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Some of the Most Expensive Weddings in the World

Some of the Most Expensive Weddings in the World

Vanisha mittal and Amit Bhatia

Some of the Most expensive weddings in the world

Weddings are a joyous and wonderful occasion and are usually celebrated with great grandeur and style. However, the idea of grandeur and style is taken to the next level by those who know how to do it in style and can of course throw in the cash for it. This is exactly where celebrity weddings come in and they still hold the title for conducting some of the most expensive weddings around the world that leave millions speechless.

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones
Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones

The total cost for the entire wedding in 2005, was 1.5 million. Catherine is known for her movie America’s Sweethearts, Mask of Zorro, Entrapment and more. Michael Douglas is known for his movie Wall Street and One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest. The wedding was conducted as if it was inspired from a spy film because it had invitations with holograms and invisible ink. The guests included Michael Caine, Sean Connery and Jack Nicholson. The wedding was held at the New York Plaza Hotel that was protected by more than 50 cops. Catherine’s gown was from Christian Lacroix worth $140,000 and her diamond tiara costs $300,000.

Vikram Chatwal and Priya Sachdev

At the wedding of New York-based hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal’s son in Udaipur in 2006, the guest list was topped by the good friend of the family, Bill Clinton, and Naomi Campbell. The wedding costed around $ 20 Million.

Their wedding was said to be the 4th most expensive wedding in recent times – it took place across three cities in India – Mumbai, Udaipur and Delhi.

Vikram Chatwal and Priya Sachdev
Vikram Chatwal and Priya Sachdev

Heather Mills and Paul McCartney

  • Heather Mills and Paul McCartney
    Heather Mills and Paul McCartney

The total wedding bill cost approximately 3,000,000 in the year 2002. Heather is known to be a a model and a PETA activist, while Paul McCartney is one of the leading songwriter in the industry. The wedding had an Indian theme and was conducted at the St. Salvador’s church, Ireland featuring a vegetarian menu and Indian dancers. The flower arrangement was worth $145,000 and fireworks worth $150,000. The party was celebrated in a Castle that cost them $40,000.

Coleen McLoughlin and Wayne Rooney

Coleen McLoughlin and Wayne Rooney
Coleen McLoughlin and Wayne Rooney

The total wedding cost in 2008 was $8 million. Rooney started dating the British bride at the age of 16 and has become perhaps one of the highest-paid footballer. The wedding paid for a chartered flight that carried 65 Brits to Genoa for a yacht party that cost them $120 million. The guests were segregated for quite a few days between an expensive yacht and a five-star hotel. They tied the knot in a 17th-century Villa with a reception held at the medieval abbey.

The bill includes close to £1million on pre-wedding celebrations, £400,000 to book Coleen’s favourite band, Westlife, and £200,000 on her dress.
She has even spent £85,000 on trips to New York for dress fittings.
Five private jets will fly the 65 guests from the UK to the four-day celebrations, which include a lunch aboard a luxury yacht, a masked ball and champagne breakfast every morning.
The main ceremony took place on June 14 at Villa Durazzo, part of the stunning 16th Century Castello Brown, which boasts panoramic views over the Italian Riviera; while the reception will be held in La Cervara, a 700-year-old former abbey.
The time and place were being kept under tight wraps as they didn’t want the paparazzi to be in attendance.

Coleen’s local priest from Croxteth in Liverpool was also flown out to officiate over the ceremony

Amit Bhatia and Vanisha Mittal

 

Vanisha mittal and Amit Bhatia
Vanisha mittal and Amit Bhatia

The total wedding cost for their  nuptials in 2004 was an estimated cool $55 million. The bride is the daughter of Lakshmi Mittal (billionaire steel magnet) and the groom is a London-based, i-banker and the possessor of Swordfish Investments. The invitations were sent in silver boxes to guest including plane tickets that flew them to a five-star hotel in Paris. It was a week of celebration at a 16th century chateau and a wooden castle. Kylie Minogue performed during the reception and the guests were given wedding favors in designer bags with jewels and other expensive things.

 

Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prince William and Kate Middleton
Prince William and Kate Middleton

Of course we all know Prince William and Kate Middleton tying the knot and a bill that cost than $34 million. Just like his parents, the wedding of Prince William was no less than a fairytale affair.

The wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton took place on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London. The groom, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is the eldest son of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, and second, after his father, in line to succeed his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.

The wedding was said to be one of the most expensive in British history —
Prince William and Kate Middleton‘s April 29 wedding was nothing short of magnificent and full of the usual British pomp and ceremony.

It was openly reported that the wedding cost the nation a cool $34 million — The ceremony took place at Westminster Abbey, where some of the more than $800,000 worth of flowers was used to decorate the larger than life chapel. Other floral arrangements will grace Buckingham Palace, where the reception will be held in the 19 massive staterooms.

With each new millionaire or the next billionaire, they will always be the very expensive wedding or party to plan for and we envy the wedding and event planner as it will be a case of money no object – however it will be a very stressful time for them as they ensure all goes well with all that money sent on the budget.