I keep hearing the media say how this was an extravagant wedding. Heck, 600-invite weddings with 14 bridesmaids is probably the AVERAGE of every wedding I've ever been to in my life. Of course, I am Italian-American, so we may tend to go overboard on these things. Still, I have yet to see one bride run away before the ceremony. :-)
This sounds just plain nuts -- you could put a down payment on a house with that kind of money.