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Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings in the World

Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings in in the World . Wedding ceremony is usually accompanied by a grand feast, a number of guests, a musical pageant and a spectacular arrangement. For the millionaires and billionaires, it is a lavish and luxurious pageantry with a lot of extravagance and flamboyance. Here is a brief glimpse of the world’s ten most expensive weddings.      

1. Most Expensive Wedding in History sheer elegance and extravagance of the wedding of Vanisha Mittal, steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s daughter has made it the grandest of wedding extravaganzas in the Forbes list of “Billionaire Weddings”. 1000 high profiled guests from across the globe were entertained at a five-star Paris hotel during the five-day long celebration at the most famous settings of France. A performance by Kylie Minogue pop singer was the attraction of this $60 million event.   
 
2. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum - The glittering wedding ceremony of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum the ruler of Dubai and Princess Salama in 1981 at a whopping cost of $ 44.5 million earned a place in the Forbes list of “Billionaire Weddings”. A sprawling stadium was built to entertain 20,000 invitees for the seven-day long celebration amidst luxuries.     

3. Vikram Chatwal , son of a New York hotel magnet Sant Singh Chatwal tied his knot with Priya Sachdev, a model-cum-actress amidst pomp and grandeur that made it the most luxurious wedding of India. The ceremony was graced with the presence of high profile personalities including Bill Clinton, Manmohon Singh and Naomi Campbell. Everything from setting to guests, ambience to entertainment in the Chatwal wedding was an awesome extravagance.       

4. Donald Trump - The lavish wedding of Donald Trump and Melania Krauss at Palm Beach, Florida was in news round the year of 2005 for its sheer opulence and flamboyance. Adding charms to this extravaganza was the graceful presence of Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Shaquille O’Neal and Rudolph Giuliani. The glaring features of the wedding included 45 chefs, 10,000 flowers and a 200-1b marnier cake. Tony Bennett and Billy Joel gave live performances to entertain the guests.       

5. Miss Yugoslavia Aleksandra Kokotovic The pompous and ostentatious wedding of Andrei Melnichenko Russian billionaire and Miss Yugoslavia Aleksandra Kokotovich, Serbian model at Cote D’Azur, France in 2005 added a chapter to the history of world famous wedding ceremonies. Performances by Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston were the most appealing attribute of the lavish ceremony.

6. Delphine Arnault  - The marvelous and magnificent wedding of Delphine, daughter of Bernard Arnault LVMH boss ‘pope of fashion’ in France was esteemed by Harper’s Bazaar magazine as the wedding of the year, 2005. The wedding venue was decorated with 5,000 white roses and the bride was adorned in a sumptuous gown designed by John Galliano. Invitees at the Arnault party included Karl Lagerfeld and Elizabeth Hurley.          

7. Liza Minelli  - The fabulous and flamboyant wedding of Liza Minelli and David Gest at Manhattan’s Collegiate Church in 2002 was the over-the-top event that is to be memorized by its guests. Among 850 wedding guests, Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson were the mighty presence in the wedding party. Natalie Cole made all swing by singing “Unforgettable”. Cutting a grand 6-foot, 12-tier cake kicked off the celebration. About 500 staffs were hired to serve the guests. The extravagance of the wedding included $700,000 for flowers and $40, 000 for wedding cake.        

8. Paul McCartney - The $3 million wedding ceremony of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills in 2001 was accompanied by a grand feast, a marvelous pageant and a dazzling firework. An Indian themed reception and a performance by dancers clad in traditional India dress were held in honor to the couple. They passed their first night on a $20 million yacht for $ 19,000.     

9. Elizabeth Hurley & Arun Nayar  There was no end to the glamour and grandeur in the wedding ceremony of Arun Nayar and Elizabeth Hurley in 2007. The festivity lasted for eight days across two continents – Europe and Asia. The ceremony made its way from the Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, Britain to Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur, India. The couple’s accommodation at the palace suite cost $10,000 a night.

10. Wedding of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes  at Italy’s 15th-century Odescalchi Castle in 2006 was a stunning spectacle with a lot of flamboyance. Giorgio Armanai had designed sumptuous apparels for the entire bridal party. A musical performance by Andrea Boccelli enlivened the party in reception of the couple. This $2 million extravaganza deserves to be enlisted by Forbes as one of the grand and gigantic weddings.