. >> chicago-born michael bruce curry will join the dean of windsor who is conducting the service andhe archbishop of canterbury who will officiate. the address is traditionally given by the senior members of the church of england. and news on the reception. which will be held at windsor castle. lots of tourists there today. inside of st. george's hall, where the event will take place. not a stuffy affair. it will be standing room only reportedly for the 600 guests. so why standing? well, it's to encourage mingling. according to one report, food will be served in bowls. >> the couple tasted everything. they were involved in every detail. >> they've also pick out gifts. meghan and harry have a secret registry. >> not open to the applicable. the couple is rej strered at the private member's club soho house, where they had their first date. as depicted in the lifetime movie. >> hi there. >> hi. >> what can they get the couple? some pricey. >> there are beds. there are bath roebs. energy efficient lightbulbs. and martini shakers. champagne glasses. real range. >> how about a trip away fro

american bishop michael bruce curry. >> a montw town starred. >> i take you, meghan, to be my wife. >lasting just about an hour. >> i therefore pro-claim that they are husband and wife. [ cheers ] >> interrupted by a huge roar from how does and a bigger cheer as they left the church. with their first royal kiss. [ cheers ] the duke and duchess of sussex introduced to the world with a carriage ride. more than 100,000 cheering them on. jay gray, nbc news, windsor, england. >>> some very loyal royal watchers got up in the wee hours of the morning to watch the royal wedding from a british public in south san jose. brita britainia arms was packed. they sipped tea and watched the nuptials unfold on dozens of screens as california's own marshaling marshali meghan markle joined the royal family. >> it's exciting. >> my first royal wedding was princess diana and charles. i love the royal family. they're so fascinating. >> it was gorgeous. liv i loved her dress. >> where do they get the bonnets? >> i'm going to get you one. the public's owner planned the party complete with a wedding cake. it a

the arch bishop of canterbury will officiate the vows and michael bruce curry will give the address or certificate mser. an american gospel choir will provide in of the music. >> it's great, britain and america, i think it's fantastic. >> reporter: it's also uniting more than 100,000 around the world, fans of the couple in the crowd expected to be here tomorrow to celebrate royal history. jay gray, nbc news. windsor, england. >> you can watch it here starting at 1:30 tomorrow morning. >> coming up here on "today in the bay," christmas is coming early for a few thousand people. those flame throwers by elon musk are arriving soon but there are challenges. what it will take for customers to gets what they ordered? >> this is must see tv, do you know what this is? not a marvel movie prop. what this giant robot does and where you can see one today right here in the bay area. >>> good morning, i'm kate rogers, here are today's top business stories. wall street looks set to open higher after stocks ended in the red yesterday. they turned lower after president trump said he doubts trade talks

there was the fiery and unifying message of american bishop michael bruce curry, preaching before royaltyorter: martin luther king jr. >> the redemptive power of love. >> i think many people tuned in for a royal wedding and a black wedding broke out. . >> exactly. and there was a really interesting bringing together of different ethnicities of blackness which i think is kind of profound. you have an african-american preacher. two parts that were really fascinating about bishop curry's sermon. one just the kind of deep profound commitment to love as the basis of all societies, the basis of politics, of commerce. i mean, he was giving a really profound message in the tradition as he invoked dr. -- reverend dr. martin luther king. ♪ when the night has come >> reporter: who lwill ever forget london. london's kingdom choir, their soulful version of "stand by me" a contemporary choice in a 1,000-year-old chapel. >> it was pretty striking. right away we saw there was a gospel choir. ♪ so arldarling, darling, stand me ♪ they sang "stand by me," which is such a deeply american song. ♪ stand by me

american bishop michael bruce curry -- >> the love changes lives. >> reporter: delivered a fiery address followed by a motown singer. ♪ is the only light we see >> take you meghan, to be my wife. >> reporter: the service was simple and straight forward, lasting about an hour. >> i therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife. [ cheers ] >> reporter: interrupted by a huge roar outside when the b couple said i do and an even bigger cheer when they left the church. [ cheers ] with their first royal kiss. the duke and duchess of sussex, introduced to the world with a carriage ride. more than 100,000 cheering them on. jay gray, nbc news, windsor england. >> a beautiful ceremony. some very loyal royal watchers got up in the we hours of the morning to watch the wedding from a british pub in san jose. >> reporter: they roll out the red carpet for a real-time wedding watch party. as soon as they opened the doors it was packed. packed at 3:30 in the morning, with folks all over the bay area dressed in their finest head to toe, including fascinators and top hats even at this hour of the mornin

