Pippa Middleton Wedding Update & Latest News: Official Date & Location, Gown Designer Revealed! What Is Prince George’s Role?
More details are coming in about the wedding of Pippa Middleton and James Matthews. The wedding's official date and location have been revealed, as well as the gown designer and the entourage members.
Us Weekly reported that Middleton, 33, and Matthews, 41, will get married on May 20, 2017 at the Anglican St. Mark's Church Englefield in Berkshire. The church is situated in a charismatic English village and some parts of its structure were constructed back in the 12th century. The reception will happen at Carole and Michael Middleton's Bucklebury home, which is seven miles away from the wedding venue.
For the reception, a luxury marquee or tent will be set up in the estate's garden. Middleton and Matthews already sent out the "save the dates" for the wedding.
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Middleton's niece and nephew, her sister Kate's royal children Prince George and Princess Charlotte, have big roles in their aunt's wedding. The almost two-year-old Princess Charlotte will be a flower girl and the three-year-old Prince George is going to be a page boy in the highly anticipated event.
Those wishing to see Kate in the wedding entourage will be disappointed. The Duchess of Cambridge isn't going to be a bridesmaid in her younger sister's wedding but she still has an important role. Kate will do a reading during the wedding ceremony's sacrament.
Middleton's gown was created by Giles Deacon, a British fashion designer known for his playful designs. Deacon was seen in the brunette socialite's home bringing garment bags.
As for the bridal bouquet, Us Weekly's report claimed that Middleton spent an hour at the Lavender Green florist in London looking at bridal bouquet mockups. Middleton is partial to chic and "very classic" bouquets, with "antique, ivory, and a twist like adding lace."
Though it makes sense for Middleton to pass all the preparations to a wedding planner, she chose to be hands-on about the whole thing because she has "a specific vision and feels she's learned enough about planning to get stuck into it herself rather than handing it all over to a planner," Us Weekly further reported.
An insider told People that Middleton and Matthews have a "deep desire" to stay away from the public eye after their wedding. Another source claimed that the couple wants to have children and lead a "quiet life."
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