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The big weekend is coming up as Booty and the Benchwarmer get set for their only slightly ostentatious wedding. Reality show diva Kim Kardashian and her betrothed, Kris Humphries, will be married this weekend in a ceremony that's reported to cost $20 million.This seems like an awful lot considering that, according to Brides magazine, the average wedding cost in 2011 is only $26,501.
So we decided to see what else the soon-to-be Mr. and Mrs. Kardashian -- because really, it seems more likely that he would change his name -- could have spent their money on instead....
- A 2012 Volkwagen Beetle (MSRP $18,995) for each of their reported 1,000 wedding guests.
- 700 pounds of gold, based on current price of $1,787 per ounce.
- One season's salary ($16 million) for Kim's one-time boyfriend, Real Madrid soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 222,000 pair of thigh high boots from Sears' Kadashian Kollection, enough for nearly every resident of Madison, Wisconsin (Pop. 237,000).
- 406,000 tickets to Miami Dolphins games to watch ex-beau Reggie Bush (Average ticket price: $49.25)
- 1.9 million copies of Paris Hilton's album "Paris" based on Amazon's retail price of $10.56. [Note: Paris' U.S. album sales were a scant 197,000 as of March 2011]
- Four-year tuition for 116 students to attend her father's alma mater, the University of Southern California (Tuition cost: $42,818)
- Meals for 167,000 malnourished African children for a year (Based on $120/year)
The real question is: How much is a good divorce attorney going to cost?
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OUCH! Way to completely rip these people to shreds.
Please, do tell us how you really feel, David.
why would you give a damn in how much they would want to spend on their wedding???
Beautiful people have too many haters. People are jealous because you are the ideal perfect woman. I am no fan or follower but i know for fact that you are gorgeous and down the road if you have work done, good for you.I mean what is wrong with holding on to youth, don't we all want it if we could. I am sure you help the poor too and your money, your wedding so don't even care what jealous people say. Men are mad they couldn't have you and women are mad that they are not you, heck even i consider myself attractive and confident but i still am jealous of your perfect beauty. Good luck on your marriage. BTW all these people are here commenting and registering because they care about what goes on in your life they just would like to think they don't!!!!PEACE!!!
Jason and I went with the Bois deBoul and it was fantastic. Didn’t need to spend all this money or get all this attention to have the perfect wedding. Kim
spending so much is fine...but wudnt one feel bad about spending such a fortune when the entire country is in debt....at least they should be giving whatever they earned for charity or something....its just gross to think that one would spend such an extravagant amount just for a day's party