shwryr: Royal Wedding Extravaganza Part 1 Overall

So I wasn't even going to post today on the royal wedding because waking up at 4am on a Friday to watch the wedding was kind of took a lot out of me. A girl needs her beauty sleep you know? But my mother out of all people asked why in the world haven't I commented on the wedding. So here I am throwing my 2 cents in the big pot of opinions.

I will be the first person to tell you that I hate weddings. Yep, I am slightly cynical about weddings in general. I don't go "awww" when I hear gushy love stories. It is more like me trying not to dry heave, but that's just how I am. And no I'm not some bitter better it is just that some women just fall right into it and swim around in the love fest, I just happen to not want to take a swim. Now with all that being said, the royal wedding turned me into the gushy chick that loves weddings. Seriously I only really woke up to see what dress Princess Catherine (kind of feels funny calling her that now, but I like it!) was wearing and then it hit me, this shit is really romantic. If it wasn't so early in the morning and I was half unconscious I would have shed a tear.

The most important thing, her dress, was a so beautiful. As you guys know already I am a vintage loving junkie and when I saw her step out of that car all I could think was Grace Kelly with a hint of Elizabeth Taylor in Father of The Bride. The dress, designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, was very much fit to Princess Catherine's since of style. It is an Alexander McQueen, and for all you fashion designer followers you know that Alexander McQueen is known best for his avant garde designs so this dress had potential to really be over the top. The sense of control in the silhouette of the dress was absolute perfection. From the lace sleeves to the sleek A line silhouettes with the fabric heavily flouncing into folds around the bodice. It was a lovely merger of Catherine's own since of style but McQueen stamp was all over the back of that dress, which featured one of this falls hottest trends lace and a soft bow.

The wedding itself wasn't ridiculously over the top and that is what I loved most about it. I know there are people who complained about the whole pomp and circumstance of it all but they're royalty so it's a bit of a requirement to have that going on but this occasion to me as a viewer was quite intimate and from what I read very much fit to both William and Catherine's personality. Instead of flower throw up down the aisle, they chose these beautiful 20ft trees, yes trees. Now you would think that didn't go but it did, creating this wonderful garden atmosphere. It really made the wedding less stiff and serious.

Is it me or do both William and Catherine come off as extremely down to earth people? Seriously Catherine comes off like the girlfriend you go to Starbucks with all the time and gossip with and William is the classic nice guy. slightly shy but very polite. He's the guy you've had a crush on since middle school. They're so...well normal and that's what is so lovely about the both of them. You see all the horse drawn carriages and the billions of people watching but in the end they are just a man and a woman that are in love and that thought in itself can soften even the most cynical person's heart. I sincerely wish them all the happiness and love in the world.

THE END

P.S. Did any of you guys notice how hot Harry looked in his uniform? Oh my my my have we grown, mama likes!