This Sort of Thing is My Bag, Baby!
August 26th, 2008 @ 4:20 pm by Miss Pomegranate
While I loved Miss Hydrangea’s, Miss Sundae’s and Miss Cherry Pie’s J. Crew Martine Clutches and Miss Candy Corn’s and Miss Shortcake’s Red Ruby Rose clutches, I just couldn’t find what I was looking for when it came to my bridal bag. In fact, I honestly didn’t know what I wanted! Finally, during a Gilt Groupe sale just last month, I was able to purchase my bridal bag. It’s a black raffia Lorelei bag - yes, a black bridal accessory - and it had a black and white striped bow. How perfect is that? I couldn’t pass it up.
Lorelei Coco Raffia Bag
Original Price $288
Gilt Final Sale Price $98
My Lill Bag Is Here!
August 11th, 2008 @ 11:02 am by Miss Peacock
Hurray! My Lill bag is here! It was even a few days early. I picked them all up yesterday afternoon. I walked out of there with one little black and white bag for each bridesmaid and my mom. The bags that the purses came in were bursting with bright red tissue. I looked like one of those rich lady shoppers in the movies. It was really quite fun.
Not as much fun as investigating my bag when I got home! I love it! I apologize in advance for these photos, they are kind of stinky. There is much more warmth to the fabric than it appears.
Knit-tastic!
August 8th, 2008 @ 5:59 pm by Miss Pomegranate
I’m a knitter. Yup, I’ll admit it - I love knitting baby booties as much as the next granny. Although, my patterns have not reached far beyond “long, straight things,” really only a smidgen past “socks”, which, I know are not particularly easy. Then again, they are much smaller and therefore, in my opinion, much harder to screw up!
Then why, might you ask, am I taking up yet another DIY wedding project that I myself will wear on our wedding day? No, not wedding socks or a wedding beanie - why, a wedding cardigan! As it gets quite cold out in the country from my experience, I figured I’d need something to take the chill off - even with it being the beginning of October in California (aka home of the rather long Indian Summer).
No, I’ve never knitted a sweater of any size in my life. Yes, I am crazy for thinking about doing it now - and especially in the expensive materials I would like to craft it in. I mean, it’s our wedding day - why not wear cashmere or alpaca!? Of course, it would still be only a fraction of what I would pay for in a store - but still, it’s quite the spendy project for a first-time-sweater-knitter.
The Ribbed Shrug by Pam Allen @ Interweave Press
Sentimental Things
August 7th, 2008 @ 3:35 pm by Miss Sundae
This photo is of my parents on their wedding day, over 40 years ago. This is one of my very favorite pictures of them not only because they’re adorable, but because it says so much. My Mom is beautiful in her short lace dress and my Dad, in a final act of defiance, has his pants tucked into his boots.
Cracks me up! My Mom and Grandma really wanted him to wear his uniform despite his protests, so he did it in his own way. Classic. But the point to all of this is to show you that my Mom recently cleaned her dress and cut a panel of the lace off of it for me:
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DIY Veil 2.1
August 5th, 2008 @ 10:59 am by Mrs. Spider
Here are some more details for those of you who are also thinking about going the DIY route for making your veil.
Cutting the tulle was not hard since the width was already the standard size. For the length, I used my cousin’s height (with heels on) and added the distance she wanted her train to trail. I then folded the tulle in half and rounded off the train.
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Something Blue
July 31st, 2008 @ 5:05 pm by Miss Cookie
I was born and raised in Montana. Although this little country bumpkin’s heart was meant for the big city, I can’t get Montana out of my blood. It is an innate part of me, and no matter where I live or travel, Montana will always be my home! (I totally envy Miss Cherry Pie, and think she is doing a fabulous job in capturing the essence of Big Sky County for her wedding!) But for many reasons, Mr. Cookie and I decided not to get married in Montana. However, both of my parents decided that I needed a little piece of Montana at the wedding.
This arrived in the mail yesterday from my dad, who still lives in Montana. It’s a Yogo sapphire—my something blue.
According to to Rogers Jewelers:
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DIY Veil 2.0
July 31st, 2008 @ 4:15 pm by Mrs. Spider
Remember the veil my Dad made me? Sigh, it meant the world to me.
When it came time for my cousin to shop for her veil, I showed her this lace edged delight that inspired Mrs. Bellpepper’s mother to make her veil. At $800, this veil is priced to leave you homeless.
Inspired by the prowess of Mrs. Bellpepper’s mother and of my own poppa’s, I offered (and begged) to make a similar veil for my cousin.
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Bolero Me Do?
July 25th, 2008 @ 1:45 pm by Miss Shortcake
If you look at any 1950s wedding pictures, you’ll notice immediately a difference between the bridal attire then and bridal attire now. That difference was the inclusion of sleeves. Any sleeves really - capped, short, 3/4 length, wrist length - as long as they provided the bride with that look of modesty.
Although sleeves and interesting neckline treatments are slowly re-entering the scene, for a very long time strapless wedding gowns have exclusively dominated the marital market.
Which is sad really, considering how beautiful a well-placed piece of lace can look. Witness Grace Kelly at her 1952 wedding to Prince Ranier of Monaco:
…simply breathtaking.
When I first started wedding planning, there was a definite dearth of bridal cover-up options. Now that sleeves, cover-ups, and boleros are hitting the cyber streets of etsy, my thoughts have returned to finding something to jazz up my ensemble.
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To Have and Make Someone Else Hold
July 24th, 2008 @ 1:50 pm by Miss Shortcake
I was smitten when first I saw Miss Cookie blog about the beautiful clutches made by Red Ruby Rose on Etsy. I was drowning in lust when I saw Miss Candy Corn blog about her new clutch from Red Ruby Rose. Then I got a full-time job, and almost simultaneously, Red Ruby Rose launched some new patterns…
Hello, Lover.
Behold my wedding clutch.
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Ideas Coming to Life
July 15th, 2008 @ 8:30 am by Mrs. Tiramisu
We are getting so close to the wedding! I think my level of nervousness is finally getting overtaken by my level of excitement! It’s so great to see everything start to come together. When my Maid of Honor Carolyn came to visit last weekend, I had her try on the whole bridesmaid ensemble from head-to-toe (she is a really good sport!)
It was so fun to see this:
This board was made months ago when I was trying to decide on the pashmina color, but I think these are correct: (clockwise from flip flops): JCrew, ebay seller Aileen3535, etsy seller SandySimone, Ann Taylor (dress), Kenneth Cole Reaction via Zappos, Ann Taylor (necklace), unknown ebay seller (sorry)
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