Every little girl dreams of her wedding day and walking down the aisle in a long white dress, some of us have even planned it out for years. Looking up celebrity weddings is a guilty pleasure some may be too ashamed to admit, so while you wait for the right person to come along, here are the top ten most Googled celebrity weddings to obsess over in the meantime.
1. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
Even after four years since their wedding back on the 19th of May 2018, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding continues to the top most popular celebrity wedding of all time. The couple might be at the top due to all the controversies that were unleashed after their marriage, which continue to be plastered all over the tabloids to this day. Markle also broke a few royal norms by becoming the first biracial/African American woman to marry someone from the British royal family, as well as being the first actress or person in the public eye to wed a royal. Markle also had the most popular celebrity engagement ring worth around Dhs614,690, and that is without counting the Dhs155 million wedding.
2. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas
This next celebrity couple spiked controversy since the beginning of their dating stage due to their 10-year age gap and widely contrasting cultural backgrounds. Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas officially tied the knot on the 1st of December 2018, but the journey to get there was composed of a three-day destination wedding in Jodhpur, India, consisting of four different Hindu wedding ceremonies as well as a Christian wedding ceremony.
The Hindu part of their wedding ceremonies consisted of The Haldi, The Mehandi, The Sangeet, and The Pheras, all traditional ceremonies to Priyanka’s heritage. As for Nick’s side, their three-day celebration ended with a traditional Christian-American wedding. This was a demonstration of love they, along with all their 225 guests, will never forget.
3. Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez
One of the most shocking weddings of all had to be Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez’s wedding on the 15th of May 2021. Ariana is known for dating some of the top A-list celebrities, so when the news broke about her marriage to luxury real estate agent Dalton Gomez, no one saw it coming. Despite Ariana being one of the biggest pop stars of the decade, the couple had a small intimate at-home wedding in Montecito, California with less than 20 guests and no media presence. To this day, the couple remains strong, giving us a lesson that sometimes less is more when it comes to wedding planning.
4. Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney
Despite having a big personality and being one of the most famous actresses in Hollywood, Jennifer Lawrence said ‘I do’ to someone completely outside of the public eye. The actress and art gallery director Cooke Maroney got married on the 19th of October 2019. They had a private, yet luxurious wedding ceremony at the Belcourt Mansion in Newport, Rhode Island with 150 guests. Among the people invited were recognisable names like Amy Schumer, Kris Jenner, and Emma Stone, just to name a few of the A-list celebrities in attendance. To this day, the couple still remains strong and both maintain a low social media presence, leaving their marriage out of the media.
5. Paris Hilton and Carter Reum
Everyone’s favourite party girl turned into a domestic princess, when Paris Hilton tied the knot with Carter Reum, a venture capitalist with a high net worth. The couple got married on the 11th of November 2021, the same day their 13-episode docu-series Paris in Love came out. Paris in Love is documented footage of the days leading up to the couple’s wedding day, it gives a deep dive into subjects like wedding planning, family, future plans, and marriage, allowing viewers to see them in their most intimate and vulnerable moments.
Anyone who know’s Paris expected her wedding to be nothing less than extravagant and she did not disappoint. The lavish wedding took place at her late grandfather Barron’s Bel-Air estate in Beverly Hills, and the entire venue was filled with freshly-picked white roses. At the wedding reception, singer Demi Lovato gave a private performance for all the guests with her latest songs. As for the dinner portion, dishes like caviar and oysters Rockefeller could not be missed, as well as a six-tier wedding cake with gold details and a gold crown on top. The wedding guests were composed of multiple A-list celebrities including Paris’ iconic partner-in-crime Nicole Richie and old-time best friend Kim Kardashian.
6. Kate Middleton and Prince William
Kate Middleton and Prince William got married on the 29th of April 2011 and is the second most Googled royal wedding to make the top ten list after Meghan and Harry, and sixth most Googled of all time. The couple’s wedding became the sixteenth royal wedding to take place in Westminster Abbey, as tradition follows, and was televised and viewed by over a billion people all over the world. There were over 2,000 guests in attendance including various royal members and even the legendary musical artist Sir Elton John.
As British royal tradition writes, the spiritual ceremony took place at St George’s Chapel and followed a traditional Protestant Anglican service with all members of the Church of England. As for the wedding reception, it was private and took place at Buckingham Palace without media presence so the family could celebrate in peace. The entire wedding ceremony cost around Dhs125 million, yet it was still not the most expensive wedding ever thrown for a royal.
7. Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner
After successfully managing to keep their wedding a secret for two years, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner finally revealed their wedding details along with various pictures in celebration of their 2-year wedding anniversary. However, to our surprise, the couple had two weddings, an elopement in May 2019 and a destination wedding on the 29th of June 2019.
The spontaneous elopement took place at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas while travelling for the Billboard Music Awards. This chapel is the iconic location where singer Britney Spears had her infamous 55-hour marriage with Jason Alexander.
The wedding ceremony took place in the South of France at the luxurious Château de Tourreauin without paparazzi in sight. They had an outdoor wedding ceremony where only family and friends were invited.
8. Pippa Middleton and James Matthews
Kate Middleton’s sister Pippa Middleton and James Matthews tied the knot on the 20th of May 2017, and although this might not be a royal wedding, it was a beautiful one nonetheless. The couple had a private wedding where the spiritual ceremony took place at St Mark’s Church and the reception took place at an Elizabethan manor in Englefield, UK. The guest list consisted of close family and friends, along with various royal members including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, as well as Kate Middleton and Prince William who formed part of the wedding.
9. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got married on the 24th of May 2014 and it was composed of an entire European wedding weekend. The wedding festivities began in Paris, France with a luncheon at Valentino’s French chateau, proceeded by a rehearsal dinner in Chateau of Versailles. However, the actual wedding ceremony was set to take place in Florence, Italy at Fort di Belvedere. The couple flew all their wedding guests to their private wedding location where no media was allowed. Everything known about the wedding can be seen through various Instagram posts made by the wedding guests which included a list of 200 family and friends, among A-list celebrities like Chrissy Teigen and John Legend.
10. Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are known as one of Hollywood’s most beloved couples, but their wedding might have made the top ten most Googled weddings due to their controversial choice of venue location. The couple got married at Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina on the 9th of September 2012. This might seem like a beautiful venue, but it once was a cotton field worked by slaves who underwent horrible treatment and witnessed various tragedies. This was a poor choice of venue and the couple has since apologised for their lack of knowledge on the subject, as well as vowing to learning more. They managed to get over the hurdle and remain together to this day as parents of three beautiful children.
