Here’s How Much Your Favorite On-Screen Weddings Would Actually Cost In Real Life
Ever dreamed of walking down the aisle like Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City or Lady Mary in Downton Abbey? Well, you might have a mini heart attack when you discover just how much these fictional weddings would actually cost in real life! So, here’s a look at 20 on-screen ceremonies which range from relatively affordable to utterly bank-busting.
“Money Money Money” sang Christine Baranski, Julie Walters and Meryl Streep in the 2008 jukebox musical that took the world by storm. Luckily for the latter and her bride-to-be-daughter played by Amanda Seyfried, Mamma Mia!’s central wedding didn’t actually cost that much. According to Bride magazine, $5,590 covered the whole lot.
As those who flocked to cinemas to see ABBA songs performed rather flatly by a bunch of A-list actors will already know, the guest list included three father figures, too. But the fact that Sophie got hitched to Dominic Cooper’s Sky at her family’s Greek hotel will no doubt have helped to bring the price down. And the bride’s dress apparently only came in at around $750.
The wedding of Sandra Bullock’s Margaret and Ryan Reynolds’ Andrew in The Proposal may have been one of convenience. Spoiler alert: they only tied the knot to prevent the former being deported from the United States to Canada. But Cosmopolitan estimates that the pretend couple still had to fork out more than $14,000 for their sham ceremony.
Margaret’s engagement ring alone apparently cost roughly half that amount. And the pair also had to spend $3,000 on catering, $625 on flowers and $265 on the bride’s dress. They saved a bit by staging their nuptials at Andrew’s family home – although it did cost the crew a daily rate of $2,500.
