Facebook billionaire Sean Parker's US$10 million California wedding just got even more expensive.
The California Coastal Commission and Parker on Monday said they have reached a US$2.5 million settlement to pay for coastal conservation after the Napster co-founder was caught building a movie-set-like wedding site in a protected coastal area without proper permits.
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Parker, the 33-year-old former president of Facebook who was portrayed by Justin Timberlake in the movie The Social Network, married singer-songwriter Alexandra Lenas on Saturday in a ceremony with gowns and sets made by a designer for the Lord of the Rings films.
Officials were tipped off that Parker had built a cottage, fake ruins, waterfalls, staircases and a huge dance floor near iconic redwoods and a stream with threatened steelhead trout without getting permission. The construction occurred at a campground that had been closed.
When staff inspected the site, they found the temporary structures had already been built and allowed the wedding to proceed.
Commission staff will oversee the breakdown of the vast set so no damage is done to the environment. The commission said no major damage had yet been done.