A wedding is an expensive event, especially if it is held in accordance with all the rules: with a luxurious dress, expensive cars, a banquet room for guests. Some couples have been saving money for years to pay it. What can we say about the stars who are not used to saving on anything. They can afford almost everything, so the most expensive weddings in the world amaze with their scope and the amount of money spent on them. Let's talk about the most prominent ceremonies of recent years.
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- 10. Kim Kardashian and Chris Humphries, $ 10 million
- 9. Wayne Rooney and Colin McLaughlin, $ 15 million
- 8. Vikram Chatval and Priya Sachdev, $ 20 million
- 7. Andrey Melnichenko and Alexandra Kokotovich, $ 35 million
- 6. Donald Trump and Melania Knauss, $ 35 million
- 5. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, $ 40 million
- 4. Prince William and Kate Middleton, $ 40 million
- 3. Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, $ 50 million
- 2. Vanish Mittal and Amit Bhatia, $ 70 million
- 1. Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Salaam, $ 100 million
10. Kim Kardashian and Chris Humphries, $ 10 million
Wedding of Kim Kardashian and Chris Humphries took place on August 20, 2011. She is a popular socialite, the star of a reality show, he is a famous basketball player. They decided to get married after six months of relationship. Chris gave the girl a ring for $ 2 million. The mother of the bride admitted that the wedding was incredibly beautiful, like a fairy tale.
Despite the fact that it cost 10 million, the newlyweds were able to return this money by selling exclusive photos to one of the magazines and allowing them to broadcast their wedding on the Internet. Kim had not one wedding dress, but several, all from Vera Wong: first she was dressed with a corset and a fluffy skirt, and then in a “mermaid” style dress. The groom was in black trousers and a white jacket.
About 400 people were invited to the ceremony, among them there were many celebrities. All guests had to choose either black or white dresses, even the wedding cake was in black and white.
But the marriage, unfortunately, was short-lived. In the same year, 72 after the wedding, Kim filed for divorce, the divorce process took place over 2 years.
9. Wayne Rooney and Colin McLaughlin, $ 15 million
June 12, 2008 was held Wayne Rooney and Colin McLaughlin wedding. British OK wrote about the most glamorous wedding of that time, devoted 75 pages to her and paid 5 million for this opportunity. Wayne said that before that they had been with Colin in Las Vegas, and he suggested she get married, but she refused, t. to. dreamed of a big wedding.
The celebration took place in Italy to attend the event, 65 people came to the country. Colin read the poems that she composed for her father, and Wayne admitted that he dreams of children, 3 or even 4. His dream came true. In the winter of 2018, the couple had a fourth son, the first of which appeared a year after the wedding.
8. Vikram Chatval and Priya Sachdev, $ 20 million
Vikram Chatwal and Priya Sachdev got married in February 2006. She is a famous model, he is a millionaire, a former actor. The ceremony was attended even by former president Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary, there were many other famous people, such as Harriston Ford, Naomi Campbell. Among the entertainments was a costume ball in a floating palace and polo on elephants.
Unfortunately, the splendor of the ceremony does not affect the duration of the marriage. Already in 2011, the couple decided to divorce.
7. Andrey Melnichenko and Alexandra Kokotovich, $ 35 million
Andrey Melnichenko and Alexandra Kokotovich met at a party in France. He is one of the richest businessmen in Russia, she is a model, one of the most beautiful girls in Serbia.
Their wedding was luxurious, they celebrated it on the Cote d'Azur in 2005. In total, 300 guests came to the ceremony, who not only paid for a plane ticket, but also accommodated them in a 5-star hotel. For them were Whitney Houston, Enrique Iglesias, Christina Aguilera. Especially for the young to get married, they built a copy of the old Russian chapel.
After the wedding, Alexandra took up charity work and devoted time to her passion - design. They are still together, raising a son and daughter, the former top model forgot about her career and devoted herself to the family. The young woman admits that she has no time to miss, because you need to take care of 3 houses in 3 different countries.
