Wedding Blog

With such a bright color palette, you might imagine finding bridesmaid’s dresses would be hard. It was… strike that, it is (we aren’t 100% on the BM dresses yet). If a dress maker had a pretty bright pink, they didn’t have an orange, or they had a green, but not the right green. I knew exactly what I wanted and didn’t really find it until…

I change my mind a lot. Case in point: the bridesmaid’s dress. My girls couldn’t keep up with my emails regarding the dresses, since I kept finding new ones I liked. We decided to look for a chiffon fabric rather than a satin, since I felt it was keeping with the casual, country theme of the wedding. Plus, I’m not a huge fan of bridesmaid’s…

I am so SO excited about this post! I’ve been thinking about bridesmaid’s dresses for longer than my own wedding dress! I’m not sure why, but there’s something about bridesmaid’s dresses that just tickle my fancy. I’ve decided on J.Crew dresses in the color “light pewter”, aka, light gray.  They will also have pink flower or bow accents (either a brooch or belt). I’m also…

Our Badgely Mischka runway experience was really great! It was held right in their offices, in a small space with a double runway. The Mrs. Bee and I snagged seats right up front which offered a great view of all the dresses. I sat next to Colin Cowie! Badgely Mischka was debuting their Spring 2010 line here, and while most collections we viewed this week…

The cute wrapping paper above (holding delightful pieces of snail mail for the Lambaids) was a piece of swag from the fanciest bat mitzvah which I’d ever laid eyes on. I helped my cousin’s design firm by directing the guests to the custom Converse sneaker spray painters. I also helped hand out the swag bags that included sweatshirts, pins, t-shirts, and ball caps. I got…

When it comes to dressing the ladies who will stand beside me on our wedding day, I knew that I really wanted to have them pick something that they liked and ideally, something that they could (and would!) wear again. I know that every bride claims “you can totally wear it again!” but really? Am I going to wear a shiny satin floor-length ball gown…

I mean, not my wedding. But the one we thought about having, with the original color scheme and the non-lace dress I was searching for. I was in Huntington Beach, CA for work and I saw girls in dark purple bridesmaid’s dresses, with the bouquets (cymbidium orchids, purple lisianthus, eggplant calla lilies, other structured flowers, etc.) floating through the hotel. I went to check out…

A few days ago, I wrote about my bridesmaid dress drama, which you can find here. As you can see, I was basically in a state of "non-decision", which is not exactly the best place to be when it comes to planning a wedding. After lots and lots of thought, and looking at a ton of other dresses, and even more thought, I kept coming back to this one:

Dear Martha,

When I first met you, I thought you were a leeeeetle too fussy for my taste. I flipped through an issue of your mag and couldn’t find one thing that applied to my life. Martha, let’s be real here: I don’t know what a dust ruffle is. For me, milk goes directly from the plastic jug into my coffee and, ergo, into my belly.…

I am very wary of non-re-wearable, uncomfortable bridesmaids’ dresses. I wouldn’t want to wear them, and I don’t want my bridal party to wear them! So far, I know their dresses will be floor-length. I’m not sure what they’ll be like in terms of color, style, or fabric, but I do hope their dresses will be:

1. Flattering: All my girls should feel like they look their…

While shopping for my bridesmaids’ dresses, I end up wanting every cute silver dress I find for myself! It’s driving me nuts! I DO want them to look good, after all… even if I AM a bit jealous that I won’t be the one wearing fabulously chic little grey dresses like these:

How fabulous are these? I would love for all 3 of my girls to…

MOH Erin is visiting this week after her return from a month-long European vacation (jealous? So am I!). I haven’t seen her in over a year due to crazy schedules in both of our lives and a 200 mile stretch of freeway between us. Although I am beyond excited to see her, her upcoming visit has really turned up the pressure to get all of my wedding…

A while back, I gave my five bridesmaids the choice to buy any dress* they wanted. (*Stipulations included 1. picking from J.Crew’s silk chiffon options in Light Shell or Deep Rose; 2. Choosing a custom Sarah Seven dress in a coordinating color; or 3. Finding a different dress altogether, but getting my OK before buying it.)

Two of the girls opted for J. Crew’s Juliette dress in Deep Rose, below.

So you’ve heard me talk previously about letting the girls choose their own dress, but I don’t think I told you that was the way I was going to go. But it is! Look how great it looks for people to be able to choose their own, and to have some variety in the wedding party.

Call me crazy - I bought my bridesmaids’ dresses before I had even finished asking them to be my bridesmaids. Not that I have officially asked them yet, either —I’m getting around to it. I have one project to finish up, and then it will be official!

So, having been a bridesmaid once (going on twice) myself, I know that it is nice if the dress…