On Top of My Head
This is my veil from BelAire. It's fingertip length with silver beading on the edges
This is my tiara also from BelAire Bridal - I liked how i was sparkly but not huge, and the swiry design goes well with my dress
Shoes
Annie Engagement shoes in silver
I'll probably change in to these at some point in time - for sure for the outdoor pics! Uggs has these really cute sweater boots too - I might go for those instead. I'll make that decision in November!
The Accessories
I wanted to have a clutch to carry things like blotting powder and my Chapstick
I'm a Panthers fan, and Jon is a Packers fan, so I found this eBay seller that made half of the garter out of one team's colors and half from the other. It's perfect!!
My earrings - because my dress is so heavily beaded, I'm not planning on wearing a necklace, but I love the sparkle that these provide!
The veil and tiara will come off after the ceremony, to be replaced by a hair comb since I'll be doing a half-up, half-down style. This isn't the comb I bought, it's just a placeholder until I get a pic of the one I have
The Dress - Jon, if you're here, you don't want to look!
I started dress shopping on January 16th, and fell in love with the third dress I tried on. I saw it at a bridal show and made a special trip to a bridal salon about an hour away to try it on for myself. My eyes watered up when I put it on, and I didn't want to take it off. I couldn't stop staring at myself in the mirror!! (And I hate the mirror!)
However, my mom is paying for my dress. And she insisted that I keep the other appointments I had at other salons to make sure that was the dress I loved. I agreed, but made a follow-up appointment to try on the dress of my dreams mere hours after my last scheduled appointment.
***UPDATE*** I am sooooo glad my mom made me go to those other appointments, because she was totally right. The last appointment I had before I went back to the first store I found THE DRESS!!! I had actually tried on the exact same dress at one of my other appointments, but the sample was too small so I vetoed it. However, on this trip the store had a sample that was actually my perfect size, and I loved it!! It has all of the beading and designs I wanted. I went back and tried on the first dress, and I just felt so ridiculous in it. That's how I knew the second dress was MY dress.
It's by Casablanca, style 1906. I got it in pure white, so I'll definitely be getting a faux tan for the wedding!
I ordered everything from Jay's Bridal Online - and I mean everything. I ordered my dress, veil, tiara, earrings, a pair of shoes and a clutch. They were fantastic to work with, and my dress came in about a month before the projected arrival date. The only problem is with the shoes and clutch; I had them dyed red because I wanted the pop of color, and when I tried the shoes on the dye rubbed off all over my feet. Same with the clutch. So maybe I'll use those at the rehearsal dinner, where I plan on wearing a dark colored dress.
However, my mom is paying for my dress. And she insisted that I keep the other appointments I had at other salons to make sure that was the dress I loved. I agreed, but made a follow-up appointment to try on the dress of my dreams mere hours after my last scheduled appointment.
***UPDATE*** I am sooooo glad my mom made me go to those other appointments, because she was totally right. The last appointment I had before I went back to the first store I found THE DRESS!!! I had actually tried on the exact same dress at one of my other appointments, but the sample was too small so I vetoed it. However, on this trip the store had a sample that was actually my perfect size, and I loved it!! It has all of the beading and designs I wanted. I went back and tried on the first dress, and I just felt so ridiculous in it. That's how I knew the second dress was MY dress.
It's by Casablanca, style 1906. I got it in pure white, so I'll definitely be getting a faux tan for the wedding!
I ordered everything from Jay's Bridal Online - and I mean everything. I ordered my dress, veil, tiara, earrings, a pair of shoes and a clutch. They were fantastic to work with, and my dress came in about a month before the projected arrival date. The only problem is with the shoes and clutch; I had them dyed red because I wanted the pop of color, and when I tried the shoes on the dye rubbed off all over my feet. Same with the clutch. So maybe I'll use those at the rehearsal dinner, where I plan on wearing a dark colored dress.
Please excuse the up close view of my chest - but it's a good shot of the detail. I love the princess seams on the bodice, and the beading!
The beading on the bottom of my dress
Please excuse my funky face - I don't photograph well. At all. But here's my dress!!!!!! And you can see my tiara a little bit.
The detail on the back, and my fingertip length veil. And one of my mom's dogs.
