Mrs. Beetle, New York/Palm Desert
About: Mrs. Beetle previously wrote our weekly advice column. She got married in October 2006, and is currently guest blogging.
I’m A Mrs! My Dee-lightful Wedding Recap (Part 1)
February 26th, 2007 @ 12:31 pm by Mrs. Beetle
We came…we saw…we “I do’d.”
October 21 was a pretty magical day from start to finish (despite some major snafus). Yep…it went by in a flash. Yep…many things went wrong, but our wedding day was still more dreamy/fantastic/over the top/delicious/fun than I could have ever imagined. Here are the deets:
Our wedding was in Big Horn (a fancy shmancy community in Palm Desert, CA where my aunt, who threw our whole shindig, lives).
I started off the day at the Big Horn Spa, where Jessica made me look positively gaw-gous. A word to the wise: for those brides-to-be out there thinking of going with fake lashes, I say by all means, without a doubt, hallelujah!…do it! I can’t tell you what a huge difference this made in my look for the day.
After getting ready, I lounged around a bit in my robe. Isn’t my bouquet TDF? Ranunculus, garden roses and some sweet peas…all in pink, of course.
Thank goodness I had my bridesmaid/best friend Cara to help me with my veil. Though I had done a hair trial with it, I had never really put in myself…for some reason this was a bit tricky for us, but we got it done. I purchased my veil at Carolina Herrera (where I also got my pretty pink, pinstriped dress!)
A couple of dress shots for you. I must confess, I’m still so madly in love with my dress, I would have said “I do” to it if I could. Though many out there would disagree with me, I was never a strapless, white ballgown kind of gal and as soon as I saw this dress in a magazine, I knew it was the one for me. The moment I put it on, I felt like I was at some glam, 40’s ball at the Stardust Hotel. Best of all, it had pockets! I cannot tell you how much fun it was to have a wedding dress with pockets. Carolina Herrera dresses are definitely a bit more pricey, but if you can swing it, they are a dream to work with. I never had a single problem and my alterations were all as easy as can be.
I bought my Stuart Weitzman shoes on ebay. The platform made them waay more comfortable than standard high-heels, but I still switched into platform flip flops the moment we were done with our first dance (Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together”).
Here are some pre-wedding photos from the session with our super fantabulous photographer Teness Herman. Teness managed to capture every moment so beautifully–each of her photos are packed with such emotion. Somehow she managed to get photos of all of our friends and family members that speak so much to who they each are. I don’t mean to pull out the cheez whiz, but she really did made such a huge difference in our day.
Stay tuned for Part Two of my recap: The Ketubah, The Ceremony and the Par-tay!
12 Responses to “I’m A Mrs! My Dee-lightful Wedding Recap (Part 1)”
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Woah those pictures with the trees are incredible. I love your dress, can’t wait for part 2.
the scenic shots with you two are so pretty!! what a beautiful location…and thank you for pointing out that fake lashes are a must because i was on the fence about that. =)
I love the last photo. Can’t wait to see more.
i love your dress on you!
your dress and bouquet are so wonderful! can’t wait to see more!
your dress is fabulous! the setting for the wedding is gorgeous as well. you look positively glowing!
you and your bouquet are sooo gorgeous! can you post some close up photos of your dress? it’s very pretty!
Thanks so much for your kind words, everyone 
Lisa, I will try to find some close up pics of my dress. It’s actually pinstriped! It’s very hard to see in photos for some reason, and when I first went to Carolina Herrera I was shocked because I thought it was just pink. But there is a very thin, white, pinstripe on the fabric. I, of course, loved this as I was using a significant amount of white in my wedding: my bridesmaids all wore white (andy dress of their choosing), my shoes were white, and we used a ton of white flowers for our reception.
WOW!! gorgeous! love the dress on you! your veil is EXACTLY what i have been searching for, if you do know, can i ask the length of the veil (30 inches maybe??) and if you know it, any details on the ribbon / the width of the ribbon. basically, any details you have from layers to ribbon would be so helpful!!! thank you sincerely! - beth
beth: my veil started out as a regular, floor-length number and I just kept asking them to shorten it and shorten it (I got it at Carolina Herrera). The pink ribbon piping perfectly matched my dress. I’m not sure of the specifics re: my final length (because I really just held my hand out and said short!). I also don’t know the width of the ribbon, but it was fairly thin. I was really going for a 40’s glam/elegant type look and for some reason that just always looked like a short veil to me. Sorry I don’t have more specifics!
Hello
I also bought the same dress and will be getting married in it this September 2007! I fell in love with it when seeing it in the boutique because it was so unique and classy. After I bought t I wanted to have a look on the internet if there were any brides who wore this lovely Carolina Herrera gown. And voila! I found you. You looked beautifull in it. I have to have it still altered so I hope everything will go well.
