Weddingbee

MK just sent flowers to my office (I sorta started a new job last week). The card says:

“Something to Brighten Your New Office. I Love you. MK”

How sweet is he???? Course, I’m going to have to take them home since it’s Friday, so they’ll be brightening up my dining room instead.

What do y’all think of this color combo? Please ignore the types of flowers for now. I just want to make sure there are color combos (both for BM dresses and flowers) that go well with the Monique Lhullier dress before ordering it!

Orange/peach isn’t what I had originally envisioned for a June wedding, but I think it will work nicely. The idea would be that BM’s get off-white flowers and I get either peachy or orange flowers.

Tomorrow, I might post purple color combos. I find it sooo helpful to see things side-by-side!

Or maybe I can have bright orange flowers and the BM’s would have a white version of the same?

One of my BM’s just reminded me that she may be preggers during my wedding. These are the maternity styles that Jim Hjelm has in chiffon fabric to match the “regular” BM dresses. The style would be the preggers BM’s choice (somehow, I don’t think the second strappy dress would work after 7 months or so ).

I like Mango, Papaya, and Tangerine. It’s hard to tell on the computer because colors don’t always look the same on the screen as they do in person (ha! that sounds like an official warning).

Kleinfeld’s Bridesmaids’ Loft has the full line of Jim Hjelm dresses and swatches of all of the fabrics so ladies, you will be able to see how it fits in your size! I think chiffon is a sexy, but forgiving (!) fabric.

Some BM dresses I like (all from Jim Hjelm).

I don’t want strapless dresses for the BM’s. I also like these BM dresses (minus the flower on the left), but not with the Monique Lhiullier dress.

Maybe with this Angel Sanchez dress??? I need to make an appointment at Saks - they carry both Monique Lhiullier and Angel Sanchez.

I called Pamela Cravens today who is the “house florist” for Battery Gardens. I don’t *have* to use her, but I like the work that’s on her website and she’s not supposed to be crazy expensive.

Since my wedding is next June, I thought this would be a good time to start thinking about the flowers. Whatever is in season now should be in season for the wedding… right? Apparently, it doesn’t always work that way. Pamela said that this year has been an awful one for flowers because of the heavy rains in the spring!! So I guess you can’t predict it.

I do need to pick out colors for flowers and the bridesmaid dresses. I originally wanted very light celedon green and lavender, but I just don’t think those colors will go with the dress I’ve fallen in love with! I know I said I wouldn’t post it, but I feel like I have so I can get honest opinions. MK… honey… are you peeking?

Stop scrolling right now ….

Don’t go any further …

Halt! Abort!

Not for MK’s eyes …

Is it safe yet?

Okay… I still don’t trust you, so the pic of the dress is alllll the way on the bottom of this post! Please, please, please don’t look!

I think orange would work best with the dress, but can you do orange flowers in June? And what color would I make the BM dresses? Black and give the BM’s pale peach flowers — similar to mine, but a lighter shade?

Ok, for anyone who knows me, stop laughing right now! Seriously. I mean it. I will not have an orange and black wedding unless I have no choice. Hehehe .

Maybe shades of purple?

I would love to have blue/lavender/green hydrangea or wildflowers, but it just won’t go with the dress!

Maybe off-white and green????

Okay, thank you for your patience. Here it is!!!!

I thought this bm dress and color (but full-length) would go well with “my” dress. It picks up the sash motif and the halter neckline looks a bit like the neck line of “my” dress.

I saw the most amazing video clip the other day on theknot. The videographers are from Philadelphia - Tangerine Media Group. The clip is just a “wedding recap” - basically the wedding in 2 1/2 minutes and is from a bride whose knot screenname is DRZBride.

I don’t feel right posting a direct link to the clip, since well, it’s her wedding, but there is a link on her knot profile. I spoke with them today and they will send me a sample DVD and their price list. It might be a pain to hire videographers from Phili, but if I totally love their work, I’d do it.

I think I found some bridesmaids dresses I like and that will go well with the wedding dress I love and tried on at Kleinfelds. I know… I know… I should post a picture of the dress, but I sort of don’t want everyone to see it. Especially since MK knows about this site and I DEFINiTELY don’t want him getting an advance peek!!!

Anyway, the bridesmaids dresses are from a store in Brooklyn called Kimera Design. I like the sash of the purple dress but the full length with the fish tail. I love the purple color or maybe I would go with an orange/tangerine??? What do you think??