Royal wedding of Liechtenstein.Photo:Dnphotography/Abaca via ZUMA Press
Dnphotography/Abaca via ZUMA Press
Prince Johann-Wenzel of Liechtenstein and Countess Felicitas von Hartig’s wedding was so nice, they married twice!
On Saturday, June 10, the prince married his sweetheart in a religious service at Servite Church in Vienna, Austria. The celebration was held six weeks after their civil ceremony in Liechtenstein on April 30, according to the blogRoyals Without Throne, where the bride wore a short white dress and the groom was classic in a dark suit.
The weekend wedding at Servite Church had all the classic elements, and the festivities began when Felicitas arrived in a vintage convertible with her dad, Count Lukas von Hartig.
Royal wedding of Liechtenstein.Dnphotography/Abaca via ZUMA Press
The bride and groom beamed on their way out of the church and shared a kiss under a shower of white confetti hearts. Like many excited brides, Felicitas waved her bouquet in the air before she and her prince hopped into the convertible together.
Prince Johann-Wenzel, the son of Princess Marie of Orléans and Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein, spoke about his hopes withPoint de Vuebefore the big day.
“I can’t wait to live this day and to spend the rest of my life with her,” he told the French outlet.
According toHello!magazine, the couple got engaged while vacationing in Sicily last summer.
Felicitas holds a degree in Art History, studied law in Vienna and works for the Austrian Ministry of the Interior, while Prince Johann-Wenzel previously attended Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and studied politics and economics in Montreal,Hello!said.
As a constitutional hereditary monarchy, the reigning prince of the Princely House of Liechtenstein and a democratically elected parliament share political power through a system of checks and balances, per thePrincely House of Liechtenstein.
The current reigning prince is Prince Hans-Adam II, and his eldest son Hereditary Prince Alois follows him in the line of succession.
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Some countries in Europedon’t legally recognize religious marriage ceremonies, so the bride and groom opt to have both a civil ceremony as well as a religious one.
Earlier this year,Princess Alexandraof Luxembourg and Nicholas Bagory held two separate ceremonies for the wedding. On April 22, the couple tied the knot in acivil ceremony— where the bride wore an all-white pants and top ensemble. The following weekend, they turned up the glam for areligious ceremonyin Bormes-les-Mimosas, France. Princess Alexandra completed her bridal look with a family heirloom: the Chaumet Choker Tiara — a unique piece that can be worn as a necklace or a headpiece.
source: people.com
