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| Alternative royal wedding plate by KK Outlet |
I can't not mention it - after a long weekend filled with insane amounts of royal wedding coverage, I've got wedding fever. Sorry. (I said I wasn't going to talk about *my* wedding. I make no promises when it comes to other people's, particularly if - like it or not - it's a national event. And I did warn you.)
But seriously, what's not to love about the royal wedding???
Free day off work? Tick. (Bonus points for the fact that Fin, a.k.a. Mr I-Get-Two-Hundred-Bank-Holidays-A-Year, has to work. Ha! Nae joy!)
Bacon rolls, buck's fizz and cake at 10 in the morning? Tick.
Ultimate wedding dress ogling? Tick.
Hanging out with my mum and all my girlies? Tick.
Warm fuzzy glow from all the love and joy and stuff? Tick.
The chance to finally use all that crappy over-priced paper bunting I bought for the wedding in a last-minute panic and was previously just a complete waste of 35 quid? Tick tick tick!
The big question is, of course, The Dress. If it were me, I would probably play it safe. When it came to choosing my own wedding dress, I had a definite tendency to favour the classic over anything too exotic, for fear of looking dated in a few years' time. In some ways it's maybe impossible to avoid this dreaded trap - the only constant in fashion is that it is constantly changing, and part of the charm of old wedding photos is the very way in which they reflect the styles of the time.
Having said that, some dresses definitely date better than others. Compare, for instance, Princess Di's frothy, puffy-sleeved monstrosity with my own mum's wedding dress from just ten months earlier - I know which I'd rather be caught wearing for all posterity. Not that I'm biased, or anything.
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| The flower girl can't even bear to look at Diana's dress. "Those sleeves! My eyes!" |
The big question is, of course, The Dress. If it were me, I would probably play it safe. When it came to choosing my own wedding dress, I had a definite tendency to favour the classic over anything too exotic, for fear of looking dated in a few years' time. In some ways it's maybe impossible to avoid this dreaded trap - the only constant in fashion is that it is constantly changing, and part of the charm of old wedding photos is the very way in which they reflect the styles of the time.
Having said that, some dresses definitely date better than others. Compare, for instance, Princess Di's frothy, puffy-sleeved monstrosity with my own mum's wedding dress from just ten months earlier - I know which I'd rather be caught wearing for all posterity. Not that I'm biased, or anything.
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| See? Not a ruffle in sight. |
So, if I were Kate (God forbid; nothing against William but he's not exactly the catch he once was. Have you seen the royal bald patch recently? Yikes) I would be looking to the past for inspiration and to see which dresses have stood the test of time. Two immediately spring to mind - the super-glamorous Princess Margaret, and (look out, cliché alert!) the Most Beautiful Bride Ever, Grace Kelly.
See? Can't go wrong with a nipped-in waist and a sheer sleeve for a royal wedding, in my humble opinion. Appropriate, elegant and timeless. OK, Princess Margaret's tiara does have a touch of the Katie Price about it, but she's an actual princess for God's sake, so I think she can pull it off. (On a side note, does anyone else think Prince Rainier is trying to compensate for something with all that bling?)
But if the rumours are to be believed, Kate is completely ignoring my advice - how rude! - and going with Alexander McQueen, an altogether more fashion-forward choice. Well fine, Kate. Wear your trendy dress. Just don't say I didn't warn you if you look back in twenty years' time and regret choosing the dress from the November Rain video.
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| Left image: Alexander McQueen via Style.com via OMG. Right image: words fail me. |
Anyone else going to be watching the royal nuptials? What are the bets on Kate's dress? Am I the only one who actually gives a toss??
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