There are weddings that look like a tale from "A Thousand and One Nights," and then there's the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif - which was literally described that way. Today, looking back at it, it remains one of the most lavish royal ceremonies of recent years.

Hussein, son of Queen Rania, married Rajwa, an architect by profession, at the magnificent Zahran Palace in Amman. The bride was accompanied to the altar by Prince Hashem and Princesses Iman and Salma, and the ceremony was watched by around 140 guests. After the exchange of vows came a procession through the decorated streets of Amman to the Al Husseiniya Palace, where over 1,400 people gathered at the reception.

Rajwa changed into two gowns. For the ceremony she wore an elegant Elie Saab creation with an asymmetric neckline and a long train, and for the reception she appeared in a Dolce & Gabbana dress with three-dimensional flowers, a long train and opera gloves. Queen Rania, the groom's mother, chose a black dress with gold embroidery.

The guest list was almost a roll-call of Europe's thrones: King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain, the Prince and Princess of Wales, King Frederik and Queen Mary of Denmark, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands with Princess Amalia, and King Philippe of Belgium with Princess Elisabeth.

It was those princesses who provided one of the most notable details - it was the first official appearance of two future heirs to the throne at a single royal wedding. Together with the seven-tier cake and the splendour of the ceremony, the wedding became a symbol of something bigger than one marriage: the reconnecting of royal dynasties at a time when monarchies are struggling to stay relevant.

For a Balkan reader, where a "royal wedding" is something we only see on television, this story is a reminder that behind all the splendour sits an ordinary thing - two people beginning a life together. It's just that their first wedding photo is seen by the whole world.