Even for regular people in America, weddings are expensive. The cost of an average wedding can reach $30,000 and it can go beyond the limit. The expense of an average wedding can be compared with most of the individuals' earnings throughout the year.
When common people like to spend their entire savings on a wedding then imagine celebrities who are known for spending more than regular people on a daily basis. It makes sense for them to do so. Their clothes, houses, cars, and hairstyles usually come with a hefty price.
One such celebrity is Elizabeth Taylor who spent a huge amount on her wedding in 1991. Michael Jackson was a close friend, who helped her. Taylor got married eight times and all her weddings were expensive. She got married to Conrad Hilton in 1950 at the age of 18.
The marriage was called off within eight months. She married Michael Wilding and found stability. The actress had two kids with him and divorced in 1957. She married Mike Todd but unfortunately, he died in 1958. Taylor married his friend Eddie Fisher for which she was heavily criticized in the press.
However, after more marriages and divorces, she eventually found Larry Fortensky in a rehab facility. According to People, Fortensky was 20 years younger and they both were Betty Ford Clinic's patients. Fortensky was battling against alcoholism and Taylor was battling against her pills addiction.
The couple had a prenuptial agreement before their wedding that if Fortensky and Taylor completed five years in the marriage then he will be rewarded $1 million. Coincidentally, their marriage lasted for only five years.
Even after the couple divorced, they use to talk with each other regularly. Since her last divorce with Fortensky in 1996, she decided to never marry again and died in 2011. Besides Taylor's interesting marriages, her last marriage was funded by Jackson. Taylor and Jackson were close friends and often gift each other expensive stuff.
Taylor decided to marry Fortensky on Jackson’s Neverland Ranch. One Night in Japan star received a bill of $1.5 million after the ceremony performed on his ranch. Although the marriage lasted for only five years, the wedding actually turned out to be an essential point in her life.
Taylor sold pictures of her eighth wedding to an outlet and earned $1 million. The actress started a charity organization with that money called, The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. Who would have thought that her last marriage would turn out to be important for common people fighting with AIDS?