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30. Heart Evangelista and Chiz Escudero
Heart Evangelista is a socialite from the Phillipines who is one of the many women that inspired the author of Crazy Rich Asians. Her husband, Chiz Escudero, is a senator. Their wedding was a gorgeous ceremony on Balesin Island. The minimum cost for running a wedding on Balesin is 9 million pesos, or $115,000. Add on the designer gown, guest accommodations, custom-made sails to boats on the water, fireworks, and walls upon walls of flowers, their wedding would have easily cost at least one million dollars, if not more.
29. David and Victoria Beckham
David and Victoria Beckham were married on July 4th, 1999. The ceremony was held in the Luttrellstown Castle in Ireland. They already had their first baby, Brooklyn Beckham, before they were married, and he was their tiny ring bearer. The pop singer and footballer would both go on to be one of the richest power couples in existence, as they built their business empires. In 1999, their ceremony cost $800,000. Some people estimate that with inflation, it would have cost $12 million today. David continues to give Victoria Beckham new engagement rings so that she has options on what to wear. Her collection is said to be worth nearly $10 million.
28. Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston
In the 1990’s and early 2000’s, it was still very rare for celebrities to drop big bucks on a wedding of royal proportions. Brad and Jen changed that in the year 2000. Jaws dropped when they heard that the couple spent $1 million to get married by the ocean at sunset in Malibu, California. Security cost them $100,000 alone, to keep out any paparazzi that were trying to take a peek at the event. They spent $75,000 on flowers from Beverly Hills. After the ceremony, they had live music and fireworks.
27. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
It shouldn’t be surprising that Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner took advantage of Donald Trump’s many properties to have their wedding ceremony. They opted for the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Ivanka wore a custom-made dress by Vera Wang, and her ring was custom made by her own jewelry company, Ivanka Trump Jewelry. For their honeymoon, they went on an African safari. When all was said and done, their wedding would be worth an estimated $1 million.
26. Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas
Michael Douglas proposed to Catherine Zeta Jones with a $1 million 10-carat diamond engagement ring. Their wedding ceremony took place at The Plaza Hotel in New York City, and Douglas claimed that he was willing to spend any amount of money to make sure Jones had her perfect wedding. In total, the ceremony cost an estimated $1.5 million.
25. John F Kennedy and Jackie Bouvier Kennedy
John and Jackie Kennedy both came from old money families in New England, so it only made sense that they would have an elegant wedding. JFK proposed to Jackie with a ring filled with 8 carats of diamonds and emeralds. They were married in Jackie’s home town of Newport, Rhode Island. Kennedy was a Senator at the time, so their guest list was massive. 800 people were allowed to attend the ceremony at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church, and 1,500 guests came to the reception. The guest list included diplomats and other politicians. The ceremony was so big, one guest compared it to a royal coronation.
After getting married in a church, guests showed up to the oceanfront Bouvier mansion in Newport. Technically, the couple didn’t do anything crazy or over-the-top for the ceremony, especially compared to modern celebrity couples. But the sheer number of people that were invited to the wedding would have pushed the cost to the modern-day equivalent of a million-dollar wedding. For their honeymoon, they spend some time at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City before spending two weeks sailing in Mexico.
24. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
When she was young, Katie Holmes had a crush on actor Tom Cruise. She got to grow up and actually marry him at a gorgeous Odescalchi Castle in Italy. Opera singer Andrea Bocelli sang for the 150 guests during dinner. Going along with the Italian theme, both Katie’s dress and Tom Cruises’ suit were designed by Giorgio Armani, who was invited to be a guest at the wedding. Celebrities were proud to get an invitation to this event, and even years after it happened, people are still talking about the $3 million affair. They had a daughter together named Suri, and she was present at the wedding, since she was born before they said their “I do’s”. They divorced after a few years.
23. Elton John and David Furnish
Gay marriage did not become legal in the United Kingdom until 2014, but that didn’t stop Elton John and David Furnish from having an epic wedding as soon as they could apply for a “civil partnership” in 2005. The actual ceremony was very low-key, with only their parents as witnesses in the court house partnership. Afterwards, they threw a party of Great Gatsby proportions in Elton John’s mansion. The star-studded celebration reportedly cost $2 million.
22. Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar
Arun Nayar is a wealthy businessman, and Elizabeth Hurley is an English model and actress who is best known for her roles in Bedazzled and Austin Powers. They had two weddings- one in a castle in England and one in India. When they arrived at the airport in India, they were met by a mob of paparazzi photographers. Between these two elaborate weddings, Nayar spent $2.5 million, but they still got divorced a few years later.
21. Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
Paul McCartney is obviously famous for being one of The Beatles, and Heather Mills is a model and activist that he met at a charity event. Many people objected to their wedding, because Paul McCartney was still grieving the death of his first wife, and some people thought the two were an odd coupling. The two were married in a remote 1,000-acre estate called Castle Leslie in Ireland in 2002. It cost a whopping $3 million. Unfortunately, their nay-sayers were right, because they separated in 2006. During the divorce, Mills tried to go after him for $150 million, and McCartney paid out $30 million.
20. Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault
Actress Salma Hayek met the billionaire French CEO of Keurig, Francois-Henri Pinault, in 2006. A month after getting pregnant with his baby, the two were engaged. They had a small and quiet wedding ceremony on Valentines Day in the City Hall of Paris. In 2009, the couple decided it was time to have a large wedding ceremony. So they got married in an Italian opera house called Teatro La Fenice. Their daughter was their flower girl, and 150 celebrity guests were invited to party in a masquerade ball in the center of Venice. This Italian affair cost $3.5 million. They renewed their vows yet again in 2018 in Bora Bora. That makes 3 weddings in total for this couple, who are proving that at least some people are truly committed to sticking together.
19. Liza Minnelli and David Gest
Actress and singer Liza Minnelli is known for being eccentric, and her wedding to David Gest was no exception. He was her fourth husband, and 7 years younger than she was, but he didn’t let that stop her from being excited to get married again. They invited 850 guests to their ceremony at the Marble Collegiate Church in New York City. Michael Jackson was Gest’s best man, and the star-studded guest list included names like Elton John, Donald Trump, and so many more. When all was said and done, it cost them $3.5 million. Sadly, the couple had a lot of issues, and their marriage only lasted 16 months.
