Sly Stone and Kathy Silva's 1974 Wedding at Madison Square Garden

In 1974, musician Sly Stone married actress Kathy Silva at Madison Square Garden before 23,000 concertgoers, turning a Sly and the Family Stone concert into a wedding spectacle. The event was orchestrated by creative elites: Halston designed gold sequined looks for the couple and wedding party, Joe Eula storyboarded a theatrical procession, and Richard Avedon photographed for Vogue. The ceremony included a procession of 12 Black models in black Halston gowns, a spiritual sung by Stone's niece, and traditional vows officiated by Bishop B. R. Stewart. The couple exchanged 59-cent wedding bands from Lamston's. After the concert, a reception at the Waldorf-Astoria's Starlight Roof hosted 400 guests, including Andy Warhol, Diane von Furstenberg, and Donyale Luna, with Japanese cuisine and soul food honoring Silva's Hawaiian heritage. Columbia Records spent $25,000 on the reception. Stone and Silva separated months later and divorced after two years. The wedding is remembered as a pinnacle of 1970s glamour, blending music, fashion, and celebrity.