WWD asked a bunch of designers to submit their sketches for what they would dress Kate Middleton in, for what will no doubt will be the wedding of the century. Here’s what they came up with. For some reason, I can totally see her in the Valentino and Gucci, but it might be because the sketches are drawn with someone close to her likeness?
“We designed a ‘blossoming’ dress because we imagined her as a new Botticellian Venus.” – Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli, Valentino
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I only have a limited amount of pictures from high school, as the majority of them are buried somewhere in my parents’ house, so I will have to make due with the few I had on hand. I’ve mentioned countless times in the past that Mr. Lovebird and I attended the same high school and that all of our groomsmen were our high school classmates. We were all part of the class often referred to as “Stuy2K.”
Here I am with GM Oliver at our prom, and no, he was not my date.
Our wedding invitations were truly a labor of love and a testament to the power of Weddingbee because I wouldn’t have even known about, let alone mustered up the courage to take on this project, without Weddingbee. The true credit goes out to my fellow Weddingbee bloggers who tackled the Gocco before me (too many to name, but special props to Penguin and Lemon).
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You could say we were pretty ambitious to make our first Gocco project the actual invitations…but what can I say, I’m a crazy kinda gal. Luckily, I had amazing help, my super creative bridesmaid, Michelle and my friend, Mona. After months of Michelle emailing me invitation designs she made on Adobe Illustrator, we finally decided on one and met at her apartment one night in November to get down to business.
At first, we were totally intimidated. The instructions were simple, yet confusing. I don’t know how to explain it. I think we were all just scared.
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One can plan almost every aspect of one’s wedding day, except when it comes to speech time!
Sometime during the reception, I overheard our BM Ernie asking our MOH Tina whether she preferred to give her speech first or second. Oh man, you should have seen the look of horror/anxiety on her face. She was nervous enough, worrying about not messing up her speech, but now she was faced with the decision of going first or second.
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One thing the mister and I paid special attention to was our reception playlist. We meticulously picked out each and every one of the songs we wanted played at our wedding and even burned CDs for the DJ in case he didn’t have a song on hand. Of course, we gave him the discretion to play what was on the list and when. That being said, each song we picked had special meaning to us—either it defined a moment in our seven-and-a-half year courtship (at that point) or it had special meaning to one (or more) of our guests with whom we’ve shared special moments with.
For example, I believe I’ve mentioned that all of our groomsmen were our high school classmates (go Stuy!), so we had to play “Blue” by Eiffel 65 for our GM George because we remembered he had an ungodly fascination with the song back in the day. Lo and behold, the moment the song played at our wedding, he rushed to the dance floor! You could say it was a “soundtrack to our lives.”
So, I got this email in my inbox yesterday…
Yes, I know I’m already married, but anything bridal still tickles my fancy. J.Crew holds a special place in my heart since my BMs wore J.Crew dresses for my wedding.
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Eons ago, weeks after getting engaged, I had come across this post by Mrs. Apple and not only was I bawlin’ by the end of the post, but I knew one thing was for certain when my wedding came around. I didn’t have a date, let alone a venue, but I knew what song I was going to dance to with my father at my wedding… “I Loved Her First” by Heartland.
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I seriously can’t image how we could have planned our wedding without the ’bee. So, it was less than a month before the wedding and we didn’t have a first dance song picked out, let alone have a game plan for the dance. It was Weddingbee to the rescue! Mrs. Canary posted about an emergency dance lesson she had just had, and I contacted Erin of Start Dancing right away! She was such a sweetheart on the phone and quickly scheduled to meet us at my parents’ house the same week.
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Sorry my recaps are taking so long. I asked a friend to help me splice and encode some video footage to accompany my posts but it is taking longer than expected, so I’ve decided to go ahead without them. Now, where did we leave off…?
