Elzabelz: Friday Favorite- The Royal Wedding

The Royal Wedding. A "regular" girl becomes a princess. That's just magical. I have an affinity for Catherine/Kate Middleton. I hope she manages the extreme pressure and publicity; I think she's had more of an opportunity to get used to the scrutiny than other royals. Hopefully that bodes well for much happiness and longevity. I was fortunate enough to live in Britain for many years growing up and even met the Queen, Prince Phillip, and Prince Charles. I was not able to meet my favorite royal, Princess Diana. Like most girls I grew up desperately wanting to be her, fancy jewels, pretty dresses, unfortunately we didn't know until much later that there was also much unhappiness. I hope the newest addition to the royal family enjoys the pomp and circumstance along with love and support.

The dress, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen. It reminds me of another royal wedding where a "commoner" married a king- Princess Grace Kelly. I think that's a pretty good person to pattern your wedding dress, or any dress after. Like Grace Kelly, Duchess Catherine was full of poise and classic beauty. Congratulations to the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

My Friday Favorite- The Royal Wedding (and wedding dress!)

5 comments:

Sandi @the WhistleStop CafeApril 29, 2011 at 9:29 AM
I was up at 4 am, watching the whole thing.
This is a friday's favorite for sure :-)
AnonymousApril 30, 2011 at 6:53 AM
Go figure, I'm in NYC with Carolyn and I FINALLY get time to check out the blog!! I love it!! Well designed and FUNNY!!! I lived the photos of Princess Kate's dress - was actually looking for pics and couldn't find good ones! I remember waking up to watch Princess Diana's wedding, sigh!!! Joan
Elizabeth-FlourishInProgressMay 1, 2011 at 10:58 AM
I was determined to stay up and watch the wedding. I fell asleep at 10:45. Um, that's just sad. Thankfully, I was able to catch glimpses of it all day long on Friday and I was really impressed with Kate's poise and her smart yet lovely choice of dress. I have high hopes for this one.
Caitlin JonesMay 4, 2011 at 4:29 PM
I watched the whole thing too. The dress is adorable (I'd love to try it on), and they seem so in love. I can't imagine what it would have been like being in her shoes last Friday.

I also thought her evening dress was fab. Have you seen it?

Btw, thank you for your comments.

Caity.
http://caitlinsdiaries.blogspot.com/

Caity.
Amber B (Simple Dwellings)May 4, 2011 at 8:03 PM
What a lovely post! How amazing it musy have been to live in Britain and meet some of the royal family. I absolutely loved Kate's dress, and it also reminded me very much of Grace Kelly. This wedding was so much fun to watch! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today. :)

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