Sunday, August 7, 2011

Celebrity Weddings In Medieval Castles

Castles present a wonderful location for events and many people choose to host their wedding celebration in a castle. Some castles even have licences for people to actually have their marriage ceremony within the castle walls!

It's not surprising then to learn that many celebrities have taken this route and found themselves a romantic castle as their wedding venue.

Here are a few examples:

Odescalchi Castle, Bracciano, Italy - 15th century castle with a fascinating array of frescos plus its own museum displaying weapons, paintings, books and manuscripts.
Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes chose this as their wedding venue in 2006.

Ashford Castle Hotel, Ireland - A castle turned hotel
Pierce Brosnan & Keely Shaye Smith chose this as their wedding venue in 2001.

Sudeley Castle, England
Elizabeth Hurley & Arun Nayar selected this for their wedding in 2007.

Villa Durazzo, Italy - 17th century castle located on a hill
Rod Stewart & Penny Lancaster married here in 2007.

Skibo Castle, Scotland
Madonna & Guy Ritchie chose this ancient castle for their wedding in 2000.
More about Skibo Castle

Read more about castle wedding venues

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