Royal Wedding

Married to the Sea

I got up at 4:00 AM today to make a cup of English Breakfast tea and watch the Royal Wedding.  My mom and I flipped between CBS, NBC, ABC and E! for a variety of coverage :)

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I loved watching the wedding.  I thought Kate's- er, Duchess Catherine's- dress was perfectly suited to her elegant sense of style and her drop veil was breathtaking over the Cartier tiara.  If any of you are still searching for a dress and covet her look, Southern Weddings has featured some beautiful dresses today.  Want an even more obtainable Kate-inspired detail?  Her nail polish was Allure by Essie.

I loved the touches of modernity and personality in the wedding- Kate's arrival by car, Prince Harry looking back to see Kate before William did, Kate's brother reading from a modern Bible translation rather than the KJV (and all of the colors he managed to work into one outfit!), Pippa's gorgeous Hollywood-style gown.

But my favorite part came after the ceremony:

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The Duke and Duchess left the palace not in a carriage but in a sweet vintage Aston Martin decorated with ribbons and helium balloons- looking very much like many, many other couples who have left their weddings with those same gleeful smiles.

I wish we got to see the receptions on television!  Since we can't, here are some details via Sky News (and an even more beautiful image of the wedding cake can be found here on Flickr- go check it out!):

"Every wedding is a royal wedding with the bride and groom as king and queen of creation, making a new life together so that life can flow through them unto the future." - Right Reverend and Right Honorable Richard Chartres, Bishop of London (the Washington Post)