Photos: A glimpse at Donald and Melania Trump's 2005 star-studded, lavish wedding
Photos from the Palm Beach Post offer a glimpse into Donald and Melania Trump's high-profile 2005 wedding.
Donald and Melania Trump have a lot to celebrate this week.
On Monday, the president-elect will be sworn in at his inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C., followed by the couple's 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday.
The couple tied the knot on January 22, 2005, years after meeting at a party in 1998 in New York. Their wedding ceremony was held at Bethesda-By-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Palm Beach, Florida, and the reception was held in the ballroom of Trump's private club, Mar-a-Lago.
Melania wore a $100,000 Christian Dior wedding dress − which had more than 500 hours worth of hand-sewn crystal beading − that had a 13-foot train and 16-foot veil, , the Palm Beach Daily News reported at the time. The ballroom was filled with 10,000 flowers. Guests were served caviar and Cristal champagne.
The star-studded 350-person guest list included Bill and Hillary Clinton, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Russell Simmons, and then-wife Kimora Lee Simmons. Journalists like Barbara Walters, NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, and American Idol's Simon Cowell were other notable attendees.
Here are archived photos of Trump and Melania's wedding, courtesy of the Palm Beach Post, part of the Paste BN Network.
A look at Trump and Melania's luxurious 2005 wedding
Contributing: The Palm Beach Post, Paste BN NETWORK
Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for Paste BN. You can reach her at tardrey@gannett.com.