A wedding is an expensive event, especially if it is held according to all the rules: with a luxurious dress, expensive cars, a banquet hall for guests. Some couples save money for years to pay for it. What can we say about the stars who are not used to saving on anything. They can afford almost everything, so the most expensive weddings in the world amaze with their scope and the amount of money spent on them. Let's talk about the most notable ceremonies of recent years.
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries, $10 million
The wedding of Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries took place on August 20, 2011. She is a popular socialite, a reality TV star, he is a famous basketball player. They decided to get married after six months of dating. Chris gave the girl a ring worth 2 million dollars. The bride's mother admitted that the wedding was incredibly beautiful, like a fairy tale.
Despite the fact that it cost 10 million, the newlyweds were able to return the money by selling exclusive photographs to one of the magazines and allowing their wedding to be broadcast on the Internet. Kim had not one wedding dress, but several, all from Vera Wang: first she wore a dress with a corset and a full skirt, and then a mermaid-style dress. The groom was wearing black trousers and a white jacket.
About 400 people were invited to the ceremony, including many celebrities. All guests had to choose either black or white outfits, even the wedding cake was in black and white.
But the marriage, unfortunately, was short-lived. That same year, 72 years after the wedding, Kim filed for divorce, and the divorce process continued for 2 years.
Victoria Swarovski and Werner Münz
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In 2021, the attention of the press was attracted by a grandiose celebration organized in honor of the wedding of the heiress of the Swarovski brand, Victoria Swarovski, and Werner Münz. The dress alone, expectedly decorated with a scattering of crystals, cost at least one million dollars. The outfit weighed 45 kilograms, and the bride admitted that it was not easy to withstand the wedding ceremony. The celebration lasted three days and took place at the Portopiccolo resort hotel. All guests were required to adhere to a strict dress code: men had to come in white and women in red outfits. The hall where the main part of the event was organized was decorated with flowers and crystals, and the final touch was a ceremonial fireworks display in honor of the newlyweds.
Wayne Rooney and Colin McLaughlin, $15 million
On June 12, 2008, the wedding of Wayne Rooney and Coleen McLaughlin . The British OK! wrote about the most glamorous wedding of that time, devoted 75 pages to it and paid 5 million dollars for this opportunity. Wayne said that before that he and Colleen were in Las Vegas, and he proposed getting married to her, but she refused because... I dreamed of a big wedding.
The celebration took place in Italy; 65 people came to the country to attend the event. Colleen read the poems she had written for her father, and Wayne admitted that he dreams of having children, 3 or even 4. His dream came true. In the winter of 2021, the couple had their 4th son, the first of whom appeared a year after the wedding.
David and Victoria Beckham
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One of the main events of 1999 was the wedding of Spice Girls member Victoria Addams and football player David Beckham. From the very beginning, their beautiful couple attracted the attention of fans around the world, so the future spouses were simply obliged to organize a luxurious celebration. And they succeeded: the event took place in the Irish Lutrellstown Castle, which accommodated more than three hundred distinguished guests. The bride wore a Vera Wang dress and a diamond tiara, and the groom wore a simple white suit. And in the evening, the newlyweds surprised the guests by changing their snow-white outfits to purple ones. It is believed that the wedding of David and Victoria completely paid off: journalists were willing to pay fabulous money for the right to cover the event.
Vikram Chatwal and Priya Sachdev, $20 million
Vikram Chatwal and Priya Sachdev got married in February 2006. She is a famous model, he is a millionaire, a former actor. Even former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary were present at the ceremony, and there were many other famous people such as Harriston Ford and Naomi Campbell. Entertainment included a costume ball on a floating palace and elephant polo.
Unfortunately, the pomp of the ceremony does not in any way affect the duration of the marriage. Already in 2011, the couple decided to divorce.
Andrey Melnichenko and Alexandra Kokotovich, $35 million
Andrey Melnichenko and Alexandra Kokotovich met at a party in France. He is one of the richest businessmen in Russia, she is a model, one of the most beautiful girls in Serbia.
Their wedding was luxurious, they celebrated it on the Cote d'Azur in 2005. In total, 300 guests came to the ceremony, who were not only paid for a plane ticket, but also accommodated in a 5-star hotel. Whitney Houston, Enrique Iglesias, and Christina Aguilera performed for them. A copy of an ancient Russian chapel was built especially for the newlyweds to get married.
