Princess Beatrice, who captured imaginations in a different way, by upcycling and wearing a vintage dress borrowed from Her Majesty The Queen.
Those pictures, too, were well-received by the public and served as some light relief from the daily news agenda. These two brides have set the tone for the new era of small wedding services.
The 2020 bride is more creative than those who have come before her - she has zoomed in on the details that matter to her and puts more thought into the details she can control.In short, it no longer needs to be a puffing great ballgown.
The photographs of both Allen and Princess Beatrice offer a great sense of contrast after years of increasingly OTT (and expensive) mega-weddings.
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