My dress
I found my dress! It is safely in my mom's closet. When I was ordering it in February, I was three different sizes in my measurements (bust- 14, waist- 16, hips- 18) and because of the diet and exercise I was sticking to, we ordered the 16. When it came in, in April, it was SO SO tight in the hips, even though I had lost another 10 pounds. I tried it on recently (late July) and it finally fits! And with room to spare! Thank goodness (20 pounds later). So don't be like me- order the size that fits your biggest measurement, because if you are a bride who's working on getting in shape, you never know where you'll lose the weight! Now, on to the pictures...
Pictures
It is DaVinci 8385, and the picture online does it NO justice. I would never have asked to try it on from this picture, but my consultant brought it out and I loved it. There were some close contenders, but I kept coming back to this one. I am so happy with it!
The picture above was when I first tried it on. I love the vintage-y look to it. I also loved that it was amazingly the cheapest dress I tried on. My mom loved that part too! My favorite part of the dress is the train.
I will be having the corset altered so it laces downward instead of up. The straps need to be adjusted, and I'll have them put in a French bustle.
The Girls
I'm asking my bridesmaids (I'll have 5 of them) to find a nice, knee length black dress. I don't want to go the David's Bridal route, as they already will have to spend so much money for this wedding! I want them to find a dress that they love and in which they will feel fabulous.
I think the mismatched dresses comes across as very elegant, when they are all the same theme. Since my bridesmaids are spread across the country, we will be sending a lot of picture texts!
This picture is from Guamibear on the Las Vegas board.
I think the mismatched dresses comes across as very elegant, when they are all the same theme. Since my bridesmaids are spread across the country, we will be sending a lot of picture texts!
This picture is from Guamibear on the Las Vegas board.
The Boys
The boys are actually four boys and a girl. She will also wear a simple black dress of her choosing, and the groomsmen will all wear black suits. FI is looking forward to buying a really nice black suit for the occasion!
We will buy the guys matching ties.
We will buy the guys matching ties.
Accessories
My veil is taking SO LONG to come in! It's kind of like this one pictured, but shorter and only one layer. The dress shop is expecting it the first week of September. It is taking longer than my dress! Weird.