Top 10 Celebrity Weddings

I got Jes Gordon author of Party Like a Rockstar to send me a list of her top 10 favorite celebrity weddings. I also got her to send me a copy of the book, score! I’ve been wanting to check out her book since I heard it hit the bookstore.

I thought Jes’ top ten celebrity wedding list would be fun to take a look at. I have to say that several of the weddings on her list are also among my favorites.

Here are Jes Gordon’s top 10 celebrity weddings.

1. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck
2005, Parrot Cay Resort in the Carribean Islands of Turks and Caicos.
I always love it when celebs go simpler rather than over the top, simply because it so unexpected of them to keep it on the down-low. I adored Ben and Jen’s beach front wedding! I thought it really expressed who they are as a couple and that is so rare these days in the celeb world.

2. Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee
1995, Cancun
I thought that the Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee wedding was hilarious mainly because she got married in a skimpy white bikini. But you have to give them credit as this was very expressive of who they are as couple was personality-wise, and so many more traditional weddings lack that.

3. Madonna and Guy Ritchie
2000, Scotland’s 19th-century Skibo Castle
To. Die. For.

4. Iman and David Bowie
1992, Florence, Italy
Again, simplicity. An absolutely beautiful Tuscan ceremony with only a handful of guests in attendance. The fact that the bride and groom were two icons like Iman and Bowie is over-the-top enough! I also loved that it was quite traditional, which is surprising considering the parties involved! But leave it Bowie to bring the unexpected!

5. Beyoncé and Jay-Z
2008, Manhattan – New York
Jay-Z and Beyoncé played it urban style, having a small affair at their penthouse apartment and I loved the simplicity of the event.

6. Julianne Moore and Bart Eundlich
2003, Greenwich Village – New York
Julianne Moore and Bart Freundlich had a lovely, intimate wedding at their Brownstone in Greenwich Village, which I adored. Not only that, but who can resist Julianne’s non-traditional pale lilac Prada dress? (Note: Jes wore two gunmetal gray wedding dresses!)

7. Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas
2000, Manhattan – New York
For those over-the-top moments, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas’ $1.5 million extravaganza definitely rocked it out at the Plaza! Pure fairytale stuff…

8. Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard
2008, Rome, Italy
Private and intimate – just like the couple themselves. Maggie Gylenhaal had one of the most beautiful weddings I have seen in a long time, mostly because it was in Italy!

9. Ali Larter and Hayes MacArthur
2009, Kennebunkport, Maine
Ali Larter went traditional old skool in Maine with the perfect line-up of über handsome people and gorgeous flowers for her big day.

10. Talia Balsam and John Slattery
1998, Kauai, Hawaii
A wedding I did many years ago for John Slattery (“Mad Men”) and Talia Balsam was most memorable because Talia was 8 months pregnant at the time!

So what do you think? Do you agree with Jes on the top ten celebrity weddings? Or do you have your own favorites? I’d love to hear about your favorite celebrity wedding. One of my faves, Jen and Ben is on the list, who’s on your list?

Image: Bauer Griffin