Bhutan prepares for a royal wedding

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Bhutan's royal bride 21-year-old Jetsun Pema, center, offers prayers on the eve of her wedding to 31-year-old KingJigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, at the Druk Wangyal Lhakhang temple in Dochula, Bhutan, on Oct. 12, 2011. The couple will be married by Bhutan's top Buddhist cleric in the country's most sacred monastery fortress in Punakha on Oct. 13, 2011, at a time determined by astrologers.

Credit: Karma Nidup,AP Photo/Royal Office for Media