Wedding Blog

As if putting together the wedding day ensemble wasn’t difficult enough, we brides have to have two (sometimes three or four) well designed, classy outfits.

I am kinda lazy when it comes to fashion. I wear jeans and tennis shoes most days. T-shirts and cardigans. I’m just not that motivated to get up on my days off and get dressed up. Hey, at least I wear makeup and fix my hair on a regular basis!

So, aside from coordinating my wedding day ensemble, I am trying to put together a super cute rehearsal outfit.

I had originally decided to make my rehearsal dress. I simply had my heart set on the perfect design and didn’t want to stray. I even bought the fabric. But here we are, 6 months out and I haven’t made my muslin mock-up. And I have way too many other project to work on to toil with making my own dress. So, I re-purposed that gorgeous dupioni silk (more on that later) and went back to the drawing room.

But then I was back at square one. I don’t really care that much about looking “bridal.” I do want to be able to wear the dress again, and I know I won’t if it’s white/ivory. I’m not particularly interested in matching the color scheme. I have an image of what I would dress Mr. Crab Cake in if it were up to me (and I might pick out his clothes for him, but again, more on that later). And since we were going with the vintage theme, I thought it would be fun to wear a vintage dress.

This isn’t the first time I’ve shopped for vintage dresses, so I had a good idea of where to look first. I went straight to TrashyDiva. They have some really amazing vintage looks. Their prices leave a bit to be desired, but I can splurge this one time.

Some of my favorites:

(Alexa in Heavy Weight Silk Crepe de Chine)

(Carrie in Silk Georgette)

This one makes me think of Mrs. Avocado, I believe she would look fantastic in it and I think it matches LDS modesty standards.

(Dottie in Toile, Cotton Voile)

I really love this dress, but I think my Aunt is going to be wearing it to the wedding, so I should probably pick something else.

I think I’ve narrow it down to these two dresses.

(Ava in Black and White Dots, Cotton Voile)

I really love this style, but it’s white.

(Avian in Navy Embroidered Eyelet Cotton Voile)

I am really in love with this dress, just not its price.

And while I’m not adverse to buying new shoes, I have these really cute vintage style flats that I’d love to wear.

(Selena Flats from Target)

So what do you girls think? Which dress should I wear? Should I wear the yellow flats, or look for something else?