Royal Bride
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Royal Bride: Mohammed VI and Salma Bennani of Morroco
The marriage of Mohammed VI and Salma Bennani changed the history of royal marriage in Morocco. Traditionally, the wife of the king hasn’t had a public role to play. Moroccan kings have typically been polygamists prone to secret marriages to wives who remain private figures. The current king’s own mother is not photographed, and there is no “queen consort” title in Morocco.
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Royal Bride: Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy of Belgium
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy of Belgium were married on ctober 19, 2012, at the Cathedral of our Lady of Luxembourg. For their religious wedding ceremony today, Princess Stephanie wore an ivory and silver lace Elie Saab wedding gown with a 13-foot train, topped off with a delicate diamond tiara and attached tulle veil.
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Steal that style: Dona Maria Elizabeth de Orléans e Bragança and Prince Pedro Henrique de Orléans
Prince William and Kate’s wedding caught everyone’s attention but some royals aren’t so known or want to make their weddings a public affair. That is the case of dona Maria Elizabeth de Orléans e Bragança, daughter of Prince Francisco de Orléans e Bragança [himself the son of Prince Pedro Henrique de Orléans e Bragança and Princess Maria of Bavaria].
The beautiful Maria married Pablo Trindade de Souza on the 6 August 2012 at Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Glória, in Rio de Janeiro. The bride wore a beautiful mantilla as a veil and had a lovely white bouquet.
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Royal Bride: Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco
When Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier in 1956, the world found the perfect wedding pattern. She and the prince had a civil and a religious wedding, same as their son did in 2011. The 40-minute civil ceremony took place in the Palace Throne Room of Monaco on April 18, 1956, and was broadcast across Europe.
The following day the church ceremony took place at Monaco’s Saint Nicholas Cathedral. Kelly’s wedding dress, designed by MGM’s Academy Award–winning Helen Rose, was worked on for six weeks by three dozen seamstresses. The bridesmaid’s gowns were designed by Joe Allen Hong at Neiman Marcus after Lawrence Marcus visited Monaco.
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Royal Bride: Mette Marit and Hakoon of Norway
Mette Marit made her first appearance as the future bride of Hakoon of Norway at the Nobel ceremony held in Oslo in 10 december of 2010. Their engagement was announced on the 1-st of december of the same year to the surprise of most norwegians.They married on on 25 August 2001 at the Oslo Cathedral and Mette became Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. The Crown Princess Mette-Marit wore a wedding dress inspired by the gown worn by Queen Maud’s The dress was made by Ove Harder Finseth and seamstress Anna Bratland.
The gown was made of specially dyed ecru thick silk crêpe and soft silk tulle. It had a bodice and the skirt is flared with a two metre long train, that is edged with decorated tulle that resembles waves in the sand.
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Royal wedding: Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Stephanie de Lannoy
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg and Countess Stephanie de Lannoy of Belgium were married on ctober 19, 2012, at the Cathedral of our Lady of Luxembourg. For their religious wedding ceremony today, Princess Stephanie wore an ivory and silver lace Elie Saab wedding gown with a 13-foot train, topped off with a delicate diamond tiara and attached tulle veil.
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Royal bride: Charlene Wittstock and Prince Albert de Monaco
Princess Charlene of Monaco and Prince Albert II of Monaco leave the religious ceremony of the Royal Wedding of Prince Albert II of Monaco to Princess Charlene of Monaco in the main courtyard at the Prince’s Palace on July 2, 2011 in Monaco. The Roman-Catholic ceremony follows the civil wedding which was held in the Throne Room of the Prince’s Palace of Monaco on July 1.
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Royal bride: Charlene Wittstock and prince Albert
Prince Albert II, the sovereign Prince of Monaco, wed his girlfriend, Charlene Wittstock, a South African Olympian, in two ceremonies. The civil rites held on July 1, 2011 at the royal registry office while the lavish Catholic wedding ceremony on July 2, 2011 at the main courtyard of the Palace of Monaco. Just like Prince William, Albert and his girlfriend announced that instead of receiving expensive gifts, guests may donate their gifts to charity they’d chosen.
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Royal bride: Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Alexander Johannsmann
Princess Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and husband Alexander Johannsmann celebrate their wedding on June 18, 2011 in Bad Berleburg, Germany.Since 4 January 2010, Princess Nathalie had been officially engaged to German, Alexander Johannsmann. On 21 March 2010, it was revealed that the couple were expecting their first child, due in July.Princess Nathalie and Alexander married civilly 27 May 2010.
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Royal wedding: Earl Charles Spencer and Karen Gordon
Princess Diana’s younger brother has married a Canadian philanthropist in a low-key wedding at his ancestral home in central England.
A spokesman said the wedding of Charles Spencer and Karen Gordon in Althorp on Saturday was attended only by close family and friends.
Previously, Earl Spencer was married to Victoria. Their ceremony married took place in 1989, with Prince Harry as a pageboy.