After the wedding, Alexandra became involved in charity work and devotes time to her passion – design. They are still together, raising a son and daughter; the former top model forgot about her career and devoted herself to her family. The young woman admits that she has no time to be bored, because... There are 3 houses to take care of in 3 different countries.
Event budget
According to conservative estimates, the wedding at the Swiss ski resort cost the couple 5-6 million dollars. This estimate makes it possible to consider the wedding of Daria and Stavros the most expensive in 2020.
Even the rapidly growing pandemic did not interfere with the grand celebration of love. One can argue for a long time about how justified such expenses are, but we can only wish the newlyweds strong love and happiness in their life together.
Donald Trump and Melania Knauss, $35 million
Donald Trump and Melania Knauss met at a party in New York in 1998. The ex-model charmed the media mogul; at that time she was 28, and he was 52.
In 2004, Trump proposed and Melania agreed. January 22 was their wedding by the sea in Palm Beach. The wedding took place in the Episcopal Church, the outfit was made by John Galliano, who at that time worked at Dior. It was made of snow-white satin, the patterns were embroidered by hand.
Among those invited to the celebration were many stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Clinton and his wife.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, $40 million
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met in 2021, and their wedding took place on May 19, 2018. The wedding took place on the grounds of Windsor Castle, in the chapel of St. Gerogius. Among the invited guests were many stars: George Clooney, Elton John, David Beckham and others.
Meghan's dress was talked about six months before the ceremony; it was entrusted to the British designer Clare Waight Keller to make it. The model turned out to be laconic, but effective, with a long train, made of silk. The veil – 5 m, was decorated with embroidery of 53 flowers. The bride's head was adorned with an antique diamond tirade, lent to her by Queen Elizabeth.
The richest weddings in Russia
Not only world, but also Russian celebrities are able to organize wedding celebrations worth several tens of millions of dollars. Let’s look at three celebrations that won the title “Richest Wedding in Russia”:
Said Gurtsiev and Khadija Uzhakhova
The son of Russian businessman Mikhail Gurtsiev Said and his bride Khadija played a rich wedding in Moscow in 2021. The wedding budget was one billion euros. The engagement took place in Moscow, and after that the newlyweds and everyone went to London to continue the celebration.
Khadija's wedding dress amazed everyone with its amazing beauty. A dress from the famous fashion designer Elie Saab and precious crystals weighing 25 kg. World stage stars came to congratulate the newlyweds: Jennifer Lopez, Sting and Enrique Iglesias. It was a luxurious wedding that many brides dream of!
The richest weddings of 2021 can compete with the celebration of Said and Khadija, for example, the ceremony of Ukrainian designer Elena Bernatskaya and businessman Demyan Pulchev, which also did not have the lowest price tags.
Prince William and Kate Middleton, $40 million
Prince William and Kate Middleton got married on April 29, 2011; the girl waited 8 years for this event. The ceremony took place in Westminster Abbey, and 1,900 guests were invited, including many famous personalities, including Elton John, David Beckham, and George Michael.
The bride chose a Grace Kelly-inspired dress from Alexander McQueen. At the celebration there were 2 cakes, fruit and chocolate, made according to a family recipe. The newlyweds accepted gifts only from relatives, and donated the rest to charitable organizations.
“A million is generally budgetary”: we remembered the most luxurious and obscenely expensive Russian weddings
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We recently wrote about a former resident of Petrozavodsk, and now the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources of Russia and the head of Rosleskhoz, 39-year-old Ivan Valentik, who spent a million on a wedding with his secretary Nina. The celebration took place on the restaurant-boat "Swallow". The list of only 35 guests included high-ranking guests and relatives of the deputy minister. 100 thousand was paid for the services of toastmaster Valery Chegintsev. The civil servant paid 750 thousand rubles for the banquet, and the artists asked for 80 thousand rubles for the performance. Our readers were indignant then, saying that the wedding was not so luxurious, but even quite budget-friendly. It can also be more expensive. We checked: it really does happen. And they made a rating of the most luxurious and obscenely expensive weddings of rich and famous residents of Russia.
