Sultan of Brunei’s Daughter Wedding Costs $20 Million!

Imagine spending $20 million dollars.  A mega mansion?  A luxury yacht?  Or perhaps a private plane?  Nope!  How about the wedding of the Sultan of Brunei’s daughter Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah!!!

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The princess wed Pengiran Haji Muhammad Ruzaini, a civil servant, on Friday September 21, 2012, in Brunei, where in a week-long celebration estimated to involve 2,000 guests.  Wedding planner Maya Kalman, founder of Swank Productions in New York City said, ”The rule of thumb for our average luxury wedding is $1,000 per guest.  I would guesstimate that a no-holds-barred event like this could easily be $15 to $20 million.”  And that figure include only wedding itself!  Additional celebrations throughout the week could be an additional $15 to $20 million, Kalman speculates.

Just think of the transportation costs.  Kalman says, “These people don’t get on the shuttle bus, think about it!  It’s Mercedes cars.  For 2,000 people, that’s 1,000 cars, and say only half of them need cars… at $200 a car, which seems low, that’s $100,000 in cars alone per event.”  The planner also speculated that the Sultan might be sending private planes for important guests, which costs about $10,000 per person.

HOLY WOW!!!

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Claudia Antony Zompa is Editor-in-Chief of theBrideScoop. All the articles written by me are my own opinions and may or may not reflect the opinions of the other writers at theBrideScoop.

Claudia has been planning events, weddings and far flung vacations around the globe for her friends, family and colleagues since she was in college. In addition to being Editor-in-Chief of theBrideScoop, Claudia is owner of Chicago-based event planning company AS YOU WISH focused on creating magnificant weddings, fabulous social events and outstanding galas and fundraisers.

Claudia has a bachelor degree in business administration from Loyola University Chicago and an MBA from The University of Chicago. She is a member of the International Special Events Society (ISES) and the Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC). She is a Founding Board Member of Wish Upon A Wedding – Chicago Chapter and a Founding Member of the Wedding Industry Professionals Association.

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