I'm now an expert on royal weddings, consulted by the BBC ...
BBC News - Royal wedding: American reaction to the Prince's engagement
... But even those who won't be across every dress, table arrangement and invite, are celebrating the news.
'It's fun,' says John Faughnan of Minnesota.
'It beats reading about the great recession,' he jokes.
Mr Faughnan said he had only learned Kate Middleton's name this morning...
I was intercepted in DC's Union Station by a young journalist desperate for local reactions.