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10. Pete Wentz & Ashlee Simpson (17 May 2008)
Black tie, white rabbit.

Wentz, then the bassist for Fall Out Boy, let his emo imagination run wild when he tied the knot with starlet Simpson. Consequently an Alice In Wonderland-themed bash was held in a tent filled with 10,000 red roses. Cocktails arrived in bottles marked "Drink Me" while biscuits were given out decorated with the words "Eat Me". Further proving what an out-there and creative guy he is, Wentz employed his bulldog to act as the ring bearer.

Current status: Divorce imminent.

9. Mel B & Jimmy Gulzar (13 Sept 1998)
Boy meets girl power.

Having fallen for uncomplicated Dutch dancer Gulzar's charms while he worked on 1998's Spiceworld Tour, Mel B became Mel G at a lavish ceremony in the Buckinghamshire village of Little Marlow. Secrecy was maintained by a canvas tunnel leading from Scary Spice's mansion to the church. Guests were asked to wear white, though Gulzar complemented his rakish Stetson with gold trousers. Ginger Spice was not invited.

Current status: Divorced.

8. David Gest & Liza Minnelli (16 March 2002)
Does money buy happiness? Let's see...

At an estimated cost of $3.5 million, Minnelli's fourth wedding was appropriately opulent for a who's who of attendees that boasted Elizabeth Taylor, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Martine McCutcheon. Also joining the celebrations was Michael Jackson, who acted as one of concert promoter Gest's best men. Sensibly, a metal detector prevented anyone from bringing a camera into the church in case they disrespected an exclusive deal with the ever-obliging OK! magazine.

Current status: Divorced.

7. Celine Dion & Rene Angelil (17 Dec 1994)
Her heart will go on television.

Dion's wedding to Angelil, her beardy manager and senior by 26 years, was broadcast live on TV in the singer's native Canada. A glitzy affair, Dion wore a dress that took all eight of her sisters to help transport up the aisle and a tiara weighing seven pounds. Afterwards an orchestra entertained 530 friends and relatives as artificial snow fell on them.

Current status: Married.

6. Britney Spears & Kevin Federline (18 Sept 2004)
Keeping it real.

A dancer with hip hop aspirations, Federline left his pregnant girlfriend to romance multi-millionaire pop star Spears. Despite some finger pointing in the media, K-Fed insisted that money was not a factor: "What you hear about in all those bullshit-ass magazines is bullshit," he countered. The wedding, conducted in the back garden of Federline's tailor, was the model of thrift; a handful of well-wishers were presented with souvenir tracksuits after a buffet of burgers and chicken wings.

Current status: Divorced.

5. Dave Navarro & Carmen Electra (22 Nov 2003)
The Derek Zoolander of rock's hard night.

The Jane's Addiction guitarist and his top-heavy model fiancée touchingly elected to make events leading up to their special day the subject of a seven-part MTV reality series, 'Til Death Do Us Part. Invitations featuring a snap of the twosome naked in a mortuary requested that guests dress "sexy" for the shindig. "I never thought I'd marry a guy who looks in the mirror more than I do," said Electra of her vain life partner as they exchanged vows. Wedding night spiced up by gift of Viagra from Navarro's doctor, though unfortunately it gave him an agonising eight-hour headache.

Current status: Divorced.

4. Mariah Carey & Tommy Mottola (5 June 1993)
Big train.

Inspired by Princess Diana, Carey had a wedding dress designed featuring a 27-foot long train at a reported cost of £25,000 - back then that was a lot of money. Perfumed rose petals were scattered in the singer's path by 47 flower girls as she made her way towards the altar in Manhattan to wed label boss Mottola. Two hundred security personnel made sure that acquaintances such as Ozzy Osbourne and Robert De Niro could enjoy the occasion undisturbed.

Current status: Divorced.

3. Jack White & Karen Elson (1 June 2005)
They didn't need a bigger boat.

The gentlemanly frontman met British model Elson when she appeared in the video for The Whites Stripes' 2005 single, Blue Orchid. In June of that year an official statement reported that the lovebirds had been married by a shaman in Brazil. At the confluence of three rivers. In a canoe. "This is the first marriage for both newlyweds," the announcement insisted, though Meg White - in attendance as Elson's maid of honour - is not Jack's sister but actually his ex-wife!

Current status: Married.

2. Jordan & Peter Andre (10 Sept 2005)
Unkind folk called them "Dosh and Pecs".

Sometime pop star Andre claimed that there was nothing tacky about his and Jordan's £250,000 matrimonial event but he was entirely wrong. Still, Andre's spangly crystal waistcoat looked quite classy next to his betrothed, who arrived at the service in a horse-drawn glass carriage shaped like a pumpkin. This fairytale motif extended to the wedding dress, a 10-foot wide pink number in the meringue style - cut to showcase the bride's "charms" - worn with a big matching crown. Bridesmaid Kerry Katona and guests including Vanessa Feltz and Paul Gascoigne were free to gorge themselves on lobster and foie gras at the reception.

Current status: Divorced.

1. Tommy Lee & Pamela Anderson (19 Feb 1995)
The soap opera begins here.

They met in a club while Lee was extremely high on ecstasy, went on their first date six weeks later and got married on a Mexican beach four days after that. What could possibly go wrong? The bride wore a skimpy white bikini and had "Tommy" tattooed on her ring finger - since amended to "Mommy" - while the Mötley Crüe drummer dressed in less immodest Bermuda shorts. Stolen honeymoon video surfaced as a hugely popular internet sex tape in 1998, bolstering Lee's macho reputation due to the substantial penile heft on display.

Current status: Divorced.

THE WORST

Elton John & Renate Blauel (14 Feb 1984)
A confusing time for everyone.

Eyebrows were raised when John married German sound engineer Blauel in Sydney, what with her being a woman and all. "He phoned me up on the night," recalls old mucker Rod Stewart. "He said, I shall have to tie a lolly stick round it, dear." The church service for this unlikely union was restrained compared to the £1 million civil partnership party thrown by the piano man and David Furnish 21 years later.

Current status: Divorced.

11:03 AM | 30/03/2011