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Most expensive weddings after £15m Beckham bash - from Ecclestone to Kardashian

Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s star-studded wedding bash has made headlines all around the world - not least because of its hefty price tag.

The lavish, three-day celebration in Palm Beach, Florida is rumoured to have cost £15 million, The Sun reports.

In front of 500 guests including Eva Longoria, Serena and Venus Williams and members of The Spice Girls, the couple said their vows in a stunning setting - and the bride wore a custom Valentino gown.

While the cost of the ceremony and party seems eye-watering to most of us, it’s not uncommon for celebs to splash out obscene amounts of cash on their nuptials.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, £34.6 million

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex tied the knot in a similarly star-studded ceremony at Windsor in 2018.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had a star-studded bash in 2018 (Getty Images)

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The eyes of the world were on the royals as Meghan arrived at Windsor Castle in a simple but stunning boat-neck gown designed by Clare Wright Keller for Givenchy, rumoured to have cost just over £200,000.

The bride was also wearing Queen Mary’s bandeau tiara, a bejewelled headpiece on loan from The Queen.

For the evening party, Meghan slipped into another beautiful white halter neck gown designed by Stella McCartney, before the pair drove off to meet their guests at Frogmore House in a Jaguar e-Type.

Guests at the wedding included Idris Elba, Oprah Winfrey and Elton John.

The Queen hosted a lavish sit down lunch before an evening party, organised by Prince Charles, which including dancing, live music and themed-cocktails.

As well as the food and booze, there was a huge security bill for the celebrations which was picked up by the taxpayer.

Prince William and Kate Middleton, around £30 million

Our future King and his long-term university girlfriend Kate Middleton said their vows at Westminster Abbey in 2011.

The ceremony drew comparisons with Prince Charles’s wedding to Princess Diana at St Paul's Cathedral 30 years earlier.

As Kate stepped out of her wedding carriage she showed off a handmade lace and satin gown with a nine-foot train carried by her sister Pippa.

Kate and William's wedding in Westminster Abbey echoed Charles and Diana's (Getty Images)

The beautiful gown, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, cost around £250,000 at the time - with Kate’s parents Carole and Mike footing the bill.

Among the guests at the ceremony were the Beckhams, jazz singer Joss Stone and film director Guy Ritchie.

Petra Ecclestone and James Stunt, £12 million

Petra Ecclestone’s wedding to businessman and art collector James Stunt in 2011 was thought to have cost around £5 million.

But while giving evidence in a German fraud trial, Petra’s billionaire tycoon father Bernie revealed the celebration had actually cost closer to £12 million - much to his shock as he was footing the bill.

The lavish Italian ceremony, which took place in a medieval castle, looked like something out of a fairytale. But it seems fairytales aren’t particularly cheap.

On the day, Petra stunned in a custom-made Vera Wang bridal gown, and the guests were entertained by a special set from the Black Eyed Peas, as well as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Petra wore a bridal gown designed by Vera Wang (Getty Images)

Mr Ecclestone said at the trial: “When it was suggested how much they would be spending on drinks, I thought it was absurd and I managed to upset my daughter and my wife.

“Then she spent in excess of £12 million on my daughter’s wedding which I did not know about until afterwards.”

Despite the enormous price tag of the wedding, the marriage didn’t work out and Petra and James divorced in 2017.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, £9 million

Reality TV star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian ’s third wedding was to rapper Kanye West in 2014.

The pair had been friends for years before they began dating - and it wasn’t long before Kanye popped the question.

While the wedding ceremony took place in Florence in Italy, the two-leg wedding celebration began in Paris, where the couple rented out the Palace of Versailles for their rehearsal dinner.

Guests were then whisked off to Florence in private jets for the ceremony the following day - before being put up in The Four Seasons Hotel.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's wedding was a double destination bash (WireImage)
Kim has now been declared "legally single" in divorce proceedings (mirror.co.uk)

Kim’s lace Givenchy wedding gown was reported to have cost nearly £400,000 - and even her Balmain heels had a price tag of £31,000.

And it wasn’t just Kim wearing a designer gown - with the couple’s then 11-month-old daughter North West wearing a Givenchy dress too.

The pair said their vows in front of an enormous 20ft flower wall adorned with white roses and peonies - which cost around £100,000.

Guests were serenaded by veteran opera singer Andrea Bocelli, whose performance could have cost up to £1 million alone.

Sadly, the marriage wasn’t to be and the pair have since split. This month, Kim Kardashian was declared “legally single” in divorce proceedings.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, £5 million

The former N’SYNC member married his beau Jessica Biel in a destination wedding in Puglia, Italy in 2012.

Although there is some speculation around the price tag of the bash, it is rumoured the wedding cost £5 million ($6.5 million).

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel flew their loved ones out to Puglia (PA)

At the time, HollyScoop reported the pair had spent £1 million just to secure the venue in the south of Italy - the ultra-exclusive Borgo Egnazia hotel.

The pair kept the guest list relatively intimate for the wedding (for a celebrity party, anyway), flying out 80 of their closest friends and family to Italy.

As the pair said their vows, Biel wore a dress designed by Giambattista Valli while Timberlake sported a Tom Ford tuxedo - which no doubt added to the cost of the ceremony.

Although there’s no doubt the ceremony cost a pretty penny, some sources suggested it didn’t quite hit the £5 million mark.

Regardless of the cost, the guests were treated to a stunning Italian party and were even treated to a bottle of high-end locally produced olive oil in their hotel rooms.

George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin, £3.5 million

George and Amal Clooney also went back to Italy for their wedding - where they'd originally met (PA)
The pair's guest list was star-studded (AFP via Getty Images)

Another couple who opted for a destination wedding in Italy was George and Amal Clooney, who tied the knot in 2014.

The pair, who had originally met in Italy, decided to return to a place that means so much to them for their big day - ensuring their guests would be flown out to join them in the romantic city of Venice.

And their star-studded guest list included plenty of Hollywood royalty, including Matt Damon, Bill Murray and Emily Blunt.

Vogue editor Anna Wintour and supermodel Cindy Crawford were also in attendance.

The bride’s Oscar de la Renta gown is reported to have cost more than £300,000 - and she slipped into a second dress by the same designer for the evening bash.

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