World's TOP 10

Wedding is one of the most important days of a person’s life and when the person is a celebrity or a known personality the wedding day becomes more interesting as well as expensive. The most important thing in a marriage is suppose to be love but spending millions of dollars on their wedding these people make the day look more like an event worth watching. Gathering ten most expensive weddings of all times we have arranged them from less to high accordingly.

On 6^th October 1991, Elizabeth 59 and Larry 29 got married in one of the most lavishing way. The couple decided to get married in California at Michael Jackson’s Neverland farm. Elizabeth wore a Valentino gown on her wedding worth $30,000 and had number of named stars at the wedding. Although it was the eighth wedding of the bride, the photographers kept flying in their helicopters to catch moments of her expensive wedding. Putting in $3.8 million into the wedding, sadly the unmatched couple got divorced in 1996 after 5 years of marriage.

American singer and Actress Liza got married to David Gest an American concert promoter and media personality, on the 16^th of March of year 2002 at the Marble Collegiate Churh of New York. $4.3 million were spent on the wedding, with $700,000 only on flowers and $40,000 on the special cake that was ordered. This wedding too could not make too far and the couple separated in less than a year in 2003.

The only child of former U.S President Bill Clinton, Chelsea Clinton got married to the very handsome Marc Mezvinsky who was a family friend to the Clinton family. The fancy wedding of worth $4.8 million were spent for the young couple, and the wedding took place in the small village of New York City with fewer media persons on the 31^st of July 2010.

The re-known footballer Rooney wed Coleen on 12^th June 2008 with a ravishing set up in the Masked ball in Genoa on $120 yacht and in the 17^th Century Villa. Spending $7.7 million on the Italy Wedding the couple looked equally glad and stunning.

A $29 million wedding of Andrey and Aleksandra in 2005. Russian businessman Andrey who’s known as a billionaire, married the Serbian model and singer Aleksandra in France where stars like Whitney Houston and Christina Aguilera also attended the wedding.

The most awaited weddings of all times! The Prince and the Princess, William and Kate got married on 29^th April 2011. The couple married at their home town, Westminster Abbey, London. Spending $33 million on the wedding they did not disappoint any of their fans. The cake of the day was of about $80,000 and money spent on the flowers was $800,000.

So here’s an Indian couple spending away $58 million on their wedding. Vanisha, who is a daughter of Lakshmi N.Mittal, one of the World’s richest individuals and Amit, an investment Banker’s wedding circled around on a five day event. The wedding took place at the 16^th century Chateau and a temporary wedding Castle in 2006 and is still going good. The invitations that were distributed to the guests before the wedding were mailed in shiny silver boxes.

A wedding worth $115 million, Prince Charles and Diana are an unforgettable couple. The wedding took place in the year 1981 in London. With $600,000 on security, $100,000 on pre wedding celebrations, $40,000 on the special day cake and $60,000 on the sapphire ring the wedding was made a complete delight. Sad that the wedding did not work out and the couple separated in the year 1996.

The double Indian Wedding at a day of Seemanto with Chandni and Sushanto with Richa was of complete $123 million. On 2004 at Lucknow in front of 11,000 guests the two couples promised hand in hand to spend their lives together. They offered 110 types of different dishes at the wedding.

Coming to the last and the most expensive wedding of all time is of Sheikh Mohammed, the Prime Minister and Vice President of U.A.E to Sheikha Hind. In the year 1979, the Sheikh spent $137 million on his wedding and not only this but he rode his camel to every village and fed every person. The wedding took place in Dubai in a hall built with scrape accommodating the 20,000 guests that were there to attend his wedding.

Did you think Tom Cruise was the highest paid celebrity with a $75 million paycheck? Not quite so! Turns out you were wrong. It’s actually the people working behind the scenes who are earning big time money in the entertainment world.

To determine this year’s ranking, we have considered upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work.

Simon Cowell is a television producer, entrepreneur and television personality. He is well known in the United States and the United Kingdom as a judge renowned for his straightforward and contentious opinions.

