Wedding Blog

Yesterday we blogged about emitations - a company that creates knock offs of the most popular celebrity red carpet jewelry. Today I came across two similar sites.

Sparkles Forever

Inspired Silver - which created a special line for the television program The View.

I guess we just can’t get enough of celebrity style. I know I can’t because my secret guilty pleasure is my subscription to US Weekly.…

I absolutely loved the elegant wedding hairstyles featured on Once Upon a Bride’s site. The vintage inspired combs, brooches and headbands they used in their hairstyles were simply gorgeous.

I gave the place a call and chatted with the owner about the different services they offer. Once Upon a Bride is actually a full service bridal studio that travels to you on your wedding day. Their…

I went to try on wedding dresses for the first time yesterday!!

I learned two things while trying on dresses. One - I need to lose a LOT of weight. Two - I LOVE very long trains. I found a dress that I absolutely adored, however, the neckline was all wrong - no halters for me. But the dress itself was beautiful… oh I hope I…

I should have mentioned, I don’t love the make-up, so it’s back to the drawing board (argh!).

The bright side (yes, there is a bright side) is that I finally found a celebrity photo to show to make-up artists what I’m going for. I kinda like the hair too if I decide not to go with it half up… but I’m not ready to deal…

My friend is have a destination wedding in October and we were wondering -

1) What is the protocol for requesting gifts or registering?
2) How do we word an invitation for a small get together after the wedding has occured?
3) At the get together, should she wear her wedding dress?
4) Do you send invitations to the destination wedding, although you know many will not be…

Here are the results of my trial with Meredith Carre. I’m not crazy about the lower eyelid eyeliner or the lower lash mascara. I tried taking some off, but not much could come off without disturbing the rest of the look. Please ignore the bad hair…

Before:

After (with darker lipstick):

After (with lighter lipstick) … that liner is making me look a bit bug-eyed in pictures:

At home…

I’ve recently seen a trend with brides attaching photos of their loved ones to their bouquets. One of this week’s featured Knot brides meg&ksexton included a picture of her dog and her father in a locket on her bouquet.

Planetjill creates custom jewelry where you provide a photo and they shrink it to fit in a piece of their jewelry. Perfect for attaching to your…

Would you like to borrow the priceless gems celebs wear on the red carpet for your big day? Well now you can! Emitations knocks off the most popular celebrity red carpet jewelry.

You too can look like gorgeous Gwyneth, enchanting Eva, and captivating Charlize. Emitations offers a large line of bridal jewelry that’s sure to make you, your bridesmaids, and your mother feel like a…

Last week we featured terraluvsbrett in our Knottie Bios of the Week. I thought her paper flowers were adorable, fun, and definitely unique.

While I was visiting Boston recently, I stopped by a Papersource store and saw the very same paper flowers. If you have an opportunity to visit, they carry a lot of things that aren’t available on the website. (Yes this is a picture…

Winters and Rain offers a service where they’ll convert their tiaras into a piece of jewelry after your wedding.

Their bridal jewelry is made from freshwater pearls and crystals and range from $200-$600. Restringing a piece of jewelry costs $75 and an additional $50 if you want a multi-strand choker and a silver clasp added.

You can customize your headpiece by choosing your pearl color, as…

I have a make-up trial scheduled for this evening with Meredith Carre.

She has two portfolios online - “bridal” and “events.” The women in “bridal” look good, “flawless” as they say. Of course, I’m not going for the flawless look. The women in “events” look fabulous; you can actually see their freckles (!). I venture to say that they look like themselves (the horror! the…

This lingerie question will be answered by the fabulous Danae over at the knickersblog. For more information on bridal lingerie, please visit their new Bridal Lingerie Guide.

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What type of bra should a bride wear? Are bustiers a must? Does it depend on your size, the dress, or something else?

Thanks in advance,

Darlene

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You’re right, the best bra for a bride depends on a few factors, including…

Update: The resourceful Miss Ladybug has found photos of Ellen Yoo’s wedding featured on Inside Weddings. Ellen is designer Jenny Yoo’s sister, and Miss Ladybug’s former college roommate.

Jenny Yoo is another one of my favorite bridesmaids dress designers. She makes dresses that are definitely wearable after the wedding.

When Jenny Yoo’s sister got married, Jenny designed the wedding and bridesmaids dresses. My maid of honor and make-up…

meg&ksexton - A gorgeous California winery wedding.

monitosgirl - A beautiful New Jersey wedding with a monogrammed theme.

Jillaly - A New York affair at the Yale Club.

Jillaly has also compiled an amazing bio of must take photographs and why they’re great.

are engaged! Sheridan, 42, and Bolton, 53, dated for several years in the early 90’s. When Sheridan split from her fiance last year, the pair rekindled their relationship. And now wedding bells are in the future for these two!

(photo: John Shearer Wireimage)