I was totally sucked in to the Royal Wedding last Friday. I watched the whole 'show' from start to finish and looked up the various photographs online afterwards. I was mesmerised by Catherine's dress and the unfaltering poise and disciplined focus that she possessed (Pippa too!) How she remained so apparently calm in such a situation I will never comprehend. So says the girl who would rather elope (like this!) than have all eyes on me. No doubt I'd trip, or falter over my words, or do something equally awkward.Having said that, this wedding inspired in me a tiny desire to perhaps not elope. To maybe wear a white dress, carry a bouquet and get wed in front of a crowd, albeit small. Ah, I still don't know. It's just not me. How would your wedding go? What would it be like? If the day ever comes mine would be a small, intimate affair where tradition meets the unconventional. I'd respect some time honoured traditions - like have a choir, a demure white dress and encourage the vicar to share his magical vision of what it means to be married. But abandon others - a hen do, bridesmaids, father of the bride speech and gifts (donations to charity instead please!). Which bits would you honour and dishonour?
As I'm fairly sure this will be the first and last wedding related post on this blog, let me share with you a fun wedding I came across this past weekend. I love the bold colours of the mismatched bridesmaids and the casual sneakers worn by the guys! Not to mention that the bride epitomises perfection in every inch of her class and simplicity. Images by Jill Thomas via From Portland to Peonies.
Last but not least let me share a couple of memorable (to me) parts of The Royal Wedding: Being the sensitive, sentimental soul that I am I particularly enjoyed The Bishop of London's heartfelt words..."Marriage is intended to be a way in which man and woman help each other to become their truest selves".The prayer created by Prince William and Catherine also made me melt a little: God our Father, we thank you for our families: for the love that we share and for the joy of our marriage. In the busyness of each day keep our eyes fixed on what is real and important in life and help us to be generous with our time and love and energy. Strengthened by our union help us to serve and comfort those who suffer. We ask this in the spirit of Jesus Christ. Amen.
That wedding looks awesome. I love that the bridesmaids look all different - one style of dress for like 5 girls will never work.
ReplyDeleteKate did such a fantastic job of keeping a straight face when saying "I will" (I'd have been either grinning like hell or weeping uncontrollably) and sitting through all the hymns and things without falling asleep. Total wedding idol. That and she looked amazing :) xx
I completely agree Joanna - well said too :) xx
ReplyDeleteI admit I didn't get up at five am to watch it (the trials of living in America ;)), but I was mesmerized watching clips afterwards. It made me a bit sappy and made me wish I could be a princess too ;) And her dress...absolutely stunning, as was she!
ReplyDeleteI so wish I'd had pinterest and what not when I got married, theres so many beautiful wedding ideas! I also got well and truly sucked in by it all, that dress was just perfection x
ReplyDeleteLaura - so true. Pinterest must be an utterly amazing resource for wedding planning. Sure you stole the show at your wedding anyway! x
ReplyDeleteHer dress is beautiful - exactly what I want for my own.
ReplyDeleteAs much as kates dress was beautiful I'm completely in love with Liz's dress, just had a nosey at her wedding it looked gorgeous. x
ReplyDeleteShe was absolutely beautiful on the day. I loved this post as it's given me ideas for my very own wedding.... in two weeks time! Well the guest book did anyway, I love the idea. Everything else is pretty much sorted. Love it.
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It really was so so lovely! I watched it from start to finish as well! (had to get up at 5am haha)
ReplyDeleteI think I would like a small wedding, maybe destination? And then a party afterwards back home to share photos/videos and the such. And I adore mismatched bridesmaids dresses. That's definitely a must :)
i loved Kate's dress...and her sister looked amazing, too...*sigh*
ReplyDeletei was never really big on the whole wedding thing for myself...always considered eloping, but wanted my dad to walk me down the isle...
in the end, we threw my wedding with three days notice (right after 911...cuz my hubs was in military)...anyways, it was quiet and small and inexpensive...and really very pretty. and actually hardly stressful at all when you compare three days of stress to the typical months of stress regarding planning a wedding:)
so, cheers to abandoning tradition! although tradition looked pretty breathtaking during the royal wedding, i do admit:)
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Oh the wedding was amazing. I got totally sucked in too even though I promised myself I wouldn't!! As for my wedding every since I was about 5 I've wanted to go abroad and get married, and that's still the plan in my head. A nice quite wedding with only close family on a nice little greek island would suit me perfectly. :) I would still have the white dress etc I just can't deal with the rest of the fuss.