Most recently he has been featured in Britian’s Got Talent and The X factor USA. Although X factor wasn’t as successful as the American Idol, the show in UK featured the band “One Direction” for Cowell’s label, Syco.

George Lucas has been well known as an American producer, screenwriter, director and entrepreneur. He is the American film industry’s most acknowledged filmmakers. He founded the Lucas films Limited and worked as chairman there. Later, he sold it to the Walt Disney Company.

He is the man behind the star opera franchise “Star Wars.” He invests money received from the franchise into his company Industrial Light and Magic, which is responsible for special effects for movies such as “The Avengers.”

James is a renowned American author. In 2011 alone, he wrote 14 books. He is famous for his work about fictional psychologist Alex Cross. His work includes novels such as Michael Bennett, Women’s Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, Witch and Wizard Series and others. He has written many thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels.

Acclaimed as a radio hero, television host, author, actor and photographer, this man needs no formal introduction. He is sometimes referred to ‘shock jock’ for his outspokenness and contentious style. After signing with Sirius a deal worth $500 million in 2004, Howard became the highest paid figures in radio. Recently in 2012, he became a judge on the television show America’s got Talent.

Specializing as a songwriter in the gospel genre, Tyler is a director, actor, screenwriter, playwright, producer and author. During the 1990’s and 2000, Tyler has written and produced many stage plays.

Perry’s success has not mainly been due to his high earning films such as “Good Deeds” but of his TV broadcasts, which include “House of Payne,” “Meet the Browns” and “For Better or for Worse.”

His most successful film was in 2009, “Madea goes to Jail” which has earned over $90 million at the box office.

Beats, the well-known headphones brand has been this star’s most successful business venture. He is a renowned rapper/music producer and is also the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment. In 2011, Forbes ranked him as the third richest celebrity in the American hip hop world.

Dr. Dre has also participated in acting roles in movies such as “Set if off,” “The Wash” and “Training Day.”

He is a film and television producer and has achieved great fame in action, drama and science fiction. Amongst his most acknowledged are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, Cold Case and The Amazing Race.

He has produced some of the world’s best films such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Bad Boys, Armageddon and many more. Pirates of the Caribbean: on stranger tides was one of his highest grossing films of 2011,bringing in $1 billion at the world wide box office.

This man needs no introduction. He is a star and well-known as a film director, screenwriter, producer and studio entrepreneur. His films have covered various genres and themes. Spielberg earned two Oscar nominations for “The Adventures of Tintin” and “War Horse.” His DreamWorks company produced both ‘Smash’ and ‘Terra Nova’ (television series)

Ranking number two on our list, this man has crossed Spielberg. He is an American film director and producer. He is well-known for directing special effects movies having high budgets such as Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and the Transformers which have grossed over 3 billion dollars worldwide.

Despite his unmatched success at the international box office, movie critics have often criticized Bay’s work to a large extent.

Here is the number one highest paid celebrity of 2013 you’ve been waiting for. Oprah Winfrey. She is known well as a talk show host, actress, media proprietor, producer and philanthropist. She is best known for her multiple award winning show, “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” According to some evaluations she is one of the most influential women.

Her earnings dropped by $125 Million after her show, “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” ended in May 2011 but she still maintains her number 1 spot.

At one time or another, honestly hasn’t every one of us dream of living in an exquisite house? Eyes closed, yes we have! But remember with that kind of a house, there comes a big price tag. If you are just another somebody who lives and works for the weekend, surely you are not going to own that kind of a house. The curious mind explores which houses are really the most expensive in the world. The list of the top 10 is not so palpable. Read on…

Located in Romania at the border of Wallachia and Transylvania, this $135 million castle is often acclaimed as the “Castle of Dracula.” It was once a home to Vlad III the “Impaler” of Wallachia. Because of his pernicious behavior, readers have often associated him with Count Dracula, and Bran Castle has been concorded as the home of the titular character in the novel “Dracula” by Bram Stoke.It was a heart for Romanian royals. It featured 17 bedrooms. The castle is now a museum of antique artifacts. It is open for tourists to visit the museum independently or with a guided tour.

