Said Gutseriev, son of Russian oil tycoon, Mikhail Gutseriev, got married in Moscow in 2016. The bride was 20-year-old dental student Khadija Uzhakhovs, who wore a dress that was covered in so many jewels that it weighed nearly 30 pounds. The celebration cost Mikhail an incredible $1 billion, almost ¼ of his total net worth.
Several stars showed up to perform at the show, including Sting, Enrique Iglesias, and Jennifer Lopez, who was paid a cool million for the evening. Guests were shuttled to and from the ceremony in Rolls Royces and dined on a cake that was taller than everyone in the room. An incredible fireworks display provided the perfect end to the fairytale when it was time for everyone to leave.
TomKat's Castle Wedding
Fortunately for Katie, she’s free from her marriage to Tom Cruise. But just because things went south for the former couple, doesn’t mean that they didn’t have some good days. One of those days just happens to be that of their wedding – an extravagant affair that took place in a beautiful 15th-century castle near Rome. It cost about $2 million.
The two were set on having their wedding outside of Rome, which meant that they needed to fly all of their guests in for the occasion, which they did for a price of over $900,000. Celebrity friends of the couple in attendance include Jennifer Lopez and Will Smith. Guests were treated to fine dining and nearly $200,000 of wine.
Prince Albert's Big Day
This is another one of those numbers that will make your head spin. After all, an average human looks at a couple of million dollars like a lot of money – so what about $65 million? That’s how much Prince Albert II of Monaco spent on his wedding with South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock.
The marriage was held in 2011, in Monte Carlo, Monaco, and spanned the course of two days at the beginning of July. They held two separate ceremonies so that they could have both a civil and a religious ceremony, the first of which took place in the Prince’s palace. Wittstock wore a sleek and sophisticated Giorgio Armani gown for the second part of the event and they rented out a Lexus to transport them to and from the different venues. This definitely holds a rightful spot on the list of the most expensive weddings of all time.
Madonna's Wedding
There was no way this material girl was going to have some mediocre ceremony when she wed film director Guy Ritchie in 2000. The couple held an intimate, but incredibly lavish, ceremony at Skibo Castle in Scotland. They booked each and every room in the entire place for their guests, which included Sting and Gwyneth Paltrow.
The star-studded wedding cost the two an estimated $1.5 million, which in today’s terms equals out to about $2.5 million. Madonna wore a beautiful gown by Stella McCartney, while Ritchie decided to don a kilt, a nod to his own Scottish heritage. The castle was rife with security guards, which kept the reporters at bay until they had officially tied the knot.
Jen and Brad's Iconic Wedding
Anyone who was familiar with pop culture in the ’90s is aware of the marriage between Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, Hollywood’s original “it” couple. The young stars tied the knot in a $1 million wedding ceremony in July of 2000. That may not seem like a huge amount of money compared to some others on the list, but it’s still quite a bit, especially considering it went down nearly two decades ago.
The event was wholly star-studded and some guests in attendance included Salma Hayek, Cameron Diaz, and the cast of "Friends," except Matt Leblanc who was working at the time. Four bands were hired to perform throughout the festivities, along with Melissa Etheridge and a church choir. Unfortunately, the marriage ultimately went downhill.