>> take thee, catherine elizabeth. >> take thee, catherine elizabeth. >> to be my wedded wife. >> to be my wedded wife. >> to have and to hold. >> to have and to hold. >> from this day forward. >> from this day forward. >> to love and to cherish. >> to love and to cherish. >> until death do us part. >> until death do us part. >> i catherine elizabeth. >> i catherine elizabeth. >> take thee, william arthur philip louis. >> take thee, william arthur philip louis. >> to be my wedded husband. >> to be my wedded husband. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> for better for worse. >> for better for worse. >> for richer for poorer. >> for richer for poorer. >> in sickness and in health. >> in sickness and in health. >> to love and to cherish. >> to love and to cherish. >> until death do us part. >> until death do us part. >> for as much as william and

. >> take thee, catherine elizabeth. >> take thee, catherine elizabeth. >> to be my wedded wife. >> to. >> to have and to hold. >> to have and to hold. >> from this day forward. >> from this day forward. >> to love and to cherish. >> to love and to cherish. >> until death do us part. >> until death do us part. >> i catherine elizabeth. >> i catherine elizabeth. >> take thee, william arthur philip louis. >> take thee, william arthur philip louis. >> to be my wedded husband. >> to be my wedded husband. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> for better for worse. >> for better for worse. >> for richer for poorer. >> for richer for poorer. >> in sickness and in health. >> in sickness and in health. >> to love and to cherish. >> to love and to cherish. >> until death do us part. >> until death do us part. >> for as much as william and catherine have consented together in holy wedlock, i pronounce them to be husband and wife together in the name of the father and the son and the holy ghost, amen. >> and so they began their long journey.

. >> i, catherine elizabeth. >> take thee william arthur philip louis. >> take these william> to my wedded husband. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> for better, for worse. >> for better, for worse. >> for richer, for poorer. >> for richer, for poorer. >> in sickness and in health. >> in sickness and in health. >> to love and to cherish. >> to love and to cherish. >> till death us do part. >> till death us do part. >> according to god's holy law. >> according to god's holy law. >> and thereto i give thee my troth. >> and thereto i give thee my troth. >> bless o lord this ring and grant that he who gives it and she who shall wear it may remain faithful to each other and abide in thy peace and favor and live together in love until their lives end. through jesus christ our lord. amen. with this ring. i thee wed. >> with this ring i thee wed. >> with my body i thee honor. >> with my body i thee honor. >> and all my worldly goods with thee i share. >> and all thy goods with thee i share. >> in the name of the father. >>

. >> catherine elizabeth, wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together according to god's law in the holy estate of matrimony? wilt thou love him, comfort him, honour and keep him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live? >> i will. >> who giveth this woman to be married to this man?>> i, >> william arthur philip louis, by, take thee, catherine elizabeth to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse: for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to god's holy law; and thereto i give thee my troth. >> i, catherine elizabeth, take thee, william arthur philip louis, to my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse: for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to god's holy law; and thereto i give thee my troth. >> bless, o lord, this ring, and grant that he who gives it and she who shall wear it may remain

. >> i william arthur philip louie wee take catherine elizabeth. >> take thee william arthur philip louis. >> as my weded husband. >> as my weded husband. >> the royal couple are now the key figures driving an and gent monarchy into the 21st century. a million well wishers on the streets of central london. many more attend street parties across the u.k. >> look at william looking at her. >> it's magical. it's absolutely magical. >> the party continues into the night at buckingham palace, as william and catherine begin married life together. >> welcome to "bbc news." wedding celebrations are continuing at buckingham palace tonight after a day of which a royal romance that began nearly a decade ago culminated in the marriage of prince william and catherine middleton at westminster abbeach. police estimate that one million people were on the streets of london for the event and we have the full story of the ceremony, the crowds, and that dress. our royal correspondent reports on a truly memorable day. >> no one talks about fairytales at a royal wedding anymore. that among many things has chan

prince william says after the archbishop: i, william arthur philip louis, take thee, catherine elizabeth to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse: for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to god's holy law; and thereto i give thee my troth. >>darya: i said that she should've got a tattoo. this is the newest wedding, the wedding of the century. >>mark: pitchblende over to buckingham palace after the ceremony. no consent in westminster abbey. everybody waited an extra half an hour for the kids. here it is. -- the kiss. waiting and waiting for a practiced kiss. >>darya: let us go in for a second one. you cannot hear their scent. now reception is going on. we have the latest. the crowds are still gathered it side of buckingham palace. >>mark: back here in the united states, severe weather. 300 people have been killed. but the death toll across six states. you can see the path of destruction of one of the tornadoes in tuscan alabama. 210 people were killed out of 300, the president vi

