Photos: German Royal Wedding : Prince Georg and Princess Sophie Tie the Knot (PHOTOS)
By IB Times Staff Reporter | Aug 28, 2011 03:55 AM EDT
Prince Georg Friedrich Ferdinand of Prussia, the great-great-grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Princess Sophie of Isenburg tied the knot on Saturday in a church in Potsdam, outside Berlin.
It was all perfectly royal. The couple travelled in a horse-drawn carriage after the ceremony towards Sanssouci Palace, where a dinner and ball were scheduled, reported the Associated Press.
The not much known otherwise royal couple ha d streets full of people awaiting their passage outside the church. Both of them work as consultants in Berlin.
The bride is 33-year-old her wedding dress was a Wolfgang Joop designer, the report stated.
German royal descendants carry their family names, although it does not mean anything. Legally their last names are acknowledged as a part of their names.
Two Royal weddings were broadcast live on German TV, which is unusual, in London and Monaco and attracted a lot of viewers.
Check out the pictures below to see how the wedding took place in Style.
Prince Georg Frederich of Prussia and Princess Sophie von Isenburg set off in a horse drawn carriage after their religious wedding ceremony in Potsdam August 27, 2011. The 35-year-old head of the House of Hohenzollern and great great grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II married Princess Sophie, 33, in a civil ceremony on Thursday. REUTERS/Paul SchirnhoferHaus
Source: Hohenzollern/Handout
Prince Georg Frederich of Prussia and Princess Sophie von Isenburg kiss after their religious wedding ceremony at the Church of Peace in the grounds of Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam August 27, 2011. The 35-year-old head of the House of Hohenzollern and great great grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II married Princess Sophie, 33, in a civil ceremony on Thursday.
Source: REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
TV evangelist Pat Robertson said in a broadcast that it is okay for a spouse to divorce his or her partner if one has Alzheimer's disease because the ailment could be counted as "death" mentioned in traditional marriage vows.
Source: REUTERS/Paul Schirnhofer/Haus / Vittorio Hernandez
Prince Georg Frederich of Prussia and Princess Sophie von Isenburg pose after their religious wedding ceremony in Potsdam August 27, 2011. The 35-year-old head of the House of Hohenzollern and great great grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II married Princess Sophie, 33, in a civil ceremony on Thursday.
Source: REUTERS/Paul Schirnhofer/Haus
Prince Georg Frederich of Prussia and Princess Sophie von Isenburg leave the Church of Peace in the grounds of Sanssouci Palace, after their religious wedding ceremony in Potsdam August 27, 2011. The 35-year-old head of the House of Hohenzollern and great great grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II married Princess Sophie, 33, in a civil ceremony on Thursday.
Source: REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
Prince Georg Frederich of Prussia and Princess Sophie von Isenburg pose outside the Church of Peace in the grounds of Sanssouci Palace, after their religious wedding ceremony in Potsdam August 27, 2011. The 35-year-old head of the House of Hohenzollern and great great grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II married Princess Sophie, 33, in a civil ceremony on Thursday.
Source: REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
Prince Georg Frederich of Prussia and Princess Sophie von Isenburg kiss, as they set off in a horse drawn carriage after their religious wedding ceremony in Potsdam August 27, 2011. The 35-year-old head of the House of Hohenzollern and great great grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm II married Princess Sophie, 33, in a civil ceremony on Thursday.
Source: REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
Prince Georg Frederich of Prussia (C) arrives with his mother Donata Graefin zu Castell-Ruedenhausen and his sister Princess Cornelie-Cecile (R) at the Church of Peace in the grounds of Sanssouci Palace, for his religious wedding ceremony with Princess Sophie von Isenburg, in Potsdam August 27, 2011.
Source: REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
Brandenburg state Minister Matthias Platzeck and his wife Jeanette Jesorka arrive at the Church of Peace in the grounds of Sanssouci Palace, to attend the religious wedding ceremony for Prince Georg Frederich of Prussia and Princess Sophie von Isenburg in Potsdam August 27, 2011.
Source: REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz
