I want it to look like the photobooth jpg. My friend had her and her husband's done at a wedding and she put her's up as her fb profile pic. I would ask her but I was hoping you guys knew before I asked her.

[Edited on June 16, 2011 at 8:59 PM. Reason : I want to keep the wedding credit at the bottom too.]

6/16/2011 8:58:41 PM

A coworker of mine brother's wedding, he had a video photographer take pics throughout and put them on a CD with music, looked really cool (instead of the typical video tape the whole thing, starting way early in the day until the very end).

[Edited on June 16, 2011 at 9:03 PM. Reason : w]

6/16/2011 9:02:57 PM

Im having a bouquet issue. I want red poppies (real) for my bouquet and white poppies (fake) for the bridemaids. I cannot find these (real or otherwise) anywhere! Any suggestions?

6/17/2011 10:39:48 AM

Unless your wedding will be in the spring, fresh poppies will be hard to come by.

6/17/2011 11:04:30 AM

^i think i read somewhere that it'll be in april.


is that too early?


im not good with flower stuff

6/17/2011 11:05:55 AM

Late April should be okay. I know my centerpieces had some poppies in them and that was early May. You could try talking to the flower shop I used and see if they'd have them available. They are very reasonable! Lee Flowers at the State Farmers Market.

Here's silk ones: http://www.save-on-crafts.com/crsipofl2ea1.html

6/17/2011 11:09:48 AM

Yep. Im getting married late april of next year.

^ LOVE those silk ones. I havent too impressed with the way the silk poppies look, generally. Thanks! Also, Lee Flowers... writing that down now.

http://www.bigdayfor10k.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/poppy_bouquet.jpg

Im just obsessed with the way this looks!

6/17/2011 12:38:20 PM

That website sells good stuff. If you are thinking of doing silk to save money though it usually doesn't work out that way

6/17/2011 12:49:48 PM

Really? I wanted to do all real but my mom convinced me to do mine real but the bridesmaids and my throw bouquet silk... to save money. Now, my granmother would actually be constructing the bouquets. That being the case, would silk actually be the cheaper route?

6/17/2011 1:03:35 PM

I'd bet money fresh will end up cheaper. People always think silk will be cheaper because they're basing the price on crappy silk flowers, not nice looking ones. To give you an idea, one silk flower is $3.99. You can buy a small bunch of flowers for about $5. That's less than two silk flowers.

So definitely price things out before committing to silks.

6/17/2011 1:31:49 PM

Also, We're getting married on Ocracoke, do you think the poppie will travel well? Even if we can get them somewhere in Nags Head or KDH, they would have about a 1.5-2 hour drive.

6/17/2011 1:46:09 PM

I transported my flowers from Raleigh to Topsail in big buckets. I had them make sure the flowers were tight on Thursday morning when I picked them up and they were in full bloom by Saturday.

6/17/2011 1:52:05 PM

Awesome! Thats what I want to hear! Thanks for all your help

6/17/2011 1:56:27 PM

I did silk flowers and saved a bundle. I actually spent maybe $50 for all my florals. I went to a hobby/craft outlet store at the beach and got NICE silk flowers for $3 a bundle. We did not end up using all I bought. My toss bouquet was $5. I plan to put the $15-20 I saved onto a giftcard and attach it to the bouquet to make things a little more interesting

Here's my blog post about my bouquet and our action figure boutineers!

http://soontobeblackwelder.blogspot.com/2011/06/boy-tineers.html

And my bouquet image:


Can you tell it's fake in some places?
Yeah.
Do I give a rats ass?
Nope.

PS - having real flowers is annoying because you can't sit them down without fear of crushing them...they die...they make your hands sweat and smell weird....and I can sell my bouquet when the wedding is over if I want or make it in to something else.

[Edited on June 17, 2011 at 8:21 PM. Reason : .]

6/17/2011 8:19:20 PM

^those look really good!


i personally like real flowers.
its a real dorky reason why i do so i wont go into it

our flowers were a combination of real and fake (and of course the girls bouquets were brooches) and the only reason we had the fake ones was because they were sitting outside (ceremony flowers) for a lot of the day and we didnt want them to wilt before 8!


the orchid streamers were fake...

and the funny thing about it-we didnt even know until the whole night was over

6/18/2011 11:40:24 AM

I'm having real daisies because they're cheap, you can buy them in bulk, and resilient... those things take forever to die

(and because they're my favorite flower)



I have been thinking about something. I love the lace dress I posted a while ago, but I'm starting to wonder if it's "me." I am considering having a tea length, very whimsical dress. But I'm at a loss as to where I should look for something like that. I would want lace incorporated in some way, but I like the styles where it's a little shorter in the front and longer in the back with a fluffy skirt.

And plus, I'm having green shoes so I want people to see them

6/18/2011 12:31:41 PM

^it's my inclination to go with something that is much more "you"


maybe you could incorporate a lace slip or something like that?

6/18/2011 12:33:53 PM

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking

I want something similar to this:



but I think I would prefer it without the rhinestone belt-thingy, and I definitely want some sort of strap (and the asymmetrical hem)


I just want something fun. I love, love, love the lace dress.... and I know I would feel pretty in it... but I just don't know if it's me

[Edited on June 18, 2011 at 12:39 PM. Reason : ^ lace slip meaning under? that's a great idea]

6/18/2011 12:39:22 PM

^yeah under


i LOVE the skirt of this one!

6/18/2011 12:40:49 PM

I just saw another way to incorporate lace



lace overlay on the bodice?? I wouldn't mind that at all


ok, I'm sold on having a shorter dress... I am loving these







(middle one is to die for... if it had a more whimsical skirt I would be in lurve)


(love the right one)


[Edited on June 18, 2011 at 12:46 PM. Reason : ^ THAT SKIRT IS AMAZING]

6/18/2011 12:45:59 PM

yeah i could see you in one of thsoe dresses

6/18/2011 12:47:47 PM

yay


to be quite honest, I have always loathed long dresses.... the only long dress I have is one I got on sale from the gap, and even then it doesn't go to the floor, just right above my ankles (it shrunk, and I don't care, and I hardly wear it)


even at prom, I was not a fan of having a long dress... idk why I thought I would feel ok in a long wedding dress


short one it is


OMG LOVE IT

http://www.etsy.com/listing/53610966/vintage-inspired-layered-organza-tea?ref=sr_gallery_25&ga_search_submit=&ga_ref=auto&ga_search_query=tea+length+wedding+dress&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade&show_panel=true


I wonder if I should go through Etsy? wolfpackgrr, didn't you get your dress there?





[Edited on June 18, 2011 at 1:02 PM. Reason : .]

6/18/2011 12:57:18 PM

^ cute cute cute!


and she did

6/18/2011 1:11:03 PM

Quote :

"I wonder if I should go through Etsy? wolfpackgrr, didn't you get your dress there? "

Yep! I got it from this store:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/KnotCouture?ref=ss_profile

They did a really good job making it to measure. Unfortunately (but not really lol) I lost weight between when I was measured and when the wedding happened so it ended up being loose, which isn't good with a strapless dress But I mean, there's nothing they could do about that. And I wanted more crystal bling than what they had sewn into the bodice so I ended up spending a day sewing in craploads of crystals. Again, not them, my personal preference and it was an easy fix so I didn't really mind. They'll also work with you to make a custom design if you want.

6/18/2011 2:05:11 PM

I love tea length dresses and those will be so nice to showcase some really cute shoes!

I walked around in my dress and shoes last night since Justin is on his bachelor's weekend and ended up feeling better about it but still kind of like, "Ergh, this is going to be a P in the A when it comes to rehearsal/dancing/walking/etc."

But I love love love my shoes. I am considering going to a shoe cobbler and having them taken down a half inch. I posted about them here: http://soontobeblackwelder.blogspot.com/2011/05/not-to-step-on-any-toes.html

PS - Joie you look gorg!

