Wow, the bride blinged out… of course it wasn’t a ‘crystal’ headpiece which I foolishly mentioned before…it was all DIAMONDS!!!! Apparently $10 million worth!!!
I imagined this was some sort of Armenian inspired touch in honour of her heritage… but who knows! What I do know is that she will have started a huge trend. Every bride is going to want one… their budget just may not stretch to diamonds!
Ok! I never thought I’d admit it, but I adore the Kardashians! I was home sick one day last week and flicking through tv channels found E! One of the girls at work was raving about how she was addicted to Keeping up with the Kardashians and all the other tv show spin-offs and I was a bit mortified, but curious to see for myself. Most reality tv show is pretty tacky lets face it (think Jersey Shore and even worse if that’s possible Geordie Shore!), everyone’s just making a quick buck – and really what sort of person opens their private lives to the public?
But I have to say I am hooked – I wasn’t drawn into the glamour lifestyle the gorgeous girls live, but the fact they seem quite nice, down to earth and share some very comedic moments did keep me watching. And I am amazed, and not sure how much is scripted or not, but. there are even some good moral and social messages in there as well. Most of all – I like their idea of family and partnership/marriage. And romance. Unlike The Bachelor/Bachelorette none of it’s staged. At least it looks that way – until they file for divorce in the next episode!!
The latest love story is Kim’s. She’s had a whirlwind romance and last month was given a 2 million dollar engagement ring from her pro sportsman boyfriend Kris Humphries!
Check out her gorgeous bridal shower here!
Then there was the wicked Bachelorette Party in Las Vegas!
And tomorrow is the BIG day!! I’m sure it will be one to remember…I’ll keep you posted!
Thomas Wray Kidd from North Carolina is being reunited with a piece of jewelry and a part of his past he thought was gone forever.
Kidd, now 67 and retired, has not seen his Jackson High School Class of 1962 ring since he gave it to his girlfriend half a century ago, and she accidentally dropped it into her toilet mid-flush.
The girlfriend, Dianne Shearin, was aghast. Her father had a plumber pull the toilet and snake the pipes. “The plumber finally told them, ‘Hey, that ring is gone,”‘ Kidd recalled in an interview.
It was not gone for good though. When a storm pipe collapsed recently and a repair crew responded, a foreman found the long lost ring. It was just a few blocks from where it had gone into the sewer in 1960.
The ring was taken to a local jewelry store, where three hours were spent cleaning it back to a bright gold.
The ring bore the initials TWK and a hunt began to find the owner. There weren’t many possibilities. Only 25 students graduated from Jackson High in 1962, a few years before the school closed.
Mr Kidd got a call from a former classmate who told him about the ring. Then the jeweler called, offering to mail it or deliver it personally when he visited family in he area.
“Mr Kidd said, ‘Just wait and bring it to me,’ which I’m glad he did because I want to see the look on his face when he’s reunited with his ring after 51 years,”
Mr Kidd is impressed with the honesty in getting the ring back to its owner. He is also happy he will once more be able to give it to the woman he calls his “soul mate and best friend.”
Despite the toilet mishap, Kidd married Dianne Shearin in 1964. They’re still married today.
Zara Phillips & Mike Tindall
Edinburgh, 30 July 2011
We’ve been talking about royal weddings alot lately – this is the third one now this summer!
But, I think, the marriage of Zara and Mike is the most special. They seem endearingly down-to-earth, I suppose because of their sporting achievements. But I think this review shows their celebration was one where all royals could forget their p’s and q’s and enjoy themselves just like anyone else!
Prince Albert & Princess Charlene
Monaco, 1 July 2011
Wills & Kate weren’t the only royal couple to tie the knot this year. 3,500 guests witnessed Prince Albert And Princess Charlene saying“I Do”. Guests included Italian designer Giorgio Armani and Karl Lagerfeld, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, US soprano Renee Fleming, British Bond actor Roger Moore, fashion models Naomi Campbell and Karolina Kurkova, former French first lady Bernadette Chirac, Romanian Gymnast Nadia Comaneci.
Princess Charlene dressed in a stunning Armani off-the-shoulder gown made in white silk adorned with over 40,000 Swarovski crystals and a long veil, while Prince Albert wore the white dress uniform of Monaco’s Carabinieri Royal Guard. Their wedding took place in the courtyard of the Prince’s palace, the audience outside could see the ceremony from two giant screens outside. The princess looked so beautiful and serene walking the aisle by her father. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene exchanged 18-carat white gold platinum rings by Cartier.
The newlyweds and their 450 guests enjoyed a delicious meal especially made by chef Alain Ducasse. After the celebration there was a fireworks spectacular, but the celebrations will go on on Sunday with a brunch that will mark the end of the royal wedding festivities.
Paralysed bride-to-be gets married 14 months later.
Weddings spell a mountain of obstacles for many couples, but paralysis usually isn’t one of them.
http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/world/9870571/paralysed-bride-to-be-gets-married-14-months-later/