Congratulations Will and Kate! It was so cool to be in the UK for the royal wedding! I was hoping I would be able to go to London, but it turned out to be a little out of my price range since I'm fairly certain that every American exchange student in the United Kingdom had the same idea. Either way, it was a great day. Edinburgh Uni and the entire United Kingdom had the day off, so the atmosphere was really great. Some friends and I got up nice and early and headed out to Teviot Hall (our student union) to watch the wedding on the big screen. It was such an awesome experience to watch it with people who identify so closely with the royal family (or completely despise it as a waste of tax dollars). Either way, it was definitely a major event for some of us here in Scotland. I was so impressed with the ceremony, and even got a little weepy as Teviot Hall fell completely silent when Kate entered the cathedral with her father. And of course I am completely obsessed with Kate's dress. Hands down may favorite parts were the awkward moment of panic when William had to force the ring on his new wife's finger (at which point everyone in the bar cringed audibly) and the three-year-old bridesmaid who couldn't take the noise of the crowds on the balcony of Buckinham Palace.
Later that evening we contined the celebration and went to a party that gave out free masks of Will, Kate, Harry, Charles, and the Queen Mother, so that even us commoners could sport that glamorous royal look. I still can't decide who looked better in that ever-stoic Queen Elizabeth mask; the DJ complete with a full sleeve of tattoos and piercings or the girl in the Hooters wife beater. Both are images I am sure to never forget.
so close, yet so far away from the real thing!
This says it all.
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