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Miss Lamb, Norfolk Age and Occupation: 25, Homeland Security Consultant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Graduate Student Engagement Date: January 2009 Wedding Date: January 2010 Venue: Trinity Presbyterian Church/Harrison Opera House About Me: I’m a Homeland Security Consultant with a tendency towards pulling office pranks, taking lunch breaks, and drinking Wawa shakes. I’m also an English major with a serious obsession with alliteration and rhymes. While I’m not keeping America safe, I’m training for half marathons and the Escape from Alcatraz swim. Or moving for the third time this year. Or baking. Or wedding crafting. Or crying about wedding planning. All the while, I’m getting myself into Lucille Ball-esque scrapes and making Jim Carey-esque faces. Our big fat Czech/Baptist/Jewish/Italian wedding is a combination of vintage eclectic, DIY, and little spoonful of sugar from our Event Coordinator. It’s going to be a Norfolk flavored wedding with the verve of an only-daughter-blow-out bash!
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Vintage Rehearsal Dinner Outfit

September 29th, 2009 @ 5:30 pm by Miss Lamb

I have about 20 pages of “favorited” items in my Etsy account. As I was browsing through them (I do daily to purge those items that have been sold or expired), I pieced together a wonderfully vintage outfit.

I liked it so much, and it seemed so wedding-y, that I thought it would work beautifully for a casual or courthouse wedding. Then I thought, “Why couldn’t it work for a rehearsal dinner?” Since our wedding is in the winter, the sleeves would be appropriate and I think it’s just so classy! Without further ado, here is my vintage outfit find:

Rehearsal-Dinner-Outfit

The gorgeous vintage dress is from Glory by Jeannie Lee. It’s a ’60s mini and just about my measurements.

The chic shoes are flats from Moonula. They’re my size!

The glamorous earrings are from Stacy’s Designs 88. They’re made from vintage chandelier crystals and I think would be the finishing touch!

Budget Breakdown:

Dress: 75 + 10 S&H = 85
Shoes: 25 + 6 S&H = 31
Earrings: 75 + 4 S&H = 79
Grand total: $195

I’m not sure if I want to spend any money on the rehearsal dinner outfit, but I bet I could wear this same outfit to holiday parties this winter as well. I have a few hesitations, though.

  1. The dress won’t fit and I’ll have to try to resell it, which is always more hassle.
  2. The dress will almost fit, but cost some more to tailor.
  3. If I buy the dress first to see how it fits, the other pieces may be bought up.
  4. If I wait even one minute more, one of the pieces may be bought up.

I think I’m going to sleep on it. I’d hate to pass up such lovely vintage pieces all for the sake of being an online shopping wuss.

Did you ever pass up a buy to only wish you had gone with your initial gut feeling? Where did you find your rehearsal dinner outfit?

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28 Responses to “Vintage Rehearsal Dinner Outfit”

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Mrs. Mouse (message)  3,301 posts, Sugar bee

Just do it! $200 isn’t that much to risk, and you can always resell the pieces if it doesn’t work out!

 
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11.11.11Bride
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11.11.11Bride (message)  84 posts, Worker bee

I love the vintage dress. Given I’m having a very intimate wedding and reception, this may be an idea for my reception attire. I love all things vintage and this dress is amazing! Thanks for sharing.

 
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CorgiTales
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CorgiTales (message)  1,620 posts, Bumble bee

I love the dress and I think you should get it. I’m not sure about the earrings. They are super cute, but seem really pricey for what they are, and you’d save almost half your budget if you wore something you already had (or could borrow). But that is just me. :)

 
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Miss Chick (message)  218 posts, Helper bee

I really think you should get it! The whole look is GREAT and so unique! Get it!! It’s not very much. But I agree the earrings are a bit on the high side. You can find similar ones for much cheaper or have a girlfriend of yours who make earrings make them for you. I actually have a gf who can do it for you and I’m sure she’d charge you much less. So without the earrings it’s actually only $125!

 
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His Barista
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His Barista (message)  1,824 posts, Buzzing bee

I agree with CorgiTales…the earrings seem pretty pricey! Definitly get the dress, though! The money you save if you didn’t get the earrings could go to alterations if needed!

 
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flamingred
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flamingred (message)  461 posts, Helper bee

I would skip the earrings and maybe go for some smallish purple ones and a purple clutch. I have no idea why purple is jumping out at me with this outfit-but it is.

 
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EngineerBride
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EngineerBride (message)  164 posts, Blushing bee

My fiance got my my rehearsal dress. It’s a 7-in-1 dress, purchased from Victoria Secret, but you can find them elsewhere too. I’ve already worn it once, but I’ll wear it differently for the rehearsal. And since it’s changeable and doesn’t need to be ironed, it’s going on our cruise honeymoon too!

 
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Miss Lamb (message)  461 posts, Helper bee

Yeah, I could make the earrings myself, but that involves finding the chandelier crystals, ordering them, finding all my jewelry making stuff in the boxes that were just moved out of state, etc. Since I make jewelry too, I totally think her idea and the time she spent executing the earrings are worth it to me.

