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Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 9:39am On Sep 23, 2014
10. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes ($2
million)
They’re still together, almost 6 years later,
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and they
come in at number 10 on the top ten list of
grandest weddings of all time. After Tom
proposed to Katie on the top of the Eiffel
Tower, 19 months before the wedding date,
they were married in Italy at the 15
century castle, Odescalchi Castle in Rome
on November 18 , 2006. Giorgio Armani
designed all the apparel for the bridal party
and Andrea Boccelli gave a musical
performance. The wedding was attended by
150 guests. The couple honeymooned in
Maldives following the elaborate wedding
event.

Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 9:41am On Sep 23, 2014
9. Paul McCartney and Heather Mills ($3
million)
Fireworks, grand feasting and dancers
dressed in Indian costume performed for
Paul McCartney and Heather Mill’s wedding
in 2001. The $3 million dollar wedding
ceremony took place in County, Monaghan,
Ireland. The ceremony was held in St.
Salvador’s Church and the reception took
place at Castle Leslie with 300 guests.
Heather Mills wore a dress she herself
fashioned and carried roses named after
her husband. Following their affair they
honeymooned at a private island in
Seychelles. They spent their first evening on
a $20 million yacht for $19,000 a night.

Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 9:44am On Sep 23, 2014
8. Liza Minnelli and David Gest ($3.5
million)
Held at the Manhattan’s Collegiate Church
in 2002, with a sum total of 850 wedding
guests, the wedding was a monumental
event with guests including Natalie Cole
singing “Unforgettable”, a 60-piece
orchestra also kept the guests entertained
along with Tony Bennett. The wedding
included a $40,000 6-foot, 12-tier cake, a
staff of 500 and a bill of over $700,000 in
flowers.

Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 9:46am On Sep 23, 2014
7. Elizabeth Hurley & Arun Nayar ($7
million)
Wed on June 29, 2006, Elizabeth Hurley and
Arun Nayar, an Indian businessman
married in a 15 century castle in Sudeley
Castle in Gloucestershire in Britain. The
festivities lasted for 8 days across the 2
continents of Europe and Asia. The
proceedings began at Sudeley and then the
wedding party traveled to Umaid Bhawan
Palace in Jodhpur, India. The palace suite
cost $10,000 a night.

Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 9:47am On Sep 23, 2014
6. Delphine Arnault and Alessandro
Vallarino Gancia ($7 million)
Who said a bride isn’t worth it, especially
when she’s the daughter of the wealthy
French businessman, Bernard Arnault? A
father coined the ‘pope of fashion’ in France
too means of course, a fancy dress, in fact,
one so fancy that it was fashioned by the
famous designer, John Galliano. It certainly
was a price you’d not find on the racks at
David’s Bridal either. Add to a wealthy bride
a wealthy groom with a family with a wine
dynasty business and you’ve got a splendid
party, with of course, plenty of fine wines.
They couple wed in 2005 at the Cote d’ Azur
in France. The venue was decorated with
5,000 white roses. Harper’s Bazaar called it
the “Wedding of the Year

Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 9:50am On Sep 23, 2014
5. Wayne Rooney & Coleen McLoughlin
($15 million)
Okay if that previous wedding bill wasn’t
enough to impress you, try doubling that
with a few little extras and you’ve got the
wedding of Wayne Rooney and Coleen
McLaughlin at $15 million. Colleen
McLoughlin, a television presenter/product
endorser plus a Manchester United/England
football star resulted not only in an
expensive wedding but an interesting one at
that. The 4 day wedding ceremony took
place in Villa Durazzo in Portofino Italy on
June 12, 2008. With stunning views of the
Italian Rivera on a yacht with 64 guests
flown in on five different private jets, the
ambiance was beautiful. After spending
almost $4 million dollars on a dress
designed by Georgia Chapman’s Marchesa
label, guests had to wonder if the budget
had run out after being served pizza for the
reception. In the end, they were able to cut
costs of $5 million by allowing Britain’s OK!
Magazine to publish exclusive information
and pictures about the event, that is, after
the pizza was served.

Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 9:51am On Sep 23, 2014
4. Vikram Chatwal and Priva Sachdey ($20
million)
Let’s make it an even 20 after 15, that is,
$20 mil, and then everything will be up to
par for the wedding of Vikram Chatwal, son
of a New York hotel magnet and a jet-
setting hotelier and actor and for his
model/actress/investment banker bride,
Priya Sachdey (who ever said a man couldn’t
have it all). The wedding took place on
February 18 , 2006 and is known as one of
the most luxurious weddings ever in all of
India. Bill Clinton was on the guest list
along with many other well-known, high-
powered people. The wedding took place
over 10 days and was spread across 3 cities
in India (Mumbai, Udaipur, and Delhi).
There were 600 guests from 26 countries
who were all retrieved for the event on
chartered jets.

Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 9:54am On Sep 23, 2014
3. Miss Yugoslavia Aleksandra Kokotovic
and Andrey Melnichenko ($30 million)
Topping a $20 million dollar wedding isn’t
easy but for Miss Yugoslavia Aleksandra
Kokotovic and Andrey Melnichenko, it
wasn’t hard with a $30 million dollar
extravaganza that made history in world
famous weddings. Andrey Melnichenko, the
Russian billionaire and founder of MDM
Bank and the Serbian model, Miss
Yugoslavia Aleksandra Kokotovic married in
Cote D’ Azur, France on September 3 ,
2005. There were performances by
Christina Aguilera and Whitney Houston for
a full house of guests of the rich and
famous. The singers alone cost $3.6 million
each to perform.

Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 9:55am On Sep 23, 2014
what shall it profit you to have the most expensive wedding n then get a divorce in less than no time
Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by yungchop: 9:59am On Sep 23, 2014
My bigman and my momsy wedding no dey there?? The list is crap tongue
Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 10:01am On Sep 23, 2014
2. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum and Princess Salama ($44.5
million)
The Arabs really know how to have a
wedding party and especially the ruler of
Dubai who married Princess Salama in
1981. The wedding earned a place in the
Forbes list of “Billionaire Weddings”. A
stadium was built just for the occasion to
entertain 20,000 guests for 7 days of luxury.

Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by Nobody: 10:03am On Sep 23, 2014
1. Vanisha Mittal & Amit Bhatia ($78
million)
The Indians, however, outshined the Arabs
on November 18 , 2004 when Vanisha
Mittal & Amit Bhatia wed in what is
recorded as the most expensive wedding in
history. 1,000 guests from around the world
attended after each had received a 20-page
silver card to the event which included all
the lavish details the entire venue that
lasted for 5 days. The party took place at the
finest chateau and garden in France, the
17 century, Vaux le Vicomte. The bride,
Vanisha Mittal, daughter to the steel tycoon
Lakshmi Mittal and Amit Bhatia, the
investment banker wed in sheer riches. A
performance by Kylie Minogue the pop
singer was the high-lighted attraction to the
event. 100 different dishes were prepared
by a top Calcutta Chef and the wine cost
$1.5 million. The costs of everything else
we’ll leave to your imagination

Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by gbenga4sure(m): 9:04pm On Sep 23, 2014
Wow!! sings*Mofe lowo ju daddy mi o*
Re: Top 10 Most Expensive Weddings In The World by gbenga4sure(m): 9:05pm On Sep 23, 2014
Well,the joy of being married is priceless

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