Leave it Liza to host a wedding that’s so extravagant that it was compared to the Grammy Awards. In March 2002, the famously flamboyant star wed music promoter David Gest at the Regent Hotel in New York in front of 850 of their closest and most distinguished friends. The guests were as varied as you might expect: Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson served as matron of honor and best man, Diana Ross danced to the Doobie Brothers along with Carol Channing, Donny Osmond and Mia Farrow. But while there must have been a fair amount of gossip stemming from the prestigious crowd, the most talked-about moment of the night remained the lovebirds’ dramatic (and by most accounts, quite discomfiting) kiss at the altar. “I have been to many weddings, and I have never seen a kiss like that before,” Donald Trump told People magazine of the smooch, which looked a little bit like a shark (Gast) attacking his bedazzled prey (Minnelli). But alas, while the wedding favors read, “Liza and David 4 Ever,” the couple separated after 16 months.
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- Kate Middleton & Prince William
- Grace Kelly & Prince Rainier of Monaco
- Diana Spencer & Prince Charles
- Elizabeth Taylor & Larry Fortensky
- Liza Minnelli & David Gest
- Heather Mills & Paul McCartney
- Vanisha Mittal & Amit Bhatia
- Katie Holmes & Tom Cruise
- Chelsea Clinton & Marc Mezvinsky
- Kim Kardashian & Kris Humphries