Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Year: 1965

Location: Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Montreal

Est. Cost: $9.69 Million (adjusted for inflation)

When news of their affair broke in the 1960s, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton faced backlash from movie studios. The pair met on the set of “Cleopatra,” and he wooed her with expensive jewels.

Their taste for luxury was evident when they wed at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Montreal in 1965. This was their first marriage; they would later split and reunite in the 1970s. Elizabeth’s wedding jewelry cost thousands, and Richard famously bought her the Krupp Diamond for $307K!. After adjusting for inflation, their wedding cost $9.69 million. That’s a jaw-dropping sum indeed, but given these two’s extravagant lifestyles, it’s hardly surprising.