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Love this post, I share a lot of your feelings about weddings. I watched almost all of the coverage on Friday and was amazed by how composed Kate and all of her family were. Those wedding photos are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI loved the royal wedding, Kate's dress was so beautiful and she was so composed.
ReplyDeleteI think if I ever got married I'd be tempted to elope as the stress of having to plan a wedding and the fear of messing it up (or waking up with a huge spot on the day) would be too much for me! x
^ Haha Lily - I have the spot fear too! Also the fear of spending all that money and having a bad cold or flu on the day. Such a dilemma!
ReplyDelete:) I watched too. and made my hubby watch! Thank goodness they played it here on TV in china. beautiful. Hope all is well with them.
ReplyDeleteI loved watching the wedding. I sat with my boyfriend to enjoy the viewing - we'd both dressed up and got a little sentimental.
ReplyDeleteI think, like you, that I would prefer an intimate wedding. No fuss or bother - it's the marriage that counts, not the wedding day. The most beautiful wedding I have ever attened (and there have been a few as I am now the last remaining un-married of my large group of friends) was last year - my best friend married her partner of seven years on a beach in Zanzibar with 5 guests. It was the purest, most sincere and moving wedding I have ever witnessed and further convinced me that a small wedding is for me. I will still arrive at the venue with my Father, wear a gorgeous dress and wear fab shoes but the fancy cars, flowers and matching bridesmaids will not be a priority for me. I lveo the pics you have shown here... the shot of the men's socks really made me laugh! The one thing I will insist on is a fabulous photographers - someone with a quirky style and a sense of humour...
Great post x
I didn't get to watch it with being at work, but i saw bits of it on the news and thought she looked absolutely stunning and really don't know how she kept so calm!
ReplyDeleteThe wedding featured in your post is awesome too!
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oh my lord, I LOVE that one with the bride and her 6 bridesmaids! xx
ReplyDeleteI totally love the picture of the bride and her mis-matched bridesmaids. Awesome idea!! They can all wear something flattering that they love and will wear again... :)Super boho-chic. ;)
ReplyDeleteI´m actually getting married in a couple of weeks and we´re doing a small wedding, just the two of us and close families, 7 guests overall.
ReplyDeleteFirstly, weddings are fairly expensive these days and to be honest, I´d rather spend money on other things like getting a flat or so, than throwing a huge wedding. And secondly and more importantly, we wanted an intimate ceremony because that´s just what we´re like, not really into crowds and showing off.
We´re also kinda in between as far as traditions are concerned. I´m going to wear a white dress but it´s just a knee-length one and kinda more like a garden party style one. I´ll probably wear light silvery-violet heels. No bridesmaids either. However, the guys are all going to wear full kilts as my bf´s family are Scottish and my dad wanted to be included and wear one as well.
I´ve gotta say, though, that seeing the Royal Wedding made me kinda want something a wee bit bigger, haha:)
Gorgeous wedding photos! I love the mismatched dresses- it looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI loved the Royal Wedding- enjoyed it so much and could watch it all over again! I think it's because Kate and Wills are so likeable and seem so in love, that made it so lovely x
I love Kate's dress and I love Jill's wedding. It's so different and unique :D
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Thank you so much for posting our wedding! Truly flattered!!
ReplyDeleteI think that second bride (the one who's not Kate Middleton, or Kate Wales now? Romance <3, sigh!) has my dream wedding dress on!
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