Something blue...

I already have "something blue" but have still to find myself a a pair of earrings! I know what I will be shopping for next week...





(I am still to figure out "something borrowed" and I fear that I am running out of time.)

2, 1, 3, 5, 4

Nearly there - wedding dress!

Yesterday my bridesmaids (N, E & M), Mum and I met at the dressmaker's for their first and only fitting and my third fitting.

It was very exciting to see the girls in their dresses and the beautiful colours complementing each other. Gorgeous!

It was then my turn. I was very excited and my dress is looking so good! N hadn't seen me wear it before - only briefly on a shop dummy - whereas the others had been dragged into Hustle with me when I tried it on.

Yay! I am very happy and excited and looking forward to wearing it and I really hope that Chad loves it too.

We will all pick up our dresses next week (complete with zips and hemmed) and then it is just the big day that we have to wait for.

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Not too long to go...

My life at the moment is wedding, wedding wedding. With a bit of house! built in. It is all good fun and hopefully I will come out of the end of it unscathed. There is so much detail floating around in my head and I am worried that I will forget something. Eep!

A quick round up of the week...
Wednesday
I had another dress fitting! For the first fitting the dress maker Nici had made the dress from lining fabric. This time around she had stiched in the feature panel of my dress and it was starting to take shape! I was very excited, I can see now what my dress will be like. I am looking forward to the next fitting.

Saturday
First stop was to the florist to pay the balance. Tick!

Mum and I had a big morning. We headed out to a couple of places in Belmont to pick up some detail. The first was to Sonboniere, a shop stocking all sorts of goodies for you to accessorise the perfect wedding, party, or anything! We had a goal in mind, and that was to purchase bags for wedding cake. There were many pretty things though to distract us from our task.

Next on the list was to head to Whistlers to pick up the bomboniere for the wedding. It was exciting to see and Mum now has custody of them until the wedding. Thanks Mum!

Sunday
We are catching up with the celebrant today, to go over our ceremony and make sure everything is good! I have sent him the reading that we wish to have so that will be another tick in the box for confirmation and planning.

Chad and I are also planning to check out our ceremony venue today to remind ourselves what it looks like and we will go searching for a pair of shoes for him to wear. He wants to trendy himself up!

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My silver shