2018 was filled with more than 80 celebrity weddings. Some couples had star-studded guest lists, and others brought their pets along to take part in the occasion.
Couples like model Emily Ratajkowski and Sebastian Bear-McClard and "Younger" star Nico Tortorella and Bethany Meyers opted for low-key weddings at courthouses. But others went all out and had their weddings on islands, in European castles, and at palaces.
From Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra to Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk, here are the most lavish celebrity weddings of the year.
Kat Von D and Leafar Seyer had a gothic-themed wedding.
The beauty and tattoo guru married Seyer in February (days after getting engaged) and had a formal ceremony in June. Guests were asked to adhere to an all-black dress code and gathered at the Beverly Hills Hotel, which was transformed to fit the "en vida y en muerte" ("in life and death") theme.
The venue was filled with red decor from the floor to the ceiling, including crimson curtains, furniture, goblets to drink from, a grand piano. The bride opted for a red dress designed by Adolfo Sanchez, complete with a lace veil, a long train, and red horns on her head.
The couple also had a bright red vegan wedding cake shaped like a castle, with a bridge, a small digital screen displaying a photo of them, and gold trim.
For the party favors, Von D and the musician teamed up to create a "one-of-a-kind black lipstick with large flecks of gold glitter" through the Kat Von D makeup line.
"Dancing With the Stars" pros Emma Slater and Sasha Farber blended their cultures together for a stunning wedding in March.
Slater is British while Farber was born in Russia and moved to Australia at a young age.
"There's a big difference between Russian weddings and English weddings, and even American weddings,"Slater told The Knot. "We wanted good food. Food is what everybody talks about it at a wedding, and we're foodies ourselves … We wanted European-style cold meats, cold seafood towers. We had a lot of seafood, a lot of shrimp, a lot of oysters."
As for the wedding cake, it consisted of chocolate, vanilla bean, carrot cake, almond cake, and banana cake. There was an ice sculpture with their initials on it, too.
They were also joined at Bella Blanca in North Hollywood by plenty of celebrities who have appeared on "DWTS," including Joey Fatone, Derek Hough, Alfonso Ribeiro, Julianne Hough, Nick Lachey, Vanessa Lachey, Drew Scott, and Cheryl Burke.
Slater and Farber's first dance was a medley of three songs, including Ed Sheeran's "Perfect." Although the singer couldn't make it to the wedding, he recorded a message for them.
"Sasha surprised me,"Slater told The Knot. "We've met him before and he's super sweet. He filmed us a video to say congratulations to wish us well in the marriage as well. I had no idea that he recorded that."
According to Us Weekly, the pair gave guests scented candles from Greenleaf and tequila from Casamigos. Bridesmaids reportedly got fuchsia clutch handbags from Gigi New York and groomsmen received tan leather wallets from the same brand.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding at St. George's Chapel was a highlight of the year.
Markle's long-sleeve white dress, designed by Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy, had tons of personal details, like a five-meter-long silk tulle veil featuring unique embroidered flowers representing all of the Commonwealth countries.
"Ms. Markle wanted to express her gratitude for the opportunity to support the work of the Commonwealth by incorporating references to its members into the design of her wedding dress," the palace stated.
The bride also wore Queen Mary's diamond bandeau tiara, which was lent to her by Queen Elizabeth.
Prince Harry wore a full Blues and Royals military uniform rather than a tux or suit, reportedly to pay tribute to his past military service and out of respect to his regimen.
Even the small flower bouquet has a special meaning. The flowers were taken from Kensington Palace's private garden and included Forget-Me-Nots, which were Princess Diana's favorite flower.
There were also locally-sourced white peonies, white garden roses, and additional floral arrangements designed by Philippa Craddock, which lined the exterior of St. George's chapel.
Plenty of celebrities made their way to the ceremony, like Oprah Winfrey, Markle’s "Suits" co-star Patrick Adams, "Pretty Little Liars" star Troian Bellisario, Priyanka Chopra, singer James Blunt, actress Abigail Spencer, Tom Hardy, David and Victoria Beckham, and George and Amal Clooney. Elton John also performed at the lunchtime reception, which was held at St. George’s Hall at Windsor Castle.
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