Elizabeth Taylor & Larry Fortensky

You know it’s going to be a lavish wedding when Michael Jackson takes you down the aisle. Elizabeth Taylor married Larry Fortensky, a 20-year-younger construction worker, in 1991, and it was a grand affair. They also had a strange prenup that stated that if the marriage lasted five years, Fortensky would walk away with $1 million. Coincidence or not, the marriage lasted precisely that long.

The way it played out for Taylor’s eighth and last wedding adds another interesting aspect to her odd mix of weddings. Taylor chose Jackson’s Neverland Ranch as the location for her wedding to Fortensky. Jackson paid nearly the entire $1.5 million bill for the elaborate ceremony – Who needs personal loans if you have a friend like Jackson? Although the marriage did not last, it did present Taylor with something that she would remember for the rest of her life. She got a stunning $1 million for the exclusive images of her big day. Taylor subsequently used the money to establish her foundation.