groom's attire
He's going to be wearing a teal shirt from Express and new khaki pants. Possibly barefoot, but if the sand is too warm he'll be wearing flip flops.
Goodness was this a process! It look me 4 tries to get the right colored shirt. It didn't help that the store never had the color I wanted in the right size and they kept telling me to order it online. I think my favorite thing about the process was the fact that the store uses color numbers and the website uses color names and no one seemed to know which corresponded to which, so when I ordered online it was all a guessing game. Which wouldn't have been so bad if the shirt didn't come in 100+ colors with 5 different medium to light aqua/teal shades. It was a process and I lost out on the cost of shipping each time, but we got it worked out, finally! FWIW: The color we ended up with is called Seaport and it's no longer on the website.
We got the pants last night (7-11-2011) at Men's Wearhouse. They had Calvin Klein linen pants that fit perfectly! They're hemming them now and they should be ready for pick up in a few days. That was such an easy process! We should have started there :)
Goodness was this a process! It look me 4 tries to get the right colored shirt. It didn't help that the store never had the color I wanted in the right size and they kept telling me to order it online. I think my favorite thing about the process was the fact that the store uses color numbers and the website uses color names and no one seemed to know which corresponded to which, so when I ordered online it was all a guessing game. Which wouldn't have been so bad if the shirt didn't come in 100+ colors with 5 different medium to light aqua/teal shades. It was a process and I lost out on the cost of shipping each time, but we got it worked out, finally! FWIW: The color we ended up with is called Seaport and it's no longer on the website.
We got the pants last night (7-11-2011) at Men's Wearhouse. They had Calvin Klein linen pants that fit perfectly! They're hemming them now and they should be ready for pick up in a few days. That was such an easy process! We should have started there :)
bride's ATTIRE - the dress
As soon as I tried this dress on at Alfred Angelo I fell in love. It's Alfred Angelo 2034 with a sash. My sash is going to be teal to match Steve's shirt and it's going to be cut in the back and sewn in at the corset back.
I definitely don't love the pictures of the dress on the model but I do love it on me! :)
The dress came in and I'm more in love with it now than I was before! I can't wait to marry the love of my life in this beautiful dress on the beach in Hawaii!
I have my third and final fitting scheduled for 9/25 right before our housewarming party. She cut the train off and sewed in the sash to the back. Before my 2nd fitting, she let it out a little bit around the hips. It's been a bit of an adventure with this dress since it's loose in the waist/chest, but tight in the hips. Now it's fine-- finally!
I can't wait to bring it home!
I definitely don't love the pictures of the dress on the model but I do love it on me! :)
The dress came in and I'm more in love with it now than I was before! I can't wait to marry the love of my life in this beautiful dress on the beach in Hawaii!
I have my third and final fitting scheduled for 9/25 right before our housewarming party. She cut the train off and sewed in the sash to the back. Before my 2nd fitting, she let it out a little bit around the hips. It's been a bit of an adventure with this dress since it's loose in the waist/chest, but tight in the hips. Now it's fine-- finally!
I can't wait to bring it home!
bride's ATTIRE - hair
I really prefer the way I look with my hair half-up compared to a full up-do but I am going to let the heat in Hawaii determine which way I go. I have these two inspiration photos from theknot.com that I fell in love with. I could really go with either and be happy!
I'm going to also have a single white orchid in my hair :)
I'm going to also have a single white orchid in my hair :)
bride's attire - shoes
I bought these on etsy from smc801! They just came in and I love them they are perfect! I love that I'm getting married in flip flops instead of heels :D
I hate heels and they hate me!
I hate heels and they hate me!
bride's attire - jewelry/actual jewelry
The more I thought about it the more I realized that less is more. Obviously I'm going to have my wedding ring set, then I'll have a bracelet and earrings. I also decided to go with a little bling to play off the bling in the sash.
The bracelet is from LuluSplendor, earrings from InStyleBoutique, engagement ring from Smyth Jewelers.
The bracelet is from LuluSplendor, earrings from InStyleBoutique, engagement ring from Smyth Jewelers.
bride's attire - jewelry/original plan
I'm going to wait until I have my dress to make a decision, but I found both of these on etsy and fell in love with them. My first choice (before I knew what dress I was going to be wearing) was the blue swarovski crystal, but now that I've got a simpler dress and I'm not sure how that would look with the neckline of the dress, I'm thinking the simple pearl necklace with a silver orchid would be the better way to go. Both etsy vendors have matching earrings.
Swarovski necklace from : InStyleBoutique
Pearl / Orchid necklace from : RedEnvelopeGifts
Swarovski necklace from : InStyleBoutique
Pearl / Orchid necklace from : RedEnvelopeGifts
welcome luau / rehearsal dinner dress
We're not having a rehearsal dinner, but we are having a welcome luau the night that everyone arrives (two nights before the wedding day) and I bought this dress from Nordstrom to wear for the dinner. It's so cute I just love it!