Weddingbee Blog

Remember these babies?

It was time for them to make their debut. Yep, I had my hair and make-up done, it was time to get into The Dress!

My dress and veil were waiting patiently for me (yes, I’ve given them personalities):

As were my hair clips and our wedding bands:

Even though I had worn my dress about 4 times for my fittings by now, I was really excited to see it completely pressed and altered to fit me like a glove. This was also the first time that the embellishments on the train were exposed (they were covered up during fittings to prevent the dress from getting scratched). Look at my face - you’d think there was a cupcake up there or something:

I’m sure this isn’t the case for every dress, but getting into my dress was a complex and multi-woman affair. It had 2 zippers, multiple hooks, a corset thingie, and countless other torture devices. It took all my bridesmaids to figure this thing out.

“Hmmm, the directions say ‘Unzip and step in’”

Going from bachelorette party tank-top to wedding dress. Klassy!

Making sure the Ladies are in place.

Oof, shouldn’t have had that extra piece of cake yesterday.

After I was *finally* in the dress, it came time for the shoes:

You’ll see that I started with the white shoes for picture-taking in the park - comfort and all. I brought the red Loubies with me, but what can I say - I was too lazy to change into them later on. I know, all that shoe drama for nothing, right? Sorry.

Mom and Sis Hamster then helped me with my jewelry - the necklace and earrings that my sister wore for her wedding. It was my “something borrowed.”

And Sissi showed me how to put the veil on for the ceremony:

Mr. Hamster, as you can imagine, didn’t take as long as I did to get ready. In fact, our videographer said that she had never seen a groom get ready so quickly (I like to think it was because he was excited to see me, ha!). So what was he doing all this time?

Chillin’ with BIL Hamster:

“What do you think the girls are doing?” “No clue, dude.”

Then, his groomsmen arrived, and it was for reals:

After a final good luck toast, we were ready for our first look!

All photos by Erica Lyn

It was so fun to have my closest friends and family help me into my fancy dress! That being said, this process took a LOT longer than anticipated. Which brings me to Hammy Tip (#…Um, I’m so bad with the Tips - I’m going to stop numbering them).

Hammy Tip: Have extra buffer time throughout your wedding day schedule - that way, even if you’re running late, you’ll still be calm and under control!

Next up - the first look!

What have we done so far?

• Poured tea
• Bumbled our way through a rehearsal.
• Rewarded ourselves surviving the rehearsal with some food.
• I teased you.
• The ladies got beauteous

How much time are you budgeting for your dressing up? (FYI, it took me about 30 minutes)