1956 Wedding of Grace Kelly to Prince Rainier of Monaco.
In 1956, the wedding of the year, which some regard as the wedding of the century, was that of film star Grace Kelly to Princes Rainier of Monaco.
The couple were officially wed on April 18, 1956 in a civil ceremony. The next day they wed publicly in an elaborate Catholic Mass in Monaco. During the ceremony they looked straight ahead, never looking at each other, just as they had been directed by senior church officials.
After the event Princess Grace was said to have hated every minute of the public wedding, in particular being filmed under strong lighting. She much preferred the private ceremony with Prince Rainier the day before.
The Wedding Dress for Princess Grace
The whole wedding attire was designed by Helen Rose, wardrobe designer at MGM. The MGM wardrobe department made the wedding dress as a gift from MGM.
The wedding gown was made from antique Valenciennes rose point lace, twenty-five yards of silk taffeta and ninety eight yards of silk tulle. Her veil was covered with appliquéd lace lovebirds and thousands of seed pearls.
Prince Rainier designed the Napoleonic influenced dress uniform himself.
The wedding photo below shows the entourage of Maids of Honour and bridesmaids wearing their special dresses.
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