Most Americans that I talked to, really didn’t care about the Royal Wedding. But despite people said about not caring, 2 billion people still watched the wedding. Don’t lie, you know there’s at least a small part of you that’s fascinated. 
You can see the entire hour long ceremony, or a synopsis on hulu.com. And more photos on the British Monarchy’s Flikr.
Wedding dress by Sarah Burton. Photo by Hugo Burnand
Many secrets were kept about the wedding, like the wedding dress made by Sarah Burton, and the location of the honeymoon.
I really loved two parts of the ceremony. The first is sharing the role for the man and woman in their marriage:
“Marriage is intended to be a way in which man and woman help each other to become what God meant each one to be, their deepest and their truest selves.”
It was significant to me because marriage is not what you get out of it for yourselves, but what you can give to your spouse to help them become what they were meant to be.
The second was earlier in the ceremony when the brother of the bride read from Romans 12 which shows humbleness and sober judgment, appropriate for their royal status:
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned……
…..Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are. Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.”
- Romans 12:1-3, 9-18 (NRS)
Did you see the wedding or did you not care? What was your favorite part of the wedding?
