In the spirit of obsessing over things we can't afford, we combed through every celebrity wedding for a ranking of the 50 most expensive gowns of all time. See them all, ahead, including the simple, the gorgeous, and the ridiculous.
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#50 Jacqueline Kennedy
Although one of the most influential wedding dresses of all time, Jacqueline Kennedy's elaborate gown cost only $500. The original dress was destroyed 10 days prior to the ceremony, forcing designer Ann Lowe to remake the entire ensemble.
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#49 Crystal Harris
In 2013, Crystal Harris auctioned off her Romona Keveza Couture gown to raise money and awareness for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The dress was set at $1,000, but has an estimated worth of $7,500.
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#48 Nicole Johnson
In her wedding to Michael Phelps, Johnson wore a $10,000gown by Julie Vino.
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#47 Heather Mills
The $11,000 price tag of Heather Mills's wedding gown was revealed when designers Caroline Davis and Annie Brown accused the model of not giving them their promised publicity.
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#46 Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey's gorgeous Galia Lahav gown has an estimated worth of approximately$13,000.
The dancer wore a fairytale-like, custom Marchesa gown worth approximately$20,000.
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#43 Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman's Balenciaga gown is worth an estimated $20,000. The actress later donated the dress for an Australian art exhibit, saying, "I'll support anything that supports love."
The First Daughter settled on a $20,000, strapless Vera Wang gown for her big day.
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#40 Audrey Hepburn
While filming Roman Holiday, Hepburn had a wedding dress made by the Fontana sisters for her upcoming marriage to James Hanson. The actress and Hanson split before the wedding, and Hepburn ended up donating the dress to a local Italian girl. In 2009, the dress was auctioned off for $23,000.
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#39 Kim Kardashian
It's reported that Kim K. had a selection of three Vera Wang dresses for her 2011 wedding to Kris Humphries, each costing $25,000.
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#38 Mariah Carey
For the singer's epic 1993 wedding to Tommy Mottola, Carey wore a $25,000 Vera Wang gown.
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#37 Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor wore a $25,000pale-yellow gown to her eighth and final marriage to Larry Fortensky.
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#36 Katharine Hepburn
The wedding gown Hepburn wore to her 1928 wedding to Ludlow Ogden Smith was auctioned off for $27,000 in 2004.
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#35 Alexandra Lenas
Sean Parker and Alexandra Lenas's wedding was equal parts outrageous and expensive. Lenas's Elie Saab Haute Couture dress reportedly cost$30,000.
Jessica Simpson chose a Carolina Herrera dress for her wedding to Eric Johnson. The dress reportedly cost$30,000.
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#32 Princess Diana
One of the most talked about dresses of all time, Princess Diana wore an elaborate silk taffeta gown adorned with lace, hand embroidery, sequins, and 10,000 pearls. While the dress was estimated to be worth $12,000 in 1981, the value is $34,000 today.
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#31 Myolie Wu
The Hong Kong singer and actress wore a traditional, two-piece embroidered dress that cost approximately $36,000.
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#30 Whitney Houston
Houston's $40,000 high-neck, custom Marc Bouwer dress was auctioned off at Heritage Auctions in 2016.
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#29 Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
Bessette-Kennedy opted for an incredibly simple and chic Narciso Rodriguez gown. She reportedly had two fittings in Paris to ensure the $40,000, silk-crepe gown was perfect.
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#28 Liza Minnelli
The 3.5 million wedding of Liza Minnelli and David Gest called for a $45,000 Bob Mackie gown.
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#27 Lee Min-jung
South Korean actress Lee Min-jung sported a $45,000 Marchesa lace gown for her wedding.
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#26 Ivanka Trump
Trump wore a $50,000 Vera Wang gown inspired by Grace Kelly's iconic dress.
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#25 Keira Knightley
In Knightley's first wedding reception, the actress opted for a Chanel dress that was already hanging in her closet (pictured, here). It was later discovered that Knightly had a secret, second ceremony in which she wore a custom Valentino gown with an estimated worth of $50,000.
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#24 Katie Holmes
It took 350 hours to cover Holmes's Giorgio Armani dress with Swarovski crystals, which has an estimated worth of $50,000.
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#23 Elizabeth Taylor
Taylor sported a $50,000 gown for her first marriage in 1950, which was designed by MGM costume designer Helen Rose. In 2013, the dress was auctioned off for $188,175.
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#22 Tori Spelling
Spelling wed Charlie Shanian in a gorgeous Badgley Mischka dress worth $50,000.
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#21 Jennifer Aniston
Aniston wore a $50,000 Lawrence Steele gown to her 2000 wedding to Brad Pit.
Ruby BuddemeyerBeauty EditorRuby is the beauty editor at Cosmopolitan, where she covers beauty across print and digital.
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