Weddings of royals and celebrities: how much did they cost?
Time flies, and they already celebrated their fifth anniversary! The royal wedding of Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle - on May 19, 2018 - drew attention around the world. It was one of the most expensive marriage parties in history, wedding planner 'Bridebook' estimated, with a price tag of 41 million dollars.
Harry and Meghan invited a total of 2,640 people. Bridebook's expense ratio indicated that the catering and drinks must have cost around 471,000 dollars. The bride's dress: 257,000 dollars.
The floral arrangements were 141,500 dollars, and the photography and videos were 22,000 dollars. Of course, these were only the most obvious expenses. Security costs are not included in this list.
The 2014 wedding of socialite Kim Kardashian to hip-hop star Kanye West cost more than 48 million dollars, Marie Claire estimated. They got married in a villa overlooking the historic center of Florence, Italy.
Kim Kardashian's wedding dress was a customized Riccardo Tisci design for Givenchy and cost $400,000, according to 'S Moda' magazine. Unfortunately, the marriage did not last forever, but we will always have these photos to remember it by.
On April 29, 2011, Prince William and Kate Middleton married in front of 1,900 guests. The wedding cost $34 million according to E Entertainment. Insider estimates that most of the expenses were for security.
Princess Victoria of Sweden married her coach Daniel Westling on June 19, 2010. They had a budget of 2.25 million dollars according to JM News.
Prince Albert of Monaco and South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock celebrated their wedding over the course of two days in the Principality of Monaco.
On the 1st and 2nd of July 2011, they gave an unforgettable party for 1,200 guests. The wedding cost 22.5 million dollars according to the newspaper 20 Minutos.
Let's move on to Hollywood royalty, where weddings can compete with those of royals in terms of expenses. Lawyer Amal Alamuddin and actor George Clooney were married in Venice in 2014. The luxurious and medialized wedding cost $4.6 million.
Nicole Kidman married Keith Urban in June 2006 in Sydney, Australia, at an estimated cost of $250,000. Among the guests were Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts and Rupert Murdoch.
Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin were married in October 2019 in the luxury resort 'Montage Palmetto Bluff' in the American state of South Carolina. With a 'modest' 150 guests, the couple spent about 500,000 dollars, according to newspaper La Vanguardia.
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Model and influencer Chiara Ferragni and artist Fedez had a three-day wedding with 150 guests. The costs of the wedding are a mystery, but we do know that the couple only paid part of them. Several brands sponsored the wedding and made commercial agreements with the bride and groom. Among the sponsors were Dior, Versace, and Alitalia, among others.
In July 2010, the daughter of former US President Bill Clinton, Chelsea, married Marc Mezvinksy in the town of Rhinebeck, New York. According to Vanidades magazine, the wedding cost more than 4.5 million dollars.
The actors of the famous 'Game of Thrones' series, Kit Harington and Rose Leslie, were married in 2019. Leslie descends from an aristocratic family, related to King Charles II of Scotland and England, and Harington has ties to the father of the first Viscount of Melville.
Their wedding took place in a 900-year-old castle owned by the bride's family. These facts about their fame and origins could give us a clue as to the money they spent on this wedding. The price tag was never revealed.
Actress Jessica Biel and singer Justin Timberlake were married on October 19, 2012, at the 'Borgo Egnazia' resort in Puglia, Italy. The wedding lasted a week and was attended by 100 guests. The total cost? Approximately 6.5 million dollars.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas were married in India on December 1st, 2018. The cost of this luxurious and extended wedding, which began on a Wednesday and ended the following Sunday, with both Hindu and Catholic rites, would exceed the figure of 500,000 dollars.
The 225 guests who came from all over the world to the wedding were accommodated in the luxurious 'Umaid Bhawan' Palace in Jodhpur.
Top model Kate Moss married Jamie Hince at St. Peter's Church in the Cotswolds in July 2011. According to Marie Claire magazine, the wedding cost £1 million, or $1.25 million. The marriage hardly lasted five years: Kate and Jamie divorced in 2016.
The Argentinean football star Lionel Messi married his teenage girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo in June 2017. The wedding, which took place in a luxury hotel in Rosario, Argentina, was attended by 300 guests and cost more than $2.5 million, the Argentinian newspaper Clarin reported.
The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal married in October 2019 in Mallorca with his girlfriend Maria Francisca Perello. According to the calculations of the 'Portal Código Único', the cost could easily reach 350,000 euros or nearly 400,000 dollars.
Actors Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello said yes in 2015. According to Hollywood wedding experts, the ceremony cost 4 million dollars. Among other luxurious elements of the special day, the place chosen for the wedding was the majestic 'Mediterranean Ballroom' with a gold-plated roof.