Denmark went all out in 2004 to celebrate their Crown Prince and new Crown Princess, an Australian girl he met at a bar during the Sydney Olympics. Events leading up to the wedding included a boat race, a rock and roll concert, receptions, and two tiara events. The wedding itself featured yet another tiara-filled dress code for the guests. Naturally, this is an event that I look back upon with great fondness.
The most unique feature of the dress was to be found in the skirt, where panels of the satin opened from her hip to reveal 8 meters of heirloom lace. The Irish lace was another sentimental touch, this time honoring Frederik's family. It was part of the original wedding gift to Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden (Fred's great-grandmother. The two pieces of lace from that gift have also been passed down and used on various wedding gowns in the family. The satin covering the lace was loosely attached and moved in the wind.
