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TM - what are your wedding colors? If they are black and cream, then maybe find a similar dress in cream with black detailing, then alternate them on stage so it goes black, cream, black, cream. I think the colors matching is more important than the styles matching, so if the two cream ones have straps I think that would be fine.

I have a new question! I am looking at a backless gown, and I am most likely purchasing it on Friday. Does anyone know of bra choices for such a dress? The fabric is pretty thin, and I don’t want to flash Grandma! lol! Plus, I wouldn’t mind the extra support. Any ideas? Thanks!

#2 - Sillygoose: Try those clear gel bra inserts at Victoria’s Secret or at Nordstrom’s. Those add a good deal of padding if that’s all that you need. I tried sooo many bras (I should do a post on this! Thanks for the idea) and liked this one bra at Nordstrom’s by Natori the best — it has memory foam padding and is super comfortable, and comes with removable straps.

#3 - Judi: I think Sculpey would be fine as long as they are not too big. But, if the figures you are making are very large, you can still make it work if you don’t make them solid polymer clay — sculpt them around a base made of aluminum foil so they are hollow and they should work perfectly!

#4 - loveletter: After posting my bridal portraits it should be no surprise that I’m gonna tell you… Target! I was just there and they have a large selection of new headbands. I think those are in right now so you shouldn’t have a problem. Also, sounds weird, but Ross has always been a great resource for unique hair accessories for me. Some cute beaded hairpins or barrettes might be just as cute as the headband.

Hope to help all of you!

TM - I would stay away from them having cream in their dresses. I am wearing a white dress and we (my bridesmaids and I) ruled out anything that had white in it, even if it was white accent on a dress mostly in my purple color. There are just so many options out there for dresses that there’s got to be something they can wear that’s not the same as you! If you are wearing cream, and I assume your FH is wearing black, then why not look for cute red and pink dresses, or two red dresses and two pink dresses. I know red and pink don’t match unless it’s Valentine’s Day, but red and white/black or pink and white/black would work since you’re not wearing white. Red and pink are both hot colors this prom season, so you might check out some stores that sell prom dresses to see if you like anything (today I saw stuff at both Macy’s and Penney’s)

SL - maybe try pasteys if you’re not a very full-figured woman. Otherwise, they do make bras for open backs that have a strap across your tummy that pulls down the strap across the back. A little weird to get into and it feels funny at first, but they work. For those I would first check department stores over VS.

At my wedding, I received several gifts without cards attached (or the cards fell off)… what’s the proper etiquette for dealing with these anonymous gifts? I don’t want to forget to thank someone just because their card fell off…

judi - just ask your baker to make sure they put dowels inside the cake and evenly distribute it so that they will not fall through - I have 2 blown glass birds as my cake topper and they are rather heavy as well - I already asked my baker about it before I purchased them and she said it would be fine

loveletter - my wedding colors are brown and blue and since the girls have different hair lengths, I’m just making headbands for them - the bridesmaids are wearing brown dresses but their headbands are blue to match with their blue jewelry and the junior bridesmaid & flower girl are wearing blue dresses with brown headbands.

we just went and got a bunch of hairbands at H&M (because they were cheap) and went to a fabric store and got matching brown and blue satin and wrapped that around the headbands.

Let’s say my name is Isabelle Amy Stevens. I go by Amy and my fiance’s last name is Smythe. My initials are currently IAS and will change when I am married.

If I drop the first name I don’t use, my intials/monogram will be ASS! At my job, all emails and memos use initials rather than a full name. I hate to keep Isabelle because it’s not the name I go by and I have always wanted to be Amy Stevens XXX.

Can I use IAS for my work initials/personal monogram but have Amy Stevens Smythe appear in the paper if I’m a bridesmaid, etc? What are my options for keeping my maiden name but not an “ASS” monogram?

Sillygoose and SL - I just purchased the seamless bustier from Victoria’s Secret. It seems daunting as the fabric is a little thick (and becasue it’s a bit expensive) but it definitely stays in place (and I have trouble finding bras that stay in place) and has a push-up aspect. Good luck!

joyful, i say don’t do it that way. i was invited once to a situation like that and it was truly worse to be on the ‘b’ list than not to be invited at all. it just made us feel like second rate guests. i went to another wedding like that and i was invited to both but some of the ceremony attenders just assumed they were invited to the reception and asked where it would be and drove there. basically a ton of extra people showed up and they ran out of food and seating. it was awful. if you have a second reception, i would say do it on a different day all together. maybe a intimate ceremony and dinner for close friends and family followed by a cake and punch reception later for all the extended family and friends.