A wedding ceremony is one of the most awaited days in the life of the people waiting to enter the holy bond of marriage. A lot of preparation needs to be done prior to a wedding and still things might not look perfect until the final moment. There have been a lot of high profile celebrity weddings and the media has gone crazy each time it has happened as they strain themselves hard to get you all the inside story- the hype, the decoration, the preparation, the guest list and much more.

Celebrity weddings hog a lot of limelight as people watch the whole news with a lot of interest and flare. There is something really interesting in witnessing the leading stars getting married. The grand wedding is covered with full zest and the public too appreciate the in depth news and cherish every moment.

There have been uncountable grand celebrity weddings. However, we will bring you a compilation of some of the most memorable celebrity weddings and how and why were they special in their own way. Wedding ceremonies in it are very enjoyable and add celebrities to the equation and you get an amazingly enjoyable day.

Celebrity weddings are a bit different from normal weddings as they are generally much more lavish and splendid. Celebrity weddings also provide a lot of gossip as you have too many stories circulating around both before and after their marriage. Before giving you any more detail, let’s proceed with some of the most happening weddings.

The first in this list could be Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. They both met on the sets of Cleopatra and fell for each other despite both being already married. They married at the Ritz Carlton hotel in 1964. Their wedding ceremony was kept private as media reports claim there were merely nine people present at the auspicious occasion.

However, Elizabeth was wearing a stunning chiffon gown bathed in yellow and had the stunning emerald and diamond brooch which was their token of love. They wed twice and their second wedding was in a resort in Africa where they secretly married again.

Another great wedding is the one involving Victoria Beckham and England’s heartthrob David Beckham. This is one couple who has managed to stay together till date and there is no end to their love life anytime soon. Their wedding was superbly elegant and classy as the reception was amazingly grand.

The wedding ceremony itself saw only 29 close friends and relatives; however, the reception was splendid with over 230 guests. Their castle where they got married was decorated beautifully and the wedding cake had a nude portrait of the just married couple. David Beckham looked every inch the heartthrob in his purple suit at the reception.

The third in this list is the wedding of Hollywood’s golden boy Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. They got married in a splendid Italian castle as guests and friends witnessed one of the most amazing wedding ceremonies of the decade. The castle was designed in the 15^th century style and Katie Holmes looked her stunning best clad in her Armani outfit.

Their daughter Suri also attended the wedding and she too exuded a lot of charm in her Armani outfit. The entire wedding seemed a fairy tale reception as the whole of Hollywood came forward to witness the union of two of the most sought after stars.

Yet another star wedding was that of Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman. These two Australians met at an awards ceremony in Los Angeles where top notch Australians were awarded. Their love affair soon started with full force. They got married at Cardinal Ceretti memorial chapel in Sydney.

The ceremony was absolutely lavish as both Keith and Nicole looked ravishing and gorgeously stunning. The reception was splendid as it was dotted with roses all over and was held in a white marquee. The theme for the reception was passion along with red color symbolizing love as almost the whole of Hollywood turned up to congratulate and party.

Next on the list is the wedding ceremony of Lord of the Rings star Liv Tyler and rock star Royston Langdon. Just like a lot of celebrity weddings crave for their own privacy; this couple was no different in this regard. They too flew to Caribbean, as their wedding took place in the island of love in Barbados at a private villa.

The reception though took place sometime later at New York eatery. The bride was clad in an unsurprisingly romantic dress which was an Alexander McQueen creation. This wedding had the right ingredients to call for media attention and be one of the most talked about weddings.

Nothing gets grander other than royal weddings. One of the most iconic weddings is that of Grace Kelly and prince Rainier III of Monaco. Grace Kelly, the then Hollywood princess was lucky in the regard that the prince needed to have two weddings; one civil and another religious.

Thus, they both had two spectacular weddings in royal style as the civil wedding was hosted inside the gigantic palace after which they posed from the balcony for their subjects. The very next day, the religious wedding was held which was a lavish affair as it was attended by over 600 guests and watched by an estimated 30 million people.

The celebrity wedding that hogged the most limelight was that involving Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee. They shared the wedding vows twice and both of these were huge events. In the first wedding, Pamela wore a bikini while her then heartthrob married in his shorts!!

No doubt, a lot of people watched their strange wedding and it created a huge buzz. As if this was less, the second time they wed, they declared it would be a naked wedding as Tommy was of the opinion that being naked was a part of experiencing their true nature.

One of the best celebrity weddings is that of Catherine Zeta Jones and Michael Douglas. The wedding took place at the Plaza hotel in New York City in front of around 350 guests. The bride was dressed in satin white gown. The wedding is rumored to have cost the couple a whopping 1.5 million dollar.

The wedding ceremony was hosted amidst beautiful flowers that decked the whole room. Later, the guests were taken to Grand Ballroom where they experienced sensuous music and the tree decoration arranged could be regarded as pinnacle of wedding creativity. No doubt, it was a wedding to remember in various ways.

Coming to the grand royal weddings, the most recent in our memory and especially for the huge media hype is that between Prince Williams and Kate Middleton. The royal wedding was one of the most splendid and costly. The royal invitations were most talked about and so was who was invited and who lost on the list.

There was huge media coverage continuously as to what is buzzing in the royal family. The bridal dress to the royal procession to the main event; everything was hushed affair and not revealed until the exclusive moment. The wedding was carried out in the pure royal style and can be easily dubbed the wedding of the century.

The best of all celebrity weddings has to be undoubtedly that of Princess Diana and Prince Charles. Princess Diana was already in the news and the very fact that she was going to be as Britain’s princess made the public go into a total frenzy. The royal wedding was a total frenzy as people went berserk with preparation, gossip and buzz regarding the royal wedding.

The wedding itself was as spectacular as anything could get with royal treatment being met out. Millions and millions of people flogged to their television sets to see the royal couple in action. This was easily the wedding of the century.

Thus, we have successfully made a compilation of top ten celebrity weddings. All the weddings have been truly spectacular, although some of them were low key affairs as media people were kept at bay, yet it still managed to garner enough media buzz and frenzy to still be counted among top celebrity weddings.

All these weddings were definitely lavish and some were extremely expensive as well. But, more importantly, all of these remain etched in our memory as the events to remember for whatever reasons. Celebrities are known for open display of affections and wedding ceremonies are the place to display their flare for each other.

Almost all wedding ceremonies involved known personalities who enjoyed a huge fan following. Although, all these celebrity weddings were met with huge fan fare, royal weddings still remain at the top of the list and nothing comes close to the excitement of royal wedding.

The recent wedding of Prince William and Princess Kate verified this fact as people all over the world tuned in to their television sets as media covered all the events of this royal treat. Naturally, too many people remembered the iconic lady, Princess Diana who had charmed so many people with her breathtaking gorgeous smile.

Thus, there would be many more high profile weddings and it pays to know about them to keep updated with what is keeping the media men busy. For all the celebrity weddings news and gossip, all you need to do is turn the pages of a newspaper or check the top headlines, these reports perch to the top themselves!!

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