Saturday, April 30, 2011

Checkmate Kate--You've Just Captured the King....

Well as most of you probably know(unless you've been living under a rock or perhaps down a deep deep hole for the past few months) Prince William and Princess Katherine got married today. No, I did not get up at 3 am to watch. I tuned in at a more respectable time of 8:34am. Why did I need to get up that early when that's all that's on the television for the next 24 hours anyway? I saw all of the important parts on recaps throughout the day anyway and these are my top five favourite moments....

5. Princess Beatrice's fascinator....
I mean what the heck is that?!?! It looks like she killed some undiscovered sea creature, took it to the the taxidermist and planted it on her forehead. I hope she didn't use superglue. She'll sure look funny with that growing out of her next week....

4. Kate and Pippa's dresses....

I thought that both Kate and Pippa looked stunning! I've come to realize that Kate is a very plain girl but this dress suited her perfectly. It is very classic and I think little girls will be dreaming of a dress like this for years to come. If there was one dress that I liked more than Kate's it was Pippa's. Like her sister's dress it was very plain and simple but it too had a sense of elegance that will be adored for years to come.


3. The flower girl afraid of the jets....
I just thought this was one of the cutest moments of the whole event. The little flower girl on the left (Grace, aged 3 and William's Goddaughter) cannot help but to cover her ears when the RAF flew over the royal occasion. Working with children I know that no matter how much you plan and prep these ad-libs by kids are some of the best memories.

2. Harry's aisle commentary for William....
What a sweet moment between brothers. When Harry looked over his shoulder and then whispered, "She looks beautiful." to his big brother that just made my heart melt. Lady Di would have been proud of her two little boys, now grown men on the biggest day of her eldest's life....

1. The ring didn't fit....
 My favourite moment of the whole shindig. It just goes to show you that even though you plan for months or years in advance something will inevitably go wrong as in the case of Kate's ring. Could it be possible that her knuckle has gained weight since last trying it on? Don't be silly. It was an adorable moment that showed that they too are human.


Those are some of my favourite wedding moments. A few of my not so favourite moments would be the scripted-ness feeling throughout. I would have liked them to have it be a bit more personal. I would have also liked them to smile more. They had very solemn looking faces for most of the televised portion. Come on guys! You're getting married! Be happy! But my biggest pet peeve was the not only bad kiss #1, but the even worse kiss #2! I was like come on Kate! You just married the guy for goodness sakes! At least look at the guy when he's kissing you! All in all it was lovely to see and I wish The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and long and happy marriage filled with lots of love, happiness and fun! (At least a bit more than his old pops Prince Charles, HA!)



Health Update: Still waiting on Remicade. I sent my application out last week and haven't heard back yet. I've been fighting a terrible horrible no good very bad cold since Wednesday and it's now Friday and I'm already feeling better so as far as viruses go I suppose that wasn't too bad....