The denizens of Palm Beach — long used to partying billionaires — are bracing themselves today for an event the like of which few will have ever witnessed before.
For this afternoon will see the much-anticipated, mega-bucks mega-nuptials between Brooklyn Beckham, the 23-year-old son of David and Victoria, and his bride Nicola Peltz, 27, whose billionaire father owns the Wendy’s burgers chain, among other interests.
It’s an event which has it all. Held over three days — with three wedding dresses, three wedding planners and three enormous marquees — it started with a dinner on Friday night and will finish with a lavish lunch tomorrow.
While some may grouse about the ‘optics’ of the occasion — the post-Covid world is in the grip of a massive economic downturn, while atrocities are ripping apart Eastern Europe — the wedding is being heralded as a long, unfettered and joyful display of excess for that lucky 0.1 per cent for whom times are very good indeed.
This is the Mail’s guide to weddings where cost-consciousness can be a problem.
In Palm Beach, Florida, huge marquees were erected on the property of actress Nicola Peltz in advance of Saturday’s wedding to David Beckham and Victoria Beckham.
The expansive oceanfront property, which belongs to Nicola’s parents, Nelson and Claudia, has two large properties. It also includes a swimming area, tennis, and basketball courts.
MailOnline learned from MailOnline that the chuppah was prepared inside one of three huge white tent structures built for Saturday’s wedding on the oceanfront lawn
Preparations for Brooklyn and Nicola Peltz’s £3million wedding ceremony on Saturday are well underway at the Peltz family mansion
Brooklyn Beckham spent some downtime with his younger siblings Cruz and Harper at Nicola Peltz’s family home on Friday, just one day before his wedding to his actress fiancée
Cruz, Cruz’s brother (17-year-old) was also seen riding a club car along the 44,000 sq.ft sprawling estate. This happened as they were joining Harper and Brooklyn for the day
Pictured: Brooklyn Beckham as he confirmed his lavish engagement to fiancée Nicola Peltz
Exciting: Preparations were well underway for Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding at Nicola Peltz’s £76million family home in Florida on Thursday
Guests including Gordon Ramsay, Dave Gardner and Phil Neville are expected to attend the couple’s £3m ceremony
Brooklyn and his heiress wife Nicola are believed to have entered into a prenuptial arrangement. The £380million fortune of Brooklyn’s parents is dwarfed by the estimated £1.3billion wealth of Miss Peltz’s financier father Nelson
The Beckhams have touched down in Miami and are spending time on their luxury £5million yacht ahead of the wedding
FROCKS, FOODS, FLOWERS
Nicola’s gowns, all by Pierpaolo Piccioli at Valentino, were selected by the bride from the atelier in Rome, although everyone is expecting further ‘looks’ over the weekend too, with something from motherin-law Victoria’s struggling fashion line surely getting a look-in.
The flowers — said to be all white and in ‘insane profusion’ — are courtesy of Rishi Patel at HMR Designs, who embellished the 2021 wedding of Bill Gates’s daughter Jennifer.
Tables and outdoor furniture are coming from Pablo Oliveira at Nuage Designs, who looked after Chelsea Clinton’s nuptials.
Trucks began arriving in Palm Beach around the middle of the last week. Police were also patrolling the area.
These marquees can be rented to hold trade fairs. Each could comfortably hold 1,000 people — and there are three of them on the lawn at the Peltz’s £76million estate.
The largest will apparently hold a dance floor where rapper Snoop Dogg is going to DJ.
Miami’s Thierry Isambert is apparently providing the food. He has also previously cooked for Bill Clinton.
No show: Geri Horner, 49, is reportedly not attending the wedding this weekend, instead heading to Australia with husband Christian
Superstars: Spice Girls’ fans hopes of a reunion of all five band members attending at the ceremony have been dashed, with the girls last pictured together in 2018
Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz and their wedding in Palm Beach are this weekend. And ahead of their lavish £3million nuptials, the smitten couple have taken part in a very revealing, Mr and Mrs game for British Vogue. A video was shared by British Vogue on Wednesday.
Big day: Aerial photographs taken at the Peltz estate on Friday showed three huge marquees erected on the beachfront, while two smaller tents were also put up elsewhere on the sprawling complex
Dietary choices include the usual vegan and vegetarian options, but also stretch to allergy-specific choices and even a ‘light’ option, which comes in underneath a certain calorie-counted ceiling.
THE MAGAZINE DEAL
Vogue magazine employs videographers and photographers to capture every moment in 21st century fashion.
