Weddingbee Blog

… and acquired the most awesome purple silk bolero ever. Anyways, I used to be what you might call a “cautious” internet shopper. As in, the thought of it absolutely terrified me. But since we started planning this wedding, that fear has gone out the window.

I was guilty of ogling over wedding blogs for months before we actually got engaged. And one thing that really caught my attention, in regards to the “bridal look”, was the bolero. I could drool over those for hours. I love them all:

The Lacy

The Knitted Sophisticate

The Ruffled

To me, boleros just seem such a great way to add an elegant point of difference to your look, and you might even be able to wear it again after the wedding day (which is exactly what I wanted).

I had my eye on a certain bolero for about 5 months before I went ahead and bought it… my very first purchase from Etsy. It had everything I wanted: silk, just enough ruffles to not swamp me, totally re-wearable and a gorgeous deep purple colour. Plus it assuages that tiny guilty feeling I had for not buying a handmade dress (my dress that I haven’t even shown you yet!).

Here she is:

Gorgeous, right? I think the rosettes were what totally sold me. I bought her off Etsy seller maryandangelika who I highly recommend, her shop is filled with gorgeous boleros like my one!

So now my internet-shopping fear is history and I am finding it is almost too easy to buy things… *sigh*

Anyone else totally addicted to Etsy? What are some of your favourite sellers?