I admit that over the last six months, I've been kind of confused and amused at the amount of fascination over the royal wedding and every minute detail of it, especially on behalf of the American public. But then... I set my alarm today for 4:45 in the morning so that I wouldn't miss it. LOL
My plan was to watch it until I had to leave for work so about a half hour before Kate was to arrive at the church, I hopped in the shower. Soon after, Toxic, who had said repeatedly that she was not going to watch it, shouted at me frantically, "Hurry! The Queen is coming!" which made me laugh out loud.

It was a beautiful wedding, from the music to the classic simplicity of her dress, to the way the public rallies around and seems to really care for this young couple. When Charles and Diana married, I was a little kid, watching it while I played with my Lite Brite on the floor in front of the TV! It was kind of neat watching this wedding this morning. :)

Well if they would use the Gorilla Glue, they could most likely play polo or tennis with the cute little hats remaining safely in place.

Anyone dare take a guess at the $$ cost of this wedding?

Jeopardy!
 

What is 70 million for $800?

56 billion

Thinking that Anderson Cooper's memoirs may be titled....When I Was Forced To Trade My Flak Jacket For A Morning Coat.....enjoyed seeing the recap

Maybe...
 

... I am too hard on my Mother. After all, she DID say "if you have nothing nice to say, say NOTHING AT ALL".

However... then, she told me "straight up" she was homophobic!? (Recently here, folks.)

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Point HERE, I guess ?, IS... there are so many things to be SUPER CONCERNED about , and then there is this JUDGING. Opinions are "cool". But, can ANYONE be happy with something outside of theirselves - for a change? I really would WISH for that.

Sometimes I wonder(?)

I agree and yanno, she most certainly did not make that decision herself. There was a lot of protocol to follow and I’m sure Pippa did not have much say in what color her dress was going to be. It wouldn’t surprise me at all that that the bride’s mother was given a list of “appropriate” colors to wear.

The bride, her sister and their mother are beautiful in a very natural way to me. Dad and brother are attractive, too. They all looked anxious and stressed to me. Probably told more than once about cameras being on your face at all times!!

Pippa was great with the child attendants- they are never easy, just little kids with expectations around them to be "good." That was a pretty long ceremony for little kids to get through. One of the little girls was falling asleep in the carriage on the way back to the palace.

One thing that bothered me with the CNN coverage I watched was some misinformation about who started the Middleton's successful business- it was Carol Middleton, the Mom, not Dad. She utilized the net as a woman with growing children and ended up with a multi-million dollar business. Dad did join in as it grew, but he was not the founder. Probably smart to keep his job until they knew they could support themselves with the party supply business.

Me, too! What is wrong with a little good will toward others? Enjoying something for just the sake of enjoying something. And on the political side of this, I find it strange that there is negative opinions thrown out about a country with a monarch. Two major countries in the world under a monarchy (Britian & Canada) have had socialized medicine for years! Seems to me that their choices to take care of their people is better than in the US. Guess it is a "glass house" thang.

Hehe, tbh I wouldn't be surprised if those kids, being minor royals, had more experience in front of cameras than Pippa did :p

Same with New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands (Queen Beatrix), Sweden (King Carl XVI), Denmark (Queen Margrethe II) and Norway (King Harald V) among others. The more liberal/socially conscious nature of these nations has more to do with their being parliamentary democracies, though it's interesting to look at how the parliamentary system evolved within these constitutional monarchies. In general, I think the parliamentary system is more democratic than the constitutional republic/presidential system of the US, which may be why the US does not compare well to the above nations when it comes to health care, education and public services.

Anyways, personally I am not opposed to constitutional monarchies or this wedding. I'm fairly indifferent and just wanted to watch it since I wasn't alive for the last one, lol. And as a history buff I think it's cool to see certain traditions being kept alive (more the military pomp, I suppose). The British royal family has little do with Britain's foreign affairs these days, or even national affairs. On a day to day basis they are insignificant in the life of the average person, but when it comes to large events like this wedding, the Commonwealth Games or something similar I think for many people the monarchy is more a symbol of unity and shared/similar values than anything else.

In many respects this wedding had the same effects as a large festival: attracted large numbers of people from around the world and thus contributing to local wealth by means of toursim. Yes, a lot of money was spent, but a lot of money was also brought in as a result. Whether they would have spent the money elsewhere or on the wedding makes little difference anyways, since they already contribute a great deal of money to charities and foreign aid. I guess I think there are more significant things to complain about than a wedding. If you didn't want to watch it or thought it silly then all you had to do was not watch... *shrug* Why not just let those who wanted to enjoy it, enjoy it?

Yes it was beautiful, it was a bit of a salve to the 300 who died in Alabama or the thousands who died in Japan.

The mini buses and the hats made me laugh, the dress made me Oo and Aahh..

My heart went out to how nervous she seemed at the wedding and how genuinely happy they seemed after.

The whole day was beautiful..

.. but Pippa :blink: :sunglass: :drool:

Wow..