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Most Expensive Weddings Ever - A List of Record-Breaking Weddings

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Most Expensive Weddings Ever - A List of Record-Breaking Weddings

A wedding needs nothing more than love. In recent years, few wealthy families established a trend to spend millions of dollars and host a record-breaking  wedding video Italy. Let's have a look at the countdown of "The Most Expensive Weddings Ever".

Elizabeth Taylor and Larry Fortnesky

The bride was a British-American actress who won the Academy Awards for Best Actress for Butterfield 8. The groom was a construction worker. The couple first met during their stay in Betty Ford Centre, a recovery hospital in California.

Arranged on 6th October, 1991 in Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch, California, this wedding budgeted about $3.8 million. The $25,000 pale yellow wedding dress of Taylor was a gift from Valentino, an Italian fashion designer. This high-profile event had the presence of stars such as Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Eddie Murphy, Nancy Regan and many other notable figures. In this one of the most expensive wedding ever, Michael Jackson himself escorted the bride.

Liza Minnelli and David Gest

Liza Minnelli, a famous American actor and singer married David Gest, an American concert promoter and media personality on 16th March, 2002 at the Regent Hotel in New York with 850 of their closest superstar friends.

Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor were the best man and matron of honor. The entertainment was extravagant with the presence of Tony Bennett, Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole and a 60 piece orchestra. The couple spent around $4.3 million dollars on their wedding which includes $40,000 in cake and $700,000 in flowers.

Chelsea Clinton and Mark Mezvinsky

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former U.S. president Bill Clinton first met Mark Mezvinsky, an investment banker on Renaissance Weekend retreat in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. This couple has been in an affair since 2005 and married on July 31, 2010.

Initially, the couple did not reveal the location of their wedding. Later, reporters found that the wedding was about to be held in a small village Rhinebeck, 100 miles north of New York City. Oprah Winfrey, an American actress and talk show anchor, hosted the wedding. Vera Wang, a famous American fashion designer, designed the attractive wedding dress for Chelsea. With the price tag of $4.8 million, this wedding is undoubtedly one of the most expensive wedding ever.

Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLoughlin

Wayne Rooney is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United F.C. He married his long time girlfriend Coleen McLoughlin, a T.V. presenter on 12th June 2008.

The couple vowed in front of 65 special guests in Riviera, Italy. Organized in a 17th century villa in Italy, this wedding also included a masked ball event on a $120 million yacht. Rooney wanted to have an unnoticed wedding. It was his wife's idea to have an extravaganza. Rooney spent a total of $7.7 million creating one of the most expensive wedding ever.

Andrey Melnichenko and Aleksandra Kokotovich

Andrey Melinchenko is a Russian businessman and billionaire. He ranked 56th in "Forbes World's billionaire list" in 2013. Aleksandra Kokotovich is a former Serbian fashion model and pop singer.

The wedding was held on September 3, 2005 in Cote d'Azur of France. Pop icons Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston entertained 600 guests, charging $3 million per gig. Andrey and Aleksandra spent $29 million on their wedding making it one of most the luxurious wedding ever.

Prince William and Kate Middleton

Prince William first met Kate Middleton in 2001 at the University of St. Andrews and began dating since early 2002. When Prince William, Duke of Cambridge announced to marry his long time girlfriend, Kate on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey, whole world was eager to see the royal wedding.

The wedding was beyond the expectation of the world. More than 300 million people watched the royal event live. The couple spent $800,000 on flowers and $80,000 on the cake. With total expenditure of $33 million dollars, this royal wedding is on our list of most expensive wedding.

Amit Bhatia and Vanisha Mittal

Amit Bhatia is a British-Indian businessman and philanthropist while Vanisha is the only daughter of steel tycoon Laxmi Mittal.

When their wedding was decided on 18th November, 2005, 1000 guests received a 20 page silver invitation card. The guests, who stayed in 5 star hotels, enjoyed Kylie Minogue's performance and a huge set of firework presentation during the wedding. The six-day extravaganza held at Versailles palace, a 16th century chateau and a temporary wooden castle in France came up with a price tag of $58 million.

Prince Charles and Lady Diana

Prince Charles is the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II. He married Diana Spence on 29 July, 1981. Over 750 global television audiences viewed the remarkable royal wedding.

Before organizing the nuptial at St. Paul Cathedral Church, London, the royal family gave a pre-wedding party spending $100,000. 3500 guests, who included royal families and big leaders across the globe, came to the wedding. The expenditure on security was $600,000. The engagement ring was a diamond and sapphire ring worth $60,000. A five foot tall cake costing $40,000 was also a major attraction. The total expenditure of this royal wedding reached $115 million.

Sheemanto Roy and Chandini Toor & Sushanto Roy and Richa Roy

The bridegrooms are the son of Indian Industrialist Subrata Roy who has the property of over $5 billion. Held on 10th February, 2004, this double wedding was one of the most sensational weddings ever.

11,000 guests invited to this wedding enjoyed 110 different types of dishes including Indian, Italian, Mongolian, Lebanese and Chinese. Managed by Chef Hemant Oberoi and his group of the Taj group of Hotels, this cuisine was as remarkable as the wedding. British Symphony Orchestra entertained the guests playing over 20 Indian songs Florence wedding film. Bollywood icon director Rajkumar Santoshi filmed the event. This wedding extravaganza was worth $123 million.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum & Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, also known as Sheikh Mohammed, is the prime minister and vice-president of the UAE. He married Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum in 1979.

With highly advanced arrangements, this wedding was more like a national festival than just a wedding. The Sheikh ordered to build a grand stadium of 20,000 audience capacity. This wedding featured camel riding, horse race and acrobatic display by Dubai Air Force. He rode his horse to every village in Dubai and fed everyone. One of the most expensive weddings ever, this wedding came up with a bill of $137 million.

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