From Victoria and David Beckham’s do to Brooklyn’s £15m bash – which Beckham won the wedding to remember?
THEIR son’s lavish wedding shows just how far Posh and Becks’ family have come. Brooklyn, 23, wed heiress Nicola Peltz, 27, at the weekend in a £15m three-day celebration in Palm Beach, Florida, that will grace the cover of Vogue magazine. The swanky ceremony was a far cry from the widely mocked 1999 wedding of […]
THEIR son’s lavish wedding shows just how far Posh and Becks’ family have come.
Brooklyn, 23, wed heiress Nicola Peltz, 27, at the weekend in a £15m three-day celebration in Palm Beach, Florida, that will grace the cover of Vogue magazine.
The swanky ceremony was a far cry from the widely mocked 1999 wedding of his parents David and Victoria, showcased in OK! mag. Here we compare the weddings.
The dresses
A STRAPLESS, floor-length Vera Wang gown with a billowing Princess skirt, supported by 50 metres of tulle petticoat, was Victoria’s choice for her big day.
The champagne dress, costing £75,000, was described by the bride as “very Scarlet O’Hara”.
Nicola’s custom-made gown was designed by Valentino’s creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, at a cost of around £250,000.
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Stunningly simple, its square neckline and plain straps were offset by elbow-length lace gloves and a long train.
The 2nd dresses
FOR the post-wedding evening bash, Victoria and David changed into matching purple Antonio Berardi outfits.
Years later the England ace admitted that while Victoria’s outfit “was pretty nice”, he “looked like the guys out of Dumb & Dumber.”
As Brooklyn’s wedding began at 6pm, it’s thought Nicola stayed in the wedding gown.
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But the next day, she wore a classy white sundress and silver heels for the brunch.
The venues
POSH and Becks rented Luttrellstown Castle, near Dublin and exchanged vows at the folly, which had been transformed into a fairy grotto with woodland flowers and ivy.
The reception was in a marquee in the 560-acre grounds where guests dined, while an orchestra played Spice Girls hits.
The Peltz Palm Beach home, where the younger couple tied the knot, is a £76m ocean-front estate.
The wedding took place in a tent on the lawn, followed by cocktail hour in a central tent, then a banquet in a third by Bill Clinton’s ex-chef Thierry Isambert
The decor
GOLD and purple crushed velvet thrones – with crowns for the newlyweds – added a ludicrous regal twist to Posh and Becks’ nuptials.
They went for a Robin Hood woodland theme, with green, purple and burgundy fabric and ivy woven with apples, which were pricked to release their scent.
Brooklyn and Nicola went for a classic vintage look, mainly white.
Stylish floral arrangements combined roses, peonies, ranunculus and hydrangea and sprays of white roses tumbled down from the marquee roof.
The cars
IT’S no surprise that posh motors featured at both weddings.
Brooklyn and Nicola cleared their heads the next morning by taking a £500,000 electric Jaguar XK120 out for a spin.
The car, a stylish convertible reminiscent of an Audrey Hepburn movie, had been a wedding gift for the couple from Brooklyn’s parents.
Years earlier, David had turned up to his own wedding in a £230,000 Bentley Azure while Victoria had arrived shortly after in a Bentley Arnage.
The ceremonies
A TRADITIONAL Protestant ceremony, conducted by the Bishop of Cork, Paul Colton, sealed Victoria and David’s love.
But the young couple’s ceremony honoured the heritage of bride Nicola’s parents.
Keeping with dad Nelson’s Jewish tradition, they wed under a chuppah, or canopy, and smashed a glass and had Catholic vows in a nod to mum Claudia’s religion.
The cakes
A BIZARRE cake designed to resemble heaps of leaves and piles of apples took centre stage at Posh and Becks do.
But Nicola and Brooklyn chose a traditional option, reportedly plumping for six white tiered cakes, all in different sizes.
The guests
DAVID’S then Manchester United teammate, Gary Neville was best man at the Beckhams’ 1999 wedding, and all four of Victoria’s Spice Girl bandmates were guests.
While Mel C and Mel B also attended the latest family bash — which Romeo Beckham took girlfriend Mia Regan to — Emma Bunton and Geri Horner were missing from this weekend’s nuptials.
There were plenty of A-listers in their place, including Serena and Venus Williams, Eva Longoria, and Gordon and Tana Ramsay plus daughter Holly.
