Life of the Rich and Famous: The Most Extravagant Celebrity Weddings
The BBC reported that the wedding cost around $800,000 and Brides estimated that Victoria’s dress alone was $100,000!
Sir Elton John and David Furnish
After spending over two decades together and nine years after they had a civil partnership ceremony, Sir Elton John and David Furnish tied the knot at Elton’s home in Windsor in December 2014.
To celebrate their union, 600 guests were in attendance including David and Victoria Beckham, Donatella Versace, Sharon Stone, Elizabeth Hurley, Hugh Grant, and Ed Sheeran.
The reception featured tables displayed with giant red rose centerpieces and guests drank luxury drinks including Pouilly-Fume 2009, which goes for around $75 a bottle and Laurent-Perrier Rose champagne, which retails for between $50 to $100 per bottle.
All together, Forbes estimates that the lavish affair cost between $1.5 million to $2 million.
Eddie Murphy and Nicole Mitchell
Actor Eddie Murphy and model Nicole Mitchell tied the knot at the New York Plaza Hotel in March 1993 with no expense spared. Forbes estimated that the wedding cost around $1.5 million.
500 guests attended the event, including Bruce Willis, Queen Latifah, Arsenio Hall, Stevie Wonder, Sugar Ray Leonard, Prince, and Bill Murray.
The couple held their reception in the Plaza’s Grand Ballroom and they made the room extra special by recarpeting it in white and filling it with rose trees, tulips, lilacs, gardenias, and orchids as well as hanging hundreds of disco lights from the ceiling.
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas are one of Hollywood’s power couples and at their November 2000 wedding, they were among some of the brightest stars in the industry.
Their star-studded event was held at New York’s Plaza Hotel and the guest list included Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston, Steven Spielberg, Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, and Tom Hanks. Jimmy Buffett, Art Garfunkel, Gladys Knight, and Bonnie Tyler performed.
E reports that the total cost of the wedding was around $1.5 million, which included Zeta-Jones’ $140,000 hand-beaded Christina Lacroix gown, her $300,000 diamond tiara, and a $7,000 10-tier wedding cake.
Elizabeth Taylor and Larry Fortensky
Iconic Hollywood actress Elizabeth Taylor spared no expense for her eighth and final wedding to Larry Fortensky in October 1991. The wedding of the year was held at Michael Jackson’s 2,700-acre Neverland Ranch in California.
According to People, Jackson paid for most of the $1.5 million wedding. Jackson served as host and he gave away the bride who wore a $25,000 Valentino yellow gown to marry the construction worker.
And the guest list was just as extravagant as the venue, with 160 in attendance including Liza Minnelli, Eddie Murphy, Diane von Furstenberg, and former first lady Nancy Reagan.
To give the venue a snowy vibe, hundreds of birch trees lined the walls, the tables were set with silk cloths and white organdy overlays that were lined with faux fur, there were floral centerpieces, and chandeliers with crystal strands made the room glow.
Madonna and Guy Ritchie
Madonna and Guy Ritchie went all out for their December 2000 wedding, which came with a $2.1 million price tag according to The Mirror.
The couple wed at Skibo Castle in Scotland and they booked all 21 rooms of the 7,000-acre estate for guests to stay at. The guest list didn’t disappoint with stars including Sting and his wife Trudie Styler, George Clooney, Rupert Everett, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Brad Pitt.*
The “Material Girl”, being the fashion icon she was, wore an $80,000 strapless silk Stella McCartney gown according to Business Insider. Forbes reported that she accessorized the gown with a 1910 diamond tiara, which was worn by Princess Grace of Monaco.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will forever be known as Kimye and the couple said their vows in an extragenetic wedding in May 2014 at Forte di Belvedere in Florence, Italy. And we’d expect nothing less after Kanye proposed to Kim with a 15-carat Lorraine Schwartz ring.
On the day of the wedding, guests were flown from Paris to Florence via two private jets and a surprise performer by the name of Andrea Bocelli sang as Kim walked down the aisle.
Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman
It comes as no surprise that a pop star and music executive would get married—right?
Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman tied the knot in November 2005 at an estate Napa Valley and according to Forbes, the winter-wonderland-themed wedding cost around $2 million.
