Rene Angelil and Celine Dion 1994
So, this gown -- which was bigger than it looks, and certainly in 1994 felt extra enormous given that it was a time of slip dresses -- apparently took 1,000 hours to make, and had a 20-foot train. And honestly... sure, whatever. It's your wedding. Be big if you want! But it's the headpiece that really sends it into the stratosphere.
This supposedly weighed eight pounds, has 2,000 crystals, and had to be sewn to her hair. That sounds terrifying. Also... how much sewing would they have had to DO to keep it from just sliding off and taking her hair AND the sewing with it?
And because all THAT wasn't enough, she also wore this fur coat. Look at the SIZE of that SLEEVE. Also why is her bouquet wrapped up in that fabric? To protect it from the cold? Is that the one practical thing here?
In 2000 -- although I keep hearing it referred to as their fifth anniversary? That math does not work -- they renewed their vows at Caesar's Palace in Vegas. His throat cancer diagnosis first came in 1999, so I think this was a celebration of life, also? Anyway, his parents were of Lebanese and Syrian origin and raised him in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, which all supposedly provided the creative direction for this... scenario.
It involved A CAMEL.
And both Celine and Rene were carried in on litters. I found a YouTube video with some of the coverage -- that's where this grainy still is from -- and the looks on the dudes' faces when they put down Rene's litter is amazing. They trade a glance that says, "Are... we done? WTF happens now?" It's at about 1:18 of this clip. After which there's an interview with Celine where she CANNOT get her words out and then insists, "I'M NOT DRUNK!!!"