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The 12 Most Expensive Weddings In History

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    Thirty years after his parents were married in "the wedding of the century," Prince William is having his own giant wedding.
    Kate and William's wedding will cost an estimated $34 million.

    It will be perhaps the third most expensive wedding in history.

    Diana and Charles take the cake with a wedding costing $110 million when adjusted for inflation. Vanisha Mittal and Amit Bhatia come in third after paying an inflation-adjusted $66 million.

    #12 Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas

    The bill was $1.5 million in 2005, or $1.6 million when adjusted for inflation.

    The bride was a movie star known for Zorro, America's Sweethearts and Entrapment

    The groom was a movie star known for Wall Street (pictured) and producer known for One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

    The wedding, right out of a spy film, featured invitations written in invisible ink and holograms -- sent to guests including Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, and Michael Caine. The ceremony at New York's Plaza Hotel was guarded by over 50 rent-a-cops. The bride's diamond tiara cost $300,000 and her Christian Lacroix gown cost $140,000.

    Source: Romancestruck.com and Forbes



    #11 Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes

    The bill was $2 million in 2006, or $2.2 million when adjusted for inflation.

    The bride was an actress known for Dawson's Creek and Batman Begins

    The groom was a movie star known for Top Gun, Jerry Maguire and Mission Impossible

    The wedding at the 15th century Odescalchi Castle outside Rome featured a five-tiered white chocolate cake decorated with marzipan roses. Cruise actually performed "You've Got That Loving Feeling." They were joined by Will Smith, Jennifer Lopez, David Beckham, and others. Costs included $900,000 for guest airfare and accommodations and $180,000 for 300 bottles of wine.



    #10 Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman

    The bill was $2 million in 2005, or $2.2 million when adjusted for inflation.

    The bride was a pop star

    The groom was a music producer

    The wedding featured 150 guests including Sharon Stone at the Napa Valley's Staglin Family Vineyard. Christina paid $80,000 for a Spanish-style Christian Lacroix gown. Decorations included a winter-themed tent with white roses, silver and crystals.



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