6/18/2011 2:23:46 PM

^those are so cute!!


(and thanks...thats actually one of the least fav pics of myself from the whole night but it shows the orchid streamers well )

6/18/2011 2:25:32 PM

thanks grr I'm gonna look through her store

OMG LOOK AT THIS SKIRT (from Knot Couture)



this is the type of crazy and whimsical skirt I lurveeee

How long did it take you to get the dress?



Yeah... I want my shoes to look like these:

6/18/2011 6:02:07 PM

double post, I know


BUT I HAVE A VISION

hjalksdjfalksdjfadskfj

please tell me what you think


I. fucking. love. this. dress.




I would like to combine ^ dress with this style skirt:



(but with the skirt length in the love first dress pic)

but I would also like to have different elements with the flowers, like this skirt



like bits of lace and tulle and you get the hint


thoughts??

[Edited on June 18, 2011 at 6:27 PM. Reason : (but no bird feathers)]

6/18/2011 6:25:57 PM

i think its TOTALLY you !

[Edited on June 18, 2011 at 6:28 PM. Reason : yeah i am in love with that 1st dress! ]

6/18/2011 6:27:42 PM

ok I need to add something:

take off the flower belt... imagine the lace overlay on the top going to the skirt... I think it would be awesome to have like a cluster of flowers bringing the lace into the skirt part.. like a cascade, but only in one portion instead of all the way around the waist.. make sense?

also, I would want the lace and flowers a slightly different colored white

[Edited on June 18, 2011 at 6:43 PM. Reason : .]

6/18/2011 6:43:18 PM

Quote :

"How long did it take you to get the dress?"

I just went back through my Etsy account to see because I couldn't remember

Let's see, I first messaged her with some questions about it on Feb 15th, put in the order a few days later, and I received it on April 23rd. So about a two month turn around?

6/18/2011 6:48:05 PM

Love all of these dresses you're picking out Sam! So pretty and fun, and very you

6/18/2011 7:01:56 PM

^2 oh sweet

^ thank ya


though my mom and sister are driving me insane... they keep saying "I like the first one" (meaning the Allure one, the one I want the skirt on and that's about it)


I keep telling them that's cool, but I would not be 100% happy with just that gown... and they keep saying "well I like that one"


WELL GOOD FOR YOU

6/18/2011 8:12:26 PM

I LOVE this dress Sam: http://www.allurebridals.com/images/new-styles/8803F.jpg

Definitely take the pieces you like out of it!

[Edited on June 18, 2011 at 8:16 PM. Reason : ]

6/18/2011 8:16:13 PM

that's the skirt I want to get inspiration from


my mother and sister are really pushing for me to get that one, but they don't seem to understand that I definitely don't want only strapless - strapless with an overlay is fine, but I don't think I look nice in just strapless and for multiple reasons I just don't want it... and they're doing that "nice pushy" thing which really drives me up a wall

[Edited on June 18, 2011 at 8:17 PM. Reason : ^ thanks ]

6/18/2011 8:17:22 PM

I say email KC with everything you've told us and see what they have to say. They were really easy to work with and I was very happy with the quality of their work. I won't lie that I was SUPER nervous about ordering my dress sight unseen from Etsy but it was perfect

6/18/2011 8:18:25 PM

yeah it seems like a lot of these places have greattttt quality stuff and great reviews


now to convince my mother bird to let me custom order a dress :\


I mean, based on the pictures I have seen, I would trust multiple sellers with creating a sketch and me loving it...

now if they would just stop pushing this one dress on me...

6/18/2011 8:23:08 PM

Is your mom paying for the dress? If not, don't sweat it

6/18/2011 8:23:58 PM

Quote :

"my mother and sister are really pushing for me to get that one, but they don't seem to understand that I definitely don't want only strapless - strapless with an overlay is fine, but I don't think I look nice in just strapless and for multiple reasons I just don't want it... and they're doing that "nice pushy" thing which really drives me up a wall"

I really agree about the strapless thing. I was absolutely certain I did not want strapless, which I'm sure you know is super-hard to find out there. I did off-the-shoulder and it was absolutely perfect.

