The bride looked stunning in an ivory silk faille and silk duchess satin gown with a drop waist by designer Stewart Parvin, couturier to the Queen. Her veil was a silk tulle cathedral-length bouffant style with a short blusher.  Her shoes were Jimmy Choo and her tiara, called the Greek Key, was covered in sparkling diamonds and lent to her by her mother, Princess Anne.

The most important part of her outfit was of course, the ring. While Kate Middleton was presented Princess Diana’s ring and a wedding band of Welsh gold handed down through the family, Zara and her groom chose something newer in platinum. Just check out that sparkler.

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Guests at the wedding included senior members of the royal family including Kate Middleton, Prince William, Prince Charles, Camilla, Prince Harry and the Queen. After the ceremony, everyone head to 2th Century palace, Her Majesty’s official residence in Scotland for the reception where they partied late into the night.

Kate chose to wear the Cartier “halo” tiara, which has a long history.  It was made in 1936 and purchased by the Duke of York (later King George VI) for his wife, Elizabeth’s mother (also Elizabeth). Queen Elizabeth received it as an 18th-birthday present, at which time she was Princess Elizabeth.

Kate’s earrings were custom-made by Robinson Pelham to match her tiara. The diamond drops, presented to her by her parents are adorned with acorn motifs, inspired by the family’s new crest.

Kate’s wedding band is Welsh gold by Wartski, which also crafted Welsh-gold wedding bands for Prince Charles and Camilla.

The Location: The St. Peters Church in Westminster Abbey, has been the traditional venue of Royal Weddings since the 11th Century. Prince William and Kate’s ceremony will begin at 11 AM but the guest are expected to arrive at 8:45 AM.

The Photographer: Hugo Burnand will be The Royal Wedding’s official photographer.

Flowers: Shane Connolly a London-based floral designer has been chosen to do the flower arrangements at the Royal Wedding. catherine’s bouquet will be filled with gardenias, lily of the valley delphiniums, roses and of course a sprig of myrtle from the original bush in Queen Victoria’s wedding. She will lay them at the tomb of the unknown soldier.

Transport: Kate will arrive in a Rolls Royce. They will exit in the 1902 State Landau carriage that Princess Diana and Prince Charles drove away in on their wedding day.

The Dress: So many rumors! The head of Alexander McQueen was seen entering her hotel.

Guest List: The wedding is expecting 1,900 including members of the Royal Family, foreign Royal Families and some celebrity friends like Victoria and David Beckham, Guy Ritchie, and Elton John.  650 guest are invited to the afternoon affair at the Buckingham Palace, hosted by Queen Elizabeth.

Dinner: Just 300 have been invited.

The Menu: Two-bite hors d’oeurves, yorkshire pudding with roast beef and horseradish cream, bubble and squeak confit with lamb shoulder, smoked salmon, herbed crepes and cornish pasties.

The Cake: The wedding cake will be a multi-tiered traditional fruit cake with multiple leaf-and-flower encrusted tiers, English roses, Scottish thistle, Welsh daffodil and Irish shamrock.

Honeymooon Plans: The Prince and Princess will indulge themselves for two luxurious weeks on Necker Islands, Richard Branson’s private island.

The most important thing, The Ring: Prince William will not wear a ring but Kate will be given a special heirloom given by Queen Elizabeth to Prince William. A small nugget of gold mined from the Welsh Mountains which has been transformed into a simple gold ring. Her engagement ring was Diana’s and is 14 diamonds encircling a sapphire.

According to the Daily Mail, the invites were split up as follows: 250 by Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall; 50 by the Queen; 250 guests jointly chosen by the royal couple; and 100 guests invited by Kate’s parents.

David and Victoria Beckham, Guy Ritchie, Kate’s ex-boyfriend Rupert Finch, and all of William’s exes (that’s six exes in total between the two) have been invited.  Former English rugby coach Sir Clive Woodward, and comedian Rowan Atkinson (a.k.a. Mr. Bean) are also on the list.

Prince William, Kate Middleton

This is just one of the ongoing similarities. Prince William gave Kate his mother’s ring and Kate wore a similar blue dress to the one Diana did during their engagement announcement. Is this a nice loving tribute or too much?

It is sure to be the Wedding of the Century.No date has been released but royal experts believe it should take place within the next few months, which is how long Prince Charles and Diana waited after becoming engaged.

How did William propose? 

The Official Statement
The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton.

The wedding will take place in the Spring or Summer of 2011, in London. Further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course.

Prince William and Miss Middleton became engaged in October during a private holiday in Kenya. Prince William has informed The Queen and other close members of his family. Prince William has also sought the permission of Miss Middleton¹s father.

Following the marriage, the couple will live in north Wales, where Prince William will continue to serve with the Royal Air Force.