Prince William marries Kate Middleton

On April 29, 2011, Prince William, second in line to the British throne, married his longtime sweetheart, commoner Kate Middleton, in London’s Westminster Abbey in what can only be described as a fairy-tale wedding.

Here are some shots from the ceremony, which I watched later that night since I’m a sucker for all things related to royalty...

Here’s the beautiful bride in her gorgeous dress arriving for the ceremony:

Here she just reached the altar accompanied by her father and, reportedly, William is telling her she looks beautiful:

The vows and the Prince giving his wife her wedding band (he won’t be wearing one):

Now officially married, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walk down and out of the Abbey:

On the way to Buckingham Palace, surrounded by well wishers:

Saluting the crowd in front of the Palace:

And the long awaited kiss (apparently William and Kate had never been caught kissing in public!!):

It was a beautiful ceremony that went down without a hitch, which is itself incredible given the amount of coordination involved.

I wish them a happy marriage.