Hello! Magazine UK – 19 August 2019

Arrivingontime,Mariemadeher

wayupthecathedralstepstowhere

herbridesmaids– amongthemher

soon-to-besisters-in-lawCamille

GottliebandPaulineDucruet–

werewaiting.

This wasn’t Pauline’s only

involvement.Havinglaunched

clothinglabelAlterDesignsat Paris

FashionWeekinJune,shehad

helpeddesignMarie’sstunning

bridalgownwithAtelierBoisanger.

Thefloor-length,princess-cutdress

featureda 16ftsilkZagartrainwith

delicateChantillylaceandtook

300 hourstoembroider.Thefloral

motifaroundtheskirtechoes that

ofPrincessGrace’sdress.

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LeonardCohen’sHallelujahhad

playedastheguestsenteredthe

cathedral,buttheradiantbride,

sparklinginCartierjewels,arrived

toBrunoMars’shitJusttheWayYou

Are as thecongregationrosetoits

feet.Attheheartof

familytherein

portwereLouis’s

clePrinceAlbert

d hisauntPrincess

roline; cousins

dreaand Pierre

asiraghiwiththeir

vesTatianaSanto

omingo and

eatriceBorromeo;

harlotte and

imitri; and

aroline’syoungest

hild Princess

lexandra of

anover.

Afterthecouple

exchanged vows

andshareda kiss,

the emotional

ceremony

ended on a

Marie’sstunningbridal

gownwasdesignedby

Paris fashion house

Atelier Boisanger

(aboveandright),with

thehelpofhersoon-to-

besister-in-lawPauline

Ducruet,Louis’seldest

sister.Thefloor-length,

princess-cut dress

featured a 16ft silk

Zagar train with

delicateChantillylace.

Thefloralmotifaround

itsedgesechoedthat

ofthefairytaledress

of Princess Grace

(left, with Prince

Rainier on their

wedding day).

Grace’sbridalgown,

created by Oscar-

winning costume

designer Helen

Rose,isregardedas

one of the most

elegant in history

s

LouisandMariekiss

tocheersfromthe

congregation,which

includeshiscousin

CharlotteCasiraghiand

herhusbandDimitri

Rassam(below),who

married in June

Louis has called

his new wife his

‘soul twin’ and his

‘heaven on earth’

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