take thee catherine elizabeth.. >> take thee catherine elizabeth.. >> to my wedded wife... >> to my wedded >> to have and to hold from this day forward >> to have and to hold from this day forward >> for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health.. >> for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health.. >> i, catherine elizabeth... >> take thee william author phillip louis... >> take thee william author phillip louis... >> to be my wedded husband... >> to be my wedded husband... >> to have and to hold from this day forward >> to have and to hold from this day forward >> till death us do part... according to god's holy law... >> till death us do part... according to god's holy law... >> and there to i give thee my troth. >> and there to i give thee my troth. >> reporter: and even future kings struggle a bit with the ring. >> i pronounce that they be man and wife together in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost. amen. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: the cheers outside rang all the way into the abbey. then, some words of

take thee, catherine elizabeth. >> to be my wedded wife. >> i catherine elizabeth. >> take thee, williamh, till death do us part. >> with this ring i thee wed. >> i pronounce they be man and wife together. bless, preserve and keep you. >> a new princess, kate. the crowd thrilled. >> as we watch them enter buckingham palace. thoughts that this could be their home some day. >> oh, absolutely. >> you are looking at the crowd -- the masses making their way now to buckingham palace. >> here you see the crowd, just starting to make their way in. >> it really is a sensational sight. >> we are counting down to the kiss now on the balcony behind us. >> here we go! oh! >> that was less than three seconds. >> would that be unprecedented -- a second kiss? >> yes, it would. >> oh! yeah! that's it. ee[ ndrschlapp ause ] >> that's more like it. >>> good morning to you, at 9:56 right now. a surprise guilty plea by the husband and wife who kidnapped jaycee due guard and held her captive 18 years. they both pleaded guilty yesterday. 56-year-old phillip garrido will face a maximum sentence of 431 years to

. >> take thee catherine elizabeth>> to be my wedded wife. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> for better for worse. >> for richer for poorer. >> for richer, for poorer. >> i catherine elizabeth. >> i catherine elizabeth. >> take thee william arthur philip louie. >> take william arthur fill i louie. >> to be my wedded house land to have and to hold from this day forward. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> for better, for worse. >> for better, for worse. >> for richer, for poorer. >> with this ring, i thee wed. >> with this ring i thee wed. >> with my body i thee honor. >> all my worldly goods with i thee share. >> those whom god have joined together let no man put assunday wi -- asunder. >> i'm still wiping tears away. >> it was so special. ben vogel joins us. special correspondent for nbc news. inside the abbey watching it all. good to see. >> did you thank you. what a day. what a day. >> what was it like? we from the outside obviously could see

. >> i william arthur phillip take thi catherine elizabeth as my wedded wife. >> i catherine elizabeth take thee william arthur as my wedded husband. >> flawless. even with all the middle names of prince williams. they have new titles now. the earl and countess. it's a scottish title where they first met as college students at st. andrews. catherine arrived in a rolls-royce but they left together in a carriage. it's the same carriage that princess diana and prince charles used on their wedding day. they took their first journey as man and wife this morning from westminster abbey to buckingham palace in a coach built in 1902. there was no rain during the wedding. it was an open top carriage. >> oh, darn, we would have had to use the bentley again. >>> enthusiasts gathered overnight. >> exactly. bob redell is live in san jose. you have been able to maintain your composure. your eyes look dry so far. not too teary eyed. >> reporter: they are but -- let me put it this way, there's a box of kleenex that is now empty after what i witnessed overnight. yeah, there was quite a crowd here in sou

>> i, william arthur philip louis, take thee, catherine elizabeth, to my wedded wife, to have and tos day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to god's holy law, and thereto i give thee my troth. >> i, catherine elizabeth, take thee, william arthur philip louis, to my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to god's holy law, and thereto i give thee my troth. >> bless, o lord, this ring, and grant that he who gives it and she who shall wear it may remain faithful to each other, and abide in thy peace and favour, and live together in love until their lives' end. through jesus christ our lord. amen. >> with this ring i thee wed, with my body i thee honour, and all my worldly goods with thee i share, in the name of the father, and of the son, and of the holy ghost. amen. >> let us pray. o eternal god, creator and preserver of all mankind,

