Our bags are packed, the tuxedoes are pressed, our curtsies are perfect. All we're waiting for is a call from Buckingham Palace, confirming we've been invited to Friday's royal shindig. And, hey, while we're visiting fantasyland, here are 10 other historical weddings we'd have loved to crash:ILDIKO & ATTILA THE HUN (453 A.D.)
The legendary barbarian played as hard as he fought. For his 12th nuptials, Attila's caterer poured thousands of gallons of alcohol and served the masses herds of sheep. The morning after the honeymoon night with his teenage wife, Attila was dead. Talk about partying 'til you drop.
ALICE ROOSEVELT & NICHOLAS LONGWORTH (1906)
President Teddy's daughter wasn't registered at Crate & Barrel, but she still managed to snag some exquisite gifts, including a gold enameled snuffbox from Britain's King Edward VII and a hand-carved teak chest from the Empress Dowager of China. The White House wedding concluded with the bride, a notorious party girl, borrowing a sword from the president's military aide to slice the cake.
GRACE KELLY & PRINCE RAINIER (1956)
Imagine Gwyneth Paltrow getting hitched to Prince Harry and you'll get a sense of why the 1950s press dubbed this "the wedding of the century," with more than 20,000 people lining the streets in Monaco to greet their princess, and chipping in to buy the couple a Rolls-Royce. Guests included movie stars Cary Grant, Ava Gardner, David Niven and Gloria Swanson.
CAROLYN BESSETTE & JOHN F. KENNEDY JR. (1996)
It's appropriate that the closest thing the United States has ever had to a royal wedding had the couple sharing their first dance to Prince's "Forever in My Life." The highly secretive festivities on Georgia's Cumberland Island had reminders of John-John's parents: The groom wore his daddy's watch and the bride wore Jackie O's hair clip.
CARMEN ELECTRA & DENNIS RODMAN (1998)
To be honest, we'd probably have taken a nap during their low-key nuptials at the Little Chapel of Flowers in Las Vegas, but just so we'd be well-rested for the after-party, which we imagine resembled a scene from "Caligula." Nine days later, Rodman filed for an annulment, saying he was drunk during the ceremonies. No duh.
LIZA MINNELLI & DAVID GEST (2002)
Cirque du Soleil sounds like a tea party compared to this freak show featuring Elizabeth Taylor as maid of honor, Michael Jackson as best man, Tony Bennett as the wedding singer, backed by a 60-piece orchestra, and satin-covered candy boxes embossed "Liza and David 4 Ever." In this case, "4 Ever" meant 16 months.
HEATHER MILLS & PAUL McCartney (2002)
All you need is love -- and $3 million to throw a star-studded wedding. Elton John, Ringo Starr, Sting and Eric Clapton were among the rockers who attended the nuptials in an Irish castle, followed by an Indian-themed dinner and a $150,000 fireworks display. Too bad the couple couldn't make their own fireworks. Sir Paul filed for divorce in 2006.
VANISHA MITTAL & AMIT BHATIA (2004)
We don't know either of these crazy kids, but we're willing to become fast friends with any couple who would host a $90 million reception. This five-day extravaganza, celebrating the marriage of a steel tycoon's daughter and an investment banker, featured a $520,000 performance by Kylie Minogue and ended at the palace of Versailles, a slight step up from your neighborhood VFW hall.
ASHLEE SIMPSON & PETE WENTZ (2008)
This recently estranged couple should have ditched performing for party planning as they celebrated their blessed day with an "Alice in Wonderland" theme. Ten thousand Black Magic roses filled the red-and-black tent, guests were served cocktails in "Drink Me" bottles, appetizers came on playing cards and the couple were seated on heart-shaped chairs. If only their taste in music were as sharp.
KAYTE WALSH & KELSEY GRAMMER (2011)
No, we're not "Frasier" fanatics. The reason we'd crash their reception, at New York's Plaza Hotel, is a menu that may be the most mouthwatering since Henry VIII dined alone. Guests, including David Hyde Pierce and Alan Arkin, enjoyed deluxe appetizers and a four-course meal that featured goat cheese truffles, andouille en croute with spicy mustard, slow-roasted turkey with chorizo corn-bread stuffing, wild mushroom risotto, lobster, filet mignon au poivre and dozens of other treats. We can't wait to see what Grammer serves at his fifth wedding.
