Wedding of Princess Helene and Bernd Donia

The Wedding of Princess Helene and Bernd Donia took place July 22, 2012 at St. Sebastian Church. Unlike King Anthony's wedding in 2011, this was a much larger event.

Background
The Princess and Bernd Donia met while studying at Grijzestad University in 2009 where they began seeing each other. On 12 October 2011, Bernd proposed to Princess Helene. She accepted following approval from both the government and the royal family, with preparations made for a wedding in the summer.

The wedding
The wedding service began at 14:00 local time at St. Sebastian Church, with 500 guests present. The wedding was attended by The King and Queen, members of the royal family and the Queen mother. Other guests included the Donia family (the groom's relatives), President and Mrs. Henneman and other dignitaries. Foreign guests included the King and Queen of Belgium, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the King and Queen of Spain, King Oscar III of Strasland and the King and Queen of Cettatie.

Bernd Donia had a friend, xx, as his best man. Queen Helene's maid of honor was close friend Sofia Martins, and her bridesmaids were Josephine Mortensen, Princess Stephanie, Sofia Rojas, Princess Eléonore of Belgium, Princess Maja Elisabeth of Strasland and Princess Sabine of Cettatie.

Wedding Banquet
The wedding banquet was held on the night of the wedding day at the Realpaleis in Koningstad. Some 350 guests were invited to the dinner.