6/18/2011 8:26:56 PM

Yes, she is... well, that's the plan

But she specifically told me a long time ago that she didn't care what I did as long as it wasn't super weird, ya know


if she all of sudden tried pulling the "well I'm paying for it" card, I would be really upset and find a way to pay for it myself


I'm just getting irritated because both her and my sister have this thing I call "nice pushy"

example:

Me: "Ooooo, I really like X"

Mama/Sissy: "Ohhh, that is pretty. But you should try Y "

Me: "Well.. I really had my heart set on this one - I'm in lurve with it"

M/S: "Aw, yeah, it's very you.... but you should try Y "

Me: "Um.. I don't think I would be 100% happy with that, to be honest"

M/S: "Well I think Y looks very you you should do that. "


and so on.


then I'm all OMG GOOD FOR YOU BUT "Y" IS NOT FOR ME PLEASE DROP ITkjaldsfkjaslkdfjasdklf

6/18/2011 8:38:04 PM

if you happen to find a strapless one that you adore but just dont like it strapless....do what i did and just get a bolero jacket!!!


of course that is only one option

[Edited on June 18, 2011 at 8:40 PM. Reason : ^try on both to appease them and then stick with X!! ]

6/18/2011 8:40:06 PM

oh jeez, Sam. That is barf. Wear what YOU want!

6/18/2011 8:43:06 PM

And the green shoes are adorable. Particularly with a short dress, so you can see them!!

6/18/2011 8:47:48 PM

^agreed 100%

6/18/2011 8:52:48 PM

Thanks guys :-)

My mom finally acknowledge it's a good idea :-P

She said the only thing about ordering online is it would take away the dress shopping experience... but I'd rather have a dress that was everything I'm looking for made instead of trying on a crapton of dresses in a store that always were disappointing, ya know? She realized that too thank goodness


And yes.. I wanna showcase my green shoes (and my ankles )

6/18/2011 11:40:01 PM

Yeah I did the whole shopping for a dress in a store and it was depressing because wedding dresses are designed for people twenty bajillion feet tall and I'm definitely not lol.

6/19/2011 9:55:02 AM

even though i didn't buy mine from a store (and I knew i wasn't) i still went dress shopping with friends two or three times. for the fun of it...

[Edited on June 19, 2011 at 10:08 AM. Reason : dfgfdgfd]

6/19/2011 10:08:03 AM

Im actually making my own dress but Im still going to go dress shopping. Although Im pretty sure I know the pattern I will design, I want to try on tons of different style to be sure.

Sam, Im actually on the same page as you. Im making a knee length dress although the hem will be a handkerchief hem. Similar to this but not quite as exaggerated: http://skepticdesigns.com/Detailed%20Pages/katrina%20skirt.htm

Im going to edge the hem in thin black lace. It will be made of an antique white silk/satin with an empire waist that has a 3 in waist band. I want to incorporate a very white lace by laying it over the antique white silk waist band.


However, having thought all of this out... As of last night Im thinking about a different pattern design that incorporates a long dress style and a square where the backing and (very short) sleeves are lace..... Now I can decide.

Oh, Ill be wearing my black and white chucks regardless.

[Edited on June 20, 2011 at 6:15 PM. Reason : square neck line* much like one of the dresses you posted sam.]

6/20/2011 6:03:54 PM

^ that sounds pretty!!! you're making your own dress though? props to you - doesn't sound very easy at all...


I found the website for this dress

http://www.naomineoh.com/id21.html


I am falling in love with it.... I wonder if Olga could just add some type of flower stuff to the skirt??

6/20/2011 9:59:54 PM

dude


that dress is phenomenal

6/20/2011 10:09:00 PM