By K.D. Norris
With Grand Rapids’ 20 Monroe Live live big-screen showing of the Windsor Castle wedding of Great Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle it seemed to those in attendance that they were part of the pomp and circumstance.
Maybe that is why the almost exclusively female crowd — which included at least four Wyoming and Kentwood residents — in attendance before 6 a.m. Saturday, May 19, were wearing the required fancy hats.
“This is the second royal wedding that my daughter (Kristin) and I have been to,” Sue Thrash, of Wyoming, said to WKTV. “The first time we did not dress up but we wanted to make sure today that we were right along with the rest of the group. We had a wonderful time.”
The Royal Wedding Party had doors open at 6 a.m., with the show beginning at about 6:20 a.m. as guest arrive, and the wedding starting at 7 a.m.
For some in attendance, the event was all about seeing the royal and A-list guest attire, or catching the marriage ceremony minute-by-minute, or the royal carriage procession following the marriage.
“The ceremony was so wonderful,” Donna Tate, of Wyoming, said. “Her (Megan’s bride’s) dress was so beautiful, so simple.”
For others, it as all about spending time with family and friends.
“This has been a wonderful opportunity to spend some time with my mother and my aunt. We’ve had a lot of fun,” Jacqueline Kastelz, of Wyoming, said. “This has been my very first time watching it, up close, like live on TV while it was happening and not just catching up with it later and watching a few snippets on the news. This has been really great.”
20 Monroe Live is located at 11 Ottawa Avenue NW. For more information on events visit 20monroelive.com .
