Since we weren’t blogging back in 2008, I’ll share our wedding experience with you in a series of posts here at The LOH.
THE FASHION
After trying on a beautiful $4000 dress that I knew that I couldn’t afford, I headed to David’s Bridal and got a $900 dress that did the trick. If I had it to do again, I’d get a more creative dress for less money on Etsy, like my dear friend Val did for her wedding.
This is a signed Whiting & Davis mesh bag from the late 20s. I got it for $40 – I’ve seen similar ones selling online and in other stores for up to $395. Score!
Both the earrings and purse came from Hubba Hubba! in Burbank. This store supplies the wardrobe for the show Mad Men.
I rocked a birdcage veil.
These are dance shoes that were custom made for me to wear in a show that I was in for 2 1/2 years. They are replicas of a pair of 1962 prom shoes. The most comfortable shoes ever!
Shower dress & Welcome/Rehearsal Dinner dress:
Shoes for each (I heart vintage heels!):
The bridesmaids wore whatever they wanted, as did the groomsmen. It was enough to ask most of the wedding party to travel to CT for the wedding without making them buy clothes on top of it.
THE FLOWERS
Candice Milliard of Candi’s Floral Creations did the flowers. Their beauty overwhelmed me, and I cried when I saw them. I have never known much about flowers, so I just gave her the colors and a general idea of what art, architecture, and shapes that I like. The rest was up to her. She is a true artist. I’m so glad that I just let her do her work and didn’t try to get specific with my limited knowledge of what’s out there and what’s possible. I trusted her completely and the end result was magnificent in a way that I could never have envisioned myself beforehand, and it wouldn’t have been nearly as breathtaking had I tried to nail down the details. I think that successful wedding planning is one part identifying your own talents and using them to the max, and one part recognizing where you haven’t a clue, finding talented people to step in, trusting them entirely, and staying out of their way so that they can do incredible work. I wanted her knowledge, artistry, and expertise, and I feel like her talent and creative spirit were unencumbered and free to express themselves to their highest potential.
The whole look:
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Those shoes! The white ones. I love them with every fiber of my being. If I were you, I would never take them off! I would sleep in them. They’re magical.