Photos from Bhutan's royal wedding
King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema pose after they were married at the Punakha Dzong, in Punakha, Bhutan, on Oct. 13, 2011.
Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, centre, walks with Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley and other dignitaries as he arrives for the marriage ceremony.
Jetsun Pema left arrives for her wedding to King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in Bhutan's ancient capital Punakha.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck stands next to his bride, Jetsun Pema, during the purification marriage ceremony.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck smiles at his bride Jetsun Pema during the purification marriage ceremony in the historical Punakha Dzong in Punakha, Bhutan on Oct. 13, 2011.
Queen Ashi Jetsun Pema departs after the marriage ceremony.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck holds his Raven crown as he leaves after the marriage ceremony.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema greet the media and guests after they were married at the Punakha Dzong in Punakha, Bhutan.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema pose after they were married in Punakha, Bhutan.
Jetsun Pema makes her way to a traditional Chipdrel where she spent the night on the eve of the royal wedding, in Wangduephodrang, Bhutan.
Jetsun Pema is welcomed at a traditional Chipdrel where she spent the night on the eve of the royal wedding, in Wangduephodrang, Bhutan.
King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his bride, Jetsun Pema, pose at a gala cultural celebration at the India House in Thimphu, Bhutan on Oct. 10, 2011.
Men carry a portrait of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancée Jetsun Pema to display inside an office building in Bhutan's capital Thimphu.
A man decorates a portrait of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancée Jetsun Pema after hanging it outside his shop in Bhutan's capital Thimphu.
A woman looks out from her home next to a portrait of the King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and future queen Jetsun Pema in Thimphu, Bhutan.
Souvenir royal wedding badges on sale at a crafts fair in Thimphu.
A woman waves to a neighbour next to a portrait of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancée Jetsun Pema hanging outside her residence in Bhutan's capital Thimphu.
A student carries a portrait of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and future queen Jetsun Pema, before hanging it outside the Lungten Zanpa School, their alma mater in the capital of Thimphu.
Security officers use metal detectors to check the grounds of the main stadium where celebrations for the Bhutan royal wedding are to be held in the capital of Thimphu.
An air traveller on a Drukair flight from New Delhi to Paro shows an immigration card with a photograph of Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his fiancée Jetsun Pema.