Well I hadn’t really planned on watching the whole wedding because I was really only interested in seeing the dress, but I ended up seeing it all from when William was being driven to the Abbey. I get sort of mesmerised by it all and now I’m just waiting for the balcony scene! I didn’t like their choice of music at all, I believe we have the groom’s father to blame for that!
I thought the dress was lovely, a really elegant bridal gown, so I’m hoping that it will change the fashion which seems to have been around for about 15 years now, of brides falling out of the top of their dresses. I suspect that the lacy bodice and sleeves are removable. It would have been even better though if the colour had been creamier instead of such a Daz white. I’m not a fan of white.
Inevitably it all brings back memories of royal weddings from the past. The first one which I can remember is Princess Anne’s to Mark Phillips and like just about everybody in the country my parents bought their first colour TV for the occasion. Although I never thought of Anne as being particularly bonnie, she was a really beautiful bride.
After that it was the big one – Charles and Diana and by that time I was married and we went to my mum’s house to watch it with her, sadly my dad had died the year before. I had made a lemon meringue pie as my contribution to the feast and I think I must have had some sort of premonition because Diana’s dress did resemble a meringue! Frighteningly that kicked off the hideous bridal frock fashion which seemed to be around for years after that.
When Diana got married she had only seen Charles 13 times – and was still calling him SIR! – but we didn’t know that then, it was never going to work as she was under the impression that she was super special. Instead of which she was the only one daft enough to accept him; he is supposed to have asked at least 5 other women before her.
So all in all I have high hopes of this marriage actually lasting as they’ve known each other for so long and they seem to be good friends.
The scariest sight of the day was Beatrice and Eugenie who seemed to be under the impression that it was a fancy dress party and they had come dressed as pantomime dames. I don’t want to be bitchy about 2 young women, but you all know which panto I’m talking about! I think that an older female member of the royal family should take them in hand and teach them how to dress. It strikes me that they must all be saying to themselves – “I can’t wait to see what they’re wearing this time” – and laughing their heads off!
Well that’s it, I’ve just seen the balcony kiss (es)! AAhh!
If you’re interested in seeing royal wedding dresses from the past have a look at this interesting site.
From time to time the dresses are exhibited at various museums and it’s well worth a look if you get the chance.
The dress was beautiful and I feel lace will feature in a lot of upcoming dresses in the fashion stakes!
Best of luck to the pair of them.
Jo,
It’s a real classic, similar to Princess Margaret’s in shape I think. The copies will be hitting the High Streets tomorrow!
If these two don’t make a go of it I think the Royals will have to give up getting married.
I kind of wondered if perhaps their attire was done in cahoots with their mum — sort of a Revenge of the Fergster for being dissed.
Still wondering how so many of those women manage to stick their caps on the front of their foreheads like that. VB’s was particularly perplexing. Looked a bit like an unfortunate growth.
Pearl,
Every time I see Eugenie and Beatrice I think they can’t get any worse, but they always do! They certainly take after their mum. I think after what she has said in the past she’s quite lucky to be allowed into the country, Andrew is even worse than she is though, they were sort of made for each other!
Couldn’t think who VB was for a minute, I hadn’t seen her. Googled her – you’re right, ghastly. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that woman smiling. I like quite big hats myself, esp. for a wedding.
David looked as knee-buckling handsome as ever (must say I prefer him with the hair!) but Victoria looked like she was going to a funeral – from head to toe. Woman always looks like she smells something nasty.
Pearl,
His shaved head look was definitely not a good one, he would be fine if he never had to speak, I can’t stand his whiney voice. I suppose she thinks black is sophisticated but it’s ghastly for a wedding, mind you I would fall over just looking at the heels, and she’s pregnant!