Ever
since the creation of the concept of matrimony, millions of
weddings have already been celebrated all throughout the world.
It is therefore, inevitable that most weddings end up sharing
numerous similarities and likeness.
But then again, there are those that truly stand out from
the rest.
The World’s Most
Expensive Wedding
If you think your wedding was expensive, wait until
you find out how much Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal paid
for his only daughter’s to Amit Bhatia: a cool
$60 million.
How extravagant could the wedding have been for it to
cost that much, you ask?
Take a look:
Versailles
Court Honneur
The invitation consisted of twenty pages and had a silver
box for an envelope.
The
Indian businessman paid for the accommodations of the
wedding’s 1,000 guests in a 5-star hotel in Paris.
The
celebration lasted for 5 nights, the last of which, dubbed
“Bollywood Night” featured a professionally-produced
movie about the couple’s love story.
Parties
were held at the Palace of Versailles (the first time
a private function was allowed to be celebrated there),
the Jardin-des-Tuileries, one of the world’s top
hotels, the Georges Cinq and in a wooden castle erected
in Parc de Saint-Cloud just for the event.
The
wedding souvenirs were goodie bags filled with expensive
jewels.
International pop star Kylie Minogue was hired to perform
in a private concert for the couple and their guests.
An Inter-Specie Wedding
Dolphin
Reef dolphinarium in Israel
As
if marrying someone from another culture wasn’t
complicated enough, rock concert producer Sharon Tendler
just had to wed someone belonging to another species.
Last December 28, 2005, the British millionaire married
Cindy, a 35-year-old male bottle-nosed dolphin held
in captivity at the Dolphin Reef dolphinarium in Israel.
It was just like any other wedding, except instead of
waiting at the altar, the groom waited for his bride
while submerged in water and surrounded by his fellow
dolphins who acted as best-men.
According
to Tendler, their “love story” began 15 years
ago when she first visited him at the dolphinarium and that
their feelings developed gradually though the 2-3 visits she
made a year.
The couple’s
“married life” was cut short however when Cindy
died only after 6 months of marriage.
A Very Long Wedding Celebration
We’ve all been to a wedding that lasted for several
hours, but what about one that was celebrated for 90 days?
Between June to September 1904, the five children of Malaysian
Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah all got married. Being the first
batch of his children to wed, it seemed only appropriate to
the Sultan that the weddings be celebrated in a grand and
lavish manner.
Large amounts of rice, fowl, cattle and other basic necessities
were brought into Alor Star, the place where the celebration
was held, to feed the large number of invited guests. Each
district in Malaysia were also ordered to build a residential
area, created in their own district’s unique design
and style, in Alor Star to house the guests.
Wedding Made (Almost)
In Heaven
Last July 2005, Moni Mule Pati and Pem Dorjee Sherpa,
became the first couple to get married on top of the
world, Mt. Everest’s peak. Although others have
attempted to get married on the top of the mountain,
the Nepalese couple were the first to have been able
to successfully do so.
The couple and their companions, the two were part of
the Rotary Centennial Everest Expedition, only stayed
on the top of the mountain for 10 minutes, just enough
time to say their quick “I dos” and take
some pictures.
Mt.
Everest
The World’s Shortest Wedding
Ceremony
(WARNING TO FUTURE BRIDES: Don’t let your impatient
grooms read this, they might ask to have a similar wedding
ceremony.)
Rev. Robert E. Coté, an officiant from Los
Angeles, California, may have performed the world’s
shortest wedding ceremony. According to the official,
when he arrived at the wedding site, the bride and
groom, who were the only ones present, asked him to
perform the “shortest ceremony you can do.”
To comply with the request, instead of the usual custom
of asking the bride and groom separately if they “take
__________ as your lawfully wedded wife/husband?’,
he just asked them at the same time. After he got
a quick and unified “I dos” from the two,
he stated “OK, you’re married.”
According to Rev. Coté, when he reenacted and timed
the event after arriving home, he clocked in at four seconds.
