back of DRESS

I absolutely love the back of this Pronovias Valdemar

Running of the Brides...okay I walked :0)

So my mom and i drove up to Laurel & Greg's on Thursday night - a LONG drive up as for some reason the Connecticut DOT thinks shutting down an interstate to one lane is a SMART thing to do! Thank you TOM-TOM you made driving a whole lot better. We had a lovely morning with Josie, L&G's adorable little girl. She's gotten so big and absolutely a bundle of joy! Once on the road we were in Boston in no time (again thanks TOM-TOM). All of a sudden we found ourselves at the Hynes Convention Center...and no hoo-ah!?! It was crazy - here I was expecting there to be tons and tons and TONS of crazy screaming people. I guess that's what happens when you show up 4 hours after they open the door. There was still dresses EVERYWHERE, and of course possessiveness over dresses that the other brides (or brides-to-be) were trying on or thinking about. I heard lots of screams of joy and excitement...while i was struggling. It seemed like if you were a wedding dress size 8-12 you were golden. I on the other hand am a size 16-20. Yes I know, I KNOW. Devastated with the size - thank you swimming bust size - and annoyed that the selection was sub-par. I was sort of expecting to walk into the Princeton boutique that currently houses my uuber expensive dress yet all the dresses were under a grand. Sadly, this was NOT the case. A lot of the dresses were cheap looking, a lot of them had LONG sleeves and the rest - well hello ball gowns. So i was definitely disappointed but heck I drove all that way, I'm gonna try some on.

Overall my mom and I had some really good laughs...and I did wind up with a dress. Time will only tell if its the one.

A non-traditional wedding dress for a non-traditional bride

Okay so i know its not white, but i also know how flattering this pleating is on me...plus i LOVE the bodice!

$537 badgley mischka at saks

Bridal Dress Ideas

Stumbled across these guys while searching around for ideas (as usual)

Lela Rose (Fall Collection - The Chapel)

Lela Rose (Fall Collection - The Cloisters)

MOB Dresses

Nordstroms

Love the color - i wonder how the cut would work?

bridesmaid dresses???

BCBG MaxArzia Laser Cut Dress

At Nordstroms - $288

* I'm not sure what I like more, the color, the shape or her hairdo!*

Maggy London Silk Chiffon Halter Dress

Nordstrom's @ $138

*I think this is so cute but unfortunately yellow is NOT apart of the wedding scheme! So cute though with the peek-a-boo & bow!*

Maggy London Bateau Neck Chiffon Dress

@ Nordstroms for $138

*I love the bow on the side, and i just think the color and fabric are so sweet and delicate!*

Mother of the Bride

searching through the gazillion of wedding blogs I found a great dressmaker website. The dresses are somewhat reasonable in price and you can choose the style & colors!

Lyn Lugo Bridal

I found out about it on a new found blog: Wedding Chicks

bride dresses

Rehearsal Dinner Dress - Nicole Miller Strapless Print Silk Sheath-$410

Silk taffeta Sabine gown - $695 From J. Crew

New From J. Crew

bridesmaid dresses - for one!

Nicole Miller Bow Back Satin Sheath Dress -$218

Jill Knee Length (Charsa)

Suzi Chin Maggy Boutique Silk Dupioni Party Dress

Adrianna Papell Gathered Cutaway Halter Dress

Priscilla's of Boston





So since I only have ONE bridesmaid I've got a lot of freedom in my choices as it only has to look good on one person and compliment the affair. And of course RE-USABLE! The idea to suffer through similar choices I've had to purchase for one time use (note - when its not your wedding you'd like to get more than one use out of a very expensive dress).

I think this is adorable - i wish it was shorter though - maybe hem it?

Nordstroms - Suzi Chin Maggy Boutique Ruched Jersey Dress - $128 in Teal

Too bad its white - so cute and again would love it to be shortened


Nordstroms - BCBGMAXAZRIA Strapless Crinkle Satin Gown - $360 (boo in white)

Again SHORTEN it but LOVE the color of bright blue!

Nordstroms - JS Boutique Cutaway Shoulder Beaded Waist Gown - $158 in Saphire

Love how long and relaxed and how simply adorable this is! Plus the cost and the reusable factor...LOVE IT!

Victoria's Secret - Maxi Bra Top dress - $98!

dresses dresses and more dresses

So i went and picked up the knot's spring/summer 2008 magazine which lists that it has in fact 800 dresses for me to peruse. Of course intrigued (and with a $10 gift card to Barnes & Nobles) i purchased the mag and spent days pouring over it (with my mom too). After dog earring 4o or so pages of things "i like" (and of course the ones my "mom likes") I realized that most of the dresses I'm in love with are somewhere between $5000-12,000! My mom's words and I quote, "So would you either like a wedding or a dress?". After the perspective set in I realized that I'll probably get my dress custom made (maybe even by my mom). If not, here's a dress that I absolutely would LOVE to be wrapped up in on the wedding day!

(From TheKnot Magazine)

I also found this BCBG dress tonight while searching blogs, it reminds me a lot of a Vera Wang 2007 Fall collection dress that I love (........and costs "starting at $12,000" according to the NY office rep my mom called!).

And for $318 - I'll TAKE IT!

I also saw this cute and again inexpensive dress at Nordstroms (Sean Collection Strapless Embroidered Mesh Gown) $346. I'm not sure if I like it because its strapless, or if its just another dress that's not poofy!