Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Is Our Royal Wedding -- Why We Needed It!

If there has ever been a time when we needed some fantasy and distraction from all the depressing news out there, it's now!

And what could be better than the extravagant and luxurious (but tasteful) wedding of a young woman we've all watched grow up?

Even though we haven't had true royalty in America since we ejected the Brits more than two centuries ago, it doesn't mean that we don't have a taste for pageantry and intrigue -- and we've satiated our desires with Chelsea Clinton's picture perfect wedding.

At 30, the bride is an accomplished, well-liked woman, whose fairytale nuptials included a $25,000 custom-made Vera Wang wedding gown. The country's top wedding couturier also designed Chelsea's bridesmaid and flower girl dresses, while designer Oscar de la Renta -- who has complained that he has never dressed First Lady Michelle Obama -- outfitted Chelsea's mom, Hillary Clinton, the Secretary of State, in a stunning floaty fuschia gown.

Chelsea may not be as tall and glamorous as Princess Diana, and she may not have married a certified royal prince, but she is slim, trim, attractive and looked stunning in her breathtaking princess-like wedding gown. In fact, with her hair pulled loosely back, radiantly fresh face and long, romantic veil, she looked highly Grace Kelly-like as in Grace Kelly who married Prince Rainier of Monaco.

And even though the former First Daughter will not be living in a palace, she is already royalty of sorts. Her father, President Bill Clinton, and mother Hillary are a charismatic political "royal" couple with far more clout than any true king or queen holds today. Plus, Chelsea grew up in the palatial White House and is marrying a wealthy white knight named Marc Mezvinsky, an investment banker with an impressive $4 million Fifth Ave. apartment.

Click to read why else we needed Chelsea's "royal" wedding!

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Comments

[chappelforpres]

12:57 AM on 08/15/2010

Yecch! Still fawning over the tasteless excesses of power and wealth without substance or true moral character.

[ARTIST50]

09:43 PM on 08/05/2010

I think you are way off base. I didn't hear one person mention Chelsea's wedding.

[Dameocrat]

11:28 AM on 08/04/2010

It just reminded me of why the modern democrats have nothing in common with ordinary people. White knight from goldman sachs. Yeah right!

[floater]

07:37 AM on 08/04/2010

I think the media tried to make something big out of this but I don't think anyone outside her friends and family cared.

[Diplomacy]

10:02 PM on 08/03/2010

Pure "fantasy" alright. Chelsea Clinton is an elected "politican's" daughter, period.

[party-of-one]

06:14 PM on 08/02/2010

This article is a parody, right? The Clintons seem classically nouveau riche in their efforts to show the world how rich they have become with such consipuous consumption, and perhaps as well, to try to compensate materially for the emotional pain their headlines caused.

[viewsofatogal]

04:53 PM on 08/02/2010

Not as tall as Diana? Chelsea's still tall - isn't she like 5'9" or something? I consider any woman over 5'6" or 5'7", tall. Just a thought.

[morristhewise]

03:50 PM on 08/02/2010

The Clinton family, bankers, and the professionals who were at the most beautiful wedding of the 21 century were only a partial display of 50 million cognitively elite Americans, they alone keep America great. The rest of the population can be exchanged for Mexicans with no difference to the economy or quality of the nation.

[Jill Kennedy]

02:59 PM on 08/02/2010

My boss went to Chelsea's wedding and blogged about it this morning.

http://mankabros.com/chairmans-blog/2010/08/chelsea-clintons-wedding.html

[truthseeker7]

05:36 PM on 08/03/2010

Was your boss actually that rude to Ted Danson? Seeing as how they both make their money in the entertainment business I would have thought he'd be more courteous. Having met Ted Danson (and his mother) at her house in Sedona years ago I can say without doubt that he is a heck of nice guy and pretty darn smart too. Sounds like your boss is a bit of pain in the a$$.

[Halsey]

01:35 PM on 08/02/2010

I'm glad Chelsea had a good wedding (I'm glad anyone has a good wedding). That is where my interest stops. Royalty? Am I the only one (and hey, I voted for the Father of the Bride 2 x's); that is rather sick of Bill? Bonnie, your take WAS one of the huge problems with Bill. He fancied himself the 2nd coming of JFK (meaning a Camelot type legacy). He did some good things, but totally screwed us by chumming with Rubin and dismantling Glass-Stegal, setting UP the financial meltdown. Bill cavorts with Steve Bing on his private jet to Paris and gawd knows where else. Bill makes a pit stop in Haiti, forms some foundations, none of which come close to J. Carter's Habitat for Humanity. (and no, Jimmy was NOT a good president..too nice; but he IS a great man, IMHO). The Clintons are NOT my royalty, not remotely. They are among the top 1% of wealth; let them eat cake.
Sorry, this was a vent but I've felt quite betrayed by Hilary and Bill for years. I can still wish Chelsea all the best...just not with a royal title.

[peterg76]

01:34 PM on 08/02/2010

No, it's not a "royal wedding". Princess Victoria's wedding affected every citizen of Sweden, even if only in a symbolic and superficial way. Outside of those with personal connections, no-one cared about Clinton's wedding unless and because they were already a political supporter of one or both of her parents.

[thebigbike]

01:15 PM on 08/02/2010

Well, here in the heartland, the wedding got about the same notice in the local paper, as that of any other politician's kid, no pictures, about 2 column" in the "fluff" section" the local tv news didn't mention it more than about 10 seconds, local radio (other than right wing stuff-- they may have fulminated) I heard zip. so I am left to think of Tonto's respsonse when the Lone ranger told him we're surrounded by bloodthirsty Apaches and that this is likely the end for us" "What you mean 'we' whiteman?"

[dct1999]

05:19 PM on 08/02/2010

Here in NY it was unavoidable. I wish them well, but I'm glad the wedding hype is over. I'd wager that the vast majority of people didn't care one way or the other.