Royal Wedding Countdown (10 days): The Music..you can download it!

The BIG Countdown!

6 days until I leave for London, and 10 days to the big day!

Westminster Abbey

The BIG Musical Download.....

Lately I've seen a lot of couples walking down the aisle to more contemporary songs played by string quartets...songs from the Beatles, Coldplay, etc. From the looks of it, I think Kate and Will will be heading for a more traditional route!

For the first time ever a Royal Wedding ceremony will be recorded and released for purchase.

On May 5th, around the world, you will be able to purchase the Official Album of the Wedding.  It will include a collector's booklet that outlines the order of the service, the readings, vows, hymns and blessings, and all the music from the day.

Right now the couple has several musicians confirmed to play for their big day...

The Choir of Westminster Abbey, The Chapel Royal Choir, The London Chamber Orchestra and The Fanfare Team from the Central Band of the Royal Air Force which has composed a new fanfare for their day.

Sounds like the couple will have quite the mix of more traditional music.  Guaranteed that you will see a lot of wedding trends come from this wedding, and I wonder if it will lead to brides walking down the aisle to more traditional songs? What do you think?

Royal Wedding Countdown (11 days): I Just Need a Good Hat?

The BIG Countdown!

7 days until I leave for London and 11 days and counting until the Royal Wedding.

Fascinators and Feathers.....
Now I'm not sure what the story is about the whole feathery, headdress fashion you see at special events in London?

I absolutely will be inquiring about this tradition during the many hours I will have to make small talk while camping out to get the best seats possible along the processional route for the Royal Wedding.  Such amazing hats, and fascinators (the comb or headband with sparkles and feathers on them) are available.

I don't know where the tradition came from, but I like it! I say more heads full of plumes and sparkles at American weddings!

Check out a few of these Kate has been spotted in....

Now, I'm off to go find my own hat for the Royal Wedding...I'm thinking colorful and big so you can spot me in the crowd! BUT where to find such a fanciful hat in Denver?????

Royal Wedding Countdown (12 days): Hysterical Royal Wedding Processional Spoof

The BIG Countdown!

8 days until I leave, and 12 days until the BIG day

T-Mobile is celebrating the Royal Wedding with a hysterical spoof of the processional...love Prince William's big entry!

Royal Wedding Countdown (13 days): Sign the Royal Wedding Guestbook!

The BIG Countdown!

9 days until I leave and 13 days until the BIG day! 

Have you signed ABC's Royal Wedding Guestbook?

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Heart-warming to just read the entries.

It's just incredible how this one couple has affected so many.  I know I'm thrilled, and obviously can't wait to jump on the plane, party on the streets, gather all the memorabilia...and watch a fairytale wedding!

Royal Wedding Countdown (14 days): Fun Facts of Past Royal Weddings

With so much attention focused on England and 1 specific couple, I thought it would be fun to take a glimpse at a few of England's other royal weddings, with a few interesting facts about each. England knows how to do pomp and circumstance...and I can't wait to see what the newest royal couple will add to the wedding trends for the next year!

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip- Nov. 20, 1947 (married at Westminster Abbey)
Opulent for the time, her train was 15 feet long; her veil was held in place by her grandmother's tiara.

They used Prince Phillips ceremonial sword to cut the 9 foot tall wedding cake.

Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer- July 29, 1981 - St. Paul's Cathedral

Probably the most well known royal wedding... until 11 days from now.

Much like the upcoming wedding, Lady Diana's dress was a well kept secret. The designer's for Di's dress would put decoy scraps of fabric in the trash; it was put in a safe at the end of each day and guarded by 2 guards; and the designer's even created a replica dress in case the original idea was leaked out.

Diana's train was 25 feet long, and the veil had 100 yards of netting that was fastened to a Spencer family tiara.

Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson- July 23, 1986 - Westminster Abbey

The bride had  an A -- for "Andrew" -- monogrammed on the bottom of her 17-foot train, in addition to her personal coat of arms, a bumble bee, an anchor (in honor of her husband's naval affiliation) and a rose embroidered on the train.

There is much speculation about if Kate will follow the same tradition for her veil as Sarah.  Since Sarah walk in to the church as a commoner and transitioned to royalty during the service, she covered the tiara with a crown of gardenias, and removed them to show the jeweled tiara after the service.

Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles - April 2005, a civil service at Windsor Hall followed by a celebration with 800 guests at St. George's Chapel

Her bouquet, in keeping with royal tradition, contained yellow, white and blue primroses and lilies-of-the-valley from the Queen Victoria gardens at Highgrove.

Royal Wedding Countdown: 15 days and counting!

I AM IN LOVE with this engagement pic!

So these two are pretty comfy in front of the camera, with all the paparazzi and craziness that surrounds them I guess they have to be.  Of all the pictures of them from their engagement I just think that this one is the most natural, and probably reflects who they are best. I think it's adorable!

  How about you...are you doing an engagement session? You probably don't have paparazzi following you, so it's a great way for you to get to know the photographer and get used to being in front of the camera.

THE BIG COUNTDOWN...15 more days!

So we are entering our big countdown to the Royal Wedding. I leave for London in 11 days and have been busy scoping out where I'm going to camp out to watch the processional as well as watch on the big screen in Trafalgar Square with a few thousand of my closest friends! It's going to be be an amazing experience!

Like most engaged couples Kate and Will have a wedding website (how about you?).

You can read more great info about Will and Kate's amazing day at:

http://www.officialroyalwedding2011.org/

Be sure to look for me in the crowds as you watch the royal wedding!

Fit for a Princess ...a Royal Wedding Table Design

Did I mention I'm going to London for the Royal Wedding...did I mention that the wedding is in 17 days....can I say I'm just a tad excited for this!

The announcement of a Royal Wedding really created quite a stir....and as it gets closer the frenzy seems to grow.

Since I'm so excited, many things in my life seem to take a royal wedding twist.  We recently did a bridal show and our theme for our table design was of course "A Royal Wedding".  We aren't all royalty, but we can be a princess for a day, so we designed a table of that was soft, romantic, and elegant, with a twist of fun for the cake.

Thank you to JS Design Custom for gorgeous menus, to Mulberries for amazing flowers, they smelled sooo good...wish this screen was scratch and sniff..or better yet Wonka Vision so you could reach in and grab one of the amazing cupcakes by Lovely Confections.

 

 

 Thank you Jared Wilson Photography and Mansurovs Photography