Thanks for posting the story. After all the hoopla and 3 month buildup, the wedding was a big snooze, IMO.
The dress was less than I expected... Not very memorable, and IIRC almost a direct copy of Victoria of Sweden’s wedding dress.
The guests looked old, tired, and bored.
This family is the Euro Soap Opera- an ongoing operetta of a completely dysfunctional family.
As an amateur fashion critic I strongly disagree about the dress. Charlene’s dress was elegant, original with its beading and sparkle. Her upswept hair and veil made her look regal. I would give Charlene’s dress a 10 if you compare it to other royal brides: Diana-hideous, crumpled kleenex with BOWS, Fergie-too busy with the overdone beading and a BOW on the train, Victoria of Sweden-elegant dress, but boring, no sparkle or beads and a GOLD tin can on her head, Letizia-looked like a coat with an Elvis collar and heavy, long sleeves, Kate-Grace Kelly copycat, too much lace, and the schoolgirl hair and boring veil was just WRONG.