Inside, the nation's top cleric, who presided over the wedding, performed a purification ceremony for the couple in front of a massive, 100-foot Thongdal tapestry of Bhutan's 17th century founder ...

When the big day came, and it came Thursday, the other royal wedding of the year — this one in far-off, remote Bhutan — adopted a distinctly different tone. In sharp contrast to the nuptials ...

The wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, the fifth Dragon King, to his commoner bride, Jetsun Pema, has captivated the tiny Himalayan nation that had grown impatient with their 31-year ...

PARO, BHUTAN-- The small country famous for keeping track of happiness, is even happier this week as it prepares for the wedding of it's popular King, the world's youngest reigning monarch. 31 ...

(CBS) What a year it has been for royal weddings! Today,the 31-year-old bachelor king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, married commoner Jetsun Pema in a series of ceremonies televised ...

Members of Bhutan's royal family gathered for the wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk on Thursday. The 31-year-old King married 21-year-old Jetsun Pema, a university student.

Oct. 12, 2011 — -- intro: The small country of Bhutan is experiencing its own royal wedding fever as its king prepares to marry Thursday. King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, the world's ...

King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema after their wedding earlier today (Oct. 13, 2011) in Punakha, Bhutan. Kevin Frayer/AP ...

The first royal wedding in Bhutan since the late '80s, the event was also the first to be broadcast live there — as television is still a relatively new technology in Bhutan. The 31-year old King ...

The couple, who started dating in 1989, had a Buddhist wedding ceremony in Bhutan in 2008, with over 100 guests attending the lavish event, which cost more than HK$30 million (about US$3.8 million).