THIS is the Royal Invitation?????

I loved every minute of the Royal Wedding today. I didn't mind at all that I was going to have to function on 4 hours sleep because, well, getting into that stuff is fun! I don't watch the news on TV so I was not inundated with details of the event for the past several months. I could enjoy everything as it occurred, and not be consumed with which dress Kate was going to wear and who designed it etc.

Of course, now that I'm officially in love with the Royal Wedding, I had to check out the invitation.

And I was terribly disappointed. Really. Really. {no words}. I thought for sure this was a joke or another red herring and that the REAL invitation was not to be revealed for privacy purposes. IS IT?? About the only thing I like is the hand written part for the guest...a lovely personal touch. Uninspired text (italic times???? Could you have shaved a little off the tree budget to hire a calligrapher?) And a picture stuck in the corner? And some weird step-down text on the left corner, but centered text on the right corner? I heard that Kate did her own make-up (which I thought looked lovely) and I'm seriously wondering if she just decided that her Word program would be fine too. Maybe she printed them on her desktop printer she used at University. I don't know. It's all so underwhelming. I guess the crest is kind of cool but it'stoo close to the top lines...it's like a creepy guy at the bar standing too close to you. Awkward.

I can't even talk about it any more. (I just noticed that the worry crease between my eyes is deeply furrowed and my eyes are literally squinting from the atrocity). I'm going to have to redesign it for them, even though they will never see it. I'll share when it's ready. Until then, shield your eyes and look away.