A source said: ‘It’s a nice event, not too big, it will be black tie.
‘There is heavy security and the hundreds of guests have been asked not to share pictures of the bride and groom as they have an exclusive arrangement with Vogue, who will put pictures up on their website.
Lots of the guests are bringing their own hair and make-up artists — it’s that sort of event.’
David Beckham and his sons Cruz, Romeo, Brooklyn, and Cruz
ON GROOM’S SIDE
Along with a full flush of Spice Girls, there will David’s best friend Dave Gardner and Gordon and Tana Ramsay and their five children.
Victoria’s sister Louise and her daughter Libby are already in Miami, as are Victoria’s parents Tony and Jackie.
David’s parents Sandra and Ted will also be there, along with his sister Jo.
Brooklyn’s brothers Romeo and Cruz will be groomsmen, the bride’s brother Brandon will be ‘Man of Honour’ and Harper Beckham, ten, will be a bridesmaid.
The bride’s maternal grandmother Bunny will be Maid of Honour.
Madonna’s son Rocco Ritchie, a childhood friend of Brooklyn’s, has been invited and model Gigi Hadid, a childhood friend of Nicola, is also expected to attend.
David Grutman (the king of Miami’s nightlife) will also be attending the event.
His friends, the Beckhams, have recently become close to him – they own a large apartment located in Miami that David bought when he started Inter Miami.
Beckham’s coach at Inter Miami is pal Phil Neville, and Phil and his brother Gary – and their families – will be at the wedding.
ECCENTRIC RELATIVES
Every wedding has one guest who is a little unusual — and the Peltz family has a corker in the shape of Chandi, the bride’s aunt.
Chandi was a Hare Krishna devotee and a former belly dancer who was adopted by Doris Duke in 1988.
Duke believed Chandi was the Reincarnation of Chandi’s daughter who died in 1940.
She was Duke’s companion and said that the heiress promised to ‘support her for the rest of the life in the style she had enjoyed’, although, sadly, the women fell out eventually.
After Duke died, there was a lawsuit over the Duke fortune which saw Chandi awarded $65million (£43million).
Chandi said during the legal action that she had arranged $5.3 million (£3.5 million) in bail money to be paid for Duke’s friend Imelda Marcos, the disgraced former First Lady of the Philippines.
Chandi currently runs a Hawaii-based horse farm.
THE TRUMP ISISSUE
Donald Trump, who is a long-time friend of Nelson Peltz, and a neighbor, was an oddity that wasn’t expected to attend.
Peltz gave money to the Trump presidential campaign and even hosted a $10million (£7.6million) fundraiser at the Palm Beach home where the wedding is taking place — although he distanced himself from Trump after the storming of the U.S. Capitol building in 2021.
Trump’s name is not included on this list, to avoid offending millennial sensibilities.
Claudia, 67, left, is a former model and Nelson Peltz’s wife, pictured with daughter Nicola
Local newspaper columnist Lesley Abravanel, a long-time watcher of the Florida social elite, said: ‘Trump is going to be dying to come but there is no way that the kinds of celebrities who will be there would let him come.
‘He would pray to be photographed with these people. Snoop Dogg might punch him in his face. It’s all absurd. I’ve not seen anything like it in my decades in Palm Beach.’
BILLIONAIRE BRIDE
Brooklyn and Nicola began dating in October 2019 after Sofia Richie introduced them, the model-daughter of Lionel.
They went public in January 2020 and the engagement was announced in July the same year and sealed with a £160,000 emerald-cut diamond ring.
They are believed to have made a prenuptial arrangement, which means they can leave the marriage with everything they brought into it in case romance ends.
Nicola is the youngest of eight siblings, and one of three children by Claudia Heffner Peltz, Nelson Peltz’s third wife.
When she was 12, she became a tomboy and dreamed of playing professional hockey. She then took up drama classes.
When she was 13, her screen debut came in the Miley Cyrus video.
At 15 she was cast in The Last Airbender’s fantasy adventure.
She is best known for her role as Mark Wahlberg’s daughter in Transformers: Age Of Extinction. Since then, she has appeared on the TV show Inhumans.
The pop star Justin Bieber was her ex, with whom she dated for a brief time in 2016; Anwar Hadid, brother to supermodels Gigi, Bella, and Bella, were also among her exes.
They split ‘amicably’ after a year, but she unfollowed him and his entire family on Instagram after he was pictured kissing model Kendall Jenner.
It has been widely speculated that she is the ‘Hollywood mean girl’ described by actress Bella Thorne in a 2015 interview.