. >> i, catherine elizabeth. >> take thee, william arthur philip louis. >> take thee, williamed husband. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> to have and to hold from this day forward. >> for better or worse. >> for better or worse. >> for richer or poorer. >> for richer or poorer. >> in sickness and in health. >> in sickness and in health. >> to love and to cherish. >> to love and to cherish. >> till death do us part. >> till death do us part. >> according to god's holy law. >> according to god's holy law. >> and to thereto, i give thee my troth. >> and to thereto, i give thee my troth. >> bless, oh, lord, this ring. and grant that he who gives it and she who should wear it, will give together in love until their lives end. through jesus christ, our lord. amen. >> and he had a little trouble getting the gold ring on. >> with my body, i thee honor. >> even though, we all know, she has -- so many other brides, who have said, they drop so many pounds from anxiety and excitement, before their wedding. >> and she will wear that wedding, along with the diamond and sapph

. >> i catherine elizabeth. >> i, catherine elizabeth. >> take three william arthur philip louis. >> take thee william arthur philip louis. >> to my wedded husband. >> to my wedded husband. >> as they take off for their honeymoon, we take a look back at the wedding of the duke and duchess of cambridge. a day that made the world feel good, "early" this saturday a day that made the world feel good, "early" this saturday morning, april 30th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> welcome to "the early show" on this last day of the month. i'm russ mitchell. >> good morning, russ. i'm rebecca jarvis. i'm going to go by duke and duchess of the saturday "early" show. >> sounds good. but let's begin with that bad weather in the south. a new picture is emerging on just how big the devastation is across seven southern states in the wake of this week's tornadoes. more than 330 people are dead and more than 1 million people are without electricity. damage could exceed some $5 billion. 1500 alabama national guardsmen have been called in to keep order. we have two reports beginning with cbs news corre

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. >> couric: catherine elizabeth middleton-- kate, as she's called-- was born on january 9, 1982. the eldest daughter of carole and michael middleton was raised in the upscale village of bucklebury, refined but not regal. >> on her mother's side, they're made up of coal miners and road sweepers. and then, on there father's side, you've got the land of gentry and solicitors. >> couric: kate attended the prestigious marlborough college, where she excelled in sports, and then went on to st. andrew's university in scotland to study art history. >> she integrated perfectly well with everybody else in the class. in fact, there was nothing distinctive about her at all, i would say, and she certainly didn't behave with any airs and graces. >> couric: but she still managed to attract the attention of a very distinctive classmate. at first, they were just friends, but, cut to 2002, a catwalk and cupid's arrow. >> he'd probably only ever seen her in jeans and a sloppy sweater, and i think it's the first time that william really thought that this... that he fancied this girl that was already

tests >> love my a archbishop: i, william arthur philip louis, take thee, catherine elizabeth to my weddedld from this day forward, for better, for worse: for richer, call it to have the kisses from the balcony, later though. there is more to come. after this there was more than 1900 guests, they have a luncheon. 650 people are willing it down until tonight, where the party will be, there will be 300 people. them that you asked about the case? there they are at buckingham palace. being introduced to the crowd. everybody is waiting for the kiss. that is set to beat rehearsed to get the right angles for the can a quick kiss it was. >>darya: if you give it such a bill that. they are doing away. the wait is very important. the lash of the waves of is very important. there were 1 million people lining the street. >>mark: stock market is closed, it is a holiday. >>darya: one of bill but. oh, the kiss is not even in this one. we will get another video with the case. elton john, his partner waving. you know, the special, but smaller lunch and followed by smaller reception. you will recall that elt

. >> i catherine elizabeth, take thee william arthur philip louis.m this day forward. >> for better or worse. >> for better or worse. >> for richer or poorer. >> for richer or poorer. >> in sickness and in health. >> to love and to cherish. >> till death do us part. according to god's holy law. >> according to god's holy law. >> and to thereto, i give thee my troth. >> bless, oh, lord, this ring. and grant that he who should give it and she who should wear it, will give together in love until their lives end. through jesus christ, our lord. amen. with this ring, i thee wed. >> with this ring, i thee wed. >> with my body, i thee honor. >> with my body, i thee honor. >> and all my wordily goods, with thee, i share. >> all my worldly goods, with thee, i share. >> in the name of the father. >> in the name of the father. >> and of the son. >> and of the son. >> and of the holy ghost. >> and of the holy ghost. >> amen. >> amen. >> let us pray. oh, eternal god, creator and preserver of all mankind, the author of everlasting life, send thy blessing, on this

