From exotic islands to an ex-boyfriend’s  mansion, celebrities find the most unique wedding venues

Kendre Wilkinson & Hank Baskett

Home is where the heart is …something former Playboy play mate and The Girls Next Door star Kendra proved when she wed American football player Hankat ex-boyfriend Hugh Hefner’s mansion. Hank proved to be a very understanding man – not many grooms we know would agree to get married at a pad belonging to their bride’s ex.

 

Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz

In 2010, Alicia, who was heavily pregnant at the time, married music producer and the father of her unborn child, Swizz Beatz,at a private residence on the Mediterranean Sea in Corsica,France. The ceremony, which was officiated by new-age guru Deepak Chopra, had a guest list that included U2’s Bono, Queen Latifah and the famous shoemaker,Christian Louboutin.

 

Elizabeth Hurley & Arun Nayar

Elizabeth’s wedding to Indian textile heir Arun in 2002 was nothing short of over the top. The nuptials kicked off with a rather traditional ceremony at the medieval estate Sudeley Castle in Gloucester shire,where singer Elton John was there to walk Lizdown the aisle.The bridal party then made their way to the Umaid Bhawan Palacein Jodhpur, India, for a six-day Indian festival. After only four years of marriage, the couple split.

 

Bruce Willis & Emma Hemming

Following his divorce from actress Demi Moore in 2000, Bruce swore he’d never marry again. Move on nine years, enter ex-model Emma and all those declarations quickly flew out the window. The couple married on the private isle of Parrot Cay in the Turksand Caicos islands, near the West Indies. Guests included Madonna, Ashton Kutcher and Demi, and Bruce’s daughter from his first marriage.

 

Emily Blunt & John Krasinski

After dating for nearly two years,the comical two some tied the knot in a sunset ceremony at George Clooney’s luxurious villa D’Este on LakeComo, Italy, in 2010. Guests included Meryl Streep, Matt Damon, George Clooney, JimmyKimmel, David Schwimmer and Stanley Tucci.

 

Ashley Judd & Dario Franchitti

The actress and her race card river beau married at Skibo Castle in the Scottish town of Dornoch in 2001. To ensure complete privacy, their guests (who included Michael Douglas,Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow and Edward Norton) were booked into the castle at an estimated cost of R260 000 per night.

 

Tiger Woods & Elin Nordegren

When the golfer married Elin in2004 at the Sandy Lane Beach Resort in Barbados, no expenses  was spared. They rented out the entire resort and the night’s entertainment included a performanceby American band Hootie & the Blowfish and a firework display over the ocean. The entire affair cost nearly R16 million. We all know what happened a mere five years later (does a golf clubring any bells?)…