It's been twenty years since this wedding, which took place on August 25, 2001, in Oslo Cathedral. As most royal watchers know, the road to the ceremony was not without its bumps. Mette-Marit's youth and young adulthood were unconventional for a royal bride (although not so unconventional for a young person of her time). Haakon… Continue reading Random Royal Rotogravure(s) – The Wedding of Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby
Tag: Weddings
The Great Wedding Gown Game – Road Less Traveled Top 5 and WINNER
Hofdame Housekeeping: I know we had said we would be running a tiara/hairdo/veil poll next, however, we have made an editorial decision to step away from weddings for a while. Between the polls, the Luxie Designer Diary, the Spencer weddings, the guest post by Elizabeth yesterday, and the weddings we have covered on Bits, it's… Continue reading The Great Wedding Gown Game – Road Less Traveled Top 5 and WINNER
Guest Post – Diana’s Wedding Gown
Hofdame Note: Thank you to Baguette Elizabeth Davies for providing these photos and writing this lovely post. She captured some amazing detail on Diana's wedding gown. Please note the photos are her property, so we request that you do not copy them elsewhere! I went to the Royal Style in the Making Exhibition at Kensington… Continue reading Guest Post – Diana’s Wedding Gown
Great Wedding Gown Game – Road Less Traveled Top 15
You have spoken, Baguettes, and a fine collection of lesser-known gowns is before us. Here are your top fifteen choices. The top choices changed quickly so these are not in order of the number of votes received. If you are curious about the vote totals, you can head back and check out the poll results.… Continue reading Great Wedding Gown Game – Road Less Traveled Top 15
Royal Wedding Gown Game – Contemporary Top Five
People just love wedding dresses. We know this because we had an avalanche of votes on this poll. The five top winners are moving on, but rest assured all your favorites got lots and lots of votes. EDIT - I took the videos you posted in the comments and moved them up here, as well… Continue reading Royal Wedding Gown Game – Contemporary Top Five
