Yes, I was one of the billions that got up early to watch Prince William and Catherine tie the knot - 4:30am to be exact. I made it downstairs just in time to see Kate's Mom enter the Church feeling surprisingly awake even though the sun wasn't near making its morning appearance. I curled up on the couch and watched members of the Royal Family make their entrance. And the first glimpse of the new Princess. Wow. She was stunning!
Throughout watching the whole event, it amazed me how "on time" everything was. I chose the Today show as my media venue and when Matt Laurer said the Queen would arrive in five minutes, you bet she did. There was no lag time in guests arriving and Kate walking down the aisle. Everything was perfect. I wonder if my wedding will run that smoothly? Ha.
The ceremony was beautiful and I really enjoyed the Bishop of London's sermon to the bride and groom. You can read his full sermon here. A couple of my favorite parts, "In a sense every wedding is a royal wedding with the bride and the groom as king and queen of creation, making a new life together so that life can flow through them into the future....A spiritual life grows as love finds its centre beyond ourselves. Faithful and committed relationships offer a door into the mystery of spiritual life in which we discover this; the more we give of self, the richer we become in soul; the more we go beyond ourselves in love, the more we become our true selves and our spiritual beauty is more fully revealed. In marriage we are seeking to bring one another into fuller life."
Once the Prince and now Duchess made it back to Buckingham Palace, I turned the volume down and set my alarm for five minutes for the much anticipated kiss. Yep, I knew it would happen at 7:25am my time because once again, the Royals are punctual! Not only did they kiss once, but twice.
Some of you reading this post could probably care less about the wedding. And honestly, I thought I wouldn't get as into as I did but as the big day got closer I knew I had to watch it. Plus, it's all they've been talking about for the past few weeks on TV so I'm gald I got up to witness my first Royal Wedding. Who knows when the next one of this magnitude will be! All in all, it was a great way to start off my Friday morning and I'm happy I was able to participate (even though I'm across the pond) in the event!
Yay for weddings!! P.S I wish hats were that big here in the U.S!
Yay for weddings!! P.S I wish hats were that big here in the U.S!
You can make hats a requirement for your guests...it's your wedding. You are the bride. That means you are the boss of everyone that day!
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