Secretive wedding of Bill Gates

When the billionaire computer-software mogul married his girlfriend of seven years, Melinda French, a product manager at Microsoft, he ensured every precaution was taken. The couple married on January 1, 1994 at the par-3 12th hole of the Manele Golf Course at Four Seasons Resort Lanai.

The ceremony was attended by about 130 guests, including billionaires like Warren Buffett and Paul Allen. The intelligent groom-to-be booked the entire 250-room hotel to protect the Gateses and their 130 guests on the island.

He also booked all the helicopters on Maui to keep photographers from flying over the wedding. The only glimpse of the wedding other than the picture shared by Melinda was of the newlyweds walking down the aisle after exchanging vows, featured in a documentary about Bill, aired on the Biography Channel