Major weddings of the year 1959. Crown Prince Akihito and his wife Michiko Shōda, a commoner, after their wedding ceremony in Tokyo, Japan. Prince Akihito and Princess Michiko wearing a sokutai and jūnihitoe attire at their wedding ceremony. The Imperial couple appear to the public wearing Western style formal attire. Stephen Rockefeller, a multi millionaire's son, marries a former family maid, Anne Marie Rasmussen at Søgne, Norway. The couple comes out from the Søgne Church (Lundeveien 79, 4640 Søgne, Norway) after getting married as a huge gathering greets them. Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi along with his third wife Farah Diba soon after their wedding in Tehran, Iran. Farah Diba is wearing a Yves Saint Laurent-designed Dior wedding gown and the Noor-ol-Ain Diamond tiara.
Preparations for a royal wedding in Tokyo, Japan. Views of Ginza, Tokyo's shopping district. Decorated Ginza street for the wedding of Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shoda, daughter of a wealthy industrialist. Pictures of Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shōda. People make preparations and decorate billboards on the streets. A sakura cherry blossom tree in full bloom. People shopping for periscopes in department stores. A portrait of Crown Prince Akihito and Michiko Shoda in tennis attire, a nod to the couple’s first time meeting each other.