A wedding is one of the main and exciting events in the life of any couple. Therefore, often they do not spare funds for the celebration. The rich and famous all the more do not skimp in order to attract attention to their holiday and make it especially memorable.
Today's Top 10 includes the most expensive weddings in the world... The rather large budget is easily explained by the rent of castles, yachts, cathedrals, performances by show business stars and the most expensive champagne.
10. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes ($ 2 million)
This fashionable wedding took place in the small town of Bracciano in the 15th century Italian castle of Odescalchi on November 18, 2006. Kate was wearing a luxurious designer dress, and Tom was wearing a navy blue tuxedo hand-sewn by the famous Armani.
9. Arun Nayar and Elizabeth Hurley ($ 2.5 million)
Indian businessman Arun Nayar married actress Elizabeth Hurley in 2007. The wedding was played both in Hurley's homeland, Great Britain, and in Nayar's homeland, India. Despite the magnificent celebration, the couple separated a few years later.
8. Liza Minnelli and David Guest ($ 3.5 million)
The musical accompaniment of this wedding was provided by 60 orchestras! Among the guests were all the cream of show business and a great many big businessmen and politicians. The couple divorced a year after the wedding.
7. Paul McCartney and Heather Mills ($ 3.5 million)
A reception for wedding guests was organized at the old Leslie castle in Ireland. The distinguished guests included The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, as well as Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmour, singer Eric Clapton and other show business stars.
6. Delphine Arno and Alessandro Vallarino Gancia ($ 7 million)
The daughter of the French businessman Bernard Arnault and the son of the world famous winemaker Gancha passed on a grand scale. The bride was in a dress by John Galliano, and the hall was decorated with 5 thousand white roses.
5. Wayne Rooney and Colin McLaughlin ($ 15 million)
The wedding of the famous English football player Wayne Rooney took place in 2008 on the Italian Riviera. Guests were transported to the celebration by 5 private planes, and among the entertainment was sailing on a luxury yacht.
4. Vikram Chatval and Priya Sachdev ($ 20 million)
The son of a New York hotel tycoon got married in 2006. The wedding was celebrated in India. In the homeland of the parents of the bride and groom. The celebration lasted 10 days, the guests were delivered to the place of events on rented planes.
3.Andrey Melnichenko and Alexandra Kokotovich ($ 30 million)
The Russian billionaire and Miss Yugoslavia got married in 2005 in an old Orthodox chapel in France. Among the "chips" of a luxurious wedding, it is worth noting a laser show, treats from the world famous chef Alain Ducasse, performances by Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera and Julio Iglesias.
2. Vanish Mittal and Amit Bhatia ($ 78 million)
The solemn wedding took place in 1981. In terms of modern money, the wedding budget exceeds $ 100 million. The children of a "steel" tycoon and a major banker from India got married in a castle near Paris. One champagne cost $ 1.5 million. The guests were entertained by the then aspiring singer Kylie Minogue.
1.Mohammed Rashid Al Maktoum and Salameh ($ 44.5 million)
The wedding of the Arab Sheikh of the UAE Prime Minister and Princess Salameh took place in 1981. Despite the fact that the wedding of Mittal and Bhatia took place in the same year, which surpassed the Arab celebration in terms of costs, it was this ceremony that was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most expensive wedding in the world. The holiday was truly nationwide - treats and seven-day entertainment were intended for residents of all Dubai and its environs.