This is a fluffy memorabilia album compiled by the Royal Librarian, but it jumped off the shelf at the library and into my hands and I enjoyed flipping through it. The overviews of the upbringing, courtship, engagement, and weddings of the five British Queens (and Princes/Kings) included are simple sketches, but the artifact images included are interesting to peruse from a material culture AND a 'wow the opulence' perspective. I had fun (and it was a super quick read, which, let's be clear, I needed).

If you're planning a wedding, you could do worse than taking a few pointers from the royal family. For example, you can have as many wedding cakes as you like! SO MANY CAKES. Also, you should create a display of the fancy gifts you receive, sell admission tickets to the public, then donate the proceeds to charity. Brilliant.

Oh also, Elizabeth II's double-strand pearl necklace in her wedding ensemble? Just TWO DIFFERENT PEARL NECKLACES, worn together. Mind blown.