oloriel | Can't keep it in

There's one thing I'm going to say about OMG THE WEDDING OF THE YEAR! I didn't watch it - by the time I admitted to myself that I was sort of curious and that I'd probably regret not watching it and turned on the TV, they were just about to leave the balcony, good timing there, Lyra - except for the final five minutes, so I can't say anything about the ceremony and the guests etc etc etc., but I am going to say something about the bride, which is THIS:

Thank GOD she looked (aside from being the sort of thin that verges on unhealthy) reasonably natural! No insane amounts of make-up, no absurdly elaborate hairstyle, just a little dab here and long (mostly) open hair there. As royal weddings have a tendency to inspire others, perhaps that means we'll have to see fewer brides so covered in face-plaster and styling mousse and hair-pins that they look like painted dolls rather than like people because everyone thinks that's the way it's gotta be. NO IT DOESN'T. So I'd certainly approve if that royal fashion caught on. ARRRR.

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