November 4, 1926
Princess Astrid of Sweden and Crown Prince Leopold of Belgium were married today according to Swedish law, in a simple ceremony that took about two minutes. The reciting of the vows was followed by "a concert of vocal and instrumental music."
Four kings and two queens were among the guests at the civil ceremony and the reception that followed. After the reception, the newlyweds separated as the Roman Catholic church does not recognize this wedding as binding, but was required under Belgian law. Leopold and his parents, King Albert and Queen Elisabeth, left for Belgium on a Belgian cruiser. Not long afterward, Princess Astrid and her mother, Princess Ingeborg, boarded a Swedish cruiser for their trip to Brussels.
The bride wore a white satin wedding gown "brocaded with seed pearls." The train was made from the same material and was carried by two pages. Her veil was made from Brussels lace and was previously worn by her mother and her sister, Margaretha, when they married. Her "bobbed black hair was adorned with a wreath of myrtle, the traditional headdress of the Swedish bride."
Astrid's eight bridesmaids, all of whom wore apricot-colored silk gowns include her sister Märtha, Princess Marie José of Belgium, Princess Ingrid of Sweden, and Princess Feodora of Denmark.
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