Charlene's wedding gown required months of handwork. On July 2, 2011, Charlene wore a silk Giorgio Armani gown for her religious ceremony. The dress was cut from 130 meters of silk, studded with 40,000 crystals and embellished with 20,000 mother-of-pearl teardrops.
It was a star-studded event. Guests included Naomi Campbell, Karl Lagerfeld, Karolina Kurkova, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden, and Prince Mary and Prince Frederik of Denmark.