Those of you who know me, and even those of you who don’t, must know by now that I am a pretty big fan of sitcoms. Not all, but many of them. So it shouldn’t surprise you to find out that this was a big week for me. After all, it’s not everyday that I get invited to a wedding the likes of which I never expected to see. In case you missed it, and there may have been a reason or two that you did, this was the week that Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah-Fowler got married. Finally. Because, truly, it has been a long time coming. Just ask Amy. She would have married Sheldon about halfway through Season 8 but someone, somewhere made her wait right to the very end of Season 11. Nonetheless, it was worth waiting for. The wedding was a small but elegant affair attended by all of the bride and groom’s friends and family. The bride wore a lovely, albeit somewhat flouncy, white dress adorned at the waist with a pale pink sash. If I have to say so myself, and I’m not sure who else would in this blog, the dress fit Amy to a tee. She simply looked beautiful. Not only did everything come off without a hitch, (this is probably not the best time to mention that the bride and groom lost themselves in a particularly challenging physics problem shortly before the ceremony making them almost late for the nuptials) but much to the soon to be newlywed’s and everyone else’s surprise, none other than Mr. Mark Hamill arrived to officiate. What could possibly be better than that? Well there might have been one thing.
As you also know, I can’t pass up a good reality TV show and there is nothing more real than “The Royals”. Like it or not, we’ve (yes, the royal one) have been sharing in their lives for many, many decades. Happy, sad and very sad times. Births, marriages, divorces and deaths, we chronicle every moment. For the royals, big brother is always watching. And this past week was no exception as perhaps the world’s most eligible bachelor, HRH Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle tied the knot. We knew from the get go that this wedding was going to be one heck of a shindig, what with the bringing together of Hollywood and British royalty. As can only be expected, it was an elegant, although much larger affair than “Shamy’s” (yes, that’s apparently what we call them now). The bride chose a stunning but plain silk gown and the Queen said “yes” to the dress, although I do think that had Randy, coincidentally the “King of Bridal”, been in the house, there might have been just a titch more bling added to the frock. But who I am to say? This wedding also saw the appearance of a surprise guest officiate, or perhaps in this case, better phrased as an officiate who, it would seem, surprised the guests.
Right about now I’m sure you’re asking yourself why on earth the shallow gal is comparing these two weddings. How can one possibly have anything to do with the other? Surely a newly minted Duchess and a socially awkward neurobiologist have absolutely nothing in common. Well I say, not so. I’ve taken the few spare moments I have in my day and dedicated them to researching these seemingly disparate women and what I’ve found just might surprise you as much as it did me. First things first. They are, of course, both Americans. One hails from Los Angeles, the other from Glendale, just a stone’s throw away from downtown LA. Meghan is 36 years old. Amy, it appears, was born on December 17 sometime between 1979 and 1985 so let’s just call it 36. Both were successful actresses prior to their marriage. Meghan of course, in the hit show “Suits” and Amy as a regular on Sheldon Cooper’s ongoing “Fun with Flags” series. And last but hardly least, both have married their prince charmings. Not so different as you thought, eh?
Wait a minute, you say. Surely the shallow gal knows the difference between what’s real and what’s not! Doesn’t she realize that Amy and Sheldon are just characters in a long-running sitcom? Perhaps a little too long? Well of course I do! I can distinguish between reality and fictional TV. I know that Amy and Sheldon are not really married, at least not to each other. That the longevity of their marriage is at the mercy of the writers who orchestrate everything behind the scenes. That as the show goes so too does the marriage. Not so for Meghan and Harry though. Theirs is a true love destined to continue for as long as they both shall live. For them the show will go on. Unless, of course, one of them just happens to get voted off the island.
People say that you should write about what you know and obvs I’ve been doing 
Shallow Be My Name 