Weddingbee Blog

Today I want to talk a little about those other wedding dresses. You know, the ones you wear to the shower, to the bachelorette party, to the rehearsal dinner, to the dinner that first night on your honeymoon. I love to wear dresses, so I had a great time shopping for ones for these occasions. In fact, I might have had more fun on these shopping trips than I did when looking for my actual wedding dress!

The first dress I found was for the rehearsal dinner. I wanted to wear something “bride-like,” but not necessarily bridal, if you get my incredibly fuzzy distinction. I ended up finding a silk-blend dress from Banana Republic in a shade of ivory. It was on sale, so I bought it in September for $38 and change. I am pairing it with a J.Crew cardigan, which I also got on sale. I may use it again with my wedding dress (after our Vegas reception, during our Milwaukee party). I’m also wearing my grandmother’s graduated pearl necklace. On my feet are my Kate Spade Ollie flats.

The next dress I found was for our casual, co-ed shower. I had to keep reminding myself that this event was going to be in December in Milwaukee, so that ruled out a lot of different styles and fabrics. I ended up finding a merino sweater dress and tights at Uniqlo while in NYC. I livened the outfit up with some accessories that I already owned. The pearl and gold necklace is from J.Crew. The gold belt is from Banana Republic. The earrings, which you admittedly cannot see, are from Express. I ended up wearing more winter-appropriate shoes, though.

I shopped in my closet for the dress that I will wear for the “bachelorette” party. I’m putting bachelorette in quotes because Mr. Mole and I are going to have a joint celebration in Vegas the Thursday night before we get married, open to anyone who is in town. We expect it will be pretty low-key, especially in Vegas terms. We will probably hit a lounge or two, maybe stop by some tables at a casino. My dress is Trina Turk’s Nora. This was another Nordstrom Rack find. My shoes are Boutique 9′s Karyl, aka my wedding heels. I’ll probably add a fitted cardigan to this look.

Last, I found an amazing “it’s-our-first-night-of-our-Mexican-honeymoon-oh-my-god-I-can’t-believe-were-really-married” dress this past weekend at Nordstrom Rack. The dress is Trina Turk’s Princeton Secret Horizon Stripe Jacquard (what a mouthful). Best thing about this dress? I got it for 85% off. The shoes are Seychelles’ Change of Venue sandals, which I also got on very deep discount. I guess it pays to shop for tropical clothing in the middle of December.

So, hive, those are my other wedding dresses. What are you planning to wear for all of these other occasions? Where did or will you shop?