Writer's Block: The Royal Wedding

[charliesmum]

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I'd donate to one of their charities, as they requested.

I DVR'd the wedding, so I watched the wedding bit this morning when I woke up - I get up at 6:15 so I wasn't terribly far behind, and I skipped the singing bits, for the most part.

Love her dress. Deceptively simple and very elegant. I'd pegged her for 'trumpet' or 'mermaid' style, but I think in a place like the cathedral, one really needs to wear something big. When else will one get the chance after all?

I always thought that Diana looked swallowed up by her dress, but this time the bride wore the dress, not the other way around. Very Princess Grace like, I thought. I'm wondering if she has a 'reception' dress she can dance in.

Question for my British friends - I've noticed this in movies and television - and they did this today. Do your bridesmaids walk behind the bride coming down the aisle as a general rule? Cause here they go first. (I'm only asking because if I get married again ever, I want to do it the British way! Hee)

Who else watched it?

Comments

[pookledo.livejournal.com]

Yes. They walk behind and keep an eye on the train from the dress. And when the bride gets to the front the chief bridesmaid (maid of honour) keeps hold of the bouquet so the bride can get on with the rings and holding the hymn book etc.

[sixth-light.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering if she has a 'reception' dress she can dance in.

They mentioned something about them all changing into less Westminster-Abbey-appropriate clothes for the second, private wedding ceremony this evening (where they get to have a best man speech and first dance and all the more normal, less SRS BZNS things.)

Question for my British friends - I've noticed this in movies and television - and they did this today. Do your bridesmaids walk behind the bride coming down the aisle as a general rule? Cause here they go first. (I'm only asking because if I get married again ever, I want to do it the British way! Hee)

That's definitely how I did it. I wasn't really aware that it was customary for them to go first anywhere else.

[dorei.livejournal.com]

The thought, I believe is the whole "save the best for last" sort of thing.

[placeboweek.livejournal.com]

I caught a little of it because I was up feeding Ariella. The music during the bride's walk down the aisle was really impressive. But then I went back to sleep because I was exhausted.

[lareinenoire.livejournal.com]

It's one of those giant Victorian anthems they usually save for coronations (though we tended to sing it during the last week of spring term to celebrate all the finalists and so forth). 'I Was Glad' by Charles Parry.

[wrestlingdog.livejournal.com]

I only managed to watch the tail end, but it was really cool. I particularly loved the hymns.

My mom and my next door neighbor got up to watch it at 4 am, though. They had tea and scones. :D

[drop-and-roll.livejournal.com]

I had to work today because they thoughtlessly scheduled the wedding during university term time but I managed to catch bits of it. I really like the dress and thought the trees in the Abbey looked lovely.

[theniwokesoftly.livejournal.com]

I loved the dress so, so, so much. I agree about Diana looking like the dress was swallowing her. My brother said he didn't like it because it was too old-fashioned, but I think that it's old-fashioned but not outdated. It's classic and beautiful and looked gorgeous on her, and really, she's not going to wear a strapless dress and have people going "omg what is she wearing how inappropriate for a royal wedding".