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Little-Known Facts About Your Favorite Celebrities’ Weddings

By Nakeisha Campbell

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What’s the most unique thing you’ve ever seen at a wedding? An over-the-top cake? Or maybe an adorable pet for a flower girl? While they do sound impressive, they don’t even compare to the surprising facts we learned about these celebrity weddings!

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For example, did you know that Sarah Jessica Parker wore a black wedding gown on her special day? You might think that she did it to make a fashion statement, but believe it or not, she only chose that dress to avoid attracting too much attention!

“I just was too embarrassed to spend any time looking for a wedding dress. There was a store that I liked that I knew, and I just went and got whatever they had hanging. . . I was too embarrassed to wear white, and both Matthew and I were reluctant to have people pay so much attention to us,” she explained.

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Though she did inspire tons of brides to make daring style choices of their own, she admitted that if she could do it all over again, she wouldn’t have made the same choice.

“I would do it differently. I’d wear a beautiful, proper wedding dress, like I should have worn that day,” she said.

Though the star still feels some regret, we can’t help but applaud her for stepping out of the norm! And the same can be said for the rest of these stars, who went above and beyond to make their ceremonies unique.

Check out our gallery to see even more little-known facts about your favorite celebrities’ weddings.

  1. David Victoria Beckham Wedding

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    Victoria and David Beckham

    The two exchanged vows like royalty when they wed back in 1999. They were actually sitting on golden thrones at the altar! But that's not even the most shocking part. Their wedding cake was actually topped with naked figurines of themselves!

  2. Blake Shelton Miranda Lambert

    Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton

    While Miranda sported golden cowboy boots, Blake wore a pair of jeans on their special day. All of Blake's groomsmen also wore jeans!

  4. Mariah Carey Tommy Mottola Wedding

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    Mariah Carey and Tommy Mottola

    When these two got married in 1993, they had over 50 flower girls at their wedding. Another interesting fact? Mariah's dress actually had a 27-foot trail!

  5. Katie Holmes Tom Cruise Wedding

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    Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise

    Katie and Tom wedding spent over three million dollars on their lavish wedding. They had Andrea Bocelli sing for them and the ceremony included fireworks!

  6. Brad Pitt Angelina Jolie

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    Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

    Their son, Pax (pictured on the right), actually baked their wedding cake! At just 10 years old, he made a multi-layered chocolate and vanilla cake with frosted flowers.

  8. George Clooney Amal Alamuddin Wedding

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    George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin

    George and his wife gifted each guest with a brand new iPod. They included a playlist of songs that were hand-picked by them. Talk about the ideal goodie bag!

  9. Sonny Cher

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    Sonny and Cher

    The two held a private wedding in the bathroom of their first home in Tijuana, Mexico. Cher herself married them after they exchanged rings and vows, and they had no witnesses.

  10. Sarah Jessica Parker Matthew Broderick

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    Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick

    The actress was bold enough to break the wedding tradition of wearing all white and went with a black gown instead. But surprisingly enough — her decision wasn't intentional!

    "I just was too embarrassed to spend any time looking for a wedding dress. There was a store that I liked that I knew, and I just went and got whatever they had hanging," Sarah explained.

  12. Celine Dion Rene Angelil

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    Celine Dion René Angélil

    The tiara that Celine wore on her wedding day weighed over seven pounds. The elaborate accessory, which was made of 2,000 Austrian crystals and included a 20-foot train, had to be sewn into her hair before the ceremony.

  13. Mary Kate Olsen Olivier Sarkozy

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    Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy

    Instead of using flowers as centerpieces for their wedding ceremony, Mary-Kate and her husband used bowls filled with cigarettes. We’ll still give them some credit for being unique!

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