Wedding of Prince Faizal and Patricia Dunham

The wedding of Prince Faizal, Sultan of Banjarmasin and Patricia Dunham took place on December 20, 2019 in the chapel of Istana Diraja, St. Michaelsburg, Borneo.

Background
Prince Faizal (born Faizal bin Erik Larsson, 29 July 1992) is the second son and youngest child of King Erik and Queen Christina of Borneo. Originally he was to marry Singkawang Mayor Carla Andrade after their engagement in 2015, but the engagement was broken off and the wedding was cancelled after Andrade admitted to having an affair with Haji Syed bin Nur'ismail, the uncle of former YouTuber Adyan Nur'ismail.

Patricia Dunham (born 13 May 1993) is a Patagonian actress and the son of Patagonian President Jacob Dunham. She was a recurring actress in PTP's long-running science-fiction anthology series The Daily Weird, which had been airing since 1973.

Later Faizal met Patricia during the G20 Summit in 2018, before they announced their engagement months later on February 3, 2019. King Erik announced that the wedding date would be on December 10. The wedding cost 103 million BN$ (35 million USD) to make. Erik added that he and his family would pay for the wedding.

Pre-wedding
Faizal's bachelor party, held on October 3, 2019, was attended only by his male relatives. The bachelor party involved a visit to the Asiatica Shopping Arcade as well as an invitation to a concert hosted by South African-Australian DJ Nicholas "Pogo" Bertke. On the other hand, Dunham's bachelorette party took place 10 days after Faizal's.

Ceremony
The ceremony was held at the chapel of the Istana Diraja, Borneo on December 20, 2019, at 11:00 AM. The officiant was Archbishop of St. Michaelsburg, Randy van Vianen. He conducted the ceremony along with the bride's mother, Anne-Marie Dunham, and Prince Gustav, Sultan of Miri.

The groom selected his brother, Prince Abdul Jaafar, to be his best man, while the maid of honor was announced as Elizabeth Dunham, Patricia's sister. Five bridesmaids and four ushers were selected.

At the ceremony, Patricia was accompanied down the aisle by her father Jacob to the tune of Handel's "Eternal source of light divine", performed by Patagonian soprano Marielle Joling (mother of YouTuber Steven Joling) with trumpet accompaniment by Craig bin Azhar.

Wedding attire
Patricia's wedding dress, along with her veil, was designed by Pär Engsheden under the Versace aegis. Her veil had thirteen orchids on it, to symbolize the 13 states of Borneo, as well as a cornflower, the national flower of Patagonia. Her veil was held in place by a diamond tiara.

The flowers in the wedding bouquet included oncidium, dendrobium and phalenopsis orchids, tulips, and chrysanthemums picked from the Istana Diraja grounds as per royal tradition.

The wedding rings were provided by Swarovski.

Wedding party

 * For a full list, see List of wedding guests of Prince Faizal and Patricia Dunham.


 * Bride: Patricia Williams-Dunham
 * Bride's father: Jacob Dunham
 * Bride's mother: Anne-Marie Dunham (née Williams)
 * Groom: Prince Faizal bin Erik Larsson, Sultan of Sabah
 * Groom's father: King Erik Larsson of Borneo
 * Groom's mother: Queen Christina Lai of Borneo
 * Best man: Prince Abdul Jaafar Aziz Abdullah
 * Maid of honor: Elizabeth Dunham
 * Ushers:
 * Prince Fuad Aziz Rahman, Sultan of Muara
 * Prince Adolfo Andrade, Sultan of Banjarmasin
 * Prince Ryan Conrad, Sultan of Pontianak
 * Prince Joel Metzger, Sultan of Palangkaraya
 * Bridesmaids:
 * Joanna Dunham
 * Llewella Dunham
 * Charlene Dunham
 * Marina Dunham
 * Ivana Dunham