He was a football star on the rise, and she was a Spice Girl. So you bet their wedding was extravagant. 

It took place in an actual castle, they had his and hers gold thrones, and they even cut their wedding cake with a sword, because knives are too mainstream. 

Before their wedding, there was the pre-party that took place in the Palace of Versailles in France, where Lana Del Rey performed. 

They then flew their guests to Florence, Italy, the next morning where they got married in a 16th century castle in front of that inflamous flower wall. 

Kanye even got Italian classical singer Andrea Bocelli to sing as Kim walked down in aisle — in Givenchy couture, no less — and John Legend to croon as they did their first dance. 

And place cards too just too basic for them — they opted to have their guests names engarved on a marble table instead! 

Dubbed the wedding of the year, Amal and George’s nuptials spanned four days and the guest list includes names like Anna Wintour, Matt Damon, Bono and Emily Blunt. 

Apparently the couple ordered 200 bottles of vodka and 250 bottles of champagne for the wedding. Make you wonder what went on during the party, eh? 

According to Apple Daily, this was the most extravagant wedding in Taiwanese entertainment. 

Taking place in an 11th century church in North Yorkshire, Hannah’s bridal jewellery reportedly cost more than $13 million and Jay even composed a song just for the occasion. He also personally oversaw the rehearsals of the church orchestra to make sure that everything was perfect for his big day, which cause the ceremony to be delayed by a few hours. 

They also held another wedding ceremony in Taipei. 

Their wedding took place in — where else — a castle! 

Katie’s armani wedding gown was entirely encrusted in Swarovski Crystals and it reportedly cost $3.5 million. 

Before Bragelina, there was the Golden Couple of Hollywood. 

Although it seems modest by today’s standards, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston’s wedding had a fireworks display and 50,000 flowers. What do you even do with that many flowers, right? 

Angelababy made the headlines because her wedding costs more than Kimye’s, and that’s saying something. 

In fact, the wedding cost $31 million. In comparison, Kate Middleton’s royal wedding to Prince William cost $34 million. The entire ceremony was live-streamed and Angelababy had a 3 metre-long train for her wedding gown! And forget wedding hashtags. These two had a wedding logo, which was a combination of both their names, that was embossed on everything — from the venue’s facade to the cookies served. 

As for wedding favours? The goodie bag even contained mobile phones! 

Text: Sophie Hong/CLEO