Ellie the extravagant ruins weddings for all

On the morning after the Brexit vote, Remainer pop star ellie Goulding woke up and tweeted: ‘I felt a fear I’ve never felt this morning.’

I felt the same way after her wildly ostentatious wedding at York Minster last weekend. now, thousands of young brides will all want what ellie had, with a ruinous effect on their budgets.

As an example of grandiose bridal extravagance, ellie has no peer. For her wedding to art dealer Caspar Jopling, she had not one but four wedding outfits, plus a bevy of bridesmaids, a barrel of pages and flower girls, plus royal guests, pop star guests, a service conducted by the Archbishop of York John Sentamu and a bill for flowers for the evening reception alone that was £20,000.

Did ellie get carried away with herself? A breathless interview in Vogue seemed to suggest so. She talked of her bespoke Chloé silk crêpe gown which was inspired by Jane Seymour — the tudor queen not the actress — complete with a veil embroidered with the bride and groom’s initials. ‘I have never felt more special than the moment I first stepped into the dress,’ she exhaled. She wore Stella McCartney to greet guests at the Castle howard reception. She then changed into a Ralph & Russo bodice of pearls and silk ‘which I will be wearing with an evening skirt, then white tailored trousers for the reception’. this was followed by a Balmain frock, which she described as ‘the most fun dress to dance the night away in’. Indeed! If I use my standard Moir Marriage equation, in which the size and ostentation of the wedding is in direct proportion to the length of the marriage, Four-Dress ellie should be divorced by now. Is that too cynical? At least we should be grateful to ellie for taking the time to plug the bridal beauty products that made her glow on her big day, including Capture Dreamskin by Dior, exuviance’s deep hydration treatment, Rodial products and FaceGym. Who says you can’t buy class?