But the prospect weighed on me; even looking forward to seeing my friends at the wedding provided no distraction.
BBA statistics director David Dooks said: "Consumer spending was flat in May after the boost Easter and the royal wedding provided in April.
One idea is to host a casual party a few weeks or months after the wedding, providing an opportunity for friends and relatives to meet the new son- or daughter-in-law, minus the wedding hype and the focus on gifts.
The wedding provided a rare moment of joy for the royal family, which had endured much disappointment in preceding years, including the failed first marriages of each of Edward's three older siblings and the death in 1997 of Prince Charles's former wife, Diana, princess of Wales.
But the San Francisco City Hall wedding provided new fodder for marriage rights opponents to cut back hard.
Her work on the wedding provided the inspiration for the wedding garden of Casa de Estrellas (House of Stars), a Santa Fe, New Mexico, luxury inn and spa.
Wish Upon a Wedding provided her wedding last November to Christian Kidd, 57.
These days, weddings provide the rare occasion in which multiple generations can still gather together on the dance floor.
Fried chicken has put children through college, financed elaborate weddings, provided work for newly arrived refugees and put food on the table for relatives back in Kabul.
Some advocates of same-sex marriage have taken a different tack: At least two same-sex couples have invited Mr. Alesi to their weddings, provided the law passes and those ceremonies are legal.
