5 Royal Weddings That Garnered Attention From All Over the World This Year

Updated on Sep 3, 2016 at 4:00 AM

When it comes to tying the knot, nothing quite compares to a royal wedding. While we may only be a little over halfway into the year, 2016 has already been sprinkled with a handful of lavish affairs. In May, Lady Charlotte Wellesley jetted off to Illora, Spain, where she got married to financier Alejandro Santo Domingo. The following month, Princess Alix de Ligne of Belgium exchanged "I dos" with Count Guillaume de Dampierre at the Castle of Beloeil, which is in Alix's home country. And that's only the beginning! Take a look back at the most stunning royal weddings of the year — so far — then check out 11 celebrity couples who've already walked down the aisle in 2016.

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Trishika Kumari Singh

The maharaja of Mysore, India, married his childhood friend, Trishika, in a lavish Indian ceremony attended by nearly 1,000 guests at Mysore Palace in late June.

Princess Alix de Ligne and Count Guillaume de Dampierre

The Belgian princess and her longtime boyfriend exchanged "I dos" in front of 800 guests at the Castle of Beloeil in Alix's home country in late June.

Lady Charlotte Wellesley and Alejandro Santo Domingo

In May, the daughter of Duke of Wellington Charles Wellesley of the United Kingdom opted for a destination wedding and tied the knot with financier Alejandro Santo Domingo in Íllora, Spain.

Prince Franz Albrecht zu Oettingen-Spielberg and Cleopatra von Adelsheim von Ernest

The Bavarian prince wed the actress in a civil ceremony that took place at Cleopatra's father's estate in Adelsheim, Germany, in July.

Prince Maximilian of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Franziska Balzer

The German prince and Franziska wed in a beautiful ceremony in Bad Laasphe, Germany in August.