ROYAL COUTURE.....Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Sofia Hellqvist: Wedding Gown

 Beautiful Swedes: Royal Wedding of prince Carl Phil of Sweden to Sofia Hellqvist--The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

Earlier today a Swedish Royal Wedding occurred. I'm always interested in royal weddings for many reasons but more importantly, THE ROYAL COUTURE and FASHION! Prince Carl Philip of Sweden (36 years old)--the really, REALLY CUTE one!--married Swedish reality show TV star-turned-royal, Sofia Hellqvist (30 years old). Prince Carl Philip is third in line of succession, following his sisters, Crown Princess Victoria (who will be Queen) and her sister princess Madeleine. In other words, he really has nothing to do with the rest of his life except look really, really cute! At all times! He's kind of like Prince Harry but HOTTER!

Free Rent Y'all! Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Sofia, Duchess of Varmland--The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

Carl Philip met his future bride back in 2010 at a Stockholm nightclub. She was in a Reality TV Show called "Paradise Island" and loved wearing bikinis...

Bikini Past: The bride--Sofia Hellqvist--was a model and reality show TV star of a Swedish show "Paradise Hotel" back in 2005. Oh, and according to Wikipedia, she made out with porn star Jenna Jameson. Alrighty then!

Swede Happy: The Royal Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden with Sofia Hellqvist--The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

Ring Snafu: Prince Carl Philip had a bit of trouble placing the ring on his soon-to-be-bride, but it all worked out

The FASHION:

The Wedding Gown: Sofia--the bride--wore an ivory gown designed by Swedish designer Ida Sjostedt (sketch above). The gown was a simple A-line silhouette featuring three different shades of white, a scooped neckline, long sleeves and lace detail. The lace was created in Spain.

Tattoo Princess: Sofia, Duchess of Varmland, showed off her back neck tattoo

 Simple Gals: The Flower Girls--Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Sofia Hellqvist, The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

Royal Guests:

As the image above suggests, there were a lot of ROYAL guests in attendance--Lots of Queens, Princes and Princesses from all over Europe--Notably absent, however were the King and Queen of Spain--Kind Felipe and Queen Letizia...they have "bigger fish to fry" in terms of the fact that he just downgraded his own sister's royal title. Ayyy Dios Mio!

(Left to right): Father and mother of the Groom King Carl Gustaf XVI and Queen Silvia; Sister of the groom, Crown Princess Victoria and her husband Prince Daniel--Royal Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden to Sofia Hellqvist, The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

Sister-of-the-Groom Princess Madeleine and her husband Christopher O'Neill and their daughter Princess Leonore--Royal Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden to Sofia Hellqvist, The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

Old Guard Queens: (L to R) Queen Sonja of Norway and Queen  Margrethe of Denmark--Royal Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden to Sofia Hellqvist, The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

New (Queen) Guard: (L to R) Queen Mathilde of Belgium and Argentine-born Queen of the Netherlands Maxima in a gown designed by Dutch fashion designer Jan Taminiau--Royal Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden to Sofia Hellqvist, The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

(L to R) Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway; Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Australian-born Crown Princess Mary of Denmark--Royal Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden to Sofia Hellqvist, The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

(L to R): Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark and his wife Venezuela-born Princess Tatiana; Hisako, Princess Takamado, widow of Prince Takamado from the Imperial House of Japan--Royal Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden to Sofia Hellqvist, The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

Stylish Guests--Royal Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden to Sofia Hellqvist, The Royal Palace Stockholm Sweden

Diva Family Member: Princess Birgitta of Sweden--She is the elder sister of King Carl Gustaf XVI of Sweden and BTW, is she a DIVA--she wore a powder pink silk chiffon JUMPSUIT and MINK fur cropped coat...as well as her weathered too-much-time-in-the-Greek-Isles-sun skin. Oh, and yes, then there are the millions and millions of dollars in diamonds she is featuring. I bet, this one is a HOOT at the Open Bar!

From Bikini-clad Reality Show to Princess: Many Bouquets and Congratulations to the very handsome prince Carl Philip of Sweden and his bride, the new Princess Sofia and Duchess of Varmland