French socialites kicked off the summer with a lavish society wedding in rural France.
Princess Charlotte de Bourbon-Parma, 28, tied the knot with her fiancé Javier Valladares Urruela in a beautiful religious ceremony in the small town of Tourouvre au Perche in Normandy on June 25.
Pictures shared for the first time by French media show the bride walking up the aisle after exchanging her I-dos in a beautiful princess gown and a delicate veil, and a tiara that belonged to her mother, Baroness Constance de Ravinel.
Charlotte is the granddaughter of businessman, soldier and racecar driver Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma, son of Prince René of Bourbon-Parma and Princess Margaret of Norway.
The House of Bourbom-Parma is a cadet branch of the Spanish royal family with descendants spanning several European countries, including Italy and France.
A week before, the couple had a fun-filled civil ceremony where the bride donned a yellow mini dress before hopping on a retro yellow convertible with her beau.
Princess Charlotte de Bourbon-Parma, 28, tied the knot with her fiancé Javier Valladares Urruela in a beautiful religious ceremony in the small town of Tourouvre au Perche in Normandy on June 25
A week before, the couple had a fun-filled civil ceremony where the bride donned a yellow mini dress before hopping on a retro yellow convertible with her beau
Princess Charlotte opted for a floral yellow and white mini-dress with a matching sun hat for her civil ceremony
One snap captured the newlyweds as they stepped out of the church arm-in-arm after the ceremony.
The bride looked beautiful in her dress, which matched a discreet bouquet of white wild flowers, and a lacy veil elegantly falling down her back.
The silky number, came with a sensible train adorned with a lacy detail and espoused her every move as she stepped out of the church a married woman.
Charlotte’s bridal jewellery was particularly delicate, including a pair of pearl and diamond drop earrings that glinted in the late June sun.
Loved up groom Javier, who is the son of the Guatemalan ambassador to the UK in London, was seen nuzzling his wife’s cheek as they prepared to leave the church
The pièce de résistance was the tiara the bride wore under her veil, a diamond meander tiara with a Greek detail that her mother wore when she married Charlotte’s father Charles-Emmanuel de Bourbon-Parme in 1991.
The bride’s hair was styled in a romantic updo, held together by the veil and the tiara, and the natural beauty sported very little makeup for her big day, with just a dash of blush and mascara enhancing her features.
Other pictures taken on the day shoed the couple from inside the church towards the street, with Charlotte’s train sweeping the floor.
Loved up groom Javier, who is the son of the Guatemalan ambassador to the UK in London, was seen nuzzling his wife’s cheek as they prepared to leave the church.
One snap the enthusiastic couple cutting their wedding cake during the reception that followed their ceremony
The couple were photographed leaving the church, with Charlotte’s elegant train sweeping the floor
The couple were also photographed cutting their wedding cake, an extravagant white and pink tiered cake.
Dazzling Javier, who comes from a long line of diplomats, works in diplomacy himself and is currently the second secretary to the Guatemalan ambassador to France in Paris.
The couple chose to wed in Tourouvre au Perche because it is where Charlotte’s father lives. Both their parents were present for their nuptials.
A week prior, Charlotte and Javier were married in a civil ceremony in the village.
For the occasion, the bride opted for a floral yellow and white mini-dress with a matching sun hat, with nude stilettos.
She also held a white wild flower bouquet for her civil ceremony at the time.
After exiting the town hall, the stylish couple hopped in a yellow car and drove into the sunset.
Charlotte, who made her society debut at the Paris Debutantes’ Ball of 2011, is one of four children and counts two sisters and one brother.
On her mother’s side, she is the granddaughter of Baron Yves de Ravinel and his wife Countess Alexe de Castellane.
Charlotte’s brother made waves during the recent French legislative elections when he ran for the local elections in the department of L’Orne for the party of Eric Zemmour.
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