+ Details about the gown(s)
+ Details about the hairpiece(s)/tiara(s)
+ Details about her bouquet
+ Details about the cake
+ Details about the honeymoon
Wedding gown
Giorgio Armani Priv� wedding dress with a flowing line, in off-white silk duchesse, with a long train. Crossover detail on the front and back forming a second "� l'andrienne" train. Ramage embroidery depicting flowers, crafted with stones in gold shades, and Swarovski crystals and mother of pearl teardrops in white and gold hues, embellish the front of the dress, the trim and the central main section of the train.
Long veil made from off-white silk tulle, with front tier and subtle embroidery.
UNIQUE FEATURES
2,500 hours of work
40,000 Swarovski crystals
20,000 mother of pearl teardrops
30,000 stones in gold shades
3,000 kilometres of travel for fittings in Montecarlo
700 hours of work for the embroidery
"kilometres" of embroidery thread coated in platinum
50 meters of silk duchesse
80 meters of silk organza
for the veil: 20 meters of silk tulle, 100 hours of work for the embroidery
Reception gown
Charlene slipped into another beautiful Armani design. The gown had a much lighter feel than her bridal gown. The cameras really could not pick up the beauty of the design.
It was a Giorgio Armani Priv� evening gown in off-white silk chiffon with broad neckline, and four-tier train; embellished by graduated embroidery crafted with Swarovski teardrops and stones in gold and platinum colour.The look was airy and elegant. She wore her hair up again in a chignon, with tiny stones scattered throughout. She added a tiny clutch and peep toe satin shoes.
Hairpieces
Religious ceremony
Anchoring the veil was not a tiara, but a diamond hair ornament thought to be a 19th century piece on loan from Princess Caroline, who usually wears the floral pieces as brooches.
Reception gala - I can't find a good close up of this tiara
Princess Charlene of Monaco opted for something much more personal, choosing a bold, asymmetrical creation in diamond and white gold that symbolizes the one-time Olympic swimmer?s love for the sea.
Made by French-German jeweler Lorenz Baumer, the ?Diamond Foam? tiara in white gold and nearly 60 karats worth of diamonds evokes the spray thrown off a crashing wave. Thin strips of precision-cut diamonds arch up from behind the left ear and fan out in an almost punk-ish explosion at the temple. Large round cut diamonds, the largest weighing 8 karats, punctuate the ends of the sparkling arcs.
?Princess Charlene is a swimmer and Monaco is this little contort on the Mediterranean, so the reference to the sea was something very personal for her and at the same time a symbol of the Monegasque people,? Baumer told The Associated Press in an interview.
The princess wore the headpiece to the lavish multi-course gala dinner that capped the two-day-long festivities around Charlene?s long-awaited marriage to Monaco?s ruling prince, Albert II, the palace said Sunday.
Ocean Tiara
Here is a video clip about H.S.H. Princess Charlene of Monaco?s new tiara known as the Ocean Tiara by Van Cleef & Arpels:
The Ocean set exalts the grace and elegance of the Bride. This pledge of love, offered by the Prince to his Princess, who chose its name, transforms into a tiara. Since 1956, Van Cleef & Arpels has held the honour of being ?Official Supplier to the Principality?. According to the press release, together with her husband, she commissioned this diamond and sapphire necklace of swirling wave motifs, that can be converted into a tiara.
Religious bouquet
The bouquet was designed by "Armani" and assembled by the gardeners of the Prince's Palace
It is composed in shades of white with freesias, dendrobium orchids and lilies of the valley. The cascade design fits perfectly with the smooth lines of the bride's gown and her slim silhouette. The lily of the valley is the favourite flower of H.S.H. Princess Charlene; it inspired the design of the floral ramage embroidery on her wedding dress.
Cake
- Gaudy as fuck, tbqhThere were reports that their wedding cake might not be as extravagant as Prince Rainer's when he married Grace Kelly. But it appears that Prince Albert of Monaco and his new bride Princess Charlene definitely pulled out all of the stops by ensuring their cake came out tops.
The five tier cake was truly exceptional and dwarfed the couple as they stood next to it and prepared to cut a much smaller version for their guests. The towering wedding cake was made of 50 kilos of strawberries 2,000 edible blossoms. Always keen to pay homage to her roots Princess Charlene ensured the cake was also decorated with Proteas, South Africa's national flower.
In keeping with their wish to respect the environment, many of the ingredients had been freshly picked from Roc Agel, the estate that Rainier III gave to Princess Grace as a wedding present in 1956.
Honeymoon in South Africa
How about a magical honeymoon at a seaside resort at the other end of the world?
Monaco's Prince Albert and his bride-to-be, Charlene Wittstock, are planning to honeymoon beside the Indian Ocean after their July 1-2 wedding in his principality, say sources at the landmark Oyster Box Hotel in Umhlanga, South Africa.
The royal couple will attend a July 7 International Olympic Organizing Committee banquet in their honor at the hotel, say sources.
'There's no other place like it anywhere in South Africa," a source familiar with the couple's plans tells PEOPLE. "'South Africans have been coming here for generations for wedding celebrations, and it attracts international celebrities as well. It is a very special place."
The a family-run, luxury hotel in the Umhlanga Rocks is 20 minutes north of Durban. "Constructed in 1869 and originally used as navigational beacon, a beach cottage known as the 'Oyster Box,' was first converted into a hotel in the 1930s," according to its Web site.
In terms of accommodations, the President's Suite encompasses two floors, an ornate gold-leafed bed, a private swimming pool and a freestanding marble bath overlooking the Indian Ocean. Its terrace and private dining area can hold 10 guests. Price: $7,500 per night.
Dubbed South Africa's "garden district," the country's northeastern coastline holds special meaning for Wittstock. The Rhodesian-born swimmer, moved to Durban at age 17 to train for her Olympic bid while also teaching swimming to children in the nearby port of Richard's Bay.
Since becoming engaged, the princess-to-be has returned twice to the Durban area ? most recently in February, when she flew to the KwaZulu-Natal province to participate in the world's largest swim event, the Midmar Mile, in support of Special Olympics.
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