The presiding bishop of the American Episcopal Church delivered a powerful and emotive sermon to those in attendance and millions more watching across the world on embracing the power of love.
Beyond the pageantry and royal stagecraft at which the British excel, there is a story about a changing Britain, a complicated U.S. family, a resilient monarchy and the redemption of a wayward prince.
Interest in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle transcends borders in a way that past royal weddings have not, writes Autumn Brewington, who anchored The Washington Post's royal wedding blog in 2011.
"People like them," a London souvenir shop employee says of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. "They're a bit cool, aren't they?" And, he says, "For our business, they're absolutely essential."