The most recent example is the wedding of the son of billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev, which has already been dubbed the wedding of the year and a feast during the plague. It passed at the end of March. It is known that world celebrities performed at the event: Jennifer Lopez, Sting, Patricia Kaas, Enrique Iglesias and Alla Pugacheva.
The gala event took place at the Safisa restaurant in Moscow. Gutseriev Jr.’s chosen one was Khadija Uzhakhova from Ingushetia, a student at the Moscow Medical and Dental University named after Evdokimov. The bride wore an Ellie Saab dress with a long train, which was ordered in France. The total weight of the dress is twenty-five kilograms. The son of an Ingush billionaire, 28-year-old Said Gutseriev, had been looking for a bride for several years. And they found it. Khadija Uzhakhova will soon turn 20 years old. Beauty and modesty.
Gutseriev is the main shareholder and co-owner of the Bean group. His areas of interest include banks, construction, real estate, pension funds, and investments. In the Forbes ranking of the richest businessmen in Russia, Gutseriev occupies 16th position with a capital of $5.9 billion.
The hall was decorated with thousands of fresh flowers. Experts say that such floral arrangements cost around 200 thousand dollars - almost 14 million rubles! Jennifer Lopez changed her outfits several times, did not spare herself, performing in full force, and also heartily congratulated the newlyweds from the stage, even learning Ingush names that are difficult for a foreigner: “The wedding of Said and Khadija was sweet!”
In general, as Caucasian portals note, the Gutserievs’ wedding cost more than the budget of their small homeland, Ingushetia (the republic spent about 2 billion rubles in January-February). Moreover, the Moscow celebration was only the beginning - they say the wedding continued in London, where Beyoncé and Elton John sang to the newlyweds and their friends. And in general, they will celebrate for 10 days, after which a new unit of Russian society will have an unforgettable honeymoon.
An unusual space wedding took place at the Radisson Blu resort hotel in Zavidovo, Tver region, on the last weekend of February. The bride is 25-year-old Alina Monosova, daughter of the vice-president of the Sistema financial corporation Leonid Monosov. Groom: businessman of the same age as Pavel Kalturin, a lover of corporate sports (plays in the Gazprom UGS mini-football team), son of the owner Vladimir Kalturin.
For the extravaganza called Planet of PandA (“Planet of Pavel and Alina”), the banquet hall and the 4-story high hall were decorated in the form of a universe with fake planets and a scattering of stars. In one of the spheres, the newlyweds soared in the air with acrobats after the ceremony.
In addition to all these space dockings and undockings, the guests were entertained by Dominic Joker, Polina Gagarina and the Leningrad group. Shnurov’s hit about Louboutins alone, given its wild popularity, cost the hosts of the celebration 70 thousand euros. In total, the singers were enriched by 10 million rubles. The cost of the wedding is more than 60 million rubles, excluding fees to the stars.
French Provence, August 2015. The wedding of 29-year-old Moscow gallery owner Maria Baibakova, daughter of the president and the world's largest art collector Oleg Baibakov, and 30-year-old French financier Adrien Faure.
A “symbolic” celebration for family and friends (the official registration took place a couple of months earlier) was organized in the luxury restaurant L'Oustau de Baumanière. As Vogue wrote, “four couture dresses, three hundred guests and views of Provence formed into one stunning celebration that lasted three days in a row.” The bride dreamed of a Valentino, Chanel or Dior dress, but these fashion houses could not offer her a truly exclusive dress that met her needs. The situation was saved by the Italian couturier Giambattista Valli: he sewed a wedding dress from 300 meters of airy tulle in different shades, from white to cream, and a bustier dress for the first dance (pictured below). Two more unique outfits were made by fashionable Moscow designers.
Maria Baibakova previously became famous as the author of a “serfdom” article in Tatler about how servants should be treated. In particular, she advised not to let staff through the main entrance and not to seat them at the master’s table, but most of all the Internet public was outraged by the recommendation not to shout at the servants - because “we should openly express violent emotions only in relation to equals.” Misunderstood by the people, Baibakova (whose advice, by the way, is for the most part reasonable and applicable to ordinary relations between superiors and subordinates), eventually made some kind of ridiculous apology.
