<p>Regal, grandiose, and magical, these weddings are unforgettable.</p>

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      <p style="text-align: justify;">From matches made in Hollywood to pomp and political nuptials, A-list weddings are fairy tales come to life. With lockdowns and quarantine putting a halt on major celebrations last year, celebrities such as <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/inside-ariana-grande-dalton-gomez-honeymoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ariana Grande</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/lily-collins-polly-pocket-lena-dunham-film" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lena Dunham</a> sought out creative ways to tie the knot. Though small and intimate weddings seem to be on trend for many this year, extravagant weddings make for a memorable story. As society moves towards contemporary wedding celebrations, with brides such as <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/hailey-bieber-dyes-blonde-hair-brown-brunette" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hailey Beiber</a> and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/beauty/sophie-turner-bangs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sophie Turner</a> blurring the lines between cool and traditional, <em>L'OFFICIEL</em> looks back at the most magical and monumental nuptials topped with romance and grandeur.&nbsp;</p>
      <p style="text-align: justify;">From high jewely to chartered planes, long trains to over-the-top cakes, here are the most extravagant weddings of epic proportions from years past.&nbsp;</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Grace Kelly &amp; Prince Rainier III of Monaco</p>

<p><span>Twenty-six-year-old</span> Oscar-winning actress <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/grace-kelly-style-inspiration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Grace Kelly</a>, who dated the likes of Clark Gable and William Holden, married her prince charming&mdash;quite literally. Kelly married the 32-year-old Prince Rainier III of Monaco in a wedding ceremony that was named the wedding of the century on April 19, 1956. Kelly met the young prince during a visit to his 13th century pink palace while she was attending the Cannes Film Festival. Their wedding had a total 600 guests including Cary Grant, Aristotle Onassis, Ava Gardner, and many more.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Lady Diana Spencer &amp; Prince Charles&nbsp;</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">The world was enthralled by the estimated $48 million wedding of <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/princess-diana-looks-to-inspire-your-fall-wardrobe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Princess Diana</a> and Prince Charles. <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/princess-diana-denim-overalls-fall-2021-fashion-trend" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Princess Diana</a> stepped foot at St. Paul's Cathereal in London to wed Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, in a whopping 40 yard-long silk taffeta and crinoline train. The royal wedding had roughly 2,500 guests in attendance, 2 million celebrants out on the streets of London, and 750 million people tuning in on live TV.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Celine Dion &amp; Ren&eacute; Ang&eacute;lil</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/celine-dion-best-style-moments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celine Dion</a> reportedly vowed that her wedding to Ren&eacute; Ang&eacute;lil would be the biggest extravaganza she ever staged. At 26, Dion married her 52-year-old partner and longtime manager Ang&eacute;lil on December 17, 1994 in Montreal. The grandiose celebration consisted of Dion walking down the ailse in a seven-pound headpiece embellished with 2,000 Austrian crystals, an oversized French profiterole cake during the reception, and guests sprinkled with fake snow as they entered the reception hall.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Liza Minnelli &amp; David Gest</p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">In true New York fashion, Liza Minenelli swiftly married David Gest at the Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan in a showstopping <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/bob-mackie-dresses-barbie-cher-costume-designer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Mackie</a> dress. Minnelli and Gest made headlines with a kiss that Donald Trump, who was in attendance, said, "I have been to many weddings, and I have never seen a kiss like that before." The grand reception was held at the Regent Wall Street Hotel with 850 guests, including Michael Jackson, <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/elizabeth-taylor-jewelry-diamonds-cartier-bulgari" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elizabeth Taylor</a>, and many more as well as performances by Tony Bennett and Roberta Flack.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Brad Pitt &amp; Jennifer Aniston</p>

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        <p style="text-align: justify;">In a pivate ceremony on the coast of Malibu, golden couple <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/brad-pitt-lady-gaga-joey-king-bullet-train" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brad Pitt </a>and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/jennifer-aniston-friends-reunion-david-schwimmer-crush-ross-rachel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jennifer Aniston</a> tied the knot on July 29, 2000. In a silk and satin gown by Lawrence Steele, Aniston walked down the ailse past 200 guests escorted by her father and <em>Days of Our Lives</em> star John Aniston, while Pitt waited in a four-button <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/men/hedi-slimane-skinny-jeans-celine-saint-laurent-mens" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hedi Slimane</a> tuxedo holding a pair of diamond and white gold wedding bands which he helped design. To this day, photos from Pitt and Aniston's wedding released to the public are little to none.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Beyonc&eacute; &amp; &nbsp;Jay-Z</p>

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        <p style="text-align: justify;">Hip hop and pop royals Beyonc&eacute; and Jay-Z, who married in 2008, recently released never-before-seen photos from their wedding day. The ceremony was reportedly held at Jay-Z's 13,500 square-foot Tribeca penthouse, decorated with 70,000 d<span>endrobium orchids</span> flown in from Thailand, with roughly 40 of their closest friends and loved ones in attendance. Beyonc&eacute; strayed away from designer wedding dresses, and instead opted for a dressed designed and made by her mother<span> Tina Knowles-Lawson.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Kim Kardashian &amp; Kanye West</p>

<p>With a rehearsal dinner heald at the Palace of Versailles, a ceremony that took place in a <span>Florentine fort in Italy, and</span> matching Givenchy ensembles, rapper <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/music/kanye-west-donda-album-livestream-watch-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kanye West</a> married <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/film-tv/kim-kardashian-host-snl-highlights-funniest-moments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kim Kardashian</a> in a grandiose yet intimate celebration in 2014. The wedding reportedly cost $12 million which included chartering a private jet for their A-list guests from Paris to Florence.</p>

<p style="text-align: center;">Priyanka Chopra &amp; Nick Jonas</p>

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      <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/priyanka-chopra-jonas-new-bulgari-global-ambassador" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Priyanka Chopra </a>and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/nick-jonas-snacks-on-wife-priyanka-chopra-cheeky-instagram-post" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nick Jonas</a> know how to throw the ultimate wedding weekend. The unforgettable nuptials consisted of <span>Hindu pre-wedding rituals and two lavish ceremonies: a Christian ceremony where Chopra wore a custom Ralph Lauren gown with a 75-foot train and a Hindu ceremony at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur. Countless VIPs were on Chopra and Jonas' guest list including the Duke and <a href="https://www.lofficielusa.com/politics-culture/meghan-markle-archewell-initiative-40th-birthday" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Duchess of Sussex</a>, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Elizabeth Chambers Hammer, and more.</span></p>
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