Melania and Donald Trump tied the knot in January 2005 in front of 350 guests, which included celebrities, politicians, and famous personalities like Heidi Klum, Simon Cowell, Billy Joel, Katie Couric, and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani. They exchanged vows at the Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida, and the festivities were held at, of course, the Mar-A-Lago estate. The whole affair, according to Cosmopolitan, cost a casual $2.5 million.
If you do the math, though, this amount pretty much tracks. Melania’s custom Dior couture gown alone, which took over 1,000 hours to make, per Vogue, was estimated to have cost between $100,000 to $200,000. The couple’s cake, a 200-pound, seven-tier creation infused with Grand Marnier, reportedly cost $50,000. The reception wasn’t nothing to scoff at, either. It took place in Mar-a-Lago’s ballroom, which was reportedly renovated ahead of the big event. Guests were served Cristal champagne and food prepared by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. Everyone nibbled on truffle cakes and beef tenderloin, according to The New York Times.
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“It’s a royal wedding,” boxing promoter Don King told the outlet. “It’s something out of the monarchy. It’s something like, you know, King Henry or King Edward — they’ve got so many kings it really doesn’t matter — would have.”
