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Old 04-07-2008, 03:24 PM
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I liked Mary's, Letizia's, and Mabel's dresses. I though they were three unique dresses for three unique ladies! That said I do think that Letizia's dress probably was not a good idea for such a petit lady but still a beautiful dress.
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Old 04-07-2008, 04:12 PM
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The Best
Princess Margaret
Lady Sarah Chatto
Princess Claire--
Honorable mention to Infanta Cristina
as a side note, Queen Paola's family veil is absolutely stunning. The most beautiful veil I have ever seen

the 3 mentioned above stand the test of time. You could wear Princess Margaret's dress today and it won't look dated. The one's I dislike are the one's that look like a function of their time--ie, Diana, Astrid.

This is an excellent point. The wedding dresses that cannot be placed within some fashion era are the ones that still look good years later. My favorites:

Lady Sarah Chatto (every aspect of her wedding was perfect, and she looked happy as well as beautiful)

Lady Helen Taylor (her dress was a confection, unusual without trying too hard)

Princess Mary (although I didn't like the skirt)

Other dresses I liked but thought they were wrong for the bride (and that's the point after all). Princess Letizia's dress falls into this category. It overwhelmed her.

The worst
Mabel - silly
Diana - huge and wrinkled
Countess Spencer - probably the worst I have seen
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Old 04-08-2008, 10:50 AM
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Mette maritt had a very nice, simple and very "féminine" dress


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Old 04-08-2008, 01:37 PM
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Mette-Marit was the most beautiful bride, ever!
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Old 05-09-2008, 11:06 AM
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My favorites dresses are Queen Sofia, Princess Grace, Infanta Cristina, Princess Maxima, Princess Claire and Princess Mette-Marit.
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Favourite dresses (in no order as i cant decide)
Mette-Marit
Lady Sarah Chatto
Letizia
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Margaret
Maxima
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Old 05-25-2008, 01:19 PM
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Marie's dress belongs to my favourites now

Princess Marie's wedding gown

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http://multimedia.jp.dk/archive/0010...00_100740b.jpg

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http://www.hola.com/casasreales/2008.../novios-3a.jpg
http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/May2008/PPE08052478.jpg

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Old 05-29-2008, 03:00 PM
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My first entry.
My favourite weddingdresses are:
Lady Sarah Chatto!! A really stunning bride. Also the dresses of the bridesmaids and the flowers( bouquet). The complete picture was amazing.
Mette Marit
Mathilde
Laurentien.

The worst:
CP Mary. Usually I like the way she is dressed. But something went completely wrong with that weddingdress and hairdo. She looked like a milkmaid. I also found the complete picture very messy. the style of the bridesmaids dresses had nothing to do with mary's dress for example.
Diana, never liked that over the top dress.
Mabel but only for the bows, the dress would have been very nice without them.
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Old 06-14-2008, 05:31 PM
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My favorite:

Mary--I know a lot of people don't think highly of it, but I've always loved it. It's so unique and interesting.


My Least Favorite:

Marie Chantal-- The dress was a mess! She was trying to channel Grace Kelly but got lost in the translation--or the lace, whichever came first. Bleh!
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CP Mary. Usually I like the way she is dressed. But something went completely wrong with that weddingdress and hairdo. She looked like a milkmaid.
I believe she was inspired by the dresses English and Scottish Royal ladies wore in the Renaissance. I quite liked that as it was very suitable to both her ancestry (she was born, though in Australia, to two Scots who had not yet received the Australian citizenship, so technically Mary was born a Scot) and her father's kilt.

Here's a small pic of Mary Tudor of England:
http://images.suite101.com/180298_91...ngland1544.jpg

And this is Mary Stuart, queen of Scots aged 13:

http://www.herodote.net/Images/MaryStuart_13_ans.jpg
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Old 06-16-2008, 07:07 AM
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To me Mary's weddinggown doesn't resemble those two pictures...
I also think that she looked like a milkmaid, it was a horrible dress and it absolutely didn't suit her. Which is a shame, as all the other Danish weddinggowns are lovely.
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Old 06-17-2008, 05:24 AM
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Here is my top 3

1 Princess Grace of Monaco, all time favourite
2 Our very own Princess Maxima, stunning gown by Valentino
3 Queen Fabiola

I did not like the dress of Princess Mabel, although the bows were somewhat
reminiscent of the gown Grace kelly wore at the engagement ball at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
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Old 06-17-2008, 09:02 AM
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Mette Marit was so beautiful. Definately the best. Usually I think she dresses frumpy, but she was so beautiful and unique on her wedding day! Maxima's I love, Princess Marie of Denmark's was so beautiful! Very delicate and Feminine, suited her. I liked Marie Chantal's. It fit her personality. I also liked Vicountess Lindley's dress, and Lady Victoria Spencers gold one. Oh and I can't forget Baroness Theresa Thyssens. Her winter wedding dress and coat was amazing.

I am a huge fan of Princess mary, love 99.9 percent of what she wears. But her wedding dress did nothing for her and was not attractive. The sketches looked better than the actual dress did. I think that she did not have much say in her dress as say Marie of Alexandra did. Princess Mabel is the worst of all time.
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Old 06-17-2008, 09:43 AM
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Princess Grace: http://www.gophila.com/Go/PressRoom/...KellyDress.jpg

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Old 06-17-2008, 12:01 PM
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I loved Princess Miriam of Bulgaria dress.The embroidery was beautiful. I also liked Mette Maritt 's gown. It was simple and royal. I did not like Mabel's and Rosario's and Sophie of Wessex's wedding gowns.
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Default Dresses I liked and those I was not too fond of.
In randomorder, the best dresses:

Lady Helen

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway
(Only wish a hairdresser had made her hair less yellow for her special day.)

Grace of Monaco

Mathilde of Belgium

Maxima of Netherlands

Laurentien of Nethrelands

Queen Sonja of Norway



In random order, the worst dresses:

Mabel of Netherlands (even if the dress were without all those bows in diferent sizes it would not look good to me)

Sophie Wessex (why wasn't the dress better fitted?)

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (What happened to her skirt? Very messy look. And with that rather messy flower bouquet, she didn't look as good as she normally does. She is usually one of the best dressed princesses imo)

Letizia of Spain - too mighty dress for such a petite woman. The dress was beautiful, but not a good choice for her.
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Old 06-21-2008, 10:27 AM
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I liked the dress of Princess Mary of Denmark but disliked her hair. It was too flat and severe.
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Old 07-13-2008, 05:49 PM
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Does anyone know who created Maxima's Wedding Veil? Was it Valentino, who created the dress?
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Does anyone know who created Maxima's Wedding Veil? Was it Valentino, who created the dress?
Yes, the Veil was also from Valentino!
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Old 07-13-2008, 08:15 PM
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Thanks! That was a beautiful veil. It use to be my second favorite after Princess Margaret's; but it has become my favorite.
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