The first wedding of Elizabeth Taylor (18 photos) Bashny.Net

Star Screen and kinolegenda Elizabeth Taylor was known not only for his film career, beauty, ups and downs, but also a long series of marriages - all the actress has been married eight times. The first time she married in 1950, at the tender age of 18 years ...



first time Liz got married at the age of 18 for the 23 - year-old son of the founder of the network reputable hotels "Hilton" Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr., whom everyone called simply "Niki" (he was a great-uncle of the current socialite Nicky and Paris Hilton).



2. Elizabeth and Nicky met in a nightclub «Mocambo» in Los Angeles in October 1949. And announced their engagement February 20, 1950. Dress the bride and her bridesmaids as well as outfits for honeymoon sewing studio MGM as a wedding gift from actress studio. Design developed the costume designer Helen Rose, she was the author of the famous wedding dress Grace Kelly.



3. In addition, Rose was a costume designer in the film "Father of the Bride," which co-starred Liz Taylor shortly before his own wedding.



4. Often compared these two wedding dresses Taylor.



5. Actually, it is a merit Rose, Taylor early in his adult looked so luxurious. While the studio controlled not only the image of the stars on the screen, but in real life. Wedding Dress Liz author calls "simple and dramatic." She also said: "If you have a great gem, you put it in a simple frame, not going to detract from it a lot of attention to detail».



7. They say that Liz Rose often asked to do her daily life up dresses that she wore in the movie.



8. Wedding Dress Taylor studio cost $ 1,500 (adjusted for inflation, this dress today would cost 12,000), it was made of satin, embroidered with pearls and beads, worked on it for two months. Head was decorated with pearl tiara, which carries the veil, a 3/4 triangular cleavage was blocked chiffon inset. In the hands of the bride carried a bouquet of white orchids.



9. Wedding Liz and Nicky held May 6, 1950 in Beverly - Hills. Thousands of spectators came to the church to see the actress in her wedding dress.



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12. The bridesmaids wore dresses made of yellow organdy.



13. The wedding reception was held at the Bel Air. Were invited about 700 guests, including Mickey Rooney, Ginger Rogers, Joan Bennett, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy and Evie Van Johnson, Esther Williams, Greer Garson, and Roddy McDowall was drunk ... 100 crates of Dom Perignon champagne and eaten a huge five-tier wedding cake.



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15. The bride looked very happy - she married for love ...



17. But the marriage that began so beautifully, collapsed after only 9 months. During their honeymoon Nicky drank, was lost in the casino and even once so beat Liz that she had suffered a miscarriage. Lit them quickly, without problems. Later, Nicky was twice married to Hollywood stars Joan Collins and Natalie Wood. He died at age 42 from a heart attack, heart could not stand the endless drinking.



18. But in these photos all the troubles ahead Liz, at this moment it is about them, of course, has no idea. And it looks like the most beautiful and happy bride in the world.