Weddingbee
I love hanging dress shots, but I don’t love gorgeous dresses hanging on ugly plastic or wire hangers. So in addition to the emergency kit and bathroom basket I made for my friend Sophia, I also purchased this nice padded hanger from the Container Store for her to hang her wedding dress in style.
I also snagged this Foot Petals Bridal Stiletto Style Kit in a gift bag from a recent bridal event that I included in my care package to her. It has 6 different types of foot petals, so Sophia can dance the night away in comfort!
I’ve learned so much about weddings through Weddingbee, it’s fun planning a wedding again! 
Yesterday, was quite a busy day. After work I met my trainer at the gym, went home, rinsed off, grabbed Paigely and Mama Frenchie, went to visit Mahtab, came home, made dinner, ate dinner, and then went to dance lessons with Papa Frenchie. At the end of the day I was exhausted, but it wasn’t in vain, because now I FINALLY have pictures of me in my dress to share. YAY!
First off, let me just say that Mahtab is the sweetest lady I’ve ever met and she definitely knows what she is doing. She taught Mama Frenchie how to properly lace up my dress so that is makes a lovely “V” in the back. Unlike the girl at the salon who, when I picked up the dress, laced me up so tight I looked like a sausage coming out of its casing. She then took in the sides of the top a little so the sweetheart neckline laid nicely and covered my girls. Once she was done with the hem, we were finished with the front.
** Again, Mr Frenchie, love of my life, if for some reason you’ve decided to check out Weddingbee today, this post is not intended for your eyes… NO LOOKIE.**
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Mr. Bunny is a huge zombie-movie fan, so there’s no way he could resist attending the third annual Zombie Walk Columbus, downtown, earlier this month!
In case you’ve never heard of them, zombie walks are mostly a great excuse for people to dress up and scare others when it’s not Halloween.
Kidding, kind of. Really, it’s a fun canned food drive for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. “Raise the dead to feed the living” is their slogan. Clever, right?
Mr. Bunny wasn’t too keen on attending our shower in his hometown a few weeks ago, so I made him a deal. I’d go to the Zombie Walk if he came to the shower. Nice guy that he is, he didn’t make me dress up.
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I’ve written way too many of these dress posts, ladies. I’ve shared body image issues, I’ve lamented about length, and I’ve waffled on my oh-so-confident choices not once, not twice, but thrice. I’m not going to make you sift through my insecurities and justifications for my wishy-washiness. I’m just going to show you the fourth (and final) dress of this four-dress bride.
Well everyone, I had my final fitting the other day, and I am now the happy owner of a wedding dress! A dress which is currently hanging on the back of the closet door in the guest room at my parents’ house, with the train spread out, all dramatic-like.
The wedding is three weeks away, peeps! All of the big and most of the little decisions are all made, and I am totally over making decisions, at all. Which is where you all come in.
My dress comes with a white satin sash, which flares out at the ends and has some embroidery, as well. I’ve been feeling kind of blah about the sash overall, so I’m thinking about ditching it.
Here’s a little something to jog your memory:
My dress, with sash (I’ll want it tied in a bow) and bustled.
I am finally back with the second half of my dress fitting story. Sorry it has taken so long! The wedding is less than two weeks away, and I’m swamped with errands. Anyway, when I last left you (Part I), I had my first dress fitting with a very questionable tailor. As many of you noted, I should have stormed out after the tailor’s first, second, or third insult. But, in my defense, I was kind of stunned. The next part of my story is kind of embarrassing. I have struggled over whether to share it, but I figured, why not?
Immediately after my bad fitting, I started questioning my dress. Was it too plain? Not formal enough? I even got online and began stalking other dresses. A couple of days later, I did the unthinkable. Late at night, with a guilty conscience, I put in a bid for a dress on eBay. I never thought my bid would actually be accepted, but of course, I won.
A minor bump in the road had quickly metamorphisized into a dilemma involving insecurity, indecision, and dress jitters. I didn’t have the time nor the money to be having this meltdown, and I still feel bad that I had it (hence, the feelings of embarrassment). But luckily, as soon as I put the second dress on, I felt like I was cheating on my first dress. I fell more in love with my original dress and my mind was set right pretty quickly. In retrospect, I think strangely I needed to go through the whole “second dress ordeal” in order to truly appreciate my dress. I immediately knew what I had to do.
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Because with less than three months to go, and very little checked off my wedding “to-do” list, I couldn’t just stick with one of the few decisions I’ve made and move on from there. Oh no. Dresses are just too pretty!
First of all, to those of you who commented, PM’d, and emailed: thank you so much for your suggestions.
I am not even going to pretend that I was able to keep straight who sent me what dresses. I am not that organized. All I know is that I received dozens upon dozens of beautiful, wearable white and nearly-white inexpensive dress suggestions from a wonderful community of style- and sale-conscious women!
This post showcases some of my favorites.
First, the Etsy options.
Seller cherrypievintage will tailor this sweet little dress to fit any shape:
This morning, before heading into Saks Fifth Avenue for my second fitting, I was nervous. I’d played out how it would go down in the dressing room over and over after my first fitting. If I wasn’t methodical about it–taking my time, trying my cap sleeves again, holding tulle over my straps–I’d rush into a decision and second guess myself. But when we arrived, everything changed.
Jean slicing away at the tulle.
We worked slowly, starting at the at the bottom–avoiding the inevitable question.
Isn’t it funny how just about the time you forget what your wedding dress looks like, the bridal salon calls and tells you it’s in? That’s right, MY WEDDING DRESS IS IN!!
I don’t think I told you, but when I ordered the dress, the salon had only ever seen her in ivory. I knew I wanted a white white dress, so I ordered it in “All White” and said a little prayer. When the salon called on Friday, the lady told me Paigely looked gorgeous and she had been showing her off to everyone. I quote, “The white is gorgeous! We were nervous because we have never seen it in white, but it isn’t blue at all.” PHEW, because there is really no going back now!
**Mr Frenchie, if for some reason you decided today was the day you were going to start reading Weddingbee, please decide not to read this post**
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So, I showed you my wedding dress, but kinda left a little window open in case I changed my mind. Well, the inevitable has happened. With less than five months to go, and I can’t stand my dress anymore. This mostly stems from the fact that I tried to purchase a poofy, Lolita-style crinoline to give my dress more of a fifties, party feel–and it ended in disaster.
Here’s the look I was going for.
Here’s the dress with no crinoline (please excuse my messy bedhead):
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