20 Most Expensive Celebrity Weddings

E News presented a show last night on pay tv - the 20 Most Expensive Celebrity Weddings.

It was quite an eye opener....think your wedding is getting expensive check these out:
(all amounts were estimations and in US dollars)

20. Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban -
They got married at a church overlooking a cliff.
Nicoles silk & lace gown was estimated at $20,000
each guest received a Tiffany clock valued at $350.....there were 230 guests!!
Thats $80,500 in bomboniere
$5,000 in car hire.

Total wedding estimate was $250,000

19. Marc Anthony & Dayanara Torres
Got married in a 500 year old Cathedral
Gown estimated at $30,000
$20,000 on platnum wedding bands

Total wedding estimate was $500,000

18. Tommy Mottola & Maria Carey
Maria's gown was estimated at $25,000 with a 10ft long veil and a 27ft long train - which needed 6 attendants to carry it by hand!!
Her shoes cost $1000

Total wedding estimate was $500,000

17. Ashley Judd & Dario Franchitti
100 guests attended their wedding, which drank 144 bottles of champagne at over $500 a pop!!Dress cost $20,000
Champagne $30,000Their wedding was at a castle in Scotland. The happy couple booked out the entire castle for 5 nights at a whopping $275,000

Total wedding estimate was $750,000

16. Victoria Adams & David Beckham
Their 250 guests attended the wedding at a castle in Ireland.
The entire castle was rented out at an cost of $100,000
Victorias gown cost $100,000 + $160,000 on her jewellery
$200,000 for the rings

Total wedding estimate was $800,000

15. Jennifer Aniston & Brad Pitt
The couple spent over $100,000 on security for the Malibu Estate where they got married
Another $300,000 on lobster and champagne - and apparently they still ran out!!!
$4,000 on Brads tux....seriously he would have still looked hot in sweat pants
$50,000 on Jens halter gown

Total wedding estimate was $1 MILLION!!

14. Tori Spelling & Charlie Shanian
They got married at Tori's fathers Beverly Hills Mansion.
The 1920's theme included a $50,000 gown with a diamond encrusted head band.
Tori's dogs were her ring bearer and flower girl.
$100,000 spent on flowers
$100,000 on rings

Total wedding estimate was $1 Million

13. Donald Trump & Melania Knauss
Being Donalds 3rd wedding he obviously had to out-do the other 2!
Over 420 guests attended the Palm Beach Wedding- which included Presidents and Senitors.
The reception was held in Donalds $42 million ballroom
Donald spent $10,000 transporting his 1/2 million dollars worth of flowers from New York to Florida.
45 Chefs were needed - and served over $18,000 worth of caviar
The cake stood 5ft tall and weighed over 200 pounds - it also contained 300 flowers
The dress had a 16ft long veil and a 13ft long train - which cost $125,000
Champagne $250,000
Flowers $500,000

Total wedding estimate was $1 million

12. Madonna & Guy Ritchie
spent $27,000 on each guest!!
70 bodyguards were hired at an estimated $70,000
$800,000 was spent on food and champagne
$200,000 on fireworks
$80,000 on Madonnas dress
$200,000 on accommodation

Total wedding estimate was $1.5 million

11. Keely Shaye Smith & Pierce Brosnan
They had a traditional Irish wedding.
Keely's simply silk dress cost $30,000 - but she only wore it for the ceremony....the reception gown was another $30,000
Pierce's designer tux was $12,000
$20,000 on earrings

Total wedding estimate was $1.5 million

10. Eddie Murphy & Nicole Mitchell
550 guests attended
Nicoles silk & satin gown cost $40,000
Caske $25,000
Champagne $150,000
Food $375,000
Security $12,000

Total wedding estimate was $1.5 million

9. Tiger Woods & Elin Nordegren
They got married at a beach resort at Barbados - which they rented the entire 250 rooms of the resort. Costing an estimated $200,000
$50,000 was spent on fireworks

Total wedding estimate was $1.5 million

8. Michael Douglas & Catherine Zeta-Jones
Guests were showered with gifts of chocolate and Champagne - costing the couple $100,000
Catherines gown was Ivory satin and $140,000
Her Tiara was the show stopper at $300,000
$6,000 cake

Total wedding estimate was $1.5 million

7. Sir Elton John & David Furnish
spent $5000 each on suits
$240,000 on their rings
$10,000 on caviar
$300 a bottle on champagne - which added up to $120,000

Total wedding estimate was $1.5 million

6. Christina Aguilera & Jordan Bratman
Christina's gown cost $30,000 which boasted a $10,000 diamond rosary
Accommodation was $14,000
And Jordans tux was $5,000

Total wedding estimate was $2 million

5. Larry Fortensky & Elizabeth Taylor
Larry "was" Elizabeths 8th husband - they met at the Betty Ford Clinic
Their wedding was hosted at Michael Jacksons Neverland ranch.
$30,000 was spent on her gown
$500,000 on food
$10,000 on her ring

Total wedding estimate was $2 million

4. Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes
Their wedding started with an LA ceremony then a 3 day celebration in Italy.
Toms tux cost $3,000
Katies gown $50,000
300 bottles of wine at $600 each - $180,000
Accommodation for all their guests $750,000
Airfares $150,000

Total wedding estimate was $2 million

3. Elizabeth Hurley & Arun Nayar
Their British/Indian wedding started in England - then all of their 300 guests were flown to India
$200,000 on rings
$100,000 on the UK reception
$300,000 on private jet to transport all their guests
$100,000 on accommodation

Total wedding estimate was $2.5 million

2. Sir Paul McCartney & Heather Mills
They rented out an Ireland Castle for $40,000
Fireworks cost $150,000
Their honeymoon was situated on a $20 million yacht that cost $19,000 PER DAY
$21,000 on rings
$40,000 on the dress
$4,500 cake

Total wedding estimate was $3 million (or $21,000 a day for the amount of days they were married)

1. Liza Minelli & David Gest
300 guests attended a Manhattan Church ceremony
her ceremony gown cost $40,000 with an additional $14,000 for her reception dress.
850 people attended the reception which took over 500 staff to pull off - so around $150,000
$700,000 on FLOWERS!!
$40,000 on a cake that stood 6ft tall

Total wedding estimate was $3.5 million (or $200,000 for every month that they were married)