It's a Royal Wedding

by Donna MacMeans

Have to say - I'm loving all the hype on the upcoming nuptials of Kate Middleton and Prince William. The momentos are fabulous. Have you purchased any? I'm particularly fond of the bobble heads myself. (I'm hoping Anna will drop in with an update on what's available in England).

So what will you be doing on the big day, Friday, April 29th? Will you be glued to the TV set watching the procession? While the actual event takes

place at 11:00 am in England, that is more like 6 am in Ohio. While I'll admit I watched the 1981 royal wedding of Lady Diana and Prince Charles, I won't be able to be watch this one. I'll be in a (yawn) accounting seminar that starts at 7:30 am that Friday and then drive an hour or so to present a writing workshop once the seminar is over. No rest for the wicked (grin). I think I read somewhere that the big event will be broadcast on youtube. Isn't youtube just wonderful? If not for them, I couldn't post this:

I do so love a royal wedding! How about you? Any party plans? Maybe just one piece of wedding cake? (Hmmm...I know the accountants wouldn't do it, but I wonder if I can talk the workshop sponsors into some cake for the participants. I say any excuse for a party is good enough for me.) Let's party in the lair.

Dum, Dum, Da, Dum

by Anna Sugden

In case you didn't recognise it, that little riff is 'Here Comes the Bride'.

Yes ... you've got it!

You know I couldn't let this week's announcement go without writing about it. Who better? (No, I haven't received my invite yet *g*).

So, unless you've been on another planet, you'll know that the future king of England, Prince William, announced his engagement to the lovely Kate Middleton. You'll have seen the pictures of Princess Diana's engagement ring which Prince William gave his fiancee in a touching gesture.



Speculation has already started about The Dress. The date. The venue. The level of wedding (full state wedding, I suspect). I'm sure tourist operators are already rubbing their hands with glee, as are memorabilia makers.




People have already started discussing previous royal weddings, comparing dresses and talking about where they were at the time.




There is an air of buoyancy - a welcome change after so much doom and gloom.

Which got me thinking.


What is it about royal weddings that lifts our spirits? Why is it different from a celebrity wedding? What makes it special?

Is it the pomp and splendour? Is it a glimpse into a 'fairytale' and 'glamorous' world we can only imagine? Is it the romance of an ordinary girl getting her prince? Is it the ultimate gossip/fly on the wall TV?

And ... which was your first royal wedding? Which was your favourite dress?

Finally ... will you be watching?