Many of are still smarting, and remain convinced that our Royal Wedding invitations got lost in the post. We had to make do, and sulkily watch the wedding of the year from our sofas, although, 2,640 lucky members of the public did receive requests to attend the big day.
The most recent Royal Wedding is not the first time we’ve been invited to brush shoulders with celebrities. Angelic Diamonds, retailers of
engagement rings take a look at other occasions when we’ve had to scrub up to walk amongst A-listers.
Prince Harry and Ms Meghan Markle’s wedding
Taking place on May 19th, the Royal Wedding inspired mass Royal Fever. And, unlike other high-profile weddings, certain members of the general public were invited to take part in the special day.
People from across the UK had been selected by Lord Lieutenant offices to attend the wedding. These individuals were able to see the royals arrive at the chapel and watch the procession in their chosen carriage after the ceremony.
When the guest list was decided, the newlyweds specified that the invitees should be from a range of backgrounds and ages, and should include those who have “shown strong leadership and those who have served their communities”. The stories of some of the chosen guests were then told through the Kensington Palace Twitter page.
The official guestlist remained unknown, but there were rumous that the guests would be brushing shoulders with celebrities such as Serena Williams, The Spice Girls and Ed Sheeran.
Listening sessions with Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift has always been one for keeping in touch with her fans. One Christmas, she personally wrapped gifts for her supporters as a festive treat. She’s also been known to invite her super-fans for secret listening sessions ahead of a couple of her albums.
In 2014, ahead of the release of her 1989 album, Taylor invited her fandom over to her house for lunch. She served them pumpkin chocolate chip cookies that she’d personally baked and gave everyone free album merchandise. Guests got their photo taken with superstar, held her awards and even listened to her talking about her relationship with ex-One Direction star, Harry Styles.
She must have enjoyed her self, so much so that she decided to do something similar in 2017. This time, she invited fans to a listening party in London to hear her sixth studio album, Reputation. Taylor personally selected 100 fans to attend the event and they enjoyed chicken nuggets, M&Ms and Reputation-themed cookies.
Birthday brunch with Kim Kardashian
We’re all about Keeping Up with the Kardashians, but would you ever think you’d be invited to brunch with one of them? That’s exactly what some of Kim’s super-fans got to do back in 2015.
For Kim’s 35th birthday she flew all of the fans that she follows on social media out to Los Angeles for brunch. The meeting took place at the Four Seasons in Westlake Village and guests enjoyed food and drinks, took photos with the reality star and got their phone cases signed.
As an extra surprise her husband Kanye showed up to the venue with their daughter North. After the event Kim said on Twitter “I love you guys so much and am so grateful to have met you guys today!” and sent personalised thank-you cards to those who were invited.
Getting married at the Grammys
Some of us dream of a quiet service for our wedding day, surrounded only by close family and friends. But some want bigger and better things and would be green with envy over what 33 newlyweds experienced in 2014.
They were invited to the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014- held at Staples Centre in Los Angeles. To celebrate their love and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’s single Same Love, heterosexual and homosexual couples were married on stage. The marriages were officiated by Queen Latifah who was deputised for the day so she was able to pronounce the couples as married.
The full concept was planned to be a surprise and none of the guests or the viewers at home knew what was coming. The idea was decided the year before, and a casting director was hired to gather the happy couples. They then had to sign contracts and were not allowed to tell anyone about what was going to happen. They had to attend multiple rehearsals to prepare themselves for the biggest day of their lives!
Chrissy Teigen and banana bread
Chrissy Teigen is known for interacting with her fans over social media as well as posting about her own life and topical issues. So, when Chrissy wanted to make the perfect banana bread and needed six brown bananas it was only natural that she invited her followers for help.
In exchange for the bananas Chrissy offered fans a signed cookbook, a pair of her husband John’s underwear and a Becca make-up palette. Photos were posted on social media of Chrissy’s assistant picking up the bananas and of course, her cooking the bread.
As we can see, there has been many times where we’ve been invited to walk with the rich and famous. Always be prepared as it could be you next!
Were you glued to the Royal Wedding over the weekend? I feel majorly in the minority here as I decided to make the most of the sheer volume of people watching it and headed to the normally heaving supermarket to do my food shopping instead!