. >> the most reverent michael bruce curry, the american head of the episcopal church is going to incorporate her heritage and his british heritage at st. george's chapel. >> the happy ending of walking down the aisle. so much controversy and news that made all of our hearts break for meghan and her father not making it. who is going to walk her down the aisle? >> there was talk about her mom walking her down the aisle. we got waved off that. mom, apparently, didn't want to do that. so, the way it's going to go, as meghan walks up the steps, she goes down the knave, the first part of st. george's cathedral. she will be alone for that. her moment, walking alone. at the center of the cathedral, somebody is going to be waiting for her. who is that somebody going to be? >> prince charles. >> prince charles who has two sons, never had the chance to walk anybody down the aisle. he is going to walk her down the aisle, deliver her to prince harry. >> this is a grand affair. st. george's chapel fits 800 people. by comparison, kate and william had 1900. >> how many people were at your wedding? >> about

kensington palace announced in a tweet that head of the episcopal church -- the most reverend michael bruce curryergy from the church of england give addresses at royal weddings. the leader of the church of england -- who will officiate the wedding -- gave his blessing to curry's invitation. ( james ) prince harry will marry meghan markle this saturday. right now... london is gearing up for thousands of visitors from all over the world. ( darya ) ( darya ) and as rylee carlson tells us... security is ramping up across the city. from bunting to busbys...britain is all abuzz about the royal weddingwindsor is decked out for the end of this week, when prince harry will marry american meghan markle, inside st. george's chapel, at windsor castle. their love story started with a blind date and progressed to a proposal over a roast chicken...meghan markle/ fiance: cosy night, what were we doing? roasting a chicken. prince harry/ great britain: trying to roast a chicken meghan markle/ fiance: it was just an amazing surprisethe country has embraced the couple.... the prince .... who has grown from mischevi

michael bruce curry. >> redemtive love changes live. >> reporter: delivered a fiery address followed by a motown standard. ♪ ♪ only light we see >> take you meghan. >> to be my wife. >> to be my wife. >> the service itself was simple and straight forward, lasting just about an hour. >> i therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife. interrupted by a huge roar from outside after the couple said i do and even bigger cheer as they left the church. with their first royal kiss. the duke and duchess introduced to the world with a carriage ride, more than 100,000 cheering them on. jay gray, nbc news, windsor, england. >> i love weddings in general, such a celebration of love and then to see that, it looked like a fairytale. >> i can watch that over and over again. >> vianey is here with the forecast. looks like wonderful weather. >> they did. especially considering the uk is always raining and gloomy. here we are catching a little bit of our own gloom. >> may gray, right? >> we're seeing low clouds as well, that's all thanks to a marine layer lingering all weekend long. we saw this yes

here's what we know, the arch bishop of canterbury will officiate the vows and american bishop michael bruce curryill give the address or sermon of the an american gospel choir will some of the music. >> it units britain and america, fantastic. >> reporter: almost uniting more than 100,000 around the world, fans of the couple in the crowd expected to be here tomorrow to celebrate royal history. >> and that celebration really is already started as we talked about a lot of people camping out on the streets, more than 100,000. they are going to pack this tiny town. should be quite a day. laura and marcus. >> and you're dressed for part, you look great, jay. >> top of the day, sir. >> windsor knot and all. >> "today" show will continue our royal wedding coverage coming up at 7:00. savannah guthrie and hoda kotb break down the last minute details. find out the ways they are paying tribute to princess diana at the wedding. >>> 5:36, there were fears a new homeless shelter in walnut creek would create problems but police tell us that shelter that opened in april, they've only had one complaint since then

kensington palace announced in a tweet that head of the episcopal church -- the most reverend michael bruce curryroyal weddings. the leader of the church of england -- who will officiate the wedding -- gave his blessing to curry's invitation. ( james ) now to bay area baseball... madison bumgarner is getting closer to making his way back from a broken pinkie... ( darya ) the giants expect madbum to start throwing off the mound today.. and he could come off the disabled list by may 25th... as for the rest of the team... they ended a six game losing streak yesterday against the pittsburgh pirates. both teams wearing pink for mother's day. the giants got a solid outing from derek holland who had 7 strikeouts in the game all of the giants offense came in the 6th... nick hundley hit a 3 run shot to left ... giants win this one 5- nothing. they are back home tonight to take on the cincinnati reds. ( james ) now to the a's taking on the yankees. brett andersen struggled after a rain delay.... he gave up three runs in the first inning.. the yankees go on to win 6 to 2....the a's continue their 10 game ro

the couple have enlisted american bishop michael bruce curry to give the address at the wedding, a break by senior clergy of the church of england. and royal chefs are revealing guests will be served classic dishes from seasonal british produce, some from the queen's backyard. we reached out about the photos and haven't heard this morning. back to the reception, a british newspaper reporting that there's no seating plan, standing only. the guests given meals in bowls so they have time to mingle. >> no seating chart to stress out over. >> you can talk to who you want to. >>> for more on everything tied to the wedding, let's bring in our expert, camilla. how are you doing, camilla. >> good morning, ladies. you're in for a treat when you come over here. windsor is buzzing right now. so much excitement on the streets. >> talk to us about this paparazzi story we're seeing floating around. there's going to be a time when meghan's dad, thomas, is going to have to meet his in-laws. how awkward or weird will this story be in that context? >> funny enough, i think the public sympathy is with mr. m

