The Official Royal Wedding Pictures Are Here And They Are Amazing!
I think no one missed the wedding of the year 2 days ago. YES I’m talking about The Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle! Check out our previous post about this beautiful wedding – HERE!
And now it is time to get the best pictures together and relive those amazing moment million people watched. Keep reading to find the best pictures of the happy couple and all the stars attending the wedding of the year!
The official photos from their big day have just landed on Kensington Palace’s Instagram – and they’ll melt your heart.
The Royal Family
Here we go with a family group photo and the best and sweetest pictures of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. (YES those pictures will melt your heart for sure!)
Alexi Lubomirski, 42, the protege of photographer Mario Testino, loved by Princess Diana, was the man behind the candid snaps.
Sharing the photos, a Kensington Palace spokesperson said:
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex would like to thank everyone who took part in the celebrations of their wedding on Saturday. They feel so lucky to have been able to share their day with all those gathered in Windsor and also all those who watched the wedding on television across the UK, Commonwealth, and around the world.
Their Royal Highnesses are delighted with these official portraits taken by Alexi Lubomirski and are happy to be able to share them today. They would also like to say thank you for all of the generous messages of support they have received.
The Wedding Reception
The close friends and family party at St. George’s Hall was hosted by Prince Charles – as he did for William and Kate following their 2011 ceremony – at Frogmore House.
The guests danced to tunes from DJ Sam Totolee, who also performed at Pippa Middleton’s wedding, and the couple chose I Wanna Dance With Somebody and Land of a Thousand Dances for their dancefloor tunes.
Comedian James Corden, compered the evening and partook in a dance routine with Harry, William and Charles. Absolute scenes!
Guests were gifted a goodie bag with a bottle of water, a commemorative shortbread and giant chocolate coin and a fridge magnet.
The Dress
Artistic Director Clare Waight Keller custom designed the wedding gown and Meghan looked absolutely stunning.
The designer said:
It is truly an honour to have been given the opportunity to closely collaborate with Meghan Markle on such a remarkable occasion. We wanted to create a timeless piece that would emphasize the iconic codes of Givenchy throughout its history, as well as convey modernity through sleek lines and sharp cuts.
In contrast, the delicate floral beauty of the veil was a vision Meghan and I shared, a special gesture embracing the commonwealth flora, ascending the circumference of the silk tulle.
As a British designer at a Parisian Haute Couture house, and on behalf of all us at Givenchy who have been able to experience such an extraordinary process of creativity, I am extremely proud of what we have accomplished and grateful to Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Kensington Palace for allowing us to be part of this historical chapter.
It has been an immensely rewarding experience to get to know Meghan on a personal level, one I will forever carry with me. The House of Givenchy joins me in wishing her and Prince Harry every wish of happiness in their future.
Meghan apparently wanted to have all 53 countries of the Commonwealth with her on her journey through the ceremony so Ms. Waight Keller designed a veil representing the distinctive flora of each Commonwealth country united in one spectacular floral composition. Incredible!
The veil is five meters long and made from silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers in silk threads and organza.
Clare Waight Keller also designed the six young bridesmaids’ dresses, hand crafted in the Givenchy Haute Couture Atelier in Paris. The dresses were designed to have the same timeless purity as Meghan’s dress.
Who was there?
As we all saw, there were A LOT of celebrities at the wedding. Beside The Royal Family we had guests like Amal and George Clooney, David and Victoria Beckham, Oprah Winfrey, Carey Mulligan, Cressida Bonas, Chelsea Davy, James Corden, and Idris Elba. Serena Williams, who is close friends with Meghan, was also in attendance.
In terms of the royal family, Princess Eugenie and Beatrice, Sarah Ferguson, Lady Kitty Spencer, Princess Anne, and Sophie Wessex were all there to support Prince Harry. Kate Middleton arrived with the bridal party, and her family, including Pippa and James Middleton.
The 2,640 people included ‘people who have served their communities’ and were chosen by the Queen’s representatives from all over the UK.
There was also a selection of people from the charities and organisations that the royal couple support.
A hundred pupils from two local schools also attended and a staggering 610 Windsor Castle community members and 530 members of the Royal Household.
The cake
Kensington Palace confirmed that the couple used Californian pastry chef Claire Ptak, who whipped up a delicious lemon elderflower cake for their big day.
I mean come on, that cake does look extremely delicious.
The cake was scattered with flowers, buttercream and zesty lemon – and we have little doubt it was absolutely delish.
Food writer and food stylist, Chef Ptak, who runs Violet Bakery, was once interviewed by Meghan for her website, The Tig, so it’s hardly surprising she chose him for that masterpiece.
That was it you guys! The Wedding of the year and it was fabulous! We loved every minute of it and are still on cloud 7 over all the happiness and love we saw. Let us know your thoughts about The Royal Wedding in the comments below.
