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| The Royal Velascos Prince Ferdinand and Princess Laurayne |
Every one's a buzz over the royal wedding. In less than 24 hours the world will have a new princess and the British Royal Family will inherit a new family member. We are excited too!
I agreed about a month ago to relive my love for Diana and Charles' wedding by allowing my girls to stay home from school and celebrate the momentous occasion. We bought hats to wear, planned out a high tea menu and decided the appropriate time to go to bed so that we can watch from 3am until the last airing. We can hardly wait.
If my girls are anything like me they will be taking careful notes of everything from flowers to vows. I made mental notes of it all so that when I got married, my wedding would entail a 25 foot train just like Diana's! I noted the beautiful flowers and the tiara, oh the tiara! She was a princess and I was a definite Princess-wanna-be! Take note sweet girls, if you don't I will because your weddings will certainly have princess touches one day!
As for my princess weddings...I have been MORE than blessed to have TWO princess weddings. My first wedding saw the long train. Now I don't think I wore one 25 feet long like Diana's, but I searched out the longest one I could find and I think mine was a bit over 15 feet. To me that was long! I didn't get the tiara because I wore my mother's pill box veil, but I felt like a princess in a tiara. My flowers very closely resembled Diana's, big and elaborate and I made sure that the music was full of the pomp and circumstance just as hers was! At the end of the aisle was a man in a uniform complete with white gloves and while she made the celebratory kiss on the balcony, I made it under the swords. It was a fairytale day for sure! (I don't have pictures on my computer, but I'll try and scan some in so you can see the very young princess bride of 1983! lol!!!)
My second wedding was complete and udder royalty. This time I wore a gown for a Queen. It was not adorned with intricate beading and crystals but it was simply and royally embroidered and had a beautiful train that followed me down the aisle to my Prince Charming. This time I wore the tiara and carried the most beautiful cream hand tied roses I have ever seen. We had the royal music and I even had royal Paige's as attendants! We were whisked away in an amazing limo to our reception where we were joined by our closest friends and family. It was a magical and perfect day in every way. The paparazzi were plenty, the weather was perfect and we were glowing in happiness.
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| At the Royal Reception |
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| The Royal Couple with the Royal Paige's as attendants |
Weddings are magical. They are infused with the personality of the bride and groom and tell the story of the love that they share. I rarely attend one where I don't shed a tear at some point. While Kate and Will will have their own vows and this wedding will be far more "modern" than weddings of past Royalty, I am certain that many little girls and young women will be taking notes and oohing and ahhhing over all the smallest details. I'll shed a tear I'm sure, but my notebook won't be too far away.
Our blended family experienced our Royal Wedding on September 22, 2007. Tomorrow we'll take notes for our daughter's and son's future royal weddings. I can't wait!
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