Wedding Blog

I’ve heard from other brides that a “wedding purse” is really not needed. When I thought about it, I realized that I’d never really seen photographs of a bride carrying a purse around on her wedding day. Upon “further research” (aka. looking through Knot bios and other people’s photos), it seemed that the bride carried only her bouquet, and her purse, if she even had one, ended up getting toted around by the bride’s mom or Maid of Honor. I had to concede that a purse for me on the wedding day, much less a matching purse, was an unnecessary luxury.

But nevertheless, I bought my wedding purse some time ago on Ebay, and it’s pretty, sparkly, and somewhat matches… and I couldn’t be more pleased about it. When I first won the auction, the seller was out of stock of the right purse, so I had to wait a little while to receive it (he did offer me a choice of any of the other ones he had, but I decided to hold out), but it was worth it! It came in the mail a little while ago, in perfect condition and exactly what I’d imagined.

I purchased the silver one so there would be a slight chance I’ll get to use it again, maybe for a fancy dinner or something. Since my dress has silver embroidery, I figured it would be fine. (Ironically, a reader posted a while ago looking for the white version of the exact same clutch, so I know that does exist, as well.) It’s a clutch purse, but has two different handles to use if desired.

The sparkly top closure, which was surprisingly sturdy and well-made, is complete with nice, non-cheapy-looking crystals. Overall, the purse was much nicer than I expected! The giddy, girly bride inside me can’t wait to use it!