3. Siti Nurhaliza and Datuk Khalid Mohamad Jiwa (Datuk K)

So this is what a RM12,000 wedding cake looks like!

One of the most elaborate celebrity weddings to have gone done in Malaysian history has got to be the union between pop princess Siti Nurhaliza and entrepreneur, Datuk Khalid Mohamad Jiwa (Datuk K).

Some sources estimated that the 2006 affair incurred over RM12 million. Their multi-tiered cake, called Indah Percintaan(The Beauty of Love) itself had cost RM12,000. Siti also reportedly received RM22,222 in wedding dowry and RM30,000 in wang hantaran.

However, the couple later refuted the claims, saying that many of the items, including jewellery and dresses, were sponsored.

They did however, receive RM1 million from a local TV station to televise their wedding reception. The event, held in Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, was attended by 2,500 guests and broadcasted to 6.3 million viewers nationwide.

In 2010, E! News Asia named the power couple the Third Most Powerful Celebrity Couple in Asia, right after Chinese entertainers, Simon Yam and wife, Qi Qi and Bollywood superstar couple, Aishwarya Rai and husband, Abhishek Bachchan.

4. Marion Caunter and SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin

Marion Caunter and SM Nasarudin’s wedding is rumoured to have cost RM5 million. 

He was one of corporate’s most sought-after bachelors. She was the stuff of every teenage boy’s dream. Together, popular television personality Marion Caunter and Naza Group of Companies’ joint group executive chairmain, SM Nasarudin SM Nasimuddin tied the knot in what went down as one of the most talked about weddings in the local entertainment scene.

The white rose-themed wedding reception, held in Mandarin Oriental, boasted some major star power, with celebrities like Elaine Daly, Deborah Henry, Tom Abang Saufi, as well as Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin on the guest list. Local pop stars Ning Baizura and Sean Ghazi performed with the Russell Curtis band.

There is no telling just how many guests they had at the close-door event, but Mandarin Oriental was estimated to charge roughly RM300 per pax in the year 2010.

The wedding is rumoured to have cost RM5million, according to an online bridal magazine.

5. Serina Redzuawan and Gavin O’Luanaigh