The royal wedding is being celebrated across the kingdom, with the palace declaring a public holiday and arranging an array of celebrations and concerts.

About the Couple Crown Prince Hussein is a 28-year-old captain in Jordan's army and a graduate of Georgetown University in the United States.

He has gained recognition on the international stage by speaking at the UN General Assembly and is set to succeed his father, King Abdullah II, as ruler of the country.

His bride, Rajwa Alseif, is a 29-year-old who comes from the same maternal family as Saudi King Salman.

She studied at Syracuse University School of Architecture and later worked at an architecture firm in Los Angeles, earning a degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.

Alseif is an avid equestrian and is passionate about riding, often pictured with horses on social media and in magazine photoshoots.

Celebrations Planned The wedding ceremony will take place at Zahran Palace in Amman in the afternoon on Thursday.

Following the ceremony, the couple will take part in a procession to another palace for their dinner reception.

The procession will feature a red-hued motorcade of red Land Rover jeeps, a nod to a tradition started during the reign of Jordan's founder King Abdullah I.

The palace has also released official social media tags for celebrating the wedding, as well as an official logo for the occasion.

Implications of the Royal Wedding The wedding comes at a time when Jordan is experiencing economic difficulties and grappling with high youth unemployment.

The wedding could also serve to shore up an ally in oil-rich Saudi Arabia.

"Of course, it's joyful," a 25-year-old bookseller told the Associated Press, decorating his shop for the festivities.

"But in a couple