. >> reporter: the bishop michael bruce curry, the first african-american leader of the episcopal church> civil words that lead to decency and courage. >> reporter: surprised to be invite bid the church of england and the the royal couple. >> when i said, you got to be kidding. is this an april fools' prank. >> reporter: on the big day breeching the power of love. >> because when love is the way, we actually treat each other, well, like we are actually family. >> reporter: his nearly 14-minute sermon captivated millions around the world and caused some interesting reactions from the royal family. you know, you saw those faces throughout the church and while many we talked to in london absolutely loved the message, they did say it was decidedly more american than anglican and weren't quite used to the time length. but as we say in the states the spirit moved him or he got his preach on. robin, back to you. >> he took them to church. another way of saying it. have a safe trip back home. >>> wonderful to have presiding bishop michael curry here live in our studio. and i've never known a bis

. >> reporter: michael bruce curry the american head of the episcopal church has been chosen to deliveroved they're not afraid to break with tradition. >> they've broken with tradition slightly in this regard in that they're not having a sit-down dinner for their 600 guests. because they've got so many guests at windsor castle they're having more buffet style food. >> reporter: when it comes to saying "i do" the weddings are different. wearing quite is a major no-no in america but british bridesmaids often do. who could forget pippa middleton's curve hugging alexander mckean at kate's nuptials and well behaved young children follow the bride into the ceremony whether than precede her as we see with the u.s. flower girls and ring bearers. at the end of the aisle in the uk the prince groom faces away from the bride until she reaches the altar. just as prince william did while harry snuck a look. we'll see if harry sneaks a look this time around but here in the uk, brides actually pay for their wedding parties while in america, most of us women know about paying for all of those bridesmaid

american bishop preached at a british royal wedding invited by the church of england bishop michael bruce curryrtin luther king jr. >> we must discover the power of love. the redemptive power of love. ♪ so darling darling stand by me ♪ >> reporter: then harry and meghan's unconventional selection of contemporary music in the nearly 700-year-old chapel, a london-based gospel choir. following the service not one but two kisses and a quick change of outfits before the evening festivities heading to their reception in this electric powered jaguar rocking a one-of-a-kind vanity plate with their wedding date. it was so cool to see them in that car, let me tell you. everybody compared it to james bond. in a full circle moment those beautiful gorgeous flowers from that lavish ceremony were donated to local charities and one patient at st. joseph's hospice, pauline, an 89-year-old, received a beautiful bouquet. she said that it was a lovely gift from the duke and duchess and get this, she was an embroiderist to queen elizabeth decades and decades ago. seems fitting? >> thank you very much. it was specta

the head of the episcopal church michael bruce curry he is the first african-american bishop who hashurch of england and the u.s. he will celebrate and pray for the royal couple. love is the key to life and happiness. he has preached social justice and advocated for gay rights. a british baker has created a wedding cake that is a life- size replica of prince harry and megan markel. how about that? the it will see more than 500 people made with 300 eggs. 100 pounds of flour, butter and sugar. it is talked with 10 pounds of frosting. low-calorie. 150,000 i seen to create megan and harry. >>> >> an ohio dog daycare photo has gone viral. it looks like a group of four- legged friends taking a selfie. check this out. a black labrador in the front. front and center as if he is taking the picture. look at all those diabetes. look at them in the background. this was taken by a facebook user it looks like he was taking the photo. it has received more than 1800 reactions. one comment says this is exactly how i imagine the entrance to have an purie >> i love it. we are looking at paranormal. not

michael bruce curry, 65, he will deliver a sermon during the ceremony and he's the first african americanu would expect. preparations for royal fans. you're not going to get a bigger occasion this year! let's find out how the preparations of royal fans a little closer to home are coming along. breakfast‘s john maguire is at windsor high street for us this morning. we were looking around there yesterday and it was heaving with people really excited. you can imagine it's going to be busy today? absolutely, naga. as you're aware, there have been real hard—core royal fa ns there have been real hard—core royal fans that have been here for the last couple of days already camping out and it is freezing cold, really cold last night and cold again this morning, they are staring from their sleeping bags. you talk about the american element of the wedding, half of it, but other countries are represented. we will take a walk down. it's getting very busy, we're just avoiding the street cleaners here, lots of flags from different nations. look over there, here, lots of flags from different nations. loo

reverend michael bruce curry today, powerful, powerful sermon i thought and just wrapping up that bondas never seen, sandra. sandra: what a moment that was. and look at the people. i say that the royal family and their guests went on to go party. well, the streets of windsor are in full celebration mode. the pubs are filled. all week it's been tough to even walk into any of them. not that i tried. shepard: i did. yesterday at one point they closed the prince harry pub. which is just right off the back end of the castle. they had to close it late yesterday afternoon just before sun set. they had to close it because they run out of glasses. so some from our crew walked up the street to another pub to get glasses, came back, handed them through the windows at the prince harry and they filled up another pint for our crew who was winding down from a long day. it's a very familiarial welcoming, warm place. you think of the stiff upper lip sort of british royalty that we have all come to know and understand. that's not what this has been like. 180. sandra: let me tell you something i have had