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A Royal Anniversary

The famous date of April 29th will lock in Will & Kate’s marriage vows tomorrow. We share this special date with them in our family!

On April 29, 1995, our daughter got married.









To my amazement, her girlfriends motivated all the ladies attending the wedding to wear hats, because that’s what the bride likes...hats. I will never forget walking down that aisle and seeing all the lovely spring hats! You would think it was England. Even I wore one.










Happy anniversary, Amy and Mark!

You will always be royalty to me.





Congratulations to Will and Kate.

Are you attending the royal wedding? Thanks to blogger friend, Beth Endean, I figured out my guest name: Lady Victoria Zipper Roy.

Here’s how you know your Royal Wedding guest name:
Start with either Lord or Lady.
Your first name is one of your grandparent’s name.
Your surname is the name of your first pet
Double barreled with the name of the street you grew up on!

What’s yours?

Comments

  1. DeborahApril 28, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    oh she is beautiful Mary!!!!
    They make a lovley couple!!!
    And you look so proud xo
    Thats too funny..I guess Im Lady Gladys Shep Kerr lol

    Deborah xoxo

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  2. not accidentally tuesdayApril 28, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    How fun!!! I will be setting the Tivo---I don't think I'll be up at 3:00 am. My royal name is Lady Jewell Toby the 43rd. Come by my sis Deb and my blog.
    Ann

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  3. Mevely317April 28, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    What a stunning photo, Mary!

    Me? Let's see ... Lady Randi Pepper of Alabama Avenue.
    Suppose I might persuade my DH to address me as such? LOL!

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  4. http://bitsandpieces-sonja.blogspot.com/April 28, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Just beautiful, and so was her mother!:)

    I am Lady Lydia Colonel Parkwood.

    Love it!

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  5. CarrieApril 28, 2011 at 8:16 PM

    What? No picture of me in my pepto bismol pink dress?!
    My name is Lady Sophie Samuel of Rio Vista, but my real friends call me Lady Sophie Mr. Dog. ha.

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  6. no spring chickenApril 28, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    Your royal couple is positively regal!

    Blessings, Lady Barbara Breesha Gladiola

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  7. LupeApril 29, 2011 at 3:40 AM

    Wow Lady Victoria Zipper Roy
    (AKA:MOM) , I am honored...thank you!
    Thank you all for the lovely comments.
    Lady Sophie Mr. Dog of Rio Vista, Pretty in Pepto...I agree... maybe she'll feature you in the next blog.
    Congratulations William & Kate!

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  8. AngelApril 29, 2011 at 1:12 PM

    What a lovely couple! I hope they enjoy a perfectly royal anniversary. :)

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  9. TessApril 29, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    What a beautiful bride! young, sweet, innocent and definitely a ROYAL one.

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  10. Crown of BeautyApril 30, 2011 at 6:32 AM

    Your daughter definitely looks royal, and so do you, especially with that hat!

    Congratulations!

    THe pictures are lovely.

    I also enjoyed reading about your vacation to San Diego. It's a lovely place.

    I was invited to the Royal Wedding and I saw everything LIVE thanks to YouTube and CNN and the other networks that were covering it.. andI also looked at the replays. It was indeed a perfect royal wedding... not a single hitch.

    The name on the invitation:

    Lady Theodora Snowball del Pan (wow!)

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  11. roselApril 30, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Adorable pics sister! How elegant! And your challenge makes us feel so! Happy Anniversary to your daughter and hubby!

    - Lady Virginia Brownie Lazaro (Ta!!!)

    (P.S. Thank you for always keeping me in your much-needed prayers! Love to you sister! Looking forward to our afternoon tea! :))

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