Royal Wedding: How ready are you?

merryweather · Joined: 27 May 2010 Posts: 531 Location: Encinitas, CA

Late to the party, but enjoyed watching all the coverage. As far as the main topics go:

a) Loved Kate's dress--hope it brings styles back from the see-through bodices that are popular now a days. Classy, very Princess Grace-like.
b)The Hat. I think it was very cutting edge fashion, which is not always attractive. She did succeed in making headlines. Her poor sister's dress, though--*shudder* Not a good choice.
c) Harry is very handsome, but I think he's a real stinker. I'm not a fan of "real" rakes--I'll save them for my novels, thank you!
_________________
For the first time in her life, she saw exactly what she’d thrown away when she decided to have him by means fair or foul……that she’d not saved him but wronged him by consigning to him all the ability of a box turtle to make his own choices. ~Gigi

nerdytalk · Joined: 29 Dec 2010 Posts: 92

merryweather · Joined: 27 May 2010 Posts: 531 Location: Encinitas, CA

iluvarake · Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 719

I am not interested at all. I'm avoiding coverage but among the stuff I haven't been able to avoid I was most interested in the pic of Rowan Atkinson attending all spiffy in his wedding duds.

I must have been inoculated during the Diana wedding. I was in college and everyone was so excited and I was dismayed. They all thought it was so romantic but to me she looked like a wide eyed romantic girl who believed she was living a fairy tale when she was basically taking a lifelong political job by marrying a man twice her age who barely knew her and had been sleeping around Europe for decades. As soon as I heard she had to have medical testing to prove she was still a virgin, I was out. I was happier to hear about her divorce.

Presumably a lot is different with these two, but I still can't drum up any interest.

Although it was fun laughing at Posh's silly hat and torture chamber shoes. No wonder she always looks so unhappy.

_________________
Justin managed to look superior and bored and disbelieving all at once. No mean feat for a man who'd just fallen from a tree.

xina · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 6627 Location: minneapolis

Niftybergin · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 1066

Rosario · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 326 Location: Liverpool, UK

CD · Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 654 Location: London, UK

CD · Joined: 15 Sep 2007 Posts: 654 Location: London, UK

Lynda X · Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 1249

As to Diana's wedding dress, I remember thinking it was sooo beautiful (and I was NOT 8, but a full grown woman) then. Now, I wonder what drug I was on (and didn't know about). Ah, how fashion clouds our eyes.

I liked Kate's dress very much. Wouldn't it be nice if it actually influenced fashion to move away from its present "can you, too look like a skank" look ?

Loved Kate's mother's outfit.

Where have Princess Beatrice and her sister grown up that they have ABSOLUTELY no fashion sense? To be nasty, I think they inherited too much from their mother, for whom I feel sorry. Do they not listen to advice, or do they just not get it?

As to Harry, do people speculate that he really isn't Charles's? I think he must be desperate to fit in, and I think the scandals will continue down the years. Hope I'm wrong.

It seems as if Kate and William might actually like and love each other. Let's hope so. I wonder if she really would have gotten along with Diana or would Diana have been subtly undermining and possessive? Too bad that she had to die too soon.

library addict · Joined: 06 Dec 2008 Posts: 1215

I love that the kids are all acting like kids in the official wedding pictures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishmonarchy/5672234290/

iluvarake · Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 719

Just found a clip of the aisle walk. Which is all of the wedding I've seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHxKCEyevmo

I like her dress. It has a kind of old Hollywood elegance and at least it's not strapless - as 80% of wedding gowns seem to be.
_________________
Justin managed to look superior and bored and disbelieving all at once. No mean feat for a man who'd just fallen from a tree.

roseisa · Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 334 Location: CA

I loved her dress too, elegant and feminine. Her sister Pippa looked fantastic and handled the bridemaids and page boys (who were adorable) with ease.

I truly wish Prince William and HRH Catherine every happiness.

They appear to really want to make their marriage work; they are best friends - which is a good foundation for hopefully a lasting relationship.

Cool

Sunny California - perfectly warm day.......

RosaT · Joined: 03 May 2011 Posts: 2

I think Kate's dress was timeless as was Grace Kelly's. I think Princess Diana's was not timeless as it was definitely in tune with the 80's fashion sense of bigger and poofier is better. Kate's dress is very reminiscent of the 40's and 50's where designs were simple and classic yet still elegant.
_________________
I wish I was in paradise.