Oh, spending millions on a wedding …
Celebs pretty much all have a ton of money – and one of the biggest things basically anyone can spend money on is a wedding.
To that end, I decided to put together the most elaborate celebrity weddings I could find – and also any celebrity weddings that were literally held in court or at home. Here are the most elaborate celebrity weddings!
1.
Reticent: Beyoncé and Jay-Z
2.
Elaborate: Kim Kardashian and Kanye
3.
Reticent: Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas
4th
Elaborate: Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries
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The wedding, which is a special at E! aired allegedly cost $ 10 million. The marriage took place in Montecito with almost 450 guests, who were served a four-course menu prepared by Wolfgang Puck. Earth, Wind and Fire and Robin Thicke performed. Kim wore a Vera Wang ball gown (although she ended up wearing three different gowns at the event).
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Reticent: Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth
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Hemsworth and Cyrus secretly married in the Tennessee house with few people in attendance and later posting some intimate photos from the event.
6th
Elaborate: Russel Wilson and Ciara
7th
Reticent: Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio
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The two married at the last minute at City Hall in San Francisco and used DiMaggio’s basketball trip to Japan as a honeymoon. Fans and photographers gathered outside as soon as they learned of the ceremony and caught Marilyn and Joe as husband and wife.
8th.
Elaborate: Michael Jordan and Yvette Prieto
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Reticent: Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz
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It was so low key we don’t even have a photo of it! The wedding only had four guests – two were her children and the other two were family friends. They were married in a private ceremony in New York.
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Elaborate: Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra
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Around 200 guests attended the lavish festivities in India, with several ceremonies (both Christian and Indian) as well as three wedding receptions and several dresses for Priyanka, two of which took thousands of hours to embroider and make. Her wedding location was the Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur.
11th
Reticent: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos
12th
Elaborate: David and Victoria Beckham
13th
Reticent: Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
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The two secretly married in Santa Barbara – just days after it was announced that Paltrow was pregnant – and received their marriage license from the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, and there were no family members in attendance.
14th
Elaborate: Prince Will and Kate
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Middleton wore a bespoke Alexander McQueen gown and Cartier tiara, as well as a second Alexander McQueen gown for the evening celebrations at Clarence House. The two married at Westminster Abbey and then went to Buckingham Palace. Over 2,000 guests were in attendance, including other royals and celebrities like Elton John. Together with the security costs, the entire wedding is said to have cost $ 34 million.
fifteen.
Reticent: Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen
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Elaborate: Madonna and Guy Ritchie
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The two were married in an extremely private ceremony at Skibo Castle, Scotland. Gwyneth Paltrow was Madonna’s maid of honor, wearing a Stella McCartney dress. The wedding reportedly cost £ 1.5million and they appear to have rented every room in the castle.
17th
Reticent: Kristen Bell and Dax Shepherd
18th
Elaborate: Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel
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The two married in 2012 in the resort of Borgo Egnazia in southern Italy, which reportedly cost $ 6.5 million. There were around 100 guests – they first arrived in Frankfurt and were then surprised with a trip to Italy for the ceremony and the festive season. Biel wore a pink bespoke haute couture dress by Giambattista Valli while Timberlake wore a bespoke Tom Ford tuxedo. Timberlake serenaded Biel with a song he had written just for her as she walked down the aisle.
19th
Reticent: Lily Allen and David Harbor
20th
Elaborate: Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre
21.
Reticent: Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux
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The two married in their Bel-Air home in 2015, in the presence of their close friends and family. In fact, they told guests they were attending a birthday party for Theroux, then turned it into a wedding ceremony that supposedly felt more like a “warm house party” than your average home wedding.
22nd
Elaborate: Nene and Gregg Leakes
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Nene and Gregg, who were previously married and divorced, got married in 2013 in a $ 1.8 million wedding filmed for Bravo. Nene wore a $ 50,000 Baracci gown for the ceremony and a $ 20,000 pnina tornai gown for the reception, which was designed in the style of Old Hollywood and tailored to the approximately 400 guests in attendance Served 10 tier cake.
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Reticent: Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost
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Meals on Wheels actually announced the couple’s 2020 wedding, saying the couple had asked people to donate for them to celebrate. The wedding is rumored to have taken place in their New York home and was very intimate and small, in part due to the COVID pandemic.
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Elaborate: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
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The two married in 2006 at Odescalchi Castle in Italy. The two reportedly spent £ 100,000 just on Chrome Hearts sunglasses as gifts for their guests, including celebs like Victoria Beckham and Jennifer Lopez (who eventually performed one of their songs) and rented a fleet of limos to transport them. The entire celebration reportedly cost her $ 3 million. Like Kim and Kanye, they paid Andrea Bocelli to perform. Holmes wore two Giorgio Armani dresses for the wedding, with Tom and her entire wedding party also dressed in Armani.
25th
Reticent: Hailey and Justin
26th
Elaborate: Amal and George Clooney
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The two celebrated their wedding on a weekend in Venice in front of 100 guests, including stars like Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. The ceremony was chaired by the former mayor of Rome Walter Veltroni. Amal wore an Oscar de la Renta wedding dress and an Oscar de la Renta dress for the reception, who served guests a five-course meal and 250 bottles of champagne, and went until 5 a.m. The two then had a civil wedding, for which Amal wore a tailored pantsuit by Stella McCartney. The entire wedding cost $ 4.6 million.
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And finally, reserved: Ariana Grande
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