I stayed up until probably 20 minutes before the palace balcony. I just couldn't stay awake any longer. I taped the whole thing so I'll still be able to catch it "live" so to speak.
I started watching ABC with Barbara Walters, but part way through the ceremony the camera started to cut out so I switched to CNN.
I loved her dress! It was very understated and classic. Reminded me of the styles from the 40's and 50's. And she didn't get lost inside of it. Very pretty! And I loved the veil. It was simple and didn't over power her at all.
I loved how she put the veil back before the ceremony started so that her face could be seen. And other than the smallish tiara, all she wore were earrings. Nice choice to let the neckline of the dress shine.
The Queen looked very pretty in that gorgeous shade of yellow. Carol Middleton looked lovely, as did Camilla. Lovely choices.
The hats that some women were wearing could and should be classified as lethal weapons. I understand wanting to look nice, but for heaven's sake, take into account how your mile high and wide hat affects those sitting around you! They aren't there to see your hat, they're there to see the future King and Queen of England on their wedding day. That being said, I absolutely love hats! And there were some very stunning ones, and some that I found very garish looking.
It was fun to lip read. Though I wish I knew what Harry said to William while Kate was walking down the aisle!
They looked happy, and utterly in love!!
EDIT:
I'll find it difficult to get used to the name changes: Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
If my memory is correct, The Queen also did the same thing to Prince Andrew and Sara Ferguson. I seem to remember that Sarah would have become "Princess Andrew" like what happened with "Princess Michael of Kent." So to avoid that, they were given titles of Duke and Duchess. It must have something to do with being 2nd (or further) away in line to the throne.
I found it interesting that Sarah Ferguson wasn't invited. Her daughters were there, and she was William's aunt and they likely still do see each other from time to time. It must have been a matter of seating logistics. Sarah is no longer "royal" so she couldn't be seated with the other royals. And she isn't quite a commoner anymore since she did give birth to 2 Princesses. And it could have had something to do with not wanting to drag up the scandals of years past, which we all know the press would have probably done at some point, if not that day, then in the days to come.