A dress. Oh la la.
There will not be a beautiful wedding without a beautiful dress. The most frequent question that I am asked now that I’m engaged revolves around my dress.
“What is your style? Where are you looking? A-line, ball gown, mermaid?”
All of these are valid questions, but all these questions go unanswered. I’m just not sure. I am a picky bride, a detail oriented bride, an unbride, but alas, I am an indecisive bride! Aaaghr! I scour websites day and night looking for unique gowns that fit my eclectic style, but I am yet to be wowed. I cannot make up my mind on whether or not I want a vintage gown that is altered toward my style or if I should go for a new gown that has the vintage look. All these decisions aside, there is one thing I am sure of…
Okay, 2 things:
– I will be hot in it!
– It will not be over $1000
Yes, that is a risky statement, but a true statement none the less. I admire those brides who have endless budgets for their dress… I mean it is their WEDDING DRESS, but I am not that type of bride. I want a dress that is beautiful, unique, AND fashion forward. I know that I will be able to find this to fit within my budget. It takes time and effort and patience to find the perfect dress. But as my new years resolution stated, I vow to leave no link unclicked! I am looking everywhere! One amazing wedsite (did I just coin that term?) that I have come across for adorable vintage gowns is Posh Girl Vintage. This site offers a wide array of styles to choose from and really helps me push past the stereotype of white, ivory, long, and lacey! For example, this dress, if not sold already, would be mine:
How amazing is that? And oh so peacock if you ask me! Another site that I frequent, but that is absolutely beyond my price range is The Frock. These are GORGEOUS designer gowns that cause me to drool.
Hope these sites give you a little glimpse into what I am into! I am off to the salvation army right now to hopefully purchase my 3rd used wedding dress of the year! I will take pics soon to show you what I have already! I am excited and nervous and giddy at the prospect of wearing something vintage but what girl doesn’t dream of getting that gorgeous, brand new, only mine, one of a kind, dress!?! Did I mention how much I am loving planning a wedding!?
What do you guys think? Any site suggestions?
January 9, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Both are so you and SO ADORABLE! I willkeep my eyes peeled for sites!
January 9, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Okay, why the $1000 limit? I will totally cop to spending more, but if you can do it, power to you.
January 9, 2009 at 9:14 pm
Harry,
Have you ever looked at the site Etsy.com. It is everything handmade or vintage. Search wedding dresses…or just vintage dresses. A lot of them do custom work and I would think you could either find or describe what you wanted to one of them and they could make it in your fit. Let me know if you have more questions on it…..we all knew you would be one hot bride!!
January 9, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Amy,
The $1000 limit because girl is thrifty and I just can’t imagine having the budget to afford it! Trust me though, if I had the $$$ I would be going designer for sure!
Abby,
Yes! I love etsy so much and was going to blog about it in the near future, but actually I haven’t looked at dresses on there. I have, however, found adorable invites and vintage jewelry! Love you!
January 10, 2009 at 2:59 am
You are LOVING the blogging, I totally forgot about mine, haha. I am LOVING the first dress, well and the 2nd one, but really the first one. OH MY GOSH… the wedding dress Kenley made for Project runway would be PERFECTION on you… go look it up! I wish she wasn’t such a bitch so you could befriend her and have her give it to you. But anyone who is rude to Tim Gunn doesnt deserve our friendship (I think I got sidetracked). ANYWAY, I finally wrote on my blog, you inspired me. It’s a naught letter to diet coke. DOn’t know why I didnt write it earlier actually
January 11, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Hey Cutiebug…
Kate & Andrea here, whipping a gourmet meal for the Andy-meister and perusing your bloggieblogblog.
While strolling through Anthro & Tiffany today we were discussing the gowns we envisioned adorning your hot bod…
We’re keeping our eyes peeled for you!
We love you!
January 15, 2009 at 4:09 pm
The first dress is GORGEOUS!!!
January 17, 2009 at 8:32 pm
I have never seen you in a dress you didn’t make beautiful by wearing it, no matter the price.
January 20, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Oh la la la… three letters… H O T lol wow I especially love the white one its beatiful, I bought a white dress from Elegant Mart and it was under $1000 too it was gorgeous.