Truly a wedding to remember

Never has a wedding dress been the subject of so much worldwide speculation. For months before Kate Middleton’s altar date, the million-dollar question was who will design her bridal dress. The identity of the designer was not known until the very moment Kate stepped out of the Rolls Royce Phantom that took her to Westminster Abbey.

The lace appliqué bodice and skirt that Kate wore was designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen. Burton had also designed the dress the US First Lady Michelle Obama wore at a state dinner.

According to the BBC, the lace on the bride's dress was hand-made by the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace.

The BBC said “Workers washed their hands every 30 minutes to keep the lace and threads pristine, and the needles were renewed every three hours, to keep them sharp and clean.”

The dress carried motifs of a rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock, representing each nation of the United Kingdom.

The bridal train measured almost 3 meters, and over the veil Kate wore a Cartier tiara, an heirloom lent to her for the occasion by Queen Elizabeth.

Prince William was handsome in the red tunic of the Irish Guards, where he is a colonel.

Westminster Abbey was resplendent with the trappings befitting the center of the Church of England, but there was a welcome touch of green provided by the small trees that lined the aisle. The trees were Kate’s idea.

As the newlyweds emerged from Westminster Abbey, Britain burst into celebration. An estimated one million well-wishers lined the streets as William and Kate rode a horse-drawn carriage to Buckingham Palace. There, throngs gathered for the much-awaited kiss at the balcony. Cheer rang out as the newlyweds appeared and obliged them with the perfunctory lips to lips. Overhead a World War II vintage bomber flew past for a royal salute.

Two hours later, the couple left the palace in an Aston Martin DB6 driven by the prince. The sports car had been converted to run on biofuel made from – would you believe – English wine wastage.

Written on the car’s license plate were the words “Just Wed.”

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Bulacan Mayor Patrick Meneses must have felt like he walked into a lion’s den when he faced Cristy Fermin in a live TV interview last week.

Just minutes into the interview, Cristy was handed an envelope that she said contained a transcript of messages supposedly tweeted by the mayor’s ex-girlfriend Aiko Melendez to her "gay" friend.

The messages suggest that Aiko and her friend were plotting a smear campaign against the mayor by spreading blind items insinuating that he’s gay.

Meneses was visibly taken aback by Cristy’s revelations. He said he guested on the show to say that he and Aiko were on good terms.

“We respect each other because she had not commented on the issue even though we are not in communication with each other,” he said.

Meneses said that after what had been revealed, he will definitely haul Aiko to court. “I’m a politician. I have a reputation to protect,” he said.

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Charice will sing the Philippine national anthem at the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley in Las Vegas on Saturday (Sunday morning here).

I’m sure the Glee star will be keeping in mind the guidelines set by the National Historical Commission for singing of Lupang Hinirang: Two-fourths beat (which means a march), 100 metronomes, and the song should be more than 53 seconds.

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Actress G Tongi has been out of the limelight for quite a while, and for good reason.

She has been pursuing a degree in communication studies at the University of California in Los Angeles.

Apart from her studies, she is also busy leading an organization of Fil-Ams working in Hollywood.

Way to go, G!