Everyone loves a wedding, whether it’s a big ceremony in the grounds of a country mansion with 200 people, or a close-knit affair with a select number of friends and family.
For the guests, it is a chance to dress up to the nines and enjoy an all-day party with your best friends or relatives. For the bride and groom, things can be a little more stressful, but it is a day they will remember forever.
Weddings don’t come cheap these days, with everything from the venue to the food costing the happy couple dearly. But when you get to declare your love for your partner in front all your friends and family, it’s worth every penny.
For the rich and famous, of course, money is less of an obstacle. Celebrity weddings have a tendency to be huge, lavish occasions with no expense spared.
We can hardly blame them; if we had that sort of money we’d get married on a private island in the Caribbean or a chateau in the South of France too. There are a number of big celebrity weddings coming up in some very exotic locations, so where are the glitterati saying “I do” in the next few months?
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux
It’s fair to say that former Friends star and Hollywood A-Lister Jennifer Aniston has been rather unlucky in love over the years.
Much like Ross and Rachel in the US sitcom, Jen has been off-again on-again with a couple of very eligible men. But it looks like she is finally set to get her Hollywood ending with actor and screenwriter Justin Theroux.
The pair had been friends for years but only started dating last year when love blossomed on the set of comedy Wanderlust. Theroux popped the question last month and the happy couple are busy planning their nuptials for the end of this year.
They have settled on Kenya for the big day, and are thought to be planning an informal blessing on a nine-day private safari.
It seems that Kenya is the destination of choice for loved-up celebs, with Prince William choosing the beautiful country for his proposal to Kate Middleton.
Elizabeth Hurley and Shane Warne
It is a celebrity pairing that we would never have predicted, but actress Elizabeth Hurley and cricketer Shane Warne are clearly mad about each other.
The loved-up couple have been dating since December 2010 and were engaged less than a year later. Showing that they have a strong bond, the pair’s relationship has been a long-distance one most of the time.
But that is all set to change when the couple get married next year, with wedding celebrations due to take place in both the UK and Australia.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
When it comes to celebrity couples, Brangelina are at the top of the pile. This Hollywood power couple have been together for years and have six children together.
The couple insist that there are no concrete plans for their wedding – surely one of the most anticipated in Hollywood history. Yet speculation is rife that we’ll see the A-Listers tie the knot later this month.
We’re not sure if it will be that soon, but Brad confirmed earlier this month that marriage is definitely on the horizon. But where would the big day be?
This globetrotting couple could choose anywhere in the world – they’ve certainly visited enough of it! Many celeb gossipers claim that the pair’s chateau in the South of France will be the setting, but it could be a little closer to home than that.
Brangelina have been calling Britain home for most of the summer as Angelina films Maleficent, so a British wedding could be on the cards.
Angelina is certainly no stranger to the UK, having previously been married to Brit actor Jonny Lee Miller. Brad and Ange are currently living in Richmond, London, so a UK wedding would make sense. Although the weather in the US is surely more appropriate!
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez
It looks like unlucky-in-love actress Halle Berry has finally found the man of her dreams in fiancé Olivier Martinez.
The Oscar-winning actress is currently embroiled in a bitter custody battle with her ex-boyfriend Gabriel Aubry over the pair’s four-year-old daughter, but she’s hoping to put her troubles behind her when she weds French actor Martinez later this year.
It seems that Jennifer Aniston isn’t the only one set for an African wedding, as Halle is thought to be planning a ceremony in South Africa.
The happy couple want to tie the knot in Cape Town, where they first met and fell in love back in 2010.
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