Most couples are surprised to find out that their wedding is more expensive than they would have ever dreamed. It's certainly easy to lose perspective quickly on how ritzy a wedding should be. According to The Longest List of the Longest Stuff at the Longest Domain Name at Long Last, the most expensive wedding in the world occurred June 22, 2004. That day, Lakshmi Mittal threw a lavish wedding for his daughter Vanisha Mittal and her fiancee Amit Bhatia. Their very plush wedding was held at Vaux le Vicomte, a 17th century French chateau (of course...where else?). The ceremony was actually the climax of a six day celebration--now that's a wedding weekend! The reported cost of the wedding celebration was $60 million. I'm guessing that was chump change for Lakshmi. He also holds the record for owning the world's most expensive house.
If you're feeling the pressure to "keep up with the Joneses" to make your wedding the most over-the-top celebration ever, I'd say you can relax. Unless you have a few million to throw around, your wedding will most likely come in at least a few dollars cheaper than the above extravaganza. By the way, it might interest you to know that some of the most special weddings that Kellie and I have ever participated in were ones that had the most modest and intimate of settings. In our view, what makes a wedding beautiful is to celebrate the joyous beginning of a lifelong marriage between two very special people--surrounded by family and friends--the people who love them most. So save a little of that extravagant spending for later family needs. Believe me, it could save you a lot of extra trouble now...and later.
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Glad to read about World's Most Expensive Wedding. I think weddings are precious events but it doesn’t mean we should spend all our savings on it. We too had a grand wedding at one of famous Malibu wedding venues but had set a budget aside for it.
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