Prince Harry & Meghan Markle

The list had to include a royal wedding, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s star-studded affair was a spectacular event with a high price tag. The couple embraced both of their cultures in a lavish ceremony watched by millions of people worldwide. It combined the enormous degree of the British royal family with a celebration of black brilliance.

From hiring Sheku Kanneh-Mason, a British cello prodigy, to arranging top-tier security for their A-list guests, it all came at a massive price tag of $45.8 million. Meghan looked like a princess in a unique Givenchy gown designed by Claire Waight Keller, as well as Queen Mary’s Bandeau Tiara. Other extravagant expenditures included $686,000 for lunch and supper parties, as well as a $71,600 lemon elderflower dessert by pastry chef Claire Ptak. This fairytale wedding is indeed an epitome of a happily ever after.