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Royal Wedding Watch Party Recap

Monday, 02 May 2011 15:34

So, we did it! On Thursday night, we stayed up all night to watch the royal wedding. We made our guesses, we drank our champagne, we ate our tea and scones and we made it through. Some of us dozed off right before, but all of us were up and waiting to catch that first glimpse of Kate Middleton’s wedding dress.

So, what did we think? We loved, loved it! It was traditional, but modern, elegant, but fancy and it was everything that a future Queen should look like. We thought the bride looked simply fantastic and we loved how she kept her hair down and let her long veil drape over her face. In the end, the dress was designed by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen so Alex and Samantha were both right! The lace detail and the long train were simply gorgeous. We also loved the dress designed for Middleton’s sister Pippa. It really showed off her long, lean lines and we know a ton of men who fell in love there!

But all of our eyes were really watching Kate as she walked down the aisle. I don’t know about you, but we were wondering what she was thinking as she took that 4 minute walk. Must have been one of the longest walks of her life. Personally, I was just hoping that she wouldn’t trip or accidentally fall. Plus, I was surprised by how calm and collected she was. I know if it were me, I would be so nervous!

The problem with such a long dress was that it was really hard to get a look at the wedding shoes. According to the Royal web site, the shoes were custom made by Sarah Burton and her design team and they were made to match the lace on her wedding dress. This is the closest we can find to what it might look like and they are actually selling these shoes on London’s Net-a-porter site, a sort of Gilt or Shopbop for those lucky girls in the UK. The designer wedding shoes we are showing are 4 ½ inches high and go for $995. Not a bad deal if you want to walk down the aisle like a princess!

Finally, we had to show you the second wedding dress that she wore. It was also made by Sarah Burton and this time it was a bit more revealing – strapless, cinched at the waist with a gorgeous diamante detailing, and also A-line, but still managing to show off her fantastic figure. This dress is a lot easier to get a duplicate of and we’ve seen a similar version in many stores. So, if you ladies fancy this princess style A-line dress, go hit the wedding stores and you should find it by many different designers.

As for us, after our big Thursday night party, we were knocked out until Saturday since we had gotten no sleep in 24 hours. It was all worth it in the end to see the wedding of the decade as it happened live!