Princess Diana Spencer's Wedding....

The Bridal Party - AP Photo


The Ceremony - AP Photo


The Recessional - AP Photo

Bride and Groom - AP Photo


The "getaway" carriage - AP Photo


These beautiful images of Princess Diana Spencer, Princess of Whales marrying Prince Charles of Whales still take my breathe away. According to good ol' wikipedia, "Prince Charles proposed to Diana in February 1981, she accepted, and when he asked her father for her hand, he consented. After the British and Canadian privy councils gave their approval for the union (which was required as the couple was expected to produce an heir to those countries' thrones), the Queen in Council gave the legally required assent, and, 29 July, Charles and Diana were married at St. Paul's Cathedral before 3,500 invited guests and an estimated woldwide television audience of 750 million people." I remember getting to stay up past my bed time to watch this royal wedding. At the time it really was a fairytale. Even though Prince Albert and Princess Diana had a troubled marriage that eventually ended, they had two beautiful sons who have turned into some smart looking, charming young men. This wedding was something very few people had ever witnessed.

A Real Princess Bride...

When Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier the press called it the "wedding of the century." I could devote a whole month to the civil and church services the couple had, but right now we are only concerned with the bride.

According to marriageabout.com, Grace's wedding gown was designed by Helen Rose and was a gift from MGM studios. It was a high-necked, long-sleeved gown with a fitted torso and billowing skirt made of twenty-five yards of silk taffeta, one hundred yards of silk net, peau de soie, tulle and 125-year-old Brussels rose point lace. She wore a Juliet cap that was decorated with seed pearls, orange blossoms, and a veil of 90 yards of tulle. The chief hairstylist at MGM Studios, Sydney Guilaroff, styled Grace's hair for her wedding. Grace carried a small Bible and a bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley. Her matron of Honor was Grace's sister, Peggy. All 6 bridesmaids wore yellow, organdy dresses. The six junior attendants (4 girls and 2 boys) were all dressed in white.