Wedding Blog

A few months ago, Mr. Poodle an I decided we were going to marry “on paper” months before we say “I do” next January at his grandparents’ ranch.

Even though neither of us wanted to be legally married before our wedding celebration, we had to go this route after finding out that I wont be able to work until 3 to 4 months after we file…

Over the past several months, I’ve been collecting dresses to wear at all of my various pre-wedding celebrations. I tried them all on yesterday, and it’s a good thing I did! I came across a couple of unexpected issues.

The Shower Dress

This is the dress that I was hoping to wear to my upcoming wedding shower on Saturday.

Even though I already have a perfectly beautiful dress, I’m still allowed to lust over other dresses, right?

This is a Vera Wang dress. Yes, Vera. It's a bit overpriced for me, but once in a while Mrs. Wang comes out with something a little edgy that makes me itch to replicate it.

Voila:

I probably won’t do this, but wouldn’t it be great to have this dress made (since it’s Chanel and I can’t afford it)?

It’s from Audrey Tautou’s film, Priceless:

My name is Miss Bruschetta, and I’m a two-dress bride. Why am I springing this on you at such a late date? Allow me to explain.

Our honeymoon will begin with a "Roman Holiday" of sorts -- four days in Italy’s capital city. And when in Rome... well, you gotta see the Pope!

Mr. Bruschetta -- also known as the Chief Honeymoon Planner -- researched how we could secure tickets for an audience with the Pope.

I’m not a stickler for etiquette by any means, but there’s a rule I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. It’s the one where the mother of groom should wear something similar to the mother of the bride.

But what do you do when this isn’t an option?

My mom will be wearing a sari. A fancy sari.

I spent so long searching for a shower dress I can’t even find some of them to show you anymore! I had to start the search at my favorite store - Anthropologie, where I came across this little number.

I wasn’t sold, so I saved it in my "favorites" as a backup. I also did several rounds with Gilt Groupe trying to find the perfect dress, but I was never very good at guessing my size! I had ordered this one in cream, but I couldn’t decide if the cut was flattering even though I loved the thought of a lacy rehearsal dress, given the fact that my wedding dress is lace.

I have been searching for a dress for our rehearsal dinner for a few months now. I originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that, as the bride, it is perfectly acceptable for me to wear a white dress. Alas, I don’t think that is in the cards for me. I have searched and searched and searched and cannot find a white dress that…

I must admit that I am currently a two dress bride (perhaps soon to be three, but that’s a different story for a different time). I happened to buy both of the dresses in one weekend, while my mom was in town visiting. I blame mother-daughter wedding shopping over-excitement energy. Long story short, I bought a brand new shiny, beaded, lacy monster of a dress…

Dear Marc & Lilly,

Please stop making cute white dresses and putting them on sale. In case you are not aware, I have already bought seven, yes 7, dresses for the rehearsal dinner and/or wedding day morning. You are making my wallet very upset.

xoxo,
Miss Gloss

P.S. For those of you who haven’t yet purchased a week’s worth of clothing for one day, please buy one of the cute…

I admit I am not great at navigating Etsy. I find it overwhelming with so many different items having the same search tags! Luckily, some folks have it down and post their finds on the many blogs I check. My Etsy bookmarks are virtually bursting, hehe, so it’s time to share my finds! I’m not sure if any of these will show up at our…

I’ve written about my garage sale habits before—those bright orange, yellow, or green signs luring me from street corners on Saturday mornings. This past weekend, though, I hit… The Motherload. In between brunch with friends and an afternoon hike, I turned into a small pocket in Santa Fe following three signs. The first, less than exciting, but the second? A vintage store-owner purging her life…

This past weekend was another hot one here in Southern California. The weather had been lovely all week. On my birthday, it was perfect - sunny with a nice breeze. Mama Frenchie bought me a coral 3/4 sweater to wear with my white skirt for my second shower on Saturday, and it seemed like the perfect outfit. That was until I woke-up and Saturday morning…

Lately I’ve been combing the web for flower girl dresses. I’ve waited until relatively late to purchase them, since little kids seem to grow so fast—I want to make sure they still fit come time for them to wear them. I am in love with the idea of the girls wearing cute little ballet flats that match their dresses. But what should those dresses look…

Did I ever mention my rehearsal dress? The vintage one? No, not the getaway dress, but the one for the rehearsal and welcome dinner…

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I love the crisp, lady-like style of the ’50s and ’60s cocktail dress. Oscar de la Renta has done a great job of creating lovely clean, classic lines (as demonstrated above) throughout his career. And he continues…