In it she said: ‘I have a mean girl. She’s in the business, and she’s very, very mean. I will not be a friend with her.
I never say hello to her. ‘Her siblings are not mean like she is. It’s just her. One of the reasons I don’t like her is because she’s been a billionaire since she was very little, and she’s never had to work for anything in her life.’
Thorne is familiar with Peltz as her boyfriend Gregg Sulkin starred alongside Nicola Peltz’s in 2014 film Affluenza.
Nicola never spoke out about speculation.
Pictured from L to R: Brooklyn and Nicola about to wed with David Beckham and Victoria Beckham. They have been married 22 years.
Lavish – The actor shared an image of her in which she was wearing a black bra, trousers and Brooklyn while standing underneath a glittery chandelier.
FIXER FATHERIN-LAW
As fathers-in-law go, Brooklyn’s is scarier than most: billionaire investor Nelson Peltz is a self-made man with a fearsome reputation as a tough-minded corporate raider.
He dropped out of Pennsylvania University’s Wharton School in 1962 and instead built his family’s tiny frozen food business in Brooklyn into the largest frozen food distributor in the Northeast of America.
From there he assembled the biggest packaging company in the world, Triangle Industries, which was sold in 1989 netting him around $840 million (£535million).
He has in his time bought the iced tea brand Snapple and the burger chain Wendy’s, ducked out of a deal to buy Dunkin’ Donuts, and made inroads into the megalith Heinz.
One of his closest friends is the golfer and sports entrepreneur Greg Norman, who’s described him as ‘a mental marathon runner’, adding: ‘Nelson isn’t a Harvard type. He’s street smart. He understands what the masses want.’
His phone number is said to be among the thousands in Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘black book’. Epstein had him as part of an investor group looking to acquire New York Magazine.
Making waves: This week the Beckhams enjoyed a day on the water off Miami, Florida.
Luxurious: This property boasts a beautiful pool that is surrounded by large terraces with ample space to relax and enjoy the sunshine.
Guests
The website Gawker, since closed down, claimed that Peltz and his wife were ‘horrible bosses’, notorious for firing staff on a whim.
In the same article it was stated that the magnate was obsessive about personal security and would be accompanied at all times by his armed bodyguards. Juan Gonzalez the dog walker, and chauffeur for Juan Gonzalez sued Juan Gonzalez in 2016, claiming that Juan was terminated after a day of sick leave.
Peltz can be a very demanding father. He said in an interview: ‘My kids are exhausted every day, and I keep them that way. It’s gym, ice, homework. They’re too tired to get in trouble.’
He added: ‘I don’t want them to see me walking off with a bag of golf clubs over my shoulder. If they see me work hard, it’s better than a lecture.’
And as Brooklyn starts his new life, as the newest member of the clan, they’re words he’d be wise to follow very closely.
Photo research: CLAIRE CISOTTI
PICTUREEXCLUSIVE: This is Nicola Peltz wearing a wedding gown.: White bridal-style dress is transported across her family’s £76million estate the day before the actress is set to marry fiance Brooklyn Beckham
By Kate Dennett for MailOnline
A white bridal-style gown was seen being transported across Nicola Peltz’s £76million family estate, just one day before she is set to tie the knot with fiancé Brooklyn Beckham.
Photographs show a woman holding a long white dress in a branded Isabel Garretón clothes bag as she transported the gown across Nicola’s family estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday.
Two workers rode down Peltz’s driveway in a golf buggy while one woman held up the dress in her arms to shield it.
Could it be the wedding gown? A white bridal-style gown was seen being transported across Nicola Peltz’s £76million family estate, just one day before she is set to tie the knot with fiance Brooklyn Beckham
Bridal: Photographs show a woman holding a long white dress in a branded Isabel Garretón clothes bag as she transported the gown across Nicola’s family estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday
Exciting: The Peltz had two workers riding down its driveway on a Golf Buggy, while one woman held up the wedding-style dress in an attempt to preserve it.
Designer: As wedding preparations gather pace at the mansion, it was revealed that Nicola recruited Leslie Fremar – a stylist who has worked with Hollywood A-listers Demi Moore and Charlize Theron – to help choose her wedding dress
It is not known if the gown is Nicola’s wedding dress, as the actress, 27, is set to marry Brooklyn, 23, in a lavish £3million ceremony at her family’s 44,000 sq ft oceanfront house tomorrow.
The dress may also be for Brooklyn’s younger sister Harper, ten, as Isabel Garretón designs children’s clothes for special occasions, including flower girl dresses.
