Your own Royal Wedding

[SweetHomeNC]

If you had complete control over a royal wedding, what choices would you make? What dress would the bride wear? What flowers would be used? What music would be played?

Here are my ideas

Dresses
What royal bride does this dress draw inspiration from?
A more modern take on Dress 1
The fabric wouldn’t be shinny, and the beading on this dress should have some significance to it.
Same goes for the beading on this one

Music
(Guests taking their seats)
"Air on the G String" (Johann S. Bach)
"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (from Bach’s Cantata 147)
Bach’s Aria, “Be Thou But Near”
"Sheep May Safely Graze" (Johann S. Bach)
Beethoven “Romance for Violin No. 1 in G”
Schumann “Traumerei”
"Adagio for Strings" (Samuel Barber)

(For the processionals)
“Apotheosis” (Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty)
“St. Anthony’s Chorale” (Haydn)
"Canzon V" (Giovanni Gabrieli)
"Sinfonia" (from Bach’s Cantata No. 156)
Bach’s “Brandenberg Concerto No. 2: Allegro”

(Hymns)
Guide Me, Oh Thou Great Redeemer
Now Thank We All Our God
Amazing Grace
O Father, all creating
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
Eternal father

(During the sighing of the register)
Bach: Cantata No.51. 'Jauchzet Gott In Allen Landen.' Alleluia
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate, Alleluia
Bach:Arioso

(Recessional)
"Tuba Tune in D" (Craig Sellar Lang)
Rondeau from "Suites de Symphonies, Première suite, Fanfares"
“La Réjouissance” from Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks
Sonata a 7 - Arr. C. Hazell


Attendants Dresses
At the wedding of Crown Prince Felipe of Spain and Letizia Ortiz, the designer took cues from paintings when designing the outfits of the attendants. In keeping with this tradition, I picked painting to show you attendants’ outfits.
Anna Maria Astley, Aged Seven, and her Brother Edward, Aged Five and a Half by Francis Cotes

The three youngest daughters of George III by John Singleton Copley

A Family Group in a Landscape

George III, Queen Charlotte and their six eldest children by Johan Zoffany

Cakes
I tired to go with what the Royals tend to like in cakes
Not sure about the flowers, but the spread out idea is good, considering how big the cake would need to be
No comment on this one, just threw it in
This would need to be much bigger
I like the flowers
The gold is pretty


Bouquets
These are just random ideas
Love the splash of color
Different from the typically white bouquet
Again, just threw this one in

[HRHAmy]

I love your dress choices SweetHomeNC I like the second and third the best they both are gorgeous!!

[azrayy]

i agree your dress choices are lovely what about mines?



isn't it simple and elegant..

[HRHAmy]

I like yours too Azrayy, I prefer long sleeves though and a dropped wasit. But the dress is very pretty.

[Penny Lane]

I like the first cake best with the apricot roses and the way the cakes are arranged.

I also love the first two bouquets especially the first one that splash of color really makes for a stunning bouquet

I always feel if your not sure about what you want look at many different chioices and see what you like and don't like about each one you will most likely start to see a common theme(s) that can make her decisions easier.

[Shadiyah2086]

Bridal Dress

Reem Acra 2007 Spring Collection I would add 3/4 sleeves and the dress would be a shiny white instead of cream (I LOOOVE the embrodiery)
http://www.brides.com/fashion/dresse...fset=35&page=3

Shoes
http://www.bellissimabridalshoes.com...t/015931.shtml
http://www.bellissimabridalshoes.com...t/016357.shtml

Bouquet
http://www.elegantbridalbouquets.com..._In_The_Garden

Hair
http://www.womensbeautylife.com/gall...irstyles/wed10
http://www.womensbeautylife.com/gall...rstyles/bride7

Tiara (can't decide b/w the four)
Queen Fabiola's Tiara
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...3&d=1097517065
This Tiara from webshots
http://news.webshots.com/photo/28978...56005517cubDGo
Princess Mathilde's tiara
http://img422.imageshack.us/my.php?image=abk8vg.jpg
Princess Astrid's Tiara
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...5&d=1098964666

Bridemaids
My cousin and 3 of my closest friends
Dress
Light blue with a dark blue sash with matching bolero
http://lazarobridal.com/laz_bm/displ...3&multimatch=x
Shoes
http://www.qualitybridalshoes.com/tusuze684.html
Hair
http://www.womensbeautylife.com/gall...irstyles/wed14

Flower Girls (6) sash will be blue
http://www.alfredangelo.com/index.cf...6-d880a00a2197

Pageboys (6)
tuxedos (no frills tights or maryjanes for these boys)
http://www.diannasformalaffair.com/ringbearers.php
6th suit the vest will be blue and instead of a bowties a blue necktie

Music
Guest
Air on the G String J.S. Bach
Liebestraum Franz Liszt
Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee-choir
Sheep May Safely Graze J.S. Bach
All Creatures of Our God And King-Choir
Arrival of Queen Sheba G.F Handel
Wachet Auf (Sleepers Awake) J.S. Bach
O Worship The King-choir
Sonata Natalis in C Major-J.S Bach
Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet-Henry Mancini

Processional for their Majesties
Te Deum-Antoine Carpentier

Processional for flower girls and pageboys
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring-sung by choir in German

Processional fos the Bride
Cantata No. 214, "Tönet, ihr Pauken! Erchallet, Trompeten!"- J.S. Bach

Hymns
We Gather Together
Now Thank We All Our God
Praise My Soul The King Of Heaven

Music for the Mass (I can't think of any others)
Panis Angelicus-sung by my cousin
Ave Verum Corpus-W.A Mozart
The Lord's Prayer-Sung by a friends

Signing of the Registery
Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Pastoral Symphony-G.F Handel

Solos-sung by friends
Ave Maria-Franz
How Beautiful by Twila Paris
You and Me by Lifehouse

Recessional for Bride & Groom
Hornpipe from the Water Music-G.F Handel
Toccata from Symphony 5-Widor
Le Prophete: Coronation March- Giacomo Meyerbeer
The Prince of Denmark's March-Clarke
Rondeau from Sinfonies de Fanfares-Mouret
Canon in D

Reception will be outside at Castle Laeken under a huge white tent with white flowers and blue accents. (can you tell I like blue) I would have a string quartet play during a formal sit down dinner then after dinner everyone will be out of their seats partying till they can't party no more to to DJ playing every type of music from hip-hop to spanish music to swing.

[sara1981]

im really like get my own royals wedding one days but my mom's sides very Bigger family than my dad's family.

im not sure what im really like to chose nice wedding gowns,tiara and wedding cakes,etc.

[SweetHomeNC]

Awesome choices guys. Anyone want to put another one together?