Grace Kelly’s wedding dress is still heralded as one of the most iconic of all time.

Grace Kelly’s whirlwind romance with Prince Rainier III of Monaco is the epitome of a fairytale. The Oscar-winning Hollywood star met the dashing prince at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955 while she was filming Hitchcock’s “To Catch a Thief.” Their engagement was announced just seven months later from her family home in Philadelphia, and by 1956, Grace Kelly had become Princess Grace of Monaco.

Their wedding was a spectacle of glamour and grandeur that captivated the world. Grace arrived in Monaco aboard the SS Constitution, accompanied by her family, bridesmaids, and about 80 pieces of luggage. She was welcomed by 20,000 adoring citizens, nearly the entire population of Monaco, with the royal family calling in French riot police to manage the throngs of reporters and fans.

The wedding itself was a dream come true, from Grace’s iconic lace-and-pearl wedding gown to the delicate Juliet cap she wore. Even the lesser-known blush-colored lace dress she donned for the civil ceremony added to the magic. Every detail of their nuptials has been pored over and admired for decades, cementing their wedding as one of the most legendary events in royal history.