I wonder if weddings ever go exactly as the bride imagined (I would say bride and groom, but let’s be realistic). I always thought I was a pretty ’laxed bride. I think I pretty much went with the flow for most things when it came to the wedding. That said, I gave my bridal party free reign over their entrance at the reception and this is what they came up with…
Never did I image that “Highway to the Danger Zone” would be the song that started off our reception or that my groomsmen would be introduced with code names…
I’m a sucker for romantic comedies and I’m intrigued by this one.
Did you know there is an old wives’ tale which says that on February 29th, which of course, only happens on a leap year, a woman is “allowed” to propose to her boyfriend? I certainly didn’t! Ever wonder why society dictates (for the most part) that it is customary for the man to propose? I mean, it takes two people to decide they want to spend the rest of their lives together, doesn’t it? Though you won’t see me complaining, I mean, I got a ring out of it. If it were reversed, what would I propose with? A game console?
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I was drooling over Mrs. Penguin’s runway coverage of Kirstie Kelly for Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings, and now I’m ogling over these rings designed by Mouawad for Kirstie Kelly for Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings.
Cinderella Semi-Mount Diamond Ring – $4,380
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Wedding Day Part I: The Girls Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part II: The Boys Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part III: The Guests Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part IV: Bridal Portraits
Wedding Day Part V: Moments Away
Wedding Day Part VI: The Processional 1.0
Wedding Day Part VII: The Processional 2.0
Wedding Day Part VIII: Here Comes The Bride
Wedding Day Part IX: The Ceremony
Wedding Day Part X: “You Have Them, Right?”
Wedding Day Part XI: Wrapping Up the Ceremony
Wedding Day Part XII: Friends and Family Portrait Time!
After we took formal portraits with each and every one of our guests, it was time for some alone time with just me and Mr. Lovebird (and the two photographers and videographer, of course).
So while our guests were enjoying a lovely cocktail hour on the terrace with the mariachi band, we sneaked away for some pictures.
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Wedding Day Part I: The Girls Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part II: The Boys Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part III: The Guests Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part IV: Bridal Portraits
Wedding Day Part V: Moments Away
Wedding Day Part VI: The Processional 1.0
Wedding Day Part VII: The Processional 2.0
Wedding Day Part VIII: Here Comes The Bride
Wedding Day Part IX: The Ceremony
Wedding Day Part X: “You Have Them, Right?”
Wedding Day Part XI: Wrapping Up the Ceremony
All along, I knew that for me, a wedding “must” was to take a formal picture with each and every one of our guests.
I don’t want to bombard the hive with all the formal portraits, so here are a few of my favorites:
This is for you Twilight fans out there! InStyle reached out to some of their favorite dress designers and had them design the dress they envisioned Bella wearing for her wedding!
Wedding Day Part I: The Girls Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part II: The Boys Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part III: The Guests Getting Ready
Wedding Day Part IV: Bridal Portraits
Wedding Day Part V: Moments Away
Wedding Day Part VI: The Processional 1.0
Wedding Day Part VII: The Processional 2.0
Wedding Day Part VIII: Here Comes The Bride
Wedding Day Part IX: The Ceremony
Wedding Day Part X: “You Have Them, Right?”
::::peeking out from my nest::::
I know I’ve been a bad little birdy and I’m so sorry! Things have been pretty busy around the Lovebird nest and I’m finally coming up for some air. Mr. Lovebird’s on call tonight so I finally have a chance to blog! Oh Weddingbee, how I’ve missed you!
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Now where were we? Oh yes…
So after the blooper that occurred in my previous post, it was pretty much smooth sailing from there.
I got my bling.
Mrs. Lovebird, New York/Cancun Age and Occupation: 25, Attorney Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Medical Student Engagement Date: September 22, 2006 Wedding Date: July, 2008 Venue: Dreams Cancun Resort & Spa About Me: Born and raised New Yorker planning a destination wedding in Cancun, Mexico. Got proposed to in Cancun, so it’s only fitting we are going back to get married. I love trivia, board games, bargain shopping, asian dramas and eating yummy food!
