My Lucky Day
April 15th, 2008 @ 11:49 am by Mrs. Hydrangea
Due to the oh so awesome post of Miss Shortcake, I’ve really become a little obsessed over birdcage veils. While I won’t be wearing one for my wedding (my veil was purchased long ago), I have been playing around with the idea of a second dress.
I want the second outfit to be white, a little bit funky, and short, since we are most likely going to be going to a little after party shindig and I don’t want to be wearing my actual wedding dress to that. While perusing Castle Bride one day, I came upon this cute little piece (called Samantha) for your hair that I thought would be just awesome for my second outfit:
It turns out that they offer a weekly giveaway for $100 off any one of their veils and yesterday was my lucky day because I was the winner! I spoke to Kirstin on the phone, who, by the way is completely personable and pretty much awesome, and she told me that I didn’t have to stick with the veil that I put as my favorite. I still liked the Samantha, but I’m not a butterfly type of gal, so I asked if it was possible to customize the piece. She said yes and asked for my ideas, of which I wasn’t quite sure, so we got on the website together and decided to create a piece that was still the same size as Samantha with the netting behind it, but with the flower of the Emma instead of the butterfly:
It should hopefully be here in the next couple of weeks and I’m super excited for this little detail, I’ll be sure to post some pics once I receive it!
Now, I just need to find that cute, short dress. Do any of you have any good resources for short dresses at great prices??
*Pics from the Castle Bride website
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8 Responses to “My Lucky Day”
Dolly Couture has short fun dresses at reasonable prices, especially if you buy her ready-to-wear peices off her eBay store. http://www.dollycouture.net
if your looking for something on the cheap side (not sure how far into your budget you are) http://www.forever21.com
I love this one from Nordstrom.com
wow! so cute. we looked for a simple birdcage veil for a long time, and finally one of my good friends made one for me instead!
Seriously, try out J.Crew. Great little silk dresses (although sadly they don’t have a huge ivory selection at present save for this: http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod62983181). Honestly, I’d call their customer service number and see if this might be available in ivory soon–a good friend of mine wore it for her wedding (very low-key in a Boston loft) and it would look soooo good with the birdcage veil: http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod73877181 Tulle peeks out from the overskirt and everything! 
Here’s (another) one from Nordstrom that I saw yesterday and thought was super cute. It’s not super cheap, though. Sorry!
If you’re looking for a cute short dress, take a look at J.Crew, I love their cocktail dresses, really cute. I’ve always loved the vintage look of the birdcage veils and have been looking everywhere for them. Since they’re really expensive, like all other wedding accessories, I have bought everything I need to make one myself. Now I can’t bring myself to actually make it with the fear that I’ll totally disappoint myself.
Mrs. Hydrangea, Dallas
Age and Occupation: 26, Administrative Assistant
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Network Analyst
Engagement Date: June 2007
Wedding Date: September 2008
Blogging Since: January 14, 2008
Venue: Catholic Church and Reception at The W Hotel
About Me: Mr. H and I come from very different cultures and backgrounds so I'm excited to plan our wedding with a balance of both traditions. My mom has always been a DIY queen, and I'm just now starting to get into it with a new house and a wedding to plan!
Have you tried Stephanie James Couture, Candy Anthony, or Vintageous?