Claudius & Gertrude: All About the Big Day

Their marriage happened shortly after the funeral itself. Hamlet was on his way home from Wittenburg to attend the funeral. Poor guy had to watch his own mom marry his uncle. Anyways, the wedding took place in the Copenhagen court. Everyone dressed up for the funeral, except for Hamlet. He wore all black. Can't really blame the kid, his father just passed away. 

It was a grand wedding, practically all of Denmark attended. After delivering his speech, Claudius could wipe away the sweat since the court was pleased. 

The food very much resembled the food from the funeral! Hamlet even made the connection when he was talking to Horatio. He said, "Thrift, thrift, Horatio! The funeral baked meats did coldly furnish forth the marriage tables" (1.2.179-180).  Hamlet was blabbing on about the fact that his mom got married so fast that the leftovers from his father's funeral were served to the wedding guests. Gross! 

Thrift means money so is he implying that the wedding was rushed to save money? 
But the royal family is the richest family of all of Denmark ...
Sounds more like an excuse he planted in his own head. They married for love and Claudius needed to overtake the throne to stop Fortinbras. It's all so obvious you can tell from the pics. 

Just look at how happy they are!

Gertrude's Bridal Look 

The Queen showed up to her wedding in a grand entrance wearing an incredibly glamorous Pronovia gown. It had 3/4 length sleeves, a 4-foot long train, delicate satin white gloves, a fitted satin corset topped with a lace neckline, and her royal crown. 

Denmark Royal Gossip rates Gertrude's bridal look as the top #1 for this year. 

To get her gown for your wedding visit Pronovia's web 

xoxo,
Denmark Royal Gossip