So as long as I live, I will always remember where I was when Prince William and Kate got married. Oh, sorry, I mean the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. :) I was sitting on my couch...with my baby boy...
Of course, I was one of "those" people who got up at 4am to watch the wedding live. No...no alarm clock was set...it just happens to be that as a breastfeeding mother, I happened to be up at that time. I was so grateful that Liam got us both up to watch the wedding! I was giddy with excitement!!!!! Of course, I had it taping on two separate channels, but you could not have paid me money to peel my eyes away from BBC America's channel. Lauren and I were both up feeding our babies and pumping into empty plastic bottles, all the while, listening to the low hum of the breast pump. But alas, as I switched on our amazing flat screen TV, I was enamored with all the news media that was covering the wedding...anticipating seeing any member of the royal family and of course, waiting for the big reveal of Kate's wedding dress. After I fed Liam and had him soundly slumbering in his boppy next to me, my fast fingers furiously texted Lauren every few seconds. We were both holding our breath and on the edge of our seats! We were texting so much, that I had to switch my phone to vibrate so as to not disturb my precious sleeping baby. Then lo and behold, we saw Prince Harry and Prince William depart from Clarence House in their amazingly hot uniforms, seated in an amazingly hot car. I could not hold back any longer...the time had come...I called Lauren and let out this breathless gasp of air...fighting to find the words of how hot William looked. I then decided to call my mother, who earlier claimed that she was planning on getting up as well, however, when she answered the phone, she sounded like she was sleeping! I could not believe it! My own mother...the woman who claimed to be one of Princess Diana's biggest fan...was sleeping through the wedding of the decade! Let's just say, it did not take long for my Mom to wake back up and call me back. She phoned in, and I joined Lauren and Mom's call together, so the three of us were all on the same line. We were all on the edge of our seats! Lauren and I had to catch Mom up to speed from all that she missed. She was up in time to see everyone's drive to the cathedral, she started with seeing Kate's mother and brother arriving at the Abbey. We then watched Prince Charles and Camilla, Pippa and the other bridesmaids, the Queen, and then FINALLY Kate. All cameras were on Kate as she gave the world a teasing glimpse of her dress as she graciously climbed into the car. But we did not have to wait too long...she sat in a gorgeous Rolls Royce that was all windows, and the world got to see the top bodice of her dress. She graciously waved at all the passersby as she and her father made their way to the Abbey where her prince awaited. It wasn't until she stepped out of the car, that we got to see the dress in all of it's glory. She had a beautiful A-line dress, with gorgeous lace sleeves, scalloped neckline, form-fitting bodice, and a 9ft. train. She wore a beautiful Cartier tiara that was loaned to her by the Queen. Again, we were all giddy with excitement! On cue, little Liam woke up and starting stirring as she was making her way to the Abbey, so I did what anyone would do...I stuck him on the boob! Hahaha! It was a beautiful ceremony that was solemn and structured, yet flirty between William and Kate. Then the infamous carriage ride took place back through the crowds up to Buckingham Palace. Again, we awaited another time in history, waiting for THE kiss on the balcony. I could not be happier when they kissed not once, but twice!!!!
It was a long morning, but worth it!!! I watched the wedding all day long...I watched it on several channels and documentaries that made Winston more than disgusted. I could not help myself! I was so excited to watch the wedding of the decade! History was made! And I got to witness it!
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