Yesterday I received the garter I ordered in the mail! I ordered it through The Gartermaker, and I couldn’t be happier. When selecting a garter, I was at first a bit hesitant. Most of the styles didn’t really do it for me. They either had no personality or seemed too garish.
And after I had lost all hope, I found a winner…
This one seemed feminine, stylish and unique. You will also notice that I got our wedding date embroidered on the inside. I guess I have my “something blue” now!
Unfortunately, after checking back on the Gartermaker website, it appears the store is definitely scaling down. According to the website, the owner, Christy, is having a baby. It looks like she’s replacing a lot of her custom garters with garter tutorials and referring you to another site (http://www.hand-craftedcreations.com/). I’m not sure if she’ll go back to making custom garters after the baby, but it’s worth looking into if you’re interested. I really love my garter!
One note, if you are looking for a custom garter, look in advance. I hadn’t been looking when I stumbled upon the website and decided to get it. It did take a while to make & ship (though that might be related to the owner having a baby), but it can’t hurt to give them plenty of time.
Where did you get your garter? If you got a garter, are you doing the toss?
I got mine from agent provocateur- they have beautiful stuff. I’m not doing a garter toss either.
I had my garter custom made by Victoria at HCC (www.hand-craftedcreations.com) I highly recommend her!!! She has hundreds of garter styles to choose from on her site, and she will custom make what ever you want. We have a particular plaid fabric that is interlaced throughout our entire wedding, from boutonieer leaves to program covers, so naturally I wanted the same fabric used for my garters… Well I mailed out the reminants of material I had left, and two weeks later I had amazing gartes to my exact specification.
Victoria even sent me photos when she was almost done so that I could choose between three different ribbon styles she was considering. Great experience!
he is uncomfortable with the garter toss tradition - i think it’s the idea of reaching up your skirt in front of everyone and giving your undergarments to his friends. so no garter toss. but i did get one from target for just $1 in case he changed his mind…it wasn’t a very important detail to me, so the cheaper the better!
Miss Peppermint, LA/Palm Springs
Age and Occupation: 23, Actress
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Web Producer
Engagement Date: October 21, 2006
Wedding Date: December 2007
Blogging Since: July 2, 2007
Venue: historic estate overlooking the heart of Palm Springs
About Me: I am a Southern California native who enjoys cooking, writing, travel and all things in the arts. Mr. Peppermint and I met in college and he proposed on our four year anniversary in one of our most special places, Joshua Tree National Park. We're having a destination wedding in Palms Springs that will incorporate tradition as well as reflect our personalities!
I ordered my Garter (what finally came last week) from Victoria’s Secret. No garter toss for me but wanted to get something sexy and stylish for my FH.