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Mrs. D'orsay, Baltimore/Lancaster UK Age and Occupation: 24, Stay at home fiance (formerly in nonprofit communications) Fiance's Age and Occupation: 29, Web site developer and designer; co-owner of men's skincare shop Engagement Date: August 10, 2008 Wedding Date: August, 2009 Venue: Oakland Manor About Me: I'm a Maryland raised environmental policy wonk/activist/organizer and communications aficionado. In the past year I've lived in Baltimore, MD, Tucson, AZ, Miami, FL and Lancaster, England. In my not so spare time I enjoy planning trips with Mr. D' Orsay, visiting friends and family and crafting like a mo-fo. I also enjoy modern dance classes, rugby and soccer but have been banned by my mother, MOHs, and Mr. D' Orsay from playing till after the wedding. I have an unnatural addiction to cheese and shoes, but love Mr. D' Orsay more than either and can't wait to become Mrs. D' Orsay!
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Is It Just Me?

March 5th, 2009 @ 3:14 pm by Mrs. D'orsay

Has anyone else really honed their product hunting skills after wedding planning began? Ever since Miss Powder Puff posted about rehearsal dresses I fell in love with this dress for my bridal crew.*

(available here)

It takes forever to ship, so I know I’m not the only one coveting this lovely number. Since then I’ve become an avid stalker of photos of this dress. So lucky me when I saw it posted on Snippet & Ink!

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Would that be enough to satiate my hunger? Heck no! So I headed to the photographer’s blog (Jonathan Canlas) to view more photos of the dress. Since all my girls haven’t received them, I’m desperate to get a feel for how they fit on non-models, what shoes people have been paring with them, how different bouquets look with the dress, etc. So, I was ultra excited to see photos like this one that show that the dress doesn’t magically become a tea-length dress on shorter ladies (I hate that).

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Or this one, showing how lovely white bouquets look with the deep purple dress.

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Anyone else on the hunt to see your ideas in real life?

*I know I already said we picked the dresses… but then I couldn’t resist after I saw these!

**photos 2, 3, 4 all from Jonathan Canlas

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42 Responses to “Is It Just Me?”

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Miss Stiletto (message)  760 posts, Busy bee

This dress is phenomenol!! Nice find!

And I fully support anyone who thinks outside of the box and has their girls get dresses at mainstream stores!!

 
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MarshmallowMarfio

these are SOO much better than the DBridal ones anyway

 
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meekowt (message)  3 posts, Wannabee

How funny- I’ve been searching for those for my bridesmaids as well!

 
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lou

I know what you mean about the honed internet skills - I couldn’t find photos of my dress anywhere … until eventually I hunted them down on a wedding photographer’s blog!

 
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Yin
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Yin (message)  329 posts, Helper bee

I absolutely love the dress, and it looks so much better on those bridesmaids. The details are beautiful, and the deep purple is to die for.

 
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Kara321
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Kara321 (message)  240 posts, Helper bee

That’s so funny that you just posted about this dress–I just sent pictures of potential BM dresses to all of my BMs like three days ago, and this was one of the contenders! I actually had sort of ruled it out as being too casual, but now that I see it “in action,” it looks great!

Thank you so much for posting this!!

btw, I love the idea of hunting down pictures of real people in dresses. But how would you go about finding them?

 
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BeachyBride2010
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BeachyBride2010 (message)  314 posts, Helper bee

LOVERLY!!! the floral details are superb, and the rich color is excellent too. (Much better than the earlier choice…) not to mention these will surely be worn again!

 
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Molly

Hahaha, this is the dress my bridesmaids will be wearing. I had no idea it was going to be so popular!! I also have pictures of how they fit on non-model girls, if you are interested.

 
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ES123 (message)  1,024 posts, Bumble bee

Wow, I’ve thought about getting this dress just for myself but it looks great as a bridesmaids dress.

 
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mrsbear (message)  156 posts, Blushing bee

oooh, these are so much better than your previous choices! the color is rich but not too flashy, and the details are perfect!

 
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Molly

Oh and I forgot to mention that we will be pairing their dresses with orange tea rose bouquets.

 
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Luvbug6315
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Luvbug6315 (message)  427 posts, Helper bee

I LOVE the new dresses. Very cute!

 
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willow
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willow (message)  53 posts, Worker bee

I love this dress! It’s so pretty and the color is gorgeous!

 
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august15bride
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august15bride (message)  1,378 posts, Bumble bee

Beautiful dresses!!!

 
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Miss Perfume (message)  1,632 posts, Bumble bee

Love them!! Yes, seeing them on real people makes all the difference!

 
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SmallTownBride
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SmallTownBride (message)  130 posts, Blushing bee

I LOVE that dress! I tried to talk my cousin into having those for her wedding (b/c I wanted to wear it!), but she didn’t like it…bummer!

 
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Miss Duckling (message)  1,349 posts, Bumble bee

I love the dress! It’s even better that you found pictures from other weddings with it!

 
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Newport Nuptials
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Newport Nuptials (message)  1,133 posts, Bumble bee

I loved that dress after Mis Powder Puff’s post, but it looks even prettier on, those pictures are gorgeous! :)

 
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Miss Taffy (message)  2,599 posts, Sugar bee

Wow, that dress is awesome!!!

 
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tea
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tea (message)  2,625 posts, Sugar bee

i saw that dress on that post and have been in love with it since. i wanted to get it for a wedding i’m attending this summer but the price is much too rich for my blood unfortunately

 
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jG

i love this dress and have been wanting this dress but it doesnt come in my size :(

 
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Miss Latte (message)  646 posts, Busy bee

d’orsay, i’m a photo stalker too. it really makes a difference seeing a dress on a “real” person, with flowers, with shoes, with other dresses, etc.

 
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Emilie

I really love this dress, and saw it on snippet and ink’s site originally! I absolutely love the color too.

 
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krgk84
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krgk84 (message)  506 posts, Busy bee

Sigh…seeing this makes me wish I hadn’t picked my girls’ dresses already :(
And they’ve ordered them…lol

 
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Shay
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Shay (message)  438 posts, Helper bee

I had seen in one of my many bridal magazines a ribbon that fits our wedding color scheme perfectly and I have been on a mission looking for it. I finally found it by contacting the magazine. Now I have the ribbon so I can use on the containers for the candy buffet

 
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M

My bridesmaids are wearing that dress too! I had everyone buy it back in August. The wedding is this May, so perhaps people will stalk me on our photographer’s page. I e-mailed that post from Snippet & Ink to my mom & sister out of excitement for how nice they look. A while back I saw a wedding somewhere (but I forget where!) where the bridesmaids were wearing the pink version and it looked just as nice.

 
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Mrs. Avocado (message)  1,407 posts, Bumble bee

I met Johnathan Canlas at WPPI. I was so nerdy about it. Did you know he shoots exclusively film?

 
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MissAubergine
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MissAubergine (message)  53 posts, Worker bee

Crikey!! I love this dress! Perfect color! The cutout hem is adorable. Saw your post on the home page and I totally had to pause to catch my breath! If I could only justify buying this now… =(

 
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CeeCee

These are my bridesmaids’ dresses for my upcoming June wedding! We picked them out months ago - it’s so exciting to see how nice they look in photos. Thanks for posting!

 
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lotus
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lotus (message)  73 posts, Worker bee

plum is one of my colours and shantung is a favourite fabric. i was pretty bummed when i found out they’ve sold out of all but three sizes. ah well, i will live vicariously through all these awesome pics of weddings that did use the awesome adriana papell dress.

 
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mariahjane20
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mariahjane20 (message)  59 posts, Worker bee

I am totally obsessed with finding “real life” photos of EVERYTHING I’ve picked for my wedding! It consumes me. And those dresses are amazing, makes me wish my colours included that deep purple.

 
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MightySapphire
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MightySapphire (message)  2,608 posts, Sugar bee

My MOH finally found her dress, and now I’m HUNTING for photos of “real people” in the dress!! It’s David’s Bridal though, so it’s HARD to find!!

 
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cottoncandy (message)  62 posts, Worker bee

I LOVE the elegant dark eggplant color! That’s one of my main colors too - GREAT job hunting down those pictures - it makes ALL the difference.

 
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Miss D'orsay (message)  1,293 posts, Bumble bee

@Kara321: Well, this one I lucked out on finding, but I also stalk bridal blogs whose colors are purple, and use different search terms to find brides who are using them. good luck!@Molly: @M: @CeeCee: Fantastic! Will you guys send me the pics after your weddings, I’d love to see them! @MightySapphire: For a few dresses on DB’s people have uploaded photos of themselves in the dress. It’s what made me decide against chiffon dresses!

 
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LzzNYC
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LzzNYC (message)  877 posts, Busy bee

I agree the dress is gorgeous!! I’m thinking about just buying it for me heehee

 
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Mrs. Tiramisu
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Mrs. Tiramisu (message)  877 posts, Busy bee

Ahh I love that dress. I almost bought it to wear at my rehearsal dinner, but it was backordered way back last summer too. Gorgeous!

 
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SpinningJenny
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SpinningJenny (message)  434 posts, Helper bee

It’s a gorgeous shade of purple. My sister/MOH tried SO hard to get me to go for purple so she could wear an awesome purple dress, and I almost wish I’d given it. ^_^

Oh, if *only* it were available in navy! Love the flower cutouts at the bottom and the sexy v-neck!

 
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healthy_gal (message)  6 posts, Newbee

It’s now available in a gorgeous peacock color too! I just got it for either a shower or the rehearsal dinner.

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3031076/0~2376776~2374327~2374331~6014132?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6014132&P=1

 
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purpleHaze79
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purpleHaze79 (message)  875 posts, Busy bee

ooooooooooooohhhh!!! that dress is gorgeous!!! ideas, ideas…

 
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SisterDorsay (message)  17 posts, Newbee

I would like to note one overlooked part of this discussion… This dress is comfortable!

 
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maritza

are your bridesmaids selling this dress after the wedding let me know. Im willing to buy . thankls

 
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mcballer2 (message)  27 posts, Newbee

are your bridesmaids selling this dress after the wedding let me know. Im willing to buy . thanks

I need 6 of them :)

 


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