>> reporter: 30 years and three months separate the wedding days of lady diana spencer and catherine elizabethdleton. >> i would have loved to have met her. she's obviously -- she's an inspirational woman to look up to. >> reporter: the tale of these two brides from the day they met their princess to the day of their i dos unfolds in some astoundingly similar and remarkably different ways. a kindergarten teacher, diana was barely 19 when prince charles did a double take. at 31, he was 12 years her senior. >> i only work three days a week at kind eergartekindergarten. >> diana grew up in upper-class privilege and ran in royal circles. >> she was the daughter of an earl. she was very much of a girl of an upper aristocratic class. >> reporter: and then there is kate, also 19 when she caught the eye of her prince one year her junior. far from the shy aristocratic diana. kate was a raven-head confident commoner and unlike diana, she was a college student. >> he looked at her, fell in love, and well, that was just about it. >> reporter: charles and diana began dating the summer of 1980. and their co

. >> take thee catherine elizabeth. >> take thee catherine elizabeth. >> to be my wedded wife. >> to be my wedded wife. >> he gave her a ring of welsh gold. william has chosen not to wear a ring. >> i pronounce to be husband and wife together. >> now her royal highness, the duchess of cambridge and william the duke of came democrat bribr bestowed on them by the queen. and the royal rides in a royal coach. the future of the monarchy and 110-year-old open carriage. back to buckingham palace for a reception thrown by the queen. the crowd along the route estimated at as many as a million. an one more royal tradition, the balcony appearance and the kiss. now, we all know that the royal family has produced some compelling storylines over the year. now once again they proved they can put on quite a show. erica? >> that they can. parts of it still going on. mark phillips at westminster abbey for us. thanks. joining us here is victoria arbiter. we watched a lot of this together this morning. what was it about this day that really spoke to you? >> i think probably the fact that we've got this

catherine, prince william has risen not to wear a wedding ring. we understand he doesn't like jewelry. i don't know why he wouldn't want to wear a piece of gold welch rain taken from queen elizabeth's gold stash. even so he's chosen not to wear one. catherine is now wearing a ring made of will scroll. >> james: let's listen in to some of the ceremony taking place outside of buckingham palace. (music) (music) (music) (music) (music) (music) (cheering & applause) (cheering & applause) >> james: very see the crowds obviously cheering as they celebrate the union of prince william and captain middleton. we will be back with more coverage in just a mi. >> justine: you're watching live pictures and london, maybe even 1 million people lined the streets celebrating the marriage. of william and catherine. the newly named duke and duchess of the cambridge. they are officially man and wife. >> james: this is a live picture from outside of buckingham palace. ec that long stretch of a pathway on either side flanked by the british flag. most of their royalty and dignitaries that attending this 300 gust luncheon. >> justine: the lunches 650. >> james: that is right, 300 for the private party. who'

catherine elizabeth middleton was born in 1982 to a middle class non-royal upwardly mobile family.their romance back in 2002 by wearing this little see-through number at a charity fashion show he attended, a first for a future queen. kate's also the first royal bride with a university degree and the first to actually live with her husband before the wedding. the groom, william arthur philip louis, also born in '82, the first child of charles and diana. like his mother, will is hugely popular and kate middleton's appeal in britain and beyond is off the charts. right now they're a golden pair. it's crucial to the monarchy that they stay that way. >> what's riding on this wedding is they can never divorce. >> reporter: hillaryfordwitch is a royal watcher. this particular palace is the hillwood museum and estate in washington d.c. >> they cannot be divorced because of what happened with his parents. that would be too much for the royal family to bear. they must be happy and they must live forever together. that's part of english history. >> reporter: and what an interesting history it'

. >> reporter: 30 years and 3 months separate the wedding days of lady diana spencer and catherine elizabethloved to have met her. she's an inspirational woman to look up to. >> reporter: the tale of these two bride trs the day they met their princes to the day they say their i dos have evolved in remarkably similar ways. a kindergarten teacher, diana was barely 19 when prince charles did a double-take. at 31, he was 12 years her senior. diane that grew up in privilege and ran in royal circles. >> she was a girl of the upper aristocratic class. >> reporter: then there's kate, also 19 when she caught the eye of her prince, one year her junior. far from the shy, aristocrat ii diana, she was a raven-haired commoner. she was a college student. >> he looked at her, fell in love, that was just about it. >> reporter: charles and diana began dating in the summer of 1980. it was a traditional courtship. >> the royal family thrilled and delighted that at long last, prince charles seemed to have settled down. >> reporter: signs of the media frenzy to come were just beginning. >> lady diana. >> reporter