Swedish royal wedding
The future queen of Sweden and her commoner fianc? wed Saturday in Stockholm in a lavish wedding that attracted royalty dignitaries from around the world.
The ceremony for Crown Princess Victoria, 32, and her former personal trainer Daniel Westling, 36, is the first royal wedding in Europe since 2008, according to The Associated Press. The royal court told the AP that 950 guests were set to attend the event, which is reported to cost $2.6 million.
Some royals from Norway and Denmark arrived by yacht, reported the AP. Also present for the weekend's festivities were Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, Jordan's King Abdullah and Queen Sofia of Spain, Britain's Prince Edward and Sophie and golfer Tiger Woods' mother-in-law, Barbro Holmberg.
The wedding of Victoria, the oldest of three siblings and first in line to the Swedish throne, and Westling took place exactly 34 years after the marriage of her parents, Queen Silvia and King Carl XVI Gustaf, according to Agence France-Presse.
Major international news organizations, including AP, AFP and Reuters, decided not to cover the event because of a dispute over local restrictions on the release of live television images. They did, however, provide details prior to the wedding. And luckily for those dying for a peek, Getty Images provided photo coverage of the day's private and public proceedings (see below).

FATHER AND THE BRIDE: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is led into the church by her father the king Carl Gustaf of Sweden prior to the wedding ceremony between Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and DanielWestling at Stockholm Cathedral. (Photo by Torsten Laursen/Getty Images)

MEETING AT THE ALTAR: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland, and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland, are seen during their wedding ceremony. (Photo by Torsten Laursen/Getty Images)

CATCHING THE TRAIN: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland, and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland, are seen during their wedding ceremon. (Photo by Torsten Laursen/Getty Images)y

NEWLY WED: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland, and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland, are seen during their wedding ceremony. (Photo by Torsten Laursen/Getty Images)

ROYAL PAGEANTRY: People wait for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland, and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland, to pass after their wedding ceremony. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

PUBLIC PRIDE: People wait for Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland, and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

WEDDING CARRIAGE: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland, and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland, wave to gathered spectators after their wedding ceremony. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

GREETING THE WORLD: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland, and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland, are seen after their wedding ceremony. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

A ROYAL KISS: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland, and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland, meet the general public as they appear on the Lejonbacken Terrace after their wedding ceremony. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

ALL SMILES: Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Duchess of Vastergotland, and her husband Prince Daniel, Duke of Vastergotland, meet King Carl Gustaf and the general public as they appear on the Lejonbacken Terrace after their wedding ceremony. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)
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