I remember waking up in the middle of the night on July 29, 1981 so I could watch Lady Diana Spencer marry Prince Charles. I was sixteen and wanted to see everything as it happened. Live. Not taped delayed. I was exhausted by the time it was all over, but I didn't care. Staying up was so worth it. I know I wasn't alone that day.

How popular are royal romances and the resulting nuptials? Just check out the number of royally inspired romance novels, movies and television shows out there.  It comes as no surprise that my top selling book, If The Ring Fits..., featured a prince hero who needed to find a bride.

With the Internet, you can follow all the royal romantic happenings. There's a Royal Weddings topic at The Royal Forums as well as a blog that follows the relationships of the young royals in Britain. And if you want some hands-on fun, check out this site where you can dress a royal bride in different styles of wedding gowns. The Wedding Belles' dress designer Serena James would love that!

And just in case you wanted to see a real princess bride, here are four Cinderella brides who married their Prince Charmings. Check out the trains on a couple of those dresses!



Did you ever dream about marrying a prince and becoming a princess?