The recently divorced Katie Price and Peter Andre married in 2005 after starring together in the reality TV show I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! These two would have to win the most OTT award for their fairytale-style wedding — they even had a pumpkin coach!
Superstar Tom Cruise tied the knot with young starlet Katie Holmes in 2006.
Liz Hurley and her businessman groom Arun Nayer welcomed guests at their second wedding, having already exchanged vows the day before at an emergency civil ceremony, which marked the beginning of their week-long nuptial celebrations packed with romance and drama.
Australia gained its first ever true-blue royal when Tasmanian travel agent Mary Donaldson wed Danish prince and heir to the throne, Frederik, in 2004.
Olympic diver Loudy Tourky and AFL star Simon Wiggins celebrated their dream wedding in February 2007. The bride wore a strapless, satin, sequin-covered gown by US designer Maggie Sottero. At 187cm, Simon towered above his 147cm bride in the wedding photos.
James Packer married Erica Baxter at the Eden Roc Hotel in Cap d’Antibes, France. The bride wore a white strapless three tiered gown with a lace veil. The wedding was attended by famous guests such as Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.
James enjoys the Cote d’Azur sunshine with Erica on the day after their wedding. Celebrities, sports stars and business leaders jetted in from around the world to seaside Antibes to see the model-turned-singer and Australia’s richest man exchange vows.
Six years after meeting Jamie Babbington, singer Ricki-Lee Coulter became his wife in a ceremony on the Gold Coast in September 2008. Sadly, the couple split after only one year of marriage.
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria married her basketball star beau Tony Parker in a 17th century French castle in July 2007. Eva’s gold wedding ring was made up of 80 diamonds and 107 other jewels. VIP guests at the wedding included Eva’s co-stars Felicity Huffman and Teri Hatcher, as well as Sheryl Crow and Jessica Alba.
Toni Pearen‘s wedding to Will Osmond was a three-day-long affair with celebrity guests including Andrew G, Kym Wilson and Erica Heynatz.
Home and Away star Ada Nicodemou tied the knot with fiancé Chrys “Zippo” Xipolitas in February 2007, exchanging vows in a Greek Orthodox service in Sydney. Before the big day, Ada joked, “I’d love it to be a small, intimate occasion, but it’s two Greeks getting married. We’ve sort of got the list down to about 400. Welcome to my life!”
Spice Girl Mel B married her boyfriend Stephen Belafonte in a secret ceremony in Las Vegas. The marriage was not made public for two months, but the media were quick to uncover her new husband’s violent criminal past — and the fact that he’s wanted man in the US state of New Jersey.
Pamela Anderson married hubby #3, Rick Salomon (most famous for doing the dirty video with Paris Hilton), in October 2007. The pair have since split and Pammy’s now dating a down-to-earth, non-famous wind-surfing instructor.
Swimming’s former golden girl, Shane Gould, dived into marriage with her long-time partner, American swimming performance consultant Milt Nelms. The couple had an intimate, getaway wedding in the romantic shadow of a ruined convict barracks in north-west Tasmania.
Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster tied the knot in an intimate ceremony in Portofino, Italy. Following a private ceremony, the couple spent the afternoon sunbathing on a yacht with their 18-month-old son Alistair, before joining friends and family for an evening wedding reception.
Ugly Betty star Rebecca Romijn and hubby #2, Crossing Jordan actor Jerry O’Connell, married in July 2007. The glamorous couple spent their honeymoon at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa — a popular Hollywood choice.
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Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh and movie executive Alex Young said “I do” on September 1 2007 at the Ojai Presbyterian Church in Ojai, California.
Kate Walsh flashes her wedding ring.
Big Brother 03 winner Regina “Reggie” Bird married her beau of 18 months, Dale Sorensen, (pictured here with their 7-month-old daughter Mia) in a beautiful sunset ceremony at a luxury canal-front home on the Gold Coast. When her wedding planner quit at the last minute, Reggie had to go DIY on her own big day. “I had to run down to the $2 shop to get ribbon, it was terrible!” she says.
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There was a definite “sporty” theme to Fitzy’s 2008 wedding… they exchanged vows on a footy field!
Four months after they met, Renee married country music singer Kenny Chesney in a simple beachside ceremony in the Virgin Islands. Four months later they had the marriage annulled.
The pair married in a hotel suite in Sydney while Debbie was six months pregnant with their first child. She went on to have a second child with Michael, but the pair never lived together and Debbie handed over full custody of the children to Michael when they divorced in 2005.
In the days before paparazzi and tabloids, one celebrity wedding captured the world’s attention back in 1956. The marriage of American film star Grace Kelly and Monacan Prince Ranier was broadcast to over 30 million viewers worldwide.
Sadly Charles and Di didn’t live “happily ever after” following their fairytale wedding in 1981.
Elton John’s unexpected marriage to Aussie Renata Blauel made world news in 1984. Years after their divorce, he married long-term partner David Furnish in a British civil ceremony.
Liza Minelli’s 2002 marriage to David Gest was something of a celebrity circus with the star-studded guest list including Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor. The pair have since split.
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