6. Donald Trump and Melania Knauss, $ 35 million
Donald Trump and Melania Knauss met at a party in New York, it was in 1998. The ex-model fascinated the media mogul, at that time she was 28, and he was 52.
In 2004, Trump made an offer, Melania agreed. January 22 was their wedding by the sea in Palm Beach. The wedding was in the Episcopal Church, the outfit for him was made by John Galliano, who at that time worked at Dior. It was sewn from snow-white satin, patterns were embroidered manually.
Among those invited to the celebration were many stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Clinton and his wife.
5. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, $ 40 million
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle They met in 2016, and on May 19, 2018, their wedding took place. The wedding took place on the territory of Windsor Castle, in the chapel of St. Herogy. Among the invited guests there were many stars: George Clooney, Elton John, David Beckham and others.
Megan talked about the dress six months before the ceremony; he was entrusted to sew the British designer Claire Waite Keller. The model turned out to be concise, but effective, with a long train, sewn from silk. The veil - 5 m, was decorated with embroidery of 53 flowers. The bride’s head was decorated with an old diamond tirade, which was lent to her by Queen Elizabeth.
4. Prince William and Kate Middleton, $ 40 million
Prince William and Kate Middleton married April 29, 2011, 8 years old girl was waiting for this event. The ceremony took place in Westminster Abbey, it was invited to 1900 guests, among whom were many famous personalities, including Elton John, David Beckham, George Michael.
The bride chose a dress in the spirit of Grace Kelly from Alexander McQueen. At the celebration there were 2 cakes, fruit and chocolate, made according to the family recipe. The newlyweds received gifts only from relatives, and the rest donated to charitable organizations.
3. Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, $ 50 million
Prince Charles and Diana played a grand wedding. It took place on July 29, 1981. She was held in St. Paul’s Cathedral, located in London. Lady Dee arrived at the wedding venue with her father, Earl Spencer, in a transparent carriage. The ceremony was attended by 3,500 people, including members of the royal family.
The dress was sewn from heavy taffeta. It was milky in color, adorned with 10 thousand pearls, with a 25-foot train. It was sewn at 6 factories, and then assembled into a single unit in the studio.
The shoes were also unusual, the production of which took 5 months, they were decorated with 132 pearls. Diana’s ring was also special: a 12-carat sapphire and 14 diamonds in white gold, for which they then paid 40 thousand dollars.
For the wedding, 27 cakes were baked, but the most important was a multi-tiered fruit cake, which was cut and presented to the guests, placed in silver gift boxes.
2. Vanish Mittal and Amit Bhatia, $ 70 million
Vanish Mittal and Amit Bhatia got married in 2004. She is the daughter of an Indian metallurgical magnate, he is a banker. The couple decided to have a wedding in Paris, where they invited about 1 thousand relatives and friends. The celebration lasted a whole week.
The guests visited the Tuileries Garden, watched the show from the Moulin Rouge cabaret, listened to how Kylie Minogue sings for them. They also treated them to fame - 6 thousand dishes, and for those who preferred vegetarian food (300 people were gathered) they delivered special food from India by plane.
But in 2013, the couple decided to divorce.
1. Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Salaam, $ 100 million
Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Salaam spent a huge amount of money on the wedding - 44.5 million dollars, and at the current rate this is more than 100 million. The celebration took place in May 1981. It lasted a week, 20 thousand guests were invited. To make everything fit, a stadium was built specifically for the ceremony for 22 million.
Before the start of the holiday, each of the guests was sent a parcel with delicacies and drinks, each of them was greeted by the newlyweds personally. All were entertained by Arab and African dance and song ensembles, there were at least 50 of them. One of the singers who composed the song for this celebration received Mercedes as a gift.
Wedding gifts were brought on 20 camels of a rare breed, decorated with precious stones. The marriage was successful, 4 sons and 5 daughters were born in it.