Captain Nicholas Van Cutsem & Alice Hadden-Paton, 14 August 2009

[KittyAtlanta]

Originally Posted by ZUBIAUR

I dislike the hairstyle of the bride and her dress does not persuade me

Not fond of this type of wedding gown, but never mind. Having been a bride in England myself, although many moons ago, most brides do not alter their hair or makeup for the wedding day. I like this tradition. I'm American by birth and always have a chuckle to myself at what American brides do to themselves for the "big" day. If you look at the wedding photos next to the way the bride really looks -- hard to see the resemblance!!! LOL

[Lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by Sereta

I would've liked to have seen her too as well as others. I was disappointed in how HELLO covered this wedding focusing on Kate Middleton instead of the bride and groom and their families and other guests. Even putting Kate on the cover instead of the bride and groom which I thought was rude! Shame on HELLO!

People are more likely to read and buy the magazine with Kate on the front. Will royal marriage always in the heir, any wedding attended by the pair is going to be littered with hints about a future marriage.

Originally Posted by ls158

I didn't see any pictures of Emilie van Cutsem, mother of the groom, at the wedding. Was she in attendance?

I would have thought she would of been, but I cannot find any picture of her or Hugh.
I believe besides the attendance of the princes, it was a low profile wedding. Edward married Tamara Grosvenor so that brought some need for celebrities.

[Sereta]

Originally Posted by lumutqueen

People are more likely to read and buy the magazine with Kate on the front. Will royal marriage always in the heir, any wedding attended by the pair is going to be littered with hints about a future marriage.

If that were the case then the other publications would also showcase Kate but they don't - only HELLO does. It wouldn't surprise me if Kate and her family are behind her publicity with HELLO.

[Warren]

I think it's more likely that the editors of Hello! decide who appears on their magazine covers rather than the Middleton family.
Hello! has a specific readership; the cover photo(s) will be chosen to appeal to that readership.
It's nothing more than basic marketing directed at Hello!'s target audience or market segment.