 
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kmattso2
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kmattso2 (message)  990 posts, Busy bee

I agree with everyone else, I would definitely pass on the earrings, but the dress is gorgeous and so are the shoes!! Will the seller let you return it if it doesn’t fit??

 
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morgan_e_johnson
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morgan_e_johnson (message)  144 posts, Blushing bee

That is an adorable outfit! I love the vintage theme, I am trying to do the same thing for my wedding

 
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tea
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tea (message)  2,616 posts, Sugar bee

i like the dress. how close are the measurements to yours? if it’s pretty negliable then it shouldn’t be too much to alter if need be.

 
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Carebear0613
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Carebear0613 (message)  77 posts, Worker bee

Honestly, if its your gut feeling…I say go with it. I have done that and I tried to go back and purchase the item and it was already gone :(!

 
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rzblna
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rzblna (message)  265 posts, Helper bee

I just clicked on the etsy link– someone bought that dress back in May.

 
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texaslawgirl
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texaslawgirl (message)  553 posts, Busy bee

uhoh! i think miss lamb may have missed that one… sorry it didn’t work out!

 
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Mrs. Bruschetta (message)  5,553 posts, Bee Keeper

Wow, what an adorable, unique dress!

 
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fiftyfootbride
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fiftyfootbride (message)  3,683 posts, Sugar bee

I love that outfit! I say buy buy buy. I hope it really isn’t sold out. :(

 
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RAllise (message)  438 posts, Helper bee

Go for that dress. It’s fabulus and if you don’t you’ll regret it. The price is right for it. The shoes are nice & you might want to consider. I really like the earrings but yes, you can make them yourself for a fraction of the cost. Go for the dress.

 
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Miss Moonbeam (message)  1,328 posts, Bumble bee

Oh, just go for it.

 
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Miss Lamb (message)  461 posts, Helper bee

@rzblna: Yep, I wrote this post a while back and the dress did sell. I didn’t even have time to sleep on it! That’s the way the cookie crumbles though. The dress was absolutely what made the outfit and it just wasn’t meant to be for me!

I do have a great outfit though, which I’ll unveil soon! :)

 
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RecessionistaBride
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RecessionistaBride (message)  3,274 posts, Sugar bee

Aww it sold? How sad.
I love those earrings though!

 
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Miss Poodle
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Miss Poodle (message)  3,020 posts, Sugar bee

that’s one adorable look that you put together! I would say just do it!! I haven’t thought about mine but I was hoping we can do something fun to go with the theme :)

 
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Mrs. Lightning (message)  128 posts, Blushing bee

Gasp, what a great find… so sad it didn’t work out… but as you say, thats how the cookie crumbles.

 
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alishaneva
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alishaneva (message)  1,524 posts, Bumble bee

That is gorgeous - you certainly have good choices in outfits! I’m willing to bet your outfit you actually have looks great!

 
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pvaulter718
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pvaulter718 (message)  1,593 posts, Bumble bee

I’m sorry that the cute vintage dress didn’t work out, but you seem to have great taste in coordinating items, so I’m excited to see what your new rehearsal outfit looks like!

 
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Mrs. Perfume (message)  1,632 posts, Bumble bee

Love it!!! What a great find!!

 
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Brooke

I love the dress, it’s amazing!! I know that some couples have troubles finding dress attire for western weddings, I found a western store who sell not only western attire but Old West wedding attire! For anyone interested, here’s the link: http://www.FortWestern.com

 
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ColorCoated
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ColorCoated (message)  951 posts, Busy bee

I love those shoes!

 
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LatteLove
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LatteLove (message)  4,094 posts, Honey bee

i bought j.crew dress on ebay for my rehearsal dinner and had to be prodded into it by a friend. It required some tailoring but ultimately I still saved $125 and also wore it for my DH’s hometown reception.

 


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Miss Lamb Miss Lamb, Norfolk Age and Occupation: 25, Homeland Security Consultant Fiance's Age and Occupation: 27, Graduate Student Engagement Date: January 2009 Wedding Date: January 2010 Venue: Trinity Presbyterian Church/Harrison Opera House About Me: I’m a Homeland Security Consultant with a tendency towards pulling office pranks, taking lunch breaks, and drinking Wawa shakes. I’m also an English major with a serious obsession with alliteration and rhymes. While I’m not keeping America safe, I’m training for half marathons and the Escape from Alcatraz swim. Or moving for the third time this year. Or baking. Or wedding crafting. Or crying about wedding planning. All the while, I’m getting myself into Lucille Ball-esque scrapes and making Jim Carey-esque faces. Our big fat Czech/Baptist/Jewish/Italian wedding is a combination of vintage eclectic, DIY, and little spoonful of sugar from our Event Coordinator. It’s going to be a Norfolk flavored wedding with the verve of an only-daughter-blow-out bash!
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