All posts tagged: weddings

Happy anniversary to me! (us)!

5 years ago today-ish, Mr Dreamy and I got married. The last 5 years have been a little like the wedding day: not everything has gone according to plan, but there have still been amazing moments, lots of love, lots of laughter, a little angst, and more than one thing we would have done differently in retrospect, but don’t regret in the least. Just as it should be. To celebrate I’m being extremely self indulgent and posting a ridiculously long slideshow of ridiculously cute pictures of us.

Slightly less frothy and fairy-y and goddess-y…

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…but no less beautiful. My started-out-as-a-fairy dress, morphed into a goddess dress is turning into neither. It’s become to regal for a fairy, and too structured for a goddess. But I still love it. My changes to the skirt and addition of a second petticoat layer made the silhouette much more A-line and structured. I was a little worried about it at first, but the lovely ladies who sew reassured me, and I’m very happy with it. I’m totally in love with the train. It’s so light, and the pleats are so fantastic. Is there anything not to love about tiny little knife pleats? The fan effect of the overlap is just delicious. I’ve been thinking about the train, and rather than doing the traditional bustle, I’d like to do an asymmetrical catch on one side of the skirt, like this: That way, the train becomes a sculptural element of the dress. The whole idea is inspired by a ’30s evening gown in the Met’s collection, and is possibly because the voile of the train …

Bromeliad pink bridesmaid dresses

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Bromeliad pink is one of my favourite colours. It is also a colour that looks beautiful amidst the lush greenery of Hawaii. Not surprisingly, when Mr Dreamy and I picked a wedding location set in tropical gardens on the slopes of a mountain in Hawaii, bromeliad pink was one of the first colours I thought of for the bridesmaids. Unfortunately, I said “Pink” and two of my four bridesmaids said “Ewwww….no….” The other two bridesmaids were very obliging and said “Oooh, pink!” and “It’s your wedding, I’ll wear whatever you want me to” respectively. Being the sweet, accommodating person that I am (only slight sarcasm intended), I offered the two recalcitrant bridesmaids green, which they agreed would be much preferable. And then of course I went out and bought lots of bromeliad pink chiffon (which I loved) and muted jade green chiffon (which was OK), and showed both fabrics to the bridesmaids, and the recalcitrant ones said “Oh….that colour pink! We would wear that.” Well. Thanks. Too late. I first designed both skirts and tops …