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10 Things I loved about the Royal Wedding of William and Catherine

April 29, 2011 By Emily 15 Comments

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"
William says to Kate "You Look Beautiful!!"

“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”
— St. Catherine of Siena

 

10. The Maple Trees – Sign of commitment. They will be re-planted after the wedding. What a great way to start out a new life, by giving life back to Mother Earth.

 

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "Maple Trees"

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

9. Car Vs. Carriage I love that Kate choose to ride to the ceremony in a car, and leave in the carriage with William.  A commoner to A Princess!!

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate""Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

 

8. The Prince’s Wardrobe choice: William, Harry, and Prince Charles will all don Military Uniforms. (Which is a nod to not only their service, but also those who are serving currently in Afghanistan.)

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

  • William’s uniform features a red tunic, a forage cap, a gold and crimson sash and gold sword slings, though he will be without a sword. He will complete his look with the Garter Sash with the Wings of the Royal Air Force, the Garter Star and the Golden Jubilee Medal.
  • William’s brother and best man, Prince Harry, will also wear military attire for the royal event. He will wear the uniform of a Captain of the Household Cavalry, known as the Blues and Royals, with a forage cap. He will also wear aiguillettes, a cross-belt and gold waist belt with sword slings, but no sword.
  • Meanwhile, their father, Prince Charles, will sport a Royal Navy Number One dress (a ceremonial suit), complete with a sword. Via CNN.com

7. The Bouquet – So simple, and I love the Sprig of Myrtle tradition.

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "The Dress"

  • Kate Middleton will incorporate royal tradition dating back to the 19th century with Queen Victoria – “a sprig of myrtle from the tree that still grows today in Victoria’s personal garden at her palace by the sea, Osborne House at Isle of Wight.”
  • Once called the nosegay or tussie mussie, the bridal bouquet rose in popularity during Queen Victoria’s reign. In the Victorian era, it became customary for brides to save a sprig of myrtle or ivy from the bridal bouquet and plant it to be used for generations to come.
  • Queen Victoria planted the fragrant myrtle and all royal brides in her family, including Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana of Wales, have carried a sprig of myrtle on their wedding day.
  • Kate Middleton will embrace the royal wedding tradition with her bridal bouquet. Sources say she will also place her nose gay on the Unknown Warrior’s grave in Westminster Abbey, just as Queen Elizabeth and Princess Diana did.
  • “In ancient Hebrew times, myrtle was a symbol of marriage. As a Victorian symbol, myrtle symbolizes fidelity and is thought to bring good luck – an emblem of everlasting love, marital bliss, and desire,” wrote Kenzy England. Via

6. The Crowds. – Just amazing.  What a wonderful day to be British.

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

5.  David Beckham – Um, do I really need to explain this one? And did you hear – Victoria was wearing CUSTOM made Christian Louboutins!  Sir Elton and his husband also looked very Royal.

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "Elton John"

4. Pippa’s Bridesmaid dress/The Flower-Girls and Pageboys.
Pippa looked just stunning.  Just love it!!

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "Pippa"

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

 

3. The HATS!! I am adding to my bucket list my desire to go to London and pick out a one of a kind gorgeous hat from a tiny hat shop!

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "Queen Elizabeth's Hat"

I also LOVED the Queen’s Bright Yellow Outfit!!

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

I of course had to throw my “hat into the ring” and put mine on too!

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "Hat"

2. The Dress Designed by Sarah Burton.  No words.  Timeless, Beautiful, and Classic.

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "Wedding Dress"

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "Wedding Dress"

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "Wedding Dress"

1.  The Vows/Exchanging of Rings

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "Wedding Dress"

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate" "exchanging rings"

 

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"
They even purse the same!

CONGRATULATIONS William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.  Such a beautiful and timeless wedding.

"Royal Wedding" "William & Kate"

 

**all pictures were taken off my TV screen – as I stayed up and watched the wedding live!  Thanks CNN.


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Comments

  1. Wendy from Wendys Hat says

    April 29, 2011 at 4:50 am

    I’m still up {all night} loving it too! Waiting for “The Kiss” now! I have to get my daughter up in 1 1/2 hrs now for school! Perfect wedding, perfect couple! I loved every single minute of it.

    Reply
  2. One Rich Mother says

    April 29, 2011 at 5:32 am

    Thank you so much for doing this. I didnt watch the wedding so it was nice to have a nice tidy recap like this. I am in LOVE with the maple tree thing. This post is totally going on my Sunday Surf list!
    I am following from the Bee Friendly Friday link up. : )

    Reply
  3. House of Sarager says

    April 29, 2011 at 12:33 pm

    I LOVE this post! Thanks for sharing all the things that you liked. I actually learned a lot. LOVE THIS!

    I found you on Design it Chic and am following now. Your blog is lovely!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      April 29, 2011 at 6:26 pm

      Thank you! It was such a beautiful wedding!! Hope you have a great weekend. Heading over to check out your blog now. 🙂

      Reply
  4. Shakeeta W says

    April 30, 2011 at 4:56 am

    I love your list (and your blog) but I do have 1 thing to add: Kate didn’t “choose” to not ride in the carriage to the ceremony-she couldn’t! It’s reserved for royalty only so she could only ride in it afterwards 🙂

    Reply
    • Emily says

      April 30, 2011 at 9:03 pm

      Thank you for pointing that out. It was still fun! Did Diana ride in a carriage to her wedding? Or was she technically already a Lady prior to her wedding??

      Reply
  5. Brittany H says

    April 30, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    She did look amazing didn’t she?!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      April 30, 2011 at 8:46 pm

      She really did. I love her fashion style sense.

      Reply
  6. Shakeeta W says

    April 30, 2011 at 9:07 pm

    I think she rode in the same car Kate rode in since she wasn’t a part of the royal family yet. I wish I was old enough to have seen Diana & Charles’ wedding-I bet it was just as wonderful as yesterday 🙂

    Reply
    • Emily says

      April 30, 2011 at 9:24 pm

      So I had to google – bc I thought I remembered something about them saying Kate broke tradition – and Di arrived in a carriage as well… http://royalweddings.hellomagazine.com/prince-william-and-kate-middleton/20110106454/kate-william/arrive-car/wedding-details/1/
      But either way – me too – I love weddings – especially Royal ones!! 🙂

      Reply
  7. amber says

    May 1, 2011 at 7:26 am

    Love this list. I learned a lot I had no idea about the maple trees. Love your pictures came from t.v. as you watched. Pretty neat beans.

    Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  8. Nicole says

    May 2, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    Great pics!!! The only part of it I saw was the 2 kisses!!! So cute!!!

    Reply
    • Emily says

      May 2, 2011 at 3:18 pm

      I totally missed the kisses – bummed, but I had to get some sleep! Thanks for stopping by Nicole!

      Reply
  9. adriel says

    May 3, 2011 at 2:31 am

    Oh, yes! Didn’t you just love it?! I was eating up every detail!! Her dress was so elegant and beautiful and not over-the-top at all… the trees were stunning… the hats so much fun to check out… and Pippa’s dress was just stunning. And yes, the Queen looked fab in her yellow outfit. I loved the car and carriage too… but if it’s a Bently that commoners get, well then bring it on! 😉

    Reply

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