As Meghan Markle and Prince Harry exchanged vows and rings during the royal wedding, Twitter celebrated the best social media moments.
#RoyalWedding trended on Twitter even before Meghan Markle and Prince Harry entered the chapel for their ceremony. For those who feel that unless Twitter acknowledges it, it didn’t really happen, the social media platform did justice to the royal bride and groom, celebrating everything from Meghan’s and Harry’s kiss to their carriage ride. Read on for some of the best social media moments from Markle’s and her prince’s royal wedding.
Here comes the bride, all dressed in Givenchy white
Twitter went wild for Meghan’s royal wedding dress. The Givenchy gown earned praise from social media fashion watchers such as “stunning elegance” and “a masterpiece!”
When Prince Harry pulled back Meghan Markle’s veil at the altar
Really? You had to get us crying so early in the ceremony? One of the sweetest moments took place when Prince Harry very gently and very carefully lifted Meghan’s veil from her face. Can we put a video of this next to “Romance” in a virtual dictionary? Twitter went wild with “likes” for the sweet scene.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle share that highly anticipated kiss
After the royal wedding, onlookers had their reward for their hours of waiting outside the chapel hoping to see Meghan and Harry. Kensington Palace provided the video for Twitter, with Prince Harry looking as if he never wanted to let go of Meghan’s hand as they carefully walked down the steps, Markle’s train looking like a fabric waterfall as it flowed behind them.
Leading up to the wedding, expectations clashed as to whether Harry and Meghan would kiss in front of the TV cameras and onlookers. The BBC snagged the answer, sharing the vision with Twitter.
“THE KISS!” summed up the usually restrained network on social media.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry take first carriage ride as married couple
After the ceremony in St. George’s Chapel was over, Twitter was excited to see some action with visions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle taking their first carriage ride as a married couple. The romance was real as the bride and groom rode in an old-fashioned carriage pulled by a horse.
Prince Harry’s romantic gesture just melted our hearts
You know the theory that the bride and her family are the ones who see to all the romantic gestures before, during, and after a wedding? It turns out that Prince Harry was so determined to contribute in every way to the ceremony that he (wait for it…) carefully picked flowers from a garden that he’s growing with Meghan, putting those flowers into her bridal bouquet. Heart. Melting. Moment.
And finally, director Ava DuVernay is down to direct the recreation:
If you’re thinking about watching the royal wedding play again (and again and again) on TV today, Twitter has even supplied details of what to serve to parallel Meghan’s and Harry’s post-wedding feast.
Royal correspondent Rebecca English shared that guests will be sipping Pol Roger Brut Réserve Non Vintage Champagne, wines, and an apple and elderflower mocktail created with the same syrup used for the wedding cake. Canapés range from Scottish Langoustines wrapped in Smoked Salmon with Citrus Crème Fraiche and Croquette of Confit Windsor Lamb to Fricassee of Free Range Chicken with Morel Mushrooms and Young Leeks.
Yum.