Fleur De Lys has often been marketed as the world’s most expensive house. Having a worth of $125 million, it is only number nine on our list. It covers an area of 41,000 square feet , and has 15 bedrooms, but apparently no bathrooms. It is located on 7 Thomas Street, Providence in Rhode Island. It was build in 1885 by the architect Edmund Rusell Willson. In 1992 it was declared as a National Historical Landmark.

Updown Court is a Californian style residence covering a land area of 58 acres in Windlesham, Surrey, England. Architect John B. Scholz designed the building. Construction started in the year 2002 and ended in 2006.This building comprises of 103 rooms of which 24 are bedrooms each with its bathroom. Other features of the house are its automated two lane bowling alley, five swimming pools, a squash court, tennis court, a wine cellar with a capacity of storage for 3000 bottles and a panic room. It also has a private cinema with 50 seats. Moreover it features an underground garage that can house eight stretched limousines.

Costing $150 million, the Manor is located in the Sydney suburb of Mosman. It is owned by Aaron Spelling. Initially it was planned as only an eight room cottage but it turned out to be a mansion with over thirty-two rooms.English writer Mary Lutyens stayed at this residence in the 1920’s and described it as “a huge and hideous villa.” The house covers a land area of 56,000 square feet. It has 123 rooms, a bowling alley and an ice rink. Not to forget an entire wing that covers Spelling’s wife’s wardrobe.

Valuing at $155 million, The Pinnacle is owned by Tim Blixseth and has two very unique features. One it has a private chair lift from the house to the ski-resort behind the house. Second, that it is probably the only house that does not claim its expensiveness in the entire world.It is comprised of 10 bedrooms, fireplaces in all bathrooms, a wine cellar which is huge, indoor and outdoor pools, gym and a massage room. We would only do justice by saying that it has the world’s best backyard- the ski resort.

It is a five story, Victorian style 10 bedroom Villa. IT also has an underground indoor swimming pool, panic room and a private movie theatre. It values at $161 million and is located in London.Elena Franchuk, daughter of a former Ukranian President and a friend of Elton John bought this house in 2008.

This house was featured in the movie, “The Godfather.” Another really interesting fact about this residence is that JFK spend his honeymoon here.It features three swimming pools, 29 bedrooms, a movie theatre and a disco for some odd reason.

This house has a 66,000 square feet main house, a basketball court, bowling alley, and a $150,000 hot tub. It is currently valued at $198 million. It is located in New York in the United States. Ira Rennert is its owner who named the house after the adjoining body of water, Fairfield Pond. This house has been awarded the status of the most valuable house in the United States.

Villa LEopolda was constructed by King Leopold II of Belgium in the year 1902. IT is located in the French town of Ville franche-sur-Mer on the French Riveria. It was bought by a Russian billionaire Prokhorov in 2008. Even though this man lost billions to the economic collapse he can still buy a three quarter billion summer house for himself.Villa Leopolda has 27 stories, and 19 bedrooms. IT was designed and built by an American architect, Ogden Codman, Jr.

Now finally, the most awaited number one. The grand finale! It’s the one billion dollar home, the Antilla; the actual most expensive house in the world.It is located in Mumbai, probably not a city one would expect to find the most expensive house in. It has 27 stories featuring 6 floors for parking. Then it has a separate health level which comprises a Jacuzzi, gym, and an ice room. A ballroom level. Several floors of bedrooms and bathrooms and a most awe-striking four story garden.The architecture of the building is Indian and is known as Vastu Shastra. In accordance to this Indian tradition, each floor of the house has not only a unique design but a unique set of materials and aesthetics are used in its construction. This means that each room is meant to seem like it’s from a different house.To sum it up, this house features everything the human mind could ever think of.