Prince Johan Friso of Orange-Nassau married Mabel Wisse Smit, a human rights campaigner, on April 24, 2004 in Delft, The Netherlands. Johan gave up his place as second in line to the throne to marry Smit because the Dutch government refused to give approval after Smit provided false information about a liaison she had had with a drug dealer. Scandal! Of course there was more to come 7 years later (see trivia). Few representatives of other royal families - with the exception of the groom's godfather, King Harold of Norway and his wife Queen Sonia - were among the 1,400 guests at the civil and church ceremonies.
Clad in a red sari and flaunting diamonds and emeralds, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Sunday exchanged wedding vows with London-based businessman Raj Kundra in a close-knit family affair here in this Maharashtra hill station.
“Everything went very well. All parents want their children to get married happily and that goes the same for Shilpa’s parents as well. They are very happy,” said Kiran Bawa, Shilpa’s friend and business partner, after the wedding.
Aishwarya Rai, the former Miss World and a very successful Indian Actress, married Abhishek Bachchan in April 2007 and is leading a happy married life. Aishwarya and Abhishek went to Venice Italy for their honeymoon. Abhishek Bachchan is the son of Superstar Amitabh Bachchan and is an moderately successful actor himself.
Marrying Elvis Presley, famously nicknamed "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", just 23 days before celebrating her 22nd birthday, Priscilla Presley was even a younger bride than Jackie Kennedy at age 24 marrying John Kennedy. But unlike Jackie—who survived a murdered husband—Presley divorced hers in October 1973. And as a much younger junior than Jackie, she is still alive today, enjoying her occupation as a guest lecture in cities across the US.
She went through seven and half years of courtship, eight minutes of wedding ceremony at the Aladdin Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, and six and half years of marriage with the King. A total of fourteen famous years with the King has made her one of the most notable American brides this past century.