As wedding preparations gather pace at the mansion, it was revealed that Nicola recruited Leslie Fremar – a stylist who has worked with Hollywood A-listers Demi Moore and Charlize Theron – to help choose her wedding dress.
The couple had previously visited Valentino’s headquarters in Rome, and Nicola confirmed that her gown was designed by Pierpaolo Piccinioli.
‘Nicola has implicitly trusted Leslie and Valentino made her dress, but Leslie was the one she turned to for help in styling and hairstyles.
EXCLUSIVE: Mazel Tov! Brooklyn Beckham, Nicola Peltz and David Anthony, their BFFs will make vows in a 4M Jewish tradition ceremony. They will then be accompanied by Marc Anthony who will sing them a song.
Jose Lambiet, Palm Beach Florida by Greg Woodfield for Dailymail.com
DailyMail.com has learned that Brooklyn Beckham will recite her marriage vows while under a chuppah (a traditional Jewish wedding canopy) this weekend.
In a nod towards both Peltz’s and Beckhams Jewish heritage, the couple will tie their knot in a religious ceremony.
Actress Nicola is Jewish. Her billionaire father Nelson Peltz was raised Jewish. Brooklyn, however, has Jewish roots thanks to his soccer star dad David.
Brooklyn, 23, recently revealed in he would be wearing a yarmulke – a cap worn by Jewish males – while Nicola, 27, confirmed: ‘Yes, (it’s a) Jewish wedding’, in an interview with Vogue.
Brooklyn Beckham, 23 and Nicola Peltz (pictured last September), are getting married in a traditional Jewish ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida.
DailyMail.com learns that a Chuppah has been made in one the massive, white-colored tented structures. It was set up to be used for Saturday’s ceremony.
The ceremony will take place in the 44,000-square foot, 99.67 million-dollar ocean front home of the Peltz Family in Palm Beach
On the vast estate of billionaire Peltz, the middle marquee is one of three. It has a row if steps that leads directly to the ocean. Inside you can see matching plant holders and plush white chairs.
DailyMail.com discovered that a chuppah had been made in one the huge white tents set up in front of Saturday’s wedding at exclusive Palm Beach.
The chuppah, a canopy that is supported by four poles and forms an open-sided structure which symbolizes the newly built home for the groom or bride, is also known as a ‘Chupah.
It is usually a square, beautiful cloth made from silk or velvet, but can also be called a tallit. This is an orthodox Jewish prayer shawl.
You can make a chuppah with just a few flowers or you could have it elaborated.
Brooklyn would enter the chuppah first, to be joined by Nicola – followed by David, former Spice Girls wife Victoria, 47, financier Peltz and his third wife, former model Claudia, 65, and the rabbi.
DailyMail.com has uncovered another interesting clue as to the timing and cost of the extravagant event, which is estimated at nearly $4million. Guests include celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, Eva Longoria, and supermodel Gigi Haddish.
Jewish weddings on Saturdays, also known as the Sabbath are usually held at night.
Nelson Peltz, a billionaire was seen driving over to the other estate in Palm Beach. He was being driven over by security to his property on the beach.
Peltz, who has an estimated net worth of $1.7billion, has homes in Palm Beach and New York.
Peltz could be seen riding a golf cart on Friday from Mountsorrel, to the beach front home.
Peltz and Claudia Heffner have three children.
DailyMail.com photo of Victoria Beckham and David arriving at the Peltz family compound, Palm Beach Florida on Friday
Both were sporting sunglasses. David was wearing a white shirt and black pants while Spice Girl Victoria was wearing a white top.
Both the couple had enjoyed their yacht Seven (named after David, a soccer legend) and Harper’s middle names.
DailyMail.com understands that on Thursday evening around 7pm, technicians were tirelessly working to balance the indoor lighting inside the huge tents to replicate that of the outside – possibly suggesting a sunset ceremony.
It is not known if aspiring chef Brooklyn and Nicola, star of A&E drama, Bates Motel, and 2014 action film, Transformers: Age of Extinction, have signed a traditional Jewish marriage contract called a ketubah.
The couple, however, reportedly signed the “mother and Father” prenups to ensure the mutual fortunes.
Forbes reports that Nelson Peltz has a net worth of $1.7billion, making the Beckham fortune in $450 million unreal.
The chuppah is to be placed on the stage side by side, with all flowers around.
Furthermore, some windows of the tented structures that face onto public beaches will likely be tinted.