What could be more romantic than a royal wedding? And the first thing that mods from all over the world draw attention to are the bride and groom's outfits. But, of course, all the looks of the girls are chained to the wedding dress of the monarch's person.
It is unique and unique. It's no secret that the best designers of the country sew it to order.
We present you a photographic selection that will bring a lot of aesthetic pleasure. Who knows, maybe it will inspire the creation of something unique and luxurious.
1. The wedding of Prince Pierre Casiraghi and Beatrice Borromeo.
In 2015, the Prince of Monaco married the journalist Beatrice Borromeo. For the religious ceremony, the future princess chose a classic dress with a graceful lace top and sleeves ¾ in length. The second outfit was no less majestic - a snow-white apparel in the Greek style with a long flowing train. By the way, these creations were created by the Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani. A lace dress of the color of a tea rose from Valentino Beatrice wore in the early days of wedding celebrations.
2. Prince Karl Philip and Sofia Hellkvist.
The former model of Sophia Hellkvist is called the Cinderella of our time. After all, before becoming a monarch special, she worked as an instructor in yoga, a waitress, was shot for men's glosses ... but this is not what this is about. For the wedding, Her Royal Highness chose a luxurious lace dress with a long train from the Swedish designer Ida Sjösted. The dress was sewn from crepe de chine and covered with the finest silk organza.
3. Princess Claire and Felix of Luxembourg.
September 21, 2013, the wedding took place the second heir to the royal throne, Prince Felix, and Claire Margaret Lademacher. By the way, now the girl is engaged in research in the field of bioethics and receives a doctorate at the Roman Institute. A dress for the future princess was created by fashionable Lebanese designer Elie Saab. It was a fabulous outfit, made of lace and studded with white beads, stones, and a long train became a real adornment of it.
4. Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neil.
In 2013, the youngest daughter of the Swedish king married American financier Christopher O'Neill. Princess Madeleine chose a dress from the fashionable Italian designer Valentino Garavani. It was a silk splendor decorated with small pleating and lace. Of course, not without a long loop.
5. Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene.
Their wedding was one of the most spectacular ceremonies of the century. On a scale, it was repeatedly compared with the marriage of Keith Middleton and Prince William. And the reason for the comparison was that the two princesses faced a difficult task - they had to fill the emptiness in the hearts of people, formed after the tragic death of a car accident in the mothers of their spouses, Grace Kelly and Princess Diana.
As for the wedding dress, the girl preferred along with Armani. This restrained silk robe was made in a minimalist style. The cutout "boat" gave him a special charm, and hardly noticeable elegant embroidery, repeating the floral motifs of hairpins in the hair, was a perfect addition to the wedding image.
6. Kate Middleton and Prince William.
How not to mention this famous couple? April 29, 2011 thundered the event of the century - in Westminster Abbey, Queen Elizabeth II's grandson, Prince William, and Keith Middleton, the future Duchess of Cambridge, exchanged vows.
The girl wore a dress, created by Sarah Burton, the creative director of the famous fashion house Alexander McQueen. It combines classics and modernity: a tight corsage, long lace sleeves, a V-shaped neckline and a smoothly extending skirt. The main decoration of the attire was not only a train, but also lace appliqués, which were manually embroidered by the craftsmen of the Royal Needlework School. It is interesting that in the pattern united the floral symbols of the United Kingdom: an Irish shamrock, an English rose, a Welsh daffodil and a Scottish thistle.
7. Crown Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling.
On June 19, 2010, a wedding was held, which was later named the largest since the wedding of the Prince of Wales, which was married to Diane Spencer in 1981. By the way, the future duke, the prince and His Royal Highness before the wedding with the crown princess was her personal fitness trainer. And in such a meaningful day, the bride wore a satin cream dress with a 5-meter tail loop from the Swedish designer Pär Engsheden.
8. Kronprinz Frederic and Mary Donaldson.
On May 14, 2004, the Crown Prince of Denmark married a girl from a simple Australian family, Mary Elizabeth Donaldson. It's no secret that before becoming a princess she had to agree to the conditions put forward by the parents of the future spouse. Thus, she renounced Australian citizenship, moved from the Presbyterian church to the Lutheran church, mastered the Danish language, and agreed that in case of divorce she refuses all children born in marriage.
Mary gave preference, along with the Danish designer Uffe Frank. The pantsubnik is sewed from a 30-meter tulle, edged with French lace, and a 6-meter plume is made of a 24-meter-long satin. By the way, the girl's head was decorated with a veil, in which in 1905 the Danish crown princess Margaret was under the crown.
