Rs 83000000000: World’s most expensive wedding took place in…, beat Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani’s children’s wedding, couple was…

This wedding was so extravagant and so lavish that it raised the global bar of opulence and luxury.

The costliest weddings often feature beautiful locations, extravagant decor, celebrity performances, and over-the-top hospitality—all of which combine into exceptional experiences. Certain families are synonymous with extravagant weddings, such as the Ambanis, where hosting an ostentatious celebration is taken to the next level.

Where did the world’s most expensive wedding take place?

Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal’s wedding was said to cost approximately Rs 830 crore. The wedding included extravagant wedding invitations and performances from several celebrities, making it one of the most extravagant weddings in a long time.

Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta also had a grand wedding. Although the exact cost of the wedding remains undisclosed, one thing is clear — it was an extravagant affair with no corners cut. Even the invitation itself reportedly cost around Rs 1.5 lakh (approximately USD 1,800), offering a glimpse into the grandeur that defined the celebrations.

What made this wedding more lavish than the Ambani children’s weddings?

According to estimates such as LiveMint, The Economic Times, and Outlook Business, Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding cost a record Rs 5,000 crore. The phenomenal figure exceeds the expenditures of some of the biggest wedding events of all time, including Princess Diana and Prince Charles’s wedding (Rs 1,361 crore) and Sheikha Hind Bint Maktoum’s wedding (Rs 1,144 crore), making it one of the most expensive weddings in history.

Nevertheless, there is one wedding that truly shook the globe. This wedding was so extravagant and so lavish that it raised the global bar of opulence and luxury.

Who was the couple behind this extravagant celebration?

It has been stated that the lavish wedding reportedly costed about $1 billion. In 2016, Said Gutseriev, a 28-year-old son of an oil billionaire, married 20-year-old Khadija Uzhakhov in Moscow. The young bride had on a beautiful beaded gown, with a flowing skirt, created by Elie Saab. The prices for wedding dresses made by Elie Saab start at £5000, rising to 18,000, according to the Daily Mail (2016) report. The bespoke gown was reported to range between $1 million USD or 25 million roubles – £692,000 or £256,000.

The bride’s dress, imported from Paris, reportedly weighed 25 pounds (nearly two stone) because of its sheer size and numerous embellishments. She required several attendants to help her manage the train and take assistance while climbing the stairs. The guests rolled up to the extravagance in their own fashion as well, a fleet of luxury cars – Rolls Royces – there was a string of Rolls Royces outside the venue well before the ceremony started.

And the entertainment was just as extravagant. Jennifer Lopez, was reportedly paid $1000000 for a performance for the President of Turkmenistan (Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov) in 2013, also flew in to entertain the fabulously wealthy audience with a sequence of bright performances and glamorous outfits.