Skolkovo golf club near Moscow, June 2015. 18-year-old Maria Chigirinskaya, the daughter of major investor Alexander Chigirinsky and the niece of construction magnate Shalva Chigirinsky, married Semyon Krutir, the son of Moscow businessman Arkady Krutir.
The newlyweds were married according to all the traditions of Jewish society with the participation of the Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar. The bride's dress from Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad cost, according to various estimates, from 1 to 15 million rubles. More than 800 guests reveled in outdoor tents - all billionaires and celebrities, from Abramovich and Mamut to Yudashkin and Krutoy. The ex-governor of Kuban, and now the Minister of Agriculture, Alexander Tkachev, also got into this crowd.
The role of toastmaster was shared by TV presenters Maxim Galkin and Victoria Lopyreva, and local stars - Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Philip Kirkorov, Leonid Agutin and Anzhelika Varum - warmed up the audience for the appearance of the main guest star - American hiphopper Busta Rhymes.
The most expensive Russian wedding in the world took place in September 2005 on the Cote d'Azur. The owner of MDM Bank (at that time), the future major energy industrialist Andrei Melnichenko and the former “Miss Yugoslavia” Alexandra Kokotovic got married.
Over the past 10 years, so many legends have been created about this wedding that now it is no longer possible to distinguish truth from fiction. We can only list the main facts that are still flashing in the press: especially for the wedding, Melnichenko purchased several large plots on Cape Antibes - the summer residence of the billionaire couple now flaunts there; the wedding took place in an old Russian chapel, which was allegedly dismantled in the Moscow region, transported to France and then returned (according to Tatler, it was still only a copy of the chapel, erected by order of the oligarch);
For 300 guests, private jets and a five-star hotel in Cannes were ordered, in the rooms of which evening dresses awaited women and Armani tuxedos for men (“to save loved ones from unnecessary expenses”); the bride changed four white dresses, designed by the personal designer of the British royal family, but the main wedding dress was made by the popular American wedding designer Vera Wang; one of the groom's gifts to his chosen one was a diamond tiara from the Van Cleef & Arpels museum, commissioned by Grace Kelly herself.
High society was entertained by Whitney Houston, father and son Julio and Enrique Iglesias, Christina Aguilera (she allegedly received $3.6 million for three hits), plus 200 circus performers. French sources claimed (without evidence, of course) that Vladimir Putin himself attended the celebration, but quickly left, missing the night's masquerade ball, where all the guests were dressed up in transparent jellyfish costumes. The wedding cost approximately 35-40 million dollars. For comparison: the wedding of the future heir to the British crown, Prince William and Kate Middleton, cost about the same in 2011.
Igor Krutoy’s daughter Victoria and restaurateur David Berkovich got married in the summer of 2014 in the New York Hamptons, and in Monte Carlo they threw a grand celebration according to Jewish custom with a real secular scope - the entire Russian elite came to congratulate the newlyweds. White-winged albatrosses, the garden of the Monte-Carlo Bay Hotel buried in white flowers, a huge wedding cake, bridesmaids in flowing powder dresses and the bride in a dazzling white Vera Wang dress and a diamond tiara - not only the Moscow world, but even respectable Monaco has never seen such luxury. The celebration of the secular couple was named the wedding of the year, and Krutaya was named the most beautiful bride.
The wedding, the scope of which will be discussed in the world for a long time, was arranged for his only daughter by Russian couturier Valentin Yudashkin. Renting the Gostiny Dvor, where the gala ball took place, catering from the La Maree restaurant and serving 800 guests, including everyone from famous artists to government officials, installations of fresh flowers, a 300-kilogram birthday cake, fountains, a symphony orchestra conducted by Sergei Skripka , the ballet “Swan Lake” performed by soloists of the Bolshoi Theater, not to mention three wedding dresses, the creation of which was a matter of family honor for the father of the bride (one of them took 40 meters of silk and tens of thousands of hand-sewn pearls) - judging by the splendor , the annual budget of a small African country was spent on the celebration.
And finally, everyone remembers what a scandal the luxurious wedding of President Vladimir Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov and figure skater Tatyana Navka turned into. Everything was perfect: the bride’s snow-white dress, beautiful scenery, celebrity guests, the huge scale of the celebration and unbridled fun. However, the public still found reason for indignation. Internet users didn’t like just one small detail in Peskov’s wardrobe - a wristwatch worth... 37 million rubles!