9. King Philip and Leticia Ortiz Rocasolano.
No less luxurious was the wedding of the present King of Spain, Philip. He married the leading evening newscast. His parents were against such a daughter-in-law. After all, moreover, Leticia was already divorced. But Philip was adamant. He said that if the family refused, he would renounce the throne.
On May 22, 2004, the future wife of King Philip VI was dressed in a snow-white silk dress, with a 4-meter train and an unusual collar. Design attire belonged to the Spanish fashion house Manuel Pertegaz. The cuffs, hem and collar featured hand embroidery with heraldic lilies and ears of wheat, which are details of the coat of arms of her husband, the prince of the Spanish province of Asturias. They supplemented the outfit with a long veil and family tiara, which Leticia gave to the mother of the groom.
10. Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew.
In 1986, the third child of Queen Elizabeth II, Duke of York, married Sarah Ferguson. It was rumored that her wedding dress was similar to the wedding dress of Princess Diana (and all the fault was similarity in buffs). Sara wore a white satin outfit with a round neckline and fluffy sleeves. His design belonged to the pen of the designers David and Elizabeth Emanual. At the end of the 5-meter plume was embroidered a large letter "A", which means the first letter of the groom's name (in English Prince Andrew). And the train itself was decorated with her personal coat of arms, roses, a picture of a bumblebee and an anchor (in honor of the kind of troops to which the future spouse is assigned).
11. Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III.
About the wedding of this couple in 1956 wrote the whole world. On her wedding day, actress Grace Kelly looked like a fairy-tale princess. The outfit for her was created by the costume designer Helen Rose, the costume designer of Metro Golden Mayers, who had previously developed clothes for the actress. Thanks to the wedding gown, Grace looked like a proud swan. It was ivory and decorated with sea pearls. This beauty consisted of a traditional lush skirt in the form of a bell, a multitude of podsubnikov and a bodice from Brussels lace. The dress took more than a kilometer of taffeta, and the Belgian lace was 125 years old.
By the way, for today Grace Kelly's outfit takes the 5th line in the rating of the most expensive, and its cost is not less than $ 400 000.
12. Prince Charles and Diane Spencer.
July 29, 1981 was the wedding of the century, which became the most expensive in the history of Great Britain. The Prince of Wales married Diane Spencer, whom the whole world will adore in the future. To date her wedding dress is called immortal charm. This dress was made of lace and silk taffeta ivory. And the designers were then very few well-known young masters David and Elizabeth Emmanuel. The top of the wedding dress was on bones, and the figured neckline ended in ruffles. The entire outfit was manually embroidered with more than 10,000 pearls and pearlescent sequins. A 250-meter train was the longest in the history of the royal nobility.
13. Anthony Armstrong-Jones and Princess Margaret.
In 1960, Queen Elizabeth II's sister married her longtime friend Anthony Armstrong-Jones. By the way, this was the first royal wedding, which was broadcast on television. Spectators had the opportunity to admire the most beautiful attire of the bride, who created for her Norman Hartnell, beloved couturier of the Queen of Great Britain. The wedding dress of Margaret was made of white silk organza. The corsage resembled a jacket with a narrow little neckline, long sleeves and a back to the train. And the tailoring of the skirt took more than 30 meters of fabric. This is the first royal dress, which is made in the style of minimalism.
14. Princess Alexandra of Kent and Angus Ogilvy.
On April 24, 1963, Princess Alexandra married Angus Ogilvy. The design of her dress was created by the legendary British fashion designer John Cavana, who dressed her mother, Princess Marina. The main decoration of the wedding dress of Alexandra was lace, created in the manner of Valciencian beauty, from which the veil of her late grandmother, the princess Patricia Ramzi, was sewn. Thus, the designer masterfully managed to create a dress with a pattern identical to that that was worn on the wedding accessory of the grandmother of Princess Alexandra.
Also, the dress was decorated with thousands of small golden sequins, due to which during the movement of the bride, her outfit sparkled. The wedding dress was executed in a low-key style, with a closed neckline and long translucent sleeves.
15. Prince Philip and Elizabeth II.
November 20, 1947 Elizabeth and Philip tied themselves in marriage at Westminster Abbey. The future Queen put on her ivory outfit, which was created by her court tailor Norman Harnell (yes, he also sewed a wedding dress for her sister). The festive attire of Elizabeth II was made of Chinese silk and decorated with more than 10,000 pearls, tiny buds of white roses, jasmine flowers and asparagus. From the shoulders came almost 4-meter long embroidered train of silk tulle. The bride's attire was complemented by a long veil and satin sandals on relatively high heels, fastened with silver buckles decorated with pearls.
On the day of the diamond wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, their wedding dresses were exhibited at Buckingham Palace.