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Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings
#5 Andrei Melnichenko & Aleksandra Kokotovic

The #5 Most Expensive Wedding in the World was in September 2005, the famed Russian billionaire Andrei Melnichenko became the happiest man when he married model Aleksandra Kokotovich at Cote d’Azur of France. The union of the billionaire and the former Miss Yugoslavia was lavish and grand in its own rights and had a star-studded guest list to grace the luxury occasion.

The luxury ceremony was cheered by the live performances of singers Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston. Aguilera came down to Cannes in a special private jet with her boyfriend Jordan Bratman at her side and arranged to stay at a posh suite.

This wedding reportedly was a £20 million affair. Surely, nothing less than this should have befitted the billionaire’s wedding occasion. The guests included Russia President Vladimir Putin, the proprietor of the Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich and the guest performers Julio and Enrique Iglesias. World famous chef Alain Ducasse was employed to cook the dishes for the wedding ceremony of the 514th richest person in the world.

Andrei Melnichenko is counted among the most well heeled persons of the world, the 35-year-old Russian Billionaire is the owner of the Russian MDM Bank that counts among the largest of the country. Besides, he has also sumptuous holdings in one of the major corporations of Russia – Unified Energy Systems. A dropout from the Moscow University of Railway Transport, Andrei Melnichenko’s present residence is at Moscow.

The most talked about feature of this wedding was the soul-stirring performance by Christina Aguilera and she received a payment of 2 million pounds for the three songs she sang. Guests who attended this wedding ranked it far higher than the much-hyped wedding of Victoria and David Beckham. An international feel was given to this ceremony by bringing in the best of all European nations.