Royal Wedding Dress

I think it is Anglican church etiquette for women to cover their arms/shoulders, for modesty. I got married in a Catholic Cathedral and they didn't seem to mind but it wasn't Anglican and it wasn't in Europe. Just my 2 cents.

[MrsK]

I loved her dress. I also loved that they selected their siblings and those closest to them to be in the wedding party - which was very intimate by royal wedding standards. It was very dignified and showed that they were not staging a production or sucked in by padgentry. Well done!

[corn poffi]

I've heard that there will be a wardrobe change for the reception tonight. I'm curious as to what that dress will look like!

There are already pictures online.

[corn poffi]

Hahaha perfect timing. Here it is.

http://www.people.com/people/package...486017,00.html

[Pollyanna]

Also loving the second dress

I thought it was beautiful.

Jenn

Ditto. I thought she looked amazing and I think her dress is timeless.

[NYCHoosier]

Loved loved loved the ceremony dress. It was perfect. Elegant, classy, modern, flattering, and also formal and grand enough for the event. I can't imagine a better royal wedding dress.

Now, if I were to get married again, I'd personally love Pippa's dress for myself, but had Kate worn Pippa's dress, it would have been too basic for the venue.

I really like the reception dress as well. Another gorgeous ensemble. The shrug is not my personal style, but I like that she's wearing it because it's her flair.

[Mrs. MD, Esq.]

I thought it was gorgeous...but I still like mine better (which I picked up today...I may or may not have spent 30 minutes playing with my veil while I should have been packing...).

I didn't think it was boring, I thought it was very elegant.

[scarlett09]

Absolutely loved her wedding dress and also the second dress. It must be a total PITA to drag around a 9ft train all day, although perhaps maybe there was a bustle or ability to detach it?

The reason I say that is because if she could barely fit into the car with her dad and the carriage with her husband (yay!), how the hell did she fit into an Aston Martin convertible for the drive around Buckingham Palace??

I loved that they did things to make the day their own, while also keeping with tradition. I'm looking forward to watching the recap with DH in a little bit, since he left for work before all this happened.

[SuzySunshine]

So I heard just a little while ago that the tiara was a loan only because it was a gift to the queen from her mother when she turned 18, so its not one that Kate will have on loan indefinitely like the other jewels the queen "loans" out.

[diggitydot]

IIRC, the tiara is not an individually-owned piece. The queen cannot give it to someone because technically she doesn't "own" it personally. Kind of like the crown jewels.

[GrayMatterWife]

I think it is Anglican church etiquette for women to cover their arms/shoulders, for modesty. I got married in a Catholic Cathedral and they didn't seem to mind but it wasn't Anglican and it wasn't in Europe. Just my 2 cents.

Women may not go sleeveless in Westminster Abbey. It is a practice of modesty in the presence of the Eucharist.

[HouseofWool]

Women may not go sleeveless in Westminster Abbey. It is a practice of modesty in the presence of the Eucharist.

In theory, could men? Not that I think they would...

[Cinderella]

I have thoroughly saturated myself in Royal Wedding coverage today. It's enough to keep the spirit of my inner romantic soaring for awhile.

The last scene of Cinderella kept playing through my mind.
I realized they used the same wedding bells.
A lot of this fairy tales themes were just like the royal wedding today.
Begin the video at 1:14.
I even found myself singing the theme song throughout the day.

"Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling thru
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
the dream that you wish will come true."

I suspect at this age they will want to start a family soon. They may have 2 kids like William's parents or they may have 3 kids like Catherine's parents. For some reason I see 3 for them. I also feel William will be fiercely protective of Catherine. I appreciate getting to experience the royal wedding today and I respect William and Catherine's privacy and the red carpet rule. I wish that they live happily ever after.

Now I'm off to bed for some sweet dreams. Then it's back to the daily grind of common life tomorrow and the return of the news informing my mind of all the horrors of reality in this world that I often times feel helpless to do anything about.