Prince William & Kate Middleton: Day After Wedding!

Prince William holds hands with his new wife, Kate Middleton, at Buckingham Palace the day after their royal wedding on Saturday (April 30) in London, England.

The newlyweds walked to a waiting helicopter to leave for a private weekend away in the U.K. The Palace said the two would have a future honeymoon overseas.

At their first wedding reception, William, 28, and Kate, 29, were toasted with champagne while 650 guests nibbled on canapes and two weddings cakes, including a a chocolate biscuit cake that William had personally requested.

“It was a very happy scene. We cut the cake and then [William's father] Charles gave a lovely speech about his son and spoke about him in a very lovely way,” one guest told People.

In the evening, the couple celebrated at a more intimate dinner dance, where Kate debuted her second wedding dress!

Prince William & Kate Middleton: Official Wedding Pics!

Prince William and his beaming bride Kate Middleton pose for their official wedding photo in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace on Friday (April 29) in London, England.

The royal couple, who wed earlier in the day at Westminster Abbey, released three different pics - one by themselves, another with their four bridesmaids and two pages, and a large one with both sides of their families.

Alexander McQueen creative director Sarah Burton gushed it was “the experience of a lifetime” to work with Kate, 29, on her wedding dress.

“Catherine looked absolutely stunning today, and the team at Alexander McQueen are very proud of what we have created … I personally am very grateful and honoured to have been given the opportunity to work on this project, and I wish THR The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge every good wish for the future,” she said in a statement on Friday.

Prince William, Kate Middleton relationship timeline (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork - Prince William and Kate Middleton have set a royal wedding date for Friday April 29, 2011, at Westminster Abbey. Before the royal couple gets married they will have had nearly nine years of knowing each other behind them which will suit them well as they enter into a family life.