<p>I personally dont like Williams teeth. We DVR’d and watched later, loved the dress, and the wedding. Katie Kouric was awful hated the way they presented but having DVR’d it could not change the station. The interviewing of people in the crowd thing was annoying. I usually watch Diane Sawyer but my daughter set the DVR.
I thought it was dodi s father thanks for clearing that up. Overall it was lovely and a great departure form the awful news of late.
I posted on FB that it the hat looked like a teeletubbie, great minds think alike!</p>
<p>We unexpectedly tuned in at the last moment and enjoyed it. Caught the ceremony at 6 am and watched thru to the carriage ride to the reception. I didn’t see Di’s wedding. This was a very long and religious ceremony. The Abby was really gorgeous. The dress was demure and pretty. I didn’t think the tiara and veil looked too good on her hair being loose and around her shoulders. But that is her style and most important for her to be comfortable. William is nicer looking than his dad. The hair is going but he has a noble forehead. The teeth are quintessentially English. It’s kind of refreshing that they didn’t force him into orthodontia for a decade. Kate is pretty but too thin. Her sister Pippa was lovely, too. </p>
<p>It was fun.</p>
<p>Article in the Daily Mail about the flowers from the wedding. They weren’t lilies, they were lily-of-the-valley. This is a plant with small white flowers that grows only in the spring in the UK. </p>
<p>[Royal</a> Wedding 2011: Kate Middleton’s bouquet returns to Westminster Abbey | Mail Online](<a href=“Royal Wedding 2011: Kate Middleton's bouquet returns to Westminster Abbey | Daily Mail Online”>Royal Wedding 2011: Kate Middleton's bouquet returns to Westminster Abbey | Daily Mail Online)</p>
<p>Someone asked about going into a separate room to sign the register. This is normal I think. Last year I was a witness at a Church of England wedding and that is exactly what happened. During one of the hymns the bride, groom and witnesses went into a side room to perform the legal bit. Basically the couple and the Registrar sign a book as an official record, and then several other people sign to say they have witnessed the marriage.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.thenewsgrind.com/news/uk-news/royal-wedding-hoax-89-of-americans-believe-event-was-real/[/url]”>http://www.thenewsgrind.com/news/uk-news/royal-wedding-hoax-89-of-americans-believe-event-was-real/</a></p>
<p>Funny one, mafool.</p>
<p>I guess I’ll go ahead and post my favorite link for anyone who wants to immerse herself (just being real, I don’t picture too many guys headed there 
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<p>They’ve got tons of coverage and photos, plus their commentary (you have to be able to handle… er… some irreverance and some “language” to go here): [Tom</a> and Lorenzo - Fashion, Television, Pop Culture](<a href=“http://projectrungay.blogspot.com/]Tom”>http://projectrungay.blogspot.com/)</p>
<p>“then several other people sign to say they have witnessed the marriage.”</p>
<p>You’d think with a billion people watching, they might have waived the requirement for a couple people to write in a book that the wedding vows were indeed spoken. When they went in the back room to sign the stuff, it would have been a good opportunity for a beer or shampoo commercial.</p>
<p>The Shrine of St. Edward the Confessor is not open to visitors during regular hours. There are prayers held in the Shrine twice a day and that’s when the public is allowed to see it. It’s apparently very fragile.</p>
<p>I wonder if non-royals who marry at the Abbey (remember, it’s a vibrant, living congregation) sign a register there, or if it’s elsewhere?</p>
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<p>The British would never eliminate that part of tradition! And signed witnesses are legally required in many places, no matter how many people watch.</p>
<p>The signatures of 2 others are required in the good ol’ USA. It is just usually done here after the ceremony, not in the middle. When S1 and DIL got married at courthouse, the other witness didn’t make it so we had to grab someone from the hallway to witness. For S2 they made it part of the reception ceremonies with best man and maid of honor.</p>
<p>I read that only royal couples are allowed to marry at Westminster Abbey.</p>
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<p>I have no idea what was shown in the US but if you were watching BBC coverage, they are not allowed to show any commercials ever. The BBC is paid for by the TV licence (which is like a kind of tax for want of a better description) so they don’t take money from advertisers.</p>
<p>I had a great time watching the Royal Wedding, and found it much more “addictive” than I expected. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who posted additional links for descriptions of hats, dresses, The Daily Mail, etc…it was fun!</p>
<p>Excited about the royal wedding? Yes! When is it?</p>
<p>mini - check your invitation!</p>
<p>I’m kind of sad it is all over. There was so much build-up and it is over in one day.</p>
<p>If you’d like another fix, there’s a lovely piece on the wedding music at DailyKos. I can’t link to it, but if you google, ‘An “Easter Egg” at the Royal Wedding: Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s Secret Invitation to the Ceremony,’ you’ll find it.</p>
<p>Just got the special Royal Wedding edition of People where you can really study the photos in detail. I was particularly pleased to be able to see the detail on that gorgeous dress, details that weren’t too visible on video. That dress was truly amazing, besides looking terrific on Kate, it had a wonderful profile when viewed from every angle for those watching from a distance. The train was so well done, just the right length, it kept it’s form as she walked, and the overhead shots in the abbey were breathtaking.</p>
<p>I too am sad it’s over. I want more, but they are so smart to retire from public view for a while and get used to being married. I think it was also smart they didn’t leave on their honeymoon immediately. The paparazzi would have been after them in droves. When things settle down a bit, they can sneak off somewhere and maybe have a few relatively private days.</p>
<p>I’m also having post-wedding letdown. tango, I’m going to grab a copy of that People; thanks for the tip. </p>
<p>About the dress: I loved the wide pleats on the side of the skirt. I’ve never seen that before. And there was something going on at the top of the skirt in back which was obscured by the veil; some kind of ruffling or something. Gotta check that out.</p>
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<p>I thought this was a change in plans prompted by some kind of security concern about travel to an outside-the-U.K. destination.</p>
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I wonder if someone in the British government didn’t get a heads-up about the bin Laden operation. That would have raised a number of security concerns! And don’t forget that William is a search & rescue pilot in the RAF - his unit could have been put on alert at that point.</p>
<p>A friend in the UK has been keeping me posted on wedding developments. My latest favorite is the speculation that one of the nuns seated next to William at the wedding was a secret ninja! Read all about it:</p>
<p>[Royal</a> Wedding: ‘Ninja nun’ sat inches from Prince William | Mail Online](<a href=“http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1382149/Royal-Wedding-Ninja-nun-sat-inches-Prince-William.html]Royal”>Royal Wedding: 'Ninja nun' sat inches from Prince William | Daily Mail Online)</p>