The right hand of 47-year-old Peskov was decorated with Richard Mille RM 52−01, which, by the way, was released in a limited edition: only 30 pieces for the whole world. On the Internet, the cost of such an accessory varies from 600,000 euros to 1,400,000 dollars. Activists on the Internet began to look for information about the income of the presidential press secretary, and, as it turned out, he earns about 10 million a year (more specifically, 9,184,358 rubles). The question is: where does the representative of the head of government get this kind of money? However, the enviable groom gave an answer: supposedly his wife, Tatyana Navka, gave him the watch!
The wedding of the Olympic champion and press secretary of Russian President Vladimir Putin took place in Sochi at the elite Rodina Grand Hotel & SPA. Relatives and friends of the couple, as well as sports and show business stars, gathered to congratulate the bride and groom. Among the guests were Philip Kirkorov, Anna Semenovich, Yana Rudkovskaya, Alika Smekhova, Nikolai Baskov, Leonid Agutin and Angelika Varum, Valentin Yudashkin with his family, Alexey Yagudin and many others. Despite the fact that the celebration took place in the strictest secrecy, thanks to the guests, the first photographs from the holiday became available. Alika Smekhova, Anna Semenovich, Oleg Mitvol and others published pictures of the newlyweds on their Instagram.
It is known that Tatyana Navka went to the altar in a dress from Valentin Yudashkin. The designer created a lace outfit especially for the athlete, emphasizing her ideal figure.
Prince Charles and Diana Spencer, $50 million
Prince Charles and Diana had a grand wedding. It took place on July 29, 1981. It was held at St. Paul's Cathedral, located in London. Lady Di arrived at the wedding venue with her father, Earl Spencer, in a transparent carriage. The ceremony was attended by 3,500 people, including members of the royal family.
The dress was made from heavy taffeta. It was milky in color, adorned with 10,000 pearls, and had a 25-foot train. It was sewn in 6 factories, and then assembled into one piece in an atelier.
The shoes were also unusual; they took 5 months to make and were decorated with 132 pearls. Diana's ring was also special: a 12-carat sapphire and 14 diamonds in white gold, for which they paid 40 thousand dollars.
27 cakes were baked for the wedding, but the most important was a multi-tiered fruit cake, which was cut and presented to the guests, placed in silver gift boxes.
Vanish Mittal and Amit Bhatia, $70 million
Vanish Mittal and Amit Bhatia got married in 2004. She is the daughter of an Indian metallurgical magnate, he is a banker. The couple decided to get married in Paris, where they invited about 1 thousand relatives and friends. The celebration lasted a whole week.
The guests visited the Tuileries Garden, watched a show from the Moulin Rouge cabaret, and listened to Kylie Minogue sing for them. They were also treated to a great deal - 6 thousand dishes, and for those who preferred vegetarian food (there were 300 of them) special food was delivered from India by plane.
But in 2013 the couple decided to divorce.
Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Salama, $100 million
Sheikh Mohammed and Princess Salama spent a huge amount of money on the wedding - 44.5 million dollars, and at the current exchange rate this is more than 100 million. The celebration took place in May 1981. It lasted a week, 20 thousand guests were invited. To accommodate everyone, a stadium was built especially for the ceremony at a cost of 22 million.
Before the start of the holiday, each of the guests was sent a parcel with delicacies and drinks, and each of them was personally greeted by the newlyweds. Everyone was entertained by Arab and African dance and song ensembles, there were at least 50 of them. One of the singers who composed a song for this celebration received a Mercedes as a gift.
The wedding gifts were brought on 20 camels of a rare breed, decorated with precious stones. The marriage turned out to be successful; 4 sons and 5 daughters were born.
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Selection of luxury wedding dresses
For a luxury wedding, there are simply no restrictions in choosing a rich wedding dress for the bride. She can choose several outfits for a wedding celebration at once, from fashionable brand stores and the best famous fashion designers. The most expensive precious stones will be a wonderful and expensive addition to a luxurious wedding look; they will successfully make any woman tender. Also, you should properly arrange the bride’s wedding bouquet, adding elegant flowers from the best florists and rich decorations in the form of rare decorative greenery to the composition.
