The Legend of Zelda
July 16th, 2008 @ 5:34 pm by Mrs. Green Tea
So I may never know her real name, but I can’t let that keep me from making friends with my dress! She’s definitely a princess, which is hard for me to relate to, but I dig that she is well built, has character, and fights for a good cause. I shall call her, Zelda.
Zelda and I spent some quality time together this weekend as I was altering her to fit me. The BEST thing about having a dress I’m not in love with is that I don’t care so much about imperfections in the DIY alterations. With the MOH’s help yesterday, I put her on fully for the very first time. She still requires more minor adjustments, but here we are kicking it last night (try to picture us and the veil minus all the wrinkles, k?):
Dress Front
Dress Back Half Bustle
Dress Back with Veil
Dress Back Full Bustle
And here is me cracking up in my veil worn as a ’superhero cape’:
Cape
then realizing I’m better off not being a superhero:
No Cape
The full bustle will be for the reception, and the half bustle will be for the ceremony, since I don’t like the super long train and it works better with the veil. The gorgeous veil is my something borrowed from my good friend who made it herself for her own wedding in 2005:
Though Zelda and I are not best friends, we still make an aiight team, no? I love the fact that I won’t have to think twice before jumping in mud if I so desire on my wedding day. I have Zelda to thank for that freedom. And we sing:
Getting to know you, getting to know all about you.
Getting to like you, getting to hope you like me.
Getting to know you, putting it my way,
But nicely,
You are precisely,
My cup of tea. *
* Lyrics from Getting To Know You (Oscar Hammerstein)
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22 Responses to “The Legend of Zelda”
Honestly, it looks absolutely stunning on you! I don’t know you well enough to fit that with your personal style, so I can’t speak to it “fitting” you, but you look beautiful!
OMG!!!!!!! You rock in that dress. You look beautiful and cool. Ok - if you call that princess - Zelda works. Just don’t go thinking you are in a Disney’s Ariel-esq poofer! That dress is a bit edgy and fun. The back is awesome.
That dress wouldn’t be flattering on me… thats what i am telling myself so Im not jealous!! 
you are beautiful and the dress is stunning!!!
The only thing is that you can tell you don’t realize how gorgeous you are in this dress from your posture. While I don’t think you need to *love* your dress (it is just a dress) you need to make sure you feel as great as you look.
I’m also planning a DIY bustle. What resources did you use to figure it out, or did you just wing it? It looks awesome, by the way!
So beautiful Miss Green Tea! It fits you very nicely! And you’ve inspired me to name my dress when I meet up with her in a couple weeks
VA VA VOOM!
I completely understand what it’s like for clothing to not be “you” - but serious, that dress looks stunning on you. Way to go, Zelda!
@hwong14: i had no resources, maybe i shoulda looked some up! i have no real experience doing alterations but i’ve always been the kind of girl who just figure things out along the way. i suppose it’s kinda gutsy with zelda being my wedding dress! 
the look comes together well! i love the shimmer in the veil! gotta love friends who have awesome stuff to borrow.
i wish i had awesome friends with stuff….nay, i must purchase all my wedding goodies and be the awesome friend who lends them all out…sigh
Please ask your friend if it would be possible to get directions on how to make the bead pattern in her veil!!! Wow!
gorgeous, gorgeous!
that is a gorgeous dress!
Dear lord woman! You’re going to give someone a heart attack! When they first see you, they’ll be like, “OMG - she’s drop-dead gorgeous!” Then you’ll walk down the aisle and they’ll get an eye-full of that sparkly, blinged-out back and they’ll just plain drop dead.
Stunning
@Betty: to my knowledge, there is no bead pattern. she hand dipped each bead in glue using tweezers, then placed on veil and let dry. she did an amazing job just kinda eyeballing as she goes!
You look (expletive) amazing! I’m so glad and I’m so glad that you’re getting to know your dress. I had to get to know mine, she was not my friend when she first arrived in our house.
You look stunning and not nearly as poofy as I thought you would, it’s actually quite a sleek dress. And the bustle is gorgeous!
Yay! I’m so pleased to see you in it!
You look GORGEOUS in that dress. I mean, like, I love it - the fabric looks sooo nice.
[...] month engagement), I never had the chance to consider what I would want in a dream dress. Now that Zelda and I are developing a better rapport, I think it’s safe to indulge in a bit of fantasy that may [...]
you look amazing in the dress!
You look great in it, however you feel about it
Mrs. Green Tea, Sacramento
Age and Occupation: 30, Tea Analyst
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 31, Coffee Critic
Engagement Date: November 17, 2006
Wedding Date: August 23, 2008
Blogging Since: June 10, 2008
Venue: Vineyard on the Delta
About Me: I'm just your average obsessive compulsive, arts & crafts loving, funky-on-the-inside/boring-on-the-outside girl, who dares to say 'Hey! I can make that!' Nerdy professional by day, goofy won-ton by night. The won-ton sometimes comes out during the day when I'm fed the dollar breakfast at Ikea. Since our engagement, wedding planning has put me on high alert for bargains and I've been pushing my nimble fingers through callous building experiments!
Zelda looks like she’s just right. And You look FABULOUS in her. Honestly.