Pearls and Diamonds for a Princely Wedding

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The Grimaldis weren’t the only princely family celebrating a wedding this weekend! The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayns also had a wedding this weekend, complete with a bridal tiara.

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Casimir of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, the second son of the head of the House of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, married an American model, Alana Bunte, at Schloss Sayn on Saturday. The Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayns are distant cousins of another princely family that you’ll all be familiar with: the Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburgs (who are better known to many of us because they married into the royal family of Denmark).

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This is the second marriage for Casimir, who was previously married to Corinna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn. You may know Corinna for her work as a business representative for Monaco — or for her close friendship with King Juan Carlos of Spain. After his divorce from Corinna, Casimir also dated another notable woman: Tinsley Mortimer, an American socialite who now appears on The Real Housewives of New York City.

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Alana wore diamonds and pearls to marry her prince, including a diamond and pearl tiara and diamond and pearl drop earrings.

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Here’s a closer look at the scroll and floral tiara. The sparkler, which features a large natural pearl at its peak, shares a resemblance in design to another princely diadem: the Kinsky Honeysuckle Tiara.

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Alana isn’t the first Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn bride to wear the tiara on her wedding day. In 2011, Countess Philippa Spannocchi wore the tiara when she married Casimir’s younger brother, Ludwig of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.

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Like her new sister-in-law, Philippa also paired the tiara with diamond and pearl drop earrings to complete her bridal look.