Congratulations Kate and Wills!

We prepared for months and like all good things, it was over all too quickly. But what a day. Kate – sorry, the Duchess of Cambridge – stunned onlookers in a gorgeous gown by Sarah Burton and the beautiful ceremony went without a hitch. From the celebrity arrivals to the balcony smooch, we reminisce on the memorable marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. By Peggy Nuttall

29 April: Early morning crowds

07:30: No chance of a Bank Holiday lie-in for these die-hard royalists who are forming a colourful but orderly queue by Westminster Abbey ahead of the ceremon

29 April: Guests begin to arrive

08:45: The general congregation begin to gather at Westminster Abbey as Kate's little brother James Middleton sets off from the Goring Hotel in Belgravi

29 April: The colourful congregation

08:20: Guests are still arriving at Westminster Abbey.

29 April: Working the crowd

08:20: An over-excited clergy man has his moment in the limelight showing off the order of service to the crowd.

What a tease.

Victoria Beckham pregnant with Harper at the royal wedding.

29 April: Wax Spice?

Dave reassures concerned onlookers that he hasn't replaced his wife with a stand-in mannequin. 'Look, she's got the baby bump and everything!'

29 April: Erm...what?

08:50: How does one distract onlookers from one's collapsed septum? Blind them with an electric blue outfit originally made for space travel.

29 April: Everyone wave!

10:00: More guests arrive at Westminster Abbey including Elton John and husband David Furnish,

29 April: The ex

Prince Harry's ex girlfriend Chelsy Davy arrives looking a little solemn.

29 April: The Management

10:05: Prime Minister David Cameron, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and leader of the opposition Ed Miliband arrive at Westminster Abbey.

Royal wedding dress code. — 29 April: Prince William and Prince Harry arrivePrince Harry and Prince William in the red ceremonial uniform for the Irish Guards at his wedding in 2011. Image: Getty.

29 April: Mother of the Bride

10:16: The bride's mum Carole Middleton follows the boys.

29 April: Erm....what? #2

It's a sight to behold.

29 April: You like me?

10:45: 'Come along dear' says Prince Charles to his wife Camilla as she laps up the frenzy of adoration for the Royal family before heading into West

29 April: Queen arrives

29 April: The Queen arrives

10:45: "Lovely to be here. And what do you do?"

29 April: Pippa in McQueenPippa Middleton at the wedding of her sister Kate to Prince William in 2011. Photo: Getty Images

29 April: Here comes the bride

11:03: And she certainly ain't fat and wide. She is thin and beautiful.

Kate (and designer Sarah Burton): we LOVE the dress!

29 April: Fast train

29 April: The fast train

In a much-anticipated nod to austerity, Kate flaunts the fact that she needs only one helper to hold her dress train which measured a less than 3 metres compared to

29 April: First look

Prince William is reunited with his wife-to-be.

29 April: Kate and Will exchange rings

29 April: The couple exchange rings

11:18: Altogether now....'aaaaaaahhhh!'

29 April: They did it!

11:20: 'I now pronounce you husband and wife' says the Archbishop after a series of dramatic pauses which confused both Kate and Wills into saying 'I will

29 April: Mischief personified

They're up to something.

29 April: The bit where they get jaw-ache

29 April: The bit where they get jaw-ache from smiling too much

12:14: The cheery newly weds make their way from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace, waving and smiling the whole way to

29 April: The dress

So let's take a closer look at the dress.

29 April: Crowds on the Mall

13:06: No room to swing a cat on The Mall as crowds gather to witness the kiss.

29 April: The Kiss

13:33: 'Make it stooop!' cries the poor little flower girl to the left of the now Duke and Duchess of Cambridge having their first public smooch.

29 April: Said fly-past...

And to be fair, it was loud. We heard the planes pass overhead at iVillage towers in central London.

Pippa Middleton and Prince Harry

29 April: Congratulations

29 April: Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge!

Catherine and William make their way to a slap-up lunch at Buckingham Palace followed by a party organised by Prince Harry, a

29 April: Tricked you!

...But they re-emerge in a suprise final appearance in a 1969 Aston Martin DB6, a present from the Queen to Prince Charles on his 21st

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