Weddingbee Blog

I have been completely and utterly indecisive about my accessories.

Shoes? It took three pairs before I found the ones I loved. I’m definitely a shoe whore. I love shoes! I have too many, and Mr. CC doesn’t understand why I need 5 pairs of black heels. Picking out shoes for the big day was definitely a challenge. There was a lot of internal debate as to whether or not I should wear heels or flats. I don’t wear heels often. My career allows me to wear crocs or tennies to work, and I really only wear heels out. In the end, I decided I wanted something pretty for the ceremony. I’ll be wearing the Melissa by Liz Rene Couture.

You’ve got to love my Foot Petals. I’ve been trying to break these suckers in. I will take these out and let the photographer get some good detail shots without them!

You might recognize these.

They are the same shoe Mrs. Cupcake wore. I had them dyed to match my gown, although they turned out a shade darker. I know I declared early on that I would have colored shoes, but I decided the pink crinoline was enough color, and I didn’t really need pink shoes. I love that the vamp is sorta rouched like my gown, and it also features the pearls and crystals that cover the bodice of my gown.

Once my dogs start barking, I’ll slip into these.

Yes, they are crocs. I told you guys I love them! Yes, my gown will drag, but I don’t care. I just want to have something comfy to put on when my feet are killing me.

I’ve talked at length about my veil problems, so I won’t drag all that out again. I’ll wear my custom veil for the ceremony and pictures afterwards, and then I’ll switch it out for this flower.

I purchased this from Etsy seller Belles and Crystals after a long and hard debate (and turning to the hive for help). It was way more than I really wanted to spend. But I love it so much! I had them take out the feathers and add a few more pearls and crystals. It’s more silver than white, but actually looks really nice next to my gown.

Jewelry was another really tough decision. But the problem was a different one. I am not a jewelry kind of girl. I wear simple stud earrings, my e-ring, and my mom’s e-ring, and that’s it. Sometimes when we go out, I’ll put on dangly earrings, but it’s really rare. So, picking out jewelry to match my gown was a really difficult task. I’ve been looking at jewelry since the day I picked out my dress. I bought two pairs that I liked, but didn’t love. I knew I wouldn’t need a necklace. I really didn’t want to take away from the bodice of my gown.

After I got my flower, I knew that neither of the pairs of earrings I had would do. So I carried my flower to the Beadcage, a custom jewelry store here in Columbus. The saleslady was really helpful and sat me down in a classroom with all the tools I needed to make a matching bracelet and earrings. I won’t lie; this was expensive. But it was soooo worth it. I spent about an hour in that little room, designing my jewelry.

The bracelet consists of 5 strands of freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystals (in silver shadow) and crystal rondels. I strung it all by myself. The earrings have all the same components, but I had them add the Swarovski briolettes. They made the earrings for me.

I was really, really pleased with this whole experience and plan on going back for more soon!

So, we’ve covered my something new (which do we want to count, shoes, veil, gown, jewelry?) and something old (the reclaimed vintage hair flower). My something blue is something I really wear every day. It’s my mother’s engagement ring. Well, her stone, anyway. My parents divorced when I was 16. I’ve been lusting after my mom’s engagement stone since I was a small child. And once the wounds from the divorce (sort of) healed, I let my mom know I wanted that ring. She gave it to me for my college graduation, and just after Mr. CC and I were engaged I had it re-set in white gold. It’s a bittersweet reminder of my parents’ marriage. It’s a light blue sapphire (which is also my birthstone).

I so didn’t follow Anne’s guidelines here, but I tried. I must have had too much salt this weekend, because it wouldn’t come off! Sorry for the bad pictures!

I’m still missing my something borrowed. I’m not sure what I’m going to do about that, but I’m sure I’ll figure it out.

Any ideas?