Salma Hayek Denies Plans For $2 Million Wedding
APR 16, 2009 AT 07:52 AM
We all know that Salma Hayek married Francois-Henri Pinault at City Hall in Paris on Valentine's Day. How utterly romantic!! But then there was a questionable rumor floating around on the internet saying that the actress was planning a second wedding and looking to spend millions on the affair.
Not true says Salma.
People Magazine caught up with Valentina's mom and Salma said the concept is just ridiculous.
"I think a wedding is about love, friends, family and fun," Hayek, 42, tells PEOPLE exclusively. "I think spending millions of dollars on a wedding is ridiculous and it has never been my dream. I would never do that."
I love her.
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300 points
Finally someone speaks some sense!
8425 points
I obviously agree with her, I eloped. Having a big wedding was never my dream either. We paid for our kids college and bought them their first cars. They were told at an early age, if they want a wedding, they pay for it themselves.
I agree too! I did my wedding (last year) for under $4000. And most of that cost was food :-) Having a big wedding and spending tons of money is a complete waste! That money can be spent in so many other useful ways!
tru dat
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We spend about ~30K and this was about 10 years ago... If I had to do it again, I'd make it much simpler and smaller....
Her little girl is adorable!
my wedding was about 8 grand but it look like she spent a lot more than that- we were lucky because we got a lot of stuff for free a friend donated homemade wine, another friend who works in landscaping business donated flowers and plants, another friend who is amazing photographer took pictures for free, a friend let us use his 1920 classic car, we even had somebody volunteer to serve alcohol at no cost, we borrowed tons of stuff from another wedding party....it was magical. I wouldn't' change a thing.
So what did you spend 8,000 on then? Seems like you mooched off of everyone you could.
Star Jones, is that you?
see you are stupid with saying she mooched...she was just probably smarter than you!! Don't be mad! :)
I agree with Anon at 10:42. Sounds like she used her friends to me.
I'm planning my wedding now and we're already over budget by $15,000.
You sound like an idiot. "Overbudget by $15,000.00" I hope you're paying for this yourself and not running your parents into the poor house.
there is nothing wrong with 2 milion, 5 milion or whatever miloin wedding .
If you can afford, why not.
Spell check before sending!!!
$8000 was on dress, hair, make-up, table, chairs, tent & food and no we didn't mooched - people volunteer - we never asked. The only reason we got donated flowers because it was end of season and nobody was buying flowers....making homemade wine is very cheap (about $1 a bottle)....and the rest was a favor in return - we help them - they help us. oh and the friend who took pictures - that was a wedding gift.
Anonymous123, Ignore all the negative comments. You are blessed to have friends like you have and we should all be that fortunate.Those who called you moochers have no class. I would happily help my friends in anyway I could, and know they'd do the same. Have a long and happy married life.
My friends only spent $100.00 for gold wedding bands got married before
he had to be stationed in Vietnam during the war and still married to each other today after 40 years still husband and wife. What wrong with this picture? Think maybe this is better than the average years together in today's society? Keep it simple not expensive invest into the marriage in the long run wisely no matter how much how rich you are. Money really has no value when you look back. Need to value the marriage relationship.
Sincerely,
Dollars and Cents
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