Royal Wedding - Just Kiss It
While watching the Royal Wedding at 4am my mind wandered to my wedding & my children's future weddings. As I ooh & aahhed over the romance of it all I compared my family to the Royal Family.
Here are the 5 Things I learned from the Royal Wedding:
1. Don't let the Noise get to You.
Notice the 3 yr old bridesmaid in the left hand corner of the pic. She was miserable while everyone else around her was having a great time. Are you allowing the negativity of those around you to crowd out your joy? Joy is happiness regardless of circumstances. Take time refresh or rethink your those people or things that are stressing you. What steps can you do to change. No one wants to be with the unhappy bridesmaid.
2. Don't Let them See Your Dress.
Are you keeping excitement in your marriage? In your family? The waiting to see Princess Kate's dress almost brought the crowd to a frenzy. Would it be as incredible as they imagined? What designer did she choose? Would she choose a long train? Oh how this dress symbolizes the potential we have to knock our spouse's proverbial socks off. How are you showing your family how exciting folding that laundry can really be if you put a lil' fun into it? Ok maybe laundry wasn't the best example, but seriously, making the mundane family routines fun will be laughter to your family.
3. Deliver the Goods Royally.
The dress reveal was not a tease. Princess Kate & Prince William delivered. The dress was a knock out. The wedding was a 15 on a scale of 1-10. Not only was it aesthetically pleasing it went off only 5 mins off schedule and without a hitch. Well at least none the commoners could see. How do you deliver the goods? Do you have a family schedule that is posted or everyone understands? Are there routines that you follow so that everyone knows what happens next? Are you able to give that one, knock out dinner once a week? Hey - one awesome home cooked meal is better than 4 badly prepared meals.
4. Surround Yourself with Royalty.
Ok so maybe we don't have access to the royals. We do have access to quality friends & family. The Royal Wedding did not plan itself, nor did Prince William & Princess Kate plan the event themselves. They surrounded themselves with an excellent team & so should we. Who are you seeking for family advice? Who are you surrounding yourself & your family with in life? Be sure they have your best interest at heart.
5. Give them Two Kisses.
If you blinked you may have missed the first royal kiss between Prince William & Princess Kate. How many times have we done this in our family? We say, "ok bye, have a good day!" with a quick peck on the cheek. Or we don't try to kiss at all, we just say, "bye" because we are rushing out the door. Notice after the first kiss how the crowd wanted another? Take a cue & give your spouse, kids & family a 2nd kiss plus a hug! It's never too late to show them you love them very much. That 2nd kiss won our hearts. Win the hearts of your family today.
Here are the 5 Things I learned from the Royal Wedding:
1. Don't let the Noise get to You.
Notice the 3 yr old bridesmaid in the left hand corner of the pic. She was miserable while everyone else around her was having a great time. Are you allowing the negativity of those around you to crowd out your joy? Joy is happiness regardless of circumstances. Take time refresh or rethink your those people or things that are stressing you. What steps can you do to change. No one wants to be with the unhappy bridesmaid.
2. Don't Let them See Your Dress.
Are you keeping excitement in your marriage? In your family? The waiting to see Princess Kate's dress almost brought the crowd to a frenzy. Would it be as incredible as they imagined? What designer did she choose? Would she choose a long train? Oh how this dress symbolizes the potential we have to knock our spouse's proverbial socks off. How are you showing your family how exciting folding that laundry can really be if you put a lil' fun into it? Ok maybe laundry wasn't the best example, but seriously, making the mundane family routines fun will be laughter to your family.
3. Deliver the Goods Royally.
The dress reveal was not a tease. Princess Kate & Prince William delivered. The dress was a knock out. The wedding was a 15 on a scale of 1-10. Not only was it aesthetically pleasing it went off only 5 mins off schedule and without a hitch. Well at least none the commoners could see. How do you deliver the goods? Do you have a family schedule that is posted or everyone understands? Are there routines that you follow so that everyone knows what happens next? Are you able to give that one, knock out dinner once a week? Hey - one awesome home cooked meal is better than 4 badly prepared meals.
4. Surround Yourself with Royalty.
Ok so maybe we don't have access to the royals. We do have access to quality friends & family. The Royal Wedding did not plan itself, nor did Prince William & Princess Kate plan the event themselves. They surrounded themselves with an excellent team & so should we. Who are you seeking for family advice? Who are you surrounding yourself & your family with in life? Be sure they have your best interest at heart.
5. Give them Two Kisses.
If you blinked you may have missed the first royal kiss between Prince William & Princess Kate. How many times have we done this in our family? We say, "ok bye, have a good day!" with a quick peck on the cheek. Or we don't try to kiss at all, we just say, "bye" because we are rushing out the door. Notice after the first kiss how the crowd wanted another? Take a cue & give your spouse, kids & family a 2nd kiss plus a hug! It's never too late to show them you love them very much. That 2nd kiss won our hearts. Win the hearts of your family today.
I got a bit weary of the wedding before it ever happened so I didn't get up to watch. But I like your take on it!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet. :)
ReplyDeleteIt was funny watching the wedding with a bunch of girls. If not for my neighbor's royal wedding party I probably wouldn't have bothered to watch it!
Did you see on CNN that they called us all commoners?! Right when I started to love watching, that snapped me right back to reality. How weird is that? I thought the term commoners was so 14th century.