes to the wedding being extravagant. It's no surprise that these royal affairs seem to captivate the world's attention. The following are the top ten most expensive weddings in modern history.
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The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana is the first on the list of most expensive weddings.
This marriage took place in 1981.
You might be wondering how much they spent on this wedding. The wedding cost a whopping $110 million.
They had 3500 guests and broadcasted the ceremony to 750 million viewers worldwide.
Princess Diana wore a gown with a 25-foot train that cost $150,000 in pearls. There were 27 wedding cakes at the reception. What a lovely wedding.
This is one of the world's most expensive weddings.
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The wedding of Vanisha Mittal and Amit Bhatia is next on the agenda.
They spent $66 million on their wedding ceremony in 2004 near Paris. There were over 1,000 people in attendance.
Kylie Minogue, an international recording artist and actress, was paid $330,000 to perform for half an hour.
The bride is the daughter of one of the world's wealthiest men, so it's no surprise that the wedding is one of the top three most expensive weddings in the world.
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Another Royal wedding is on the third spot on the list.
The occasion was the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It cost them a total of $34 million.
The wedding, which took place in Westminster Abbey in 2011, was dubbed "the wedding of the century."
This royal wedding cost $34 million, and Kate's wedding gown was a $434,000 Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen gown.
Finally, 1900 guests were present.
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The fourth wedding on the agenda is a Chinese wedding. Angelababy, also known as the 'Kim Kardashian of China,' married actor Huang Xiaoming in 2015 for $31 million.
The bride's wedding gown was, in fact, a custom Dior, and it is one of the most expensive wedding gowns ever. They had over 2,000 people attend. The wedding took place at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre, which was completely decked out in roses.
They also had a 10-foot wedding cake with a carousel in the middle.
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The fifth most expensive wedding in history took place in 2013, for basketball and Space Jam star Michael Jordan's second marriage to Yvette Prieto.
The wedding actually cost $10 million.
Usher, K'Jon, and Robin Thicke all gave live performances.
Her wedding gown was a J'Aton Couture gown encrusted with Swarovski crystals.
The event was held at Bear's Club in Jupiter, Florida, and 300 people attended.
This is one of the world's most expensive weddings.
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At number six, we have the wedding of the daughter of a Russian VIP and the son of a millionaire.
Lolita Osmanova and Gaspar Avdolyan's wedding in 2017 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles cost $10 million.
The Dolby Theatre is the same location where the Academy Awards are held. It's no surprise that the wedding was so expensive.
Actually, the venue was decked out with $500,000 in flowers and a gold aisle.
At the wedding, Jason Derulo and Lady Gaga performed live.
The bride wore a 10-foot train and 100 hand-cut Chantilly lace roses on her wedding gown.
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The seventh wedding on our list is that of Manchester United's Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin.
In 2008, the wedding took place at the Abbey of Cervara near Genoa, Italy. The wedding set you back $8 million.
A magazine offered the couple $4.2 million for the exclusive rights to the wedding photos, which they accepted.
They had 64 special guests from the United Kingdom.
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The wedding of Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State and Senator Hillary Clinton, and investment banker Marc Mezvinsky is ranked eighth.
In the year 2010, the wedding took place at Astor Courts Estate in Rhinebeck, New York, with a serene and romantic view of the Hudson River.
Chelsea wore two Vera Wang gowns, one of which is estimated to be $20,000 in price.
The entire wedding celebration cost $5 million, and there were over 500 guests in attendance.
This is one of the world's most expensive weddings.
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The wedding of singer Liza Minnelli and concert promoter David Gest, which is estimated to cost $4.2 million, is ranked ninth on the list.
The wedding, held on New York's Fifth Avenue in 2002, had 600 guests, including Michael Jackson as best man, Elizabeth Taylor as matron of honor, Queen guitarist Brian May, Liam Neeson, Joan Collins, Gloria Gaynor, Anthony Hopkins, and Mia Farrow.
It was a beautiful wedding.
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The final wedding on the list was that of Elizabeth, a Hollywood legend, and Larry Fortensky, a construction worker.
They met in rehab, which is a funny story. What are the chances?
Their wedding ceremony drew 160 guests, including Liza Minnelli, Eddie Murphy, and Macaulay Culkin, among others.
Her wedding cost $4 million and took place in 1991 at Michael Jackson's Neverland in Santa Ynez Valley, California.
This is one of the world's most expensive weddings.
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