(via jerseygirlborntorun)
To royal wedding haters everywhere I say…
…get over yourselves! Save your intellectually superior dribble for someone else. Just because I happen to like sparkles and pretty does not make me a ditz. Just because I like the idea that somewhere in this world people still stand on ceremony when committing their lives to one another does not give you the right to judge me.
I love fashion. I read Nicholas Sparks novels. I still cut pictures out of magazines and make them into collages. I listen to country music and I would definitely wear a tiara if given the opportunity. But guess what? I also read Tolstoy and Dickens and Hemingway. I am a fan of Beethoven and attend the opera regularly. I like independent films and really expensive wine. I adore Manet and Modigliani.
To quote Walt Whitman’s Song of Myself: “Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.)”
Everyone has their stuff. Their super secret stuff that they only do when no one else is around. Eating cake mix right out of the box. Listening to John Denver. Staying in your pajamas for two days straight and watching 27 episodes of Law and Order: SVU. Dressing up your cat as Sandy from Grease. And you know what? That is just fine. In fact, it is interesting and quirky and charming. So stop acting like you’re cool all the time. You aren’t. Your crazy is no less embarrassing than mine.
And you would do well to remember that when I tell you I’ll be up at 3 a.m. on Friday drinking Earl Grey Tea and watching a real, live happily ever after.
xx/UGV
Royal Wedding Roundup
Life Magazine speculates on the invite list.
Is Libelula designing Kate’s frock? New York Magazine is not so sure.
Kate and Wills will live in Clarence House after they wed. Just your typical $76.6m newlywed starter home.
To avoid media scrutiny, Kate and Wills are expected to stay out of the spotlight for two years after they wed.
Looking for a minute-by-minute itinerary of Friday morning’s nuptials? Look no further.
NPR interviews Detroit-based milliner Luke Song who has been “keeping busy” creating hats for royal wedding guests. Check out his website to see some of his beautiful work.
Wills spent a quiet Easter with Kate’s family at their home in Buckleberry.
The crazy rapscallion Prince Harry will be throwing a 6 a.m. “survivor’s breakfast” after partying through the night with his brother and new sister-in-law.
On again? Chelsy Davy will be attending the royal wedding as Prince Harry’s date.
And finally, Beyonce will not be performing as part of the celebration. Bummer.
