Jessica Schmessica...We got a royal wedding to look forward to!

[KSUViolet06]

Lady Louise looks so thrilled to be part of the festivities.

Nice to know that royal flowergirls don't behave any differently than we non-royals do (I have yet to see a flowergirl perform her duties without looking as if she'd rather eat glass.)

[FSUZeta]

i was greatly underwhelmed with the musical selections. the processional sounded more funereal than upbeat, and happy. i believe i heard that prince philip had a hand in the selection of the music.

i believe i remember reading somewhere that prince edward's daughter, louise, has some lingering effects from her premature birth,and therefore is not photographed often.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

i was greatly underwhelmed with the musical selections. the processional sounded more funereal than upbeat, and happy. i believe i heard that prince philip had a hand in the selection of the music.

Do you think the music planned for Prince Philip's funeral was confused with that of the wedding?

i believe i remember reading somewhere that prince edward's daughter, louise, has some lingering effects from her premature birth, and therefore is not photographed often.

I've often wondered if that was so. The Royal "powers behind the throne" successfully hid Princess Eugenie's stenosis until she was done wearing the apparatus, just as they hid her sister's (Princess Beatrice) ADD. It would have been quite easy to hide Lady Louise, as a minor royal.

I wonder also how much hoopla will surround Zara Philip's wedding in July? One-tenth? One-hundredth? I can't see all of the television coverage of today for the Princess Royal's daugher!

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

i was greatly underwhelmed with the musical selections. the processional sounded more funereal than upbeat, and happy. i believe i heard that prince philip had a hand in the selection of the music.

i believe i remember reading somewhere that prince edward's daughter, louise, has some lingering effects from her premature birth,and therefore is not photographed often.

I LOVED the music! I would have loved to have choirs like that for my wedding...it was just appropriate for the W.A. setting.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

i was greatly underwhelmed with the musical selections. the processional sounded more funereal than upbeat, and happy. i believe i heard that prince philip had a hand in the selection of the music.

(Except for the Rutter; I tend to agree there.)

I thought overall the music was magnificent. Very English/British. (And no "Goodbye England's Rose" from Sir Elton, praise be.) The Parry "I Was Glad" that was sung as the bride's processional was written for the coronation of Edward VII and was also sung at George V's coronation.

The music has to be considered in context, I think -- both in terms of what is considered appropriate (and traditional) for a royal service in Westminster Abbey and in terms of the acoustics in the Abbey. A chord can reverberate for six seconds in there. Any music that is too fast becomes a jumble of sound. That's why even the hymns can seem slow -- they have to be.

For what it's worth, I read that most of the music was picked by the bride and groom.

Originally Posted by honeychile

I wonder also how much hoopla will surround Zara Philip's wedding in July? One-tenth? One-hundredth? I can't see all of the television coverage of today for the Princess Royal's daugher!

Not nearly as much, I'll wager. Of course, the venue is much smaller -- Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh.

[southbymidwest]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

i was greatly underwhelmed with the musical selections. the processional sounded more funereal than upbeat, and happy. i believe i heard that prince philip had a hand in the selection of the music.

i believe i remember reading somewhere that prince edward's daughter, louise, has some lingering effects from her premature birth,and therefore is not photographed often.

According to the AP, the first hymn, "Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer" was a tribute to the groom's mother, as it was also played at the late Princess Diana's funeral.

[sweetmagnolia]

i'll just leave this super adorable photo here...

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by sweetmagnolia

i'll just leave this super adorable photo here...

YIKES! Who is that?!

[FSUZeta]

oops.....i said prince philip, but i meant to say prince charles. that he is a huge admirer of parry. i think that the music played at diana's and charles' wedding was much wore weddingish:

from yahoo answers.

The music played at Charles and Diana's wedding were the following fanfares, hymns and anthems:

The first piece of music was 'Fanfare Royale', by Major W. Jackson (played by the State Trumpeters)

During the bridal processional: 'Trumpet Voluntary (The Prince of Denmark's March)', by Jeremiah Clarke

During the ceremony: 'Christ is made the sure Foundation', by Henry Purcell; 'I vow to thee my country', words by Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, music by Gustav Holst; 'I was glad', by Sir Hubert Parry; and 'Let the people praise thee', by William Mathias (specially composed for Diana and Charles's wedding)

During the signing of the register: 'March from the Overture to the Occasional Oratorio', by Handel as well as 'Let the Bright Seraphim', sung by Dame Kiri te Kanawa and 'Let their celestial concerts all unite', performed by the Bach Choir

During the recessional: 'Fanfare, Rejoicing', by Major A. Richards and 'Pomp and Circumstance, March No. 4 in G', by Edward Elgar

and i don't care for many of the fascinators-they look too much like clown hats.

queen elizabeth has stunning skin!

[FSUZeta]

one of prince andrew's daughters-either eugenie or beatrice

[sweetmagnolia]

It's Beatrice, looking a little disgruntled.

The reception dress!

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by sweetmagnolia

It's Beatrice, looking a little disgruntled.

No, I believe this is Beatrice in this hat. What is it, a salute to Oprah in her final season? The one in the blue hat is Eugenie.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/0..._n_855657.html

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by sweetmagnolia

It's Beatrice, looking a little disgruntled.

The reception dress!

As much as I love the wedding dress, this one is amazing, too! Does she look bad in anything?!

I read on Yahoo! that, nine days ago, WIlliam and Kate rowed out to where Diana is buried, and they spent the day there. I can only add that it would be such a lovely moment to share.

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by ColdInCanada11

Lol, I got up at 230am to watch all of it, and then presented at my first academic conference on 3 1/2 hours of sleep Totally worth it!!!

I was exhausted at work today, but you're right. Totally worth it.

[FSUZeta]

my criticism was not the hymns-it was the processional and recessional.