The most lavish and memorable celebrity weddings of 2018
From beautiful destination nuptials in the Caribbean to the Royals putting everyone to shame with one of the most extravagant events of the decade, The Saturday Telegraph looks back at some of 2018’s most memorable weddings.
Nobody loves a wedding more than Sydney Confidential.
From beautiful destination events (see: Shanina Shaik’s Caribbean ceremony), to one of the most extravagant, monumental events of the decade (cough cough, the royal wedding!), 2018 has certainly brought us a slew of incredible celebrity weddings.
Here are some of the most memorable and lavish ceremonies this year.
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF SUSSEX
In a fairytale case of Hollywood meets royalty, Suits actor Meghan Markle married Prince Harry on May 19 at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, in a ceremony that was broadcast around the world and watched by millions of adoring fans.
The bride wore an elegant Givenchy dress by British designer Clare Waight Keller and was walked down the aisle by Prince Charles for the union, which was credited with ushering in a new progressive era for the Royals.
MILEY CYRUS AND LIAM HEMSWORTH.
It was the wedding which was on, then off, then had happened, then hadn’t.
After years of rumours and gossip magazine headlines, A-list couple Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth tied the knot in a small ceremony in Tennessee on December 23.
While the wedding was already rumoured to have taken place in Byron Bay, Cyrus took to Instagram to confirm she had tied the knot with the Australian actor, whom she met on the set of their 2010 movie The Last Song.
“Ten years later,” she captioned an image of herself hugging her new husband.
The intimate ceremony looked to have been attended only by the couple’s immediate family and close friends, including the Hemsworth brothers, her mum, Tish Cyrus, and sisters Noah Cyrus and Brandi Cyrus.
SHANINA SHAIK AND DJ RUCKUS
Aussie Victoria’s Secret model Shanina Shaik married DJ Ruckus (real name Gregory Andrews) in April, complete with three very different white dresses for her three-day wedding celebration.
The couple were married at the Ocean View Club in the Bahamas, in the same beachside Caribbean island location in which they’d become engaged.
She said the most special moment of the day was when “Greg and I said “I do”. (The) days leading up to the wedding were very hectic as there is so much going on but for that one moment when we were looking at each other’s eyes everything disappeared and the only thing that mattered was the love that Greg and I shared.”
Shaik’s wedding gown was made by Meghan’s Markle’s designer favourite Ralph and Russo.
“The whole process took around eight months to finalise,” Shaik says of her dress. “In the end we came up with the dress that I have always dreamt off.”
ANTHONY LAPAGLIA AND ALEXANDRA HENKEL
One year after their engagement, Anthony LaPaglia, 59, and Alexandra Henkel, 29, married at the Haiku Mill on Maui’s north shore.
“28.4.2018. The day I married the love of my life,” Henkel captioned a stunning photo of the pair, who had been dating since 2015, three months after splitting with Gia Carides, his wife of 17 years.
One noticeable absentee at the nuptials was his brother and Australian Survivor host, Jonathan LaPaglia, who was unable to attend due to work commitments.
KARL STEFANOVIC AND JASMINE YARBROUGH
What was without a doubt the most controversial wedding of the year, TV host Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough tied the knot at One&Only in Los Cabos, a luxurious resort on the cusp of the Baja Peninsula, on December 8.
With former foreign minister Julie Bishop, entertainment reporter Richard Wilkins, radio personality Tim Blackwell and a swarm of paparazzi looking on, the pair said their vows and sealed the deal with a kiss.
The celebrity couple continued their wedding celebrations by hosting a Studio 54 themed party the day after tying the knot.
CHRIS O’KEEFE AND YVONNE SAMPSON
Media power couple Yvonne Sampson and Chris O’Keefe tied the knot in Bowral on October 20.
The Fox Sports host and her Channel 9 reporter husband said their vows in front of NRL CEO Todd Greenberg, Fox Sports head of television Steve Crawley, former NRL player Gorden Tallis, Nine Commentator Gus Gould, Fox League commentator Michael Ennis and fellow Fox sports hosts Jess Yates and Lara Pitt.
With their wedding plans revolving around the NRL season, Sampson and O’Keefe were able to jet overseas for an extended honeymoon in Europe.
CHARLOTTE GOODLET AND KEIRAN JACK
TV journalist Charlotte Goodlet and her Sydney Swans co-captain husband tied the knot at the Allview Escape in the Blue Mountains.
It was a star-studded affair with media personalities Julie Snook, Abbey Gelmi, Natalia Cooper and Davina Smith, AFL stars Sam Reid, Dan Hannebery, Jarrad McVeigh, Sam Reid and Luke Parker, and former pageant contestants Erin Holland and Renae Ayris all in attendance.
“Hands down the best day marrying the love of my life in front of our most treasured humans. Thank you for all your kind messages — I’d also recommending muting me for the next week to year if you are not a fan of epic venues/outfits/flowers, love, or cute dogs,” Goodlet wrote on her social media site Instagram the following day.
STEVE SMITH AND DANI WILLIS
During what was a horror year for Australian cricketer Steve Smith, the former cricket caption ended it on a high, tiring the knot with the woman who stood by him, Dani Willis.
Despite the high profile guest list which included Smith’s teammates Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Pat Cummins and Moises Henriques, the wedding — which took place at Berrima in the Southern Highlands — did not draw much attention.
“Today I got to marry my best friend. What an absolutely incredible day. @dani_willis looked unbelievably beautiful,” the 29-year-old wrote on Instagram on his wedding day — September 15.
LISA ORIGLIASSO AND LOGAN HUFFMAN
In a wedding which kind of slipped under the radar, Lisa Origliasso and Logan Huffman married in Queensland last month.
One half of The Veronicas — Origliasso ensured all eyes were on her in what was no doubt the most extravagant wedding dress of the year — a Victorian-era style gown by celebrity go-to designer, J’Aton Couture.
“This past weekend I got to marry the man of my dreams,” she captioned this photo on Instagram. “In the dress of my dreams,” 33-year-old Lisa wrote on her Instagram site.
Lisa and Logan — who is a triplet — have been dating since 2014 and became engaged in 2016.
ASHLEY GREENE AND PAUL KHOURY
With Twilight actor Ashley Greene and Australian TV star Paul Khoury both calling themselves “romantics”, their San Jose, California, wedding ceremony was always going to be emotional.
Among the famous faces who attended the star-studded faced, included Zac Efron, Liam Hemsworth, Rob Pattinson, Evan Ross and Ashlee Simpson-Ross.
The couple apparently did rock, scissors, paper in front of their guests to decide who would say their vows — which they penned themselves — first, before both bride and groom shed a tear.
EMMA FREEDMAN AND CHARLIE RUNDLE
Just five months after becoming engaged, TV and radio’s nice girl Emma Freedman and her partner Charlie Rundle tied the knot at Sydney’s Paddington Reservoir on June 23.
The 30-year-old wore Vera Wang gown when she married Rundle, who works in finance, in front of family and friends.
“Best day of our lives,” she wrote alongside a loved up photograph.
The pair have since announced their expecting their first child with Freedman taking to radio to reveal the news.
“My life is going to change in the next little while. As you know I got married to my husband Charlie in June of this year and in May next year we’re going to welcome a little baby,” she said.
TIM ROBARDS AND ANNA HEINRICH
In what Confidential believes was the most beautiful wedding of the year, Tim Robards and Anna Heinrich tied the knot in the south of Italy in June.
Five years after meeting one another and falling in love on the first season of The Bachelor Australia, the pair threw a
No expense was spared for the lavish overseas nuptials, with Heinrich, 31 wearing a breathtaking Steven Khalil gown as she tied the knot with Robards.
The day after the wedding bash, the newlyweds treated their guests to an insta-worthy pool party recovery at the Masseria Potenti hotel in Puglia.
LINDY KLIM AND ADAM ELLIS
This was always going to be a stunning affair.
Balinese princess Lindy Klim married her British property developer partner Adam Ellis, in a countryside ceremony in Tuscany, Italy.
Fashionista Klim opted for a dress by her favourite Aussie designer — Toni Maticevski, when she exchanged vows with her husband at the $1000 a night Conti di San Bonifacio.
Klim’s three children with her previous partner Michael, Stella, 11, Rocco, 9, and Frankie, 6 were in attendance, as was her one-year-old old daughter Goldie, whom she had with Ellis.
SAM WOOD AND SNEZANA MARKOSKI
Everyone’s second-favourite Bachelor couple Sam Wood and Snezana Markoski tied the knot on November 29 at the Fig Tree restaurant in Byron Bay.
Markoski opted for a long-sleeved lace gown by Sydney based celebrity wedding dress designer Pallas Couture, however the mother-of-two was upstaged by her youngest daughter Willow, 1 and 13-year-old look-a-like daughter Eve.
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