Cape Town – Louis Ducruet and Marie Chevallier tied the knot this weekend in a beautiful two-day wedding.
Louis Ducruet is the son of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet, and the grandson of Grace Kelly and Rainer III, Prince of Monaco.
PEOPLE reported that the wedding was "a private family affair", according to one of the attendees, but that didn’t stop the royals from going all out in a two-day celebration in Monaco.
The first of the festivities was their civil ceremony on Friday, 26 July, followed by the religious ceremony at the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate – the same cathedral where Louise’s grandmother and grandfather, Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer III wed in 1956.
Before the wedding, Louis explained that he and Marie chose the venue as a way of having his late grandparents with him. "I was really attached to my grandfather. And I wanted him to be here with me," he said. "That’s why we chose it, and Marie supported me in this decision."
Louis, who is 15th in line to the throne, met Marie Chevallier in 2011. The two were college sweethearts and have been in love ever since they met in 2011 at a Cannes nightclub, discovering they were in fact classmates.
The now newlyweds share a rescue pup, Pancake, and their unwavering conviction that theirs was “love at first sight”.
SEE THEIR STUNNING WEDDING PICTURES HERE:
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According to Harper's BAZAAR, Marie wore an ivory jumpsuit by Rosa Clará for the civil ceremony on Friday, 26 July conducted by the Mayor of Monaco, Georges Marsan.
For the second ceremony at the Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate, Marie wore two dresses.
View this post on Instagram Congratulations ! Stunning Marie with her husband Louis yesterday at the beautiful Cathédrale de Monaco. Atelier Boisanger with Pauline Ducruet created a wedding dress made of Silk Zagar and embroidered Chantilly Lace ... it required 300 hours of embroideries,of patience and passion #Monaco #monacowedding #royalwedding #mariechevallier #paulineducruet #mariehoachevallier #grimaldi #wedding #weddings #bride #bridetobe #bridedress #handmade #embroidery #couture #weddingdress #atelierboisanger #mariageA post shared by Atelier Boisanger (@atelierboisanger) on Jul 28, 2019 at 1:38am PDT
Congratulations ! Stunning Marie with her husband Louis yesterday at the beautiful Cathédrale de Monaco. Atelier Boisanger with Pauline Ducruet created a wedding dress made of Silk Zagar and embroidered Chantilly Lace ... it required 300 hours of embroideries,of patience and passion #Monaco #monacowedding #royalwedding #mariechevallier #paulineducruet #mariehoachevallier #grimaldi #wedding #weddings #bride #bridetobe #bridedress #handmade #embroidery #couture #weddingdress #atelierboisanger #mariage
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View this post on Instagram So proud ! Today is @mariehoachevallier ‘s wedding ! Atelier Boisanger and @paulinedcrt create her spectacular wedding dress made of Zagar and Chantilly Lace with 300 hours of delicate embroideries . Be happy dear Marie ! #wedding #monaco #monacowedding #bride #bridedress #royalwedding #cathedraledemonaco #mariechevalier #louisducruet #paulineducruet #mariehoachevallier #embroidery #atelierboisangerA post shared by Atelier Boisanger (@atelierboisanger) on Jul 27, 2019 at 7:20am PDT
So proud ! Today is @mariehoachevallier ‘s wedding ! Atelier Boisanger and @paulinedcrt create her spectacular wedding dress made of Zagar and Chantilly Lace with 300 hours of delicate embroideries . Be happy dear Marie ! #wedding #monaco #monacowedding #bride #bridedress #royalwedding #cathedraledemonaco #mariechevalier #louisducruet #paulineducruet #mariehoachevallier #embroidery #atelierboisanger
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The first dress was designed by Atelier Boisanger and Pauline Ducruet - Marie's new sister-in-law, according to HELLO!. Atelier Boisanger's Instagram account shared the pictures revealing the gown was made of Silk Zagar and embroidered Chantilly lace, and "required 300 hours of embroideries, of patience and passion.
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A post shared by Rosa Clará (@rosa_clara) on Jul 28, 2019 at 4:30am PDT
The second dress for the cathedral ceremony was made by Rosa Clará as well, who shared images of the dress on Instagram writing, "A marvelous wedding full of love, charm and happiness. We have enjoyed so much the design of both dresses, it's been a pleasure.
"Congratulations once again"
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