Thread: Chelsea’s wedding: $600K in tents, $15K for toilets

Chelsea’s wedding: $600K in tents, $15K for toilets

What's involved for Chelsea Clinton and her fiance, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, in throwing the so-called wedding of the century?

According to estimates and reports, the $3 to $5 million event on Saturday includes:

* $600,000 in air-conditioned tents, complete with glass walls

* $200,000 in extra security, paid for by the Clintons

* $15,000 in high-class toilets, according to online gossip site TMZ

* A guest list reported to include Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Streisand and Steven Spielberg among the 400 to 500 invitees

* Flowers arranged by Jeff Leatham, who’s worked with Madonna and other celebrities

* Wine as a party favor from Clinton Vineyards (which has no relation to the presidential family)

* A Federal Aviation Administration-enforced no-fly zone over Rhinebeck, the small New York town that includes Astor Courts, a picturesque mansion that’s hosting the event and overlooks the Hudson River

“It’s going to be very understated, elegant, but befitting a royal wedding for the U.S.,” wedding planner Claudia Hanlin said on TODAY.
Image: Astor Courts is seen in Rhinebeck, N.Y.,

Tents start to go up behind Astor Courts in Rhinebeck, N.Y., on Wednesday.

But some of the biggest speculation has revolved around Chelsea’s dress.

After widespread reports that her gown would be designed by Oscar de la Renta, the bride-to-be was was spotted outside Vera Wang’s New York City bridal shop Tuesday afternoon.

Clinton was attempting incognito in a large, floppy hat, but she and her mother, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, did not escape the notice of Women’s Wear Daily, which featured her on its front page Wednesday with the headline “Here Comes the Bride.” Appearing on TODAY Wednesday, WWD writer Rosemary Feitelberg said that it looks like Wang will be the chosen designer for the wedding of the century.

“All signs seem to point to Vera at this point, and we’ve also been told she’s doing the bridesmaids’ dresses and the flower girls’ dresses,” Feitelberg told Meredith Vieira.

Wang has become renowned as a leading wedding gown designer for the rich and famous, including Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey, Ivanka Trump and, perhaps most significantly, Karenna Gore — daughter of Al Gore, who was vice president during the administration of Chelsea’s dad, former President Bill Clinton.

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