Every woman dreams of her perfect fairytale wedding where price
doesn’t play a role and no expense is spared. When you get older those
dreams vanish into thin air when you see just what the cost of weddings
are these days. However, some people get to have those extravagant
weddings with no financial pain at all.
And if you thought Kim Kardashian’s $293 million wedding makes the cut, then you’ve got a big surprise coming, as these weddings listed below are four of the most expensive weddings in history.
And if you thought Kim Kardashian’s $293 million wedding makes the cut, then you’ve got a big surprise coming, as these weddings listed below are four of the most expensive weddings in history.
4. Prince William & Kate Middleton
The
future King of United Kingdom, Prince William had a much anticipated
and publicised wedding that was watched all around the world. The
wedding had two receptions, which included over 900 people for luncheon
and dinner.
The Duchess of Cambridge wore a $400,000 wedding gown
and the total number of flowers added up to close to R11mllion. The
wedding was said to be in the region of to $34 million.
3. Vanisha Mittal & Amit Bhatia
India’s
richest man, Lakshmi Mittal threw a lavish wedding for his daughter
Vanisha Mittal when she wed banker Amit Bhatia in Versailles, France.
The wedding celebration included chefs flown in from India and a
performance by Kylie Minogue at the reception and the wedding was said
to cost $60 million.
2. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Princess Salama
In
1981, Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates (UAE) threw a wedding fit
for royalty, as he required the construction of a stadium from scratch
to accommodate the couples 20 000 guests. The cost of the wedding was
estimated at R600 million, but converting it into today’s fluctuation
rate it is about $100 million.
1. Prince Charles & Princess Diana
Three
decades later and despite its unfortunate circumstances, the wedding of
Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer remains the most expensive wedding
of all time. The $48 million celebrations included 27 wedding cakes,
three receptions and had over 750 million people watching worldwide.
- Woman24
The four most expensive weddings ever
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