Most expensive weddings of all time
According to TheKnot.com, the typical wedding costs around $28,000, though many people -- particularly celebrities -- tend to go way above and beyond that budget.
Click through to see some of the other most extravagant and expensive weddings in recent history. Though if this list teaches any lesson, it's that throwing down more cash doesn't equal wedded bliss -- the majority of the married couples on this list didn't live happily ever after.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Princess Salama
Salma Hayek and Francois-Henri Pinault
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
Elizabeth Hurley and Arun Nayar
Paul McCartney and Heather Mills
Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries
Liza Minnelli and David Gest
Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes
David Beckham and Victoria Adams
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Sources: Forbes.com, TheKnot.com, msnbc.com and People.com.