{"id":17290,"date":"2011-04-16T06:24:30","date_gmt":"2011-04-16T10:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.5starweddingmagazine.com\/?p=17290"},"modified":"2018-12-24T20:01:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T20:01:04","slug":"the-importance-of-the-royal-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/the-importance-of-the-royal-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance Of The Royal Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a little girl I always dreamed I would marry a prince in an enormous castle to fanfare and thousands of guests.\u00a0 When my husband proposed in 1999 I realised that whilst I may have found my Prince, I was never going to be a Princess.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It didn&#8217;t stop me thinking back to my nearly 5-year-old self-watching in awe as Diana Spencer achieved the fairy tale ending and became a Princess.\u00a0 Her dress, the parade, that kiss on the balcony and the whole pomp &#8216;n&#8217; circumstance of it all was fascinating and has stayed with me all these years.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17291 alignright\" title=\"Phillipa Lepley\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Love-the-Dress-Nikki-14-299x450.jpg\" alt=\"Luxury Wedding Dresses\" width=\"299\" height=\"450\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17291 alignright\" title=\"Phillipa Lepley\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Love-the-Dress-Nikki-14-299x450.jpg\" alt=\"Luxury Wedding Dresses\" width=\"299\" height=\"450\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The announcement confirming Prince Williams nuptials set my adrenaline pumping again&#8230;the World is about to watch a Princess be born.\u00a0 As a wedding planner, I am intrigued with every detail of the wedding, analysing the decisions that they make and why.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whilst Kate hasn&#8217;t hired an official wedding planner herself she has a whole team of advisers and consultants around her who are helping to guide and support her through the process much as a wedding planner would.\u00a0 It&#8217;s great to see Kate making her own decisions and adding touches that really matter to them as a couple, such as the numerous invites to their University friends and the fabulous McVities Chocolate Biscuit Cake.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At I Do Designer Weddings we make every little detail reflect the personalities of our couples so that the whole wedding feels like it is related to the people involved and isn&#8217;t just like every other wedding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I am delighted that Kate has chosen to keep her dress a big secret; we should be blown away by it on the day.\u00a0 I picture a fairly elaborate gown with a touch of lace and a large train, not quite to Princess Di&#8217;s standards, but enough to show that this is the dress of a Princess and future Queen.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I love that the reception has been split into two sections, allowing a more sombre celebration for 600 guests to be hosted by the Queen and then a more intimate dinner for 300 hosted by HRH Prince Charles.\u00a0 Although I would feel pained to turn 300 guests away half way through a wedding, I guess when you have been invited to a Royal Wedding, you are happy to attend whatever little bit you can.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kate is clearly enjoying planning her big day and delighting in every decision like any other bride.\u00a0 I hear that she has given up her job at Party Pieces to focus on the wedding and prepare for a Royal career.\u00a0 There has been much speculation as to whether this means that we will soon be hearing the pitter-patter of tiny feet&#8230;possibly, but the reality of planning an average wedding is overwhelming, let alone a Royal Wedding.\u00a0 I think it would have been impossible for her to retain her position.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prince William and Kate have the opportunity to restore the publics&#8217; faith in Royal Marriage, I feel certain that they are a match made in heaven and I welcome her into our Royal Family with open arms and a hopeful heart. <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17292 alignleft\" title=\"Royal Weddings\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Prince-William-Kate-Middleton.jpg\" alt=\"Luxury Weddings\" width=\"364\" height=\"338\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17292 alignleft\" title=\"Royal Weddings\" src=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Prince-William-Kate-Middleton.jpg\" alt=\"Luxury Weddings\" width=\"364\" height=\"338\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When I hear people rejoicing about a day off of work with no interest in the wedding it upsets me.\u00a0 Our Monarchy are welcoming a new Princess, we should be proud and excited.\u00a0 Street parties and fun are what it is all about, the union of a Prince with his Princess, the union of a nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A Royal Wedding in itself is like no other, but the wedding of our future King and Queen is something else altogether.\u00a0 I cannot wait to watch it for myself; but more importantly, I cannot wait to watch my nearly 5-year-old daughter as she sits wistfully watching Kate turn into a Princess, unknowingly planning and plotting her own wedding in 20 years&#8217; time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Copyright 2011 <a href=\"http:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">5 Star Weddings<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Nikki Foster at I Do Designer Weddings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a little girl I always dreamed I would marry a prince in an enormous castle to fanfare and thousands of guests.\u00a0 When my husband proposed in 1999 I realised that whilst I may have found my Prince, I was never going to be a Princess. 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