There are now officially two excuses to wear a hat at home this year–the Kentucky Derby and the Royal Wedding. But you don’t have to ask me twice to wear a hat. Sam and I went to my sister’s wedding in Windsor last year, where the Royal Wedding will be, and you’re more likely to be out of place not wearing a hat than wearing one. The weddings there are slightly different than ours. The English, being the proper people they are, do not hesitate to make wedding guests watch the signing of the legal marriage documents. The ceremony was held in a building older than the United States, and it was followed by a piss up (a kegger) at the local pub. I did get some dirty looks when I scooped Eton Mess on top of my wedding cake like ice cream, but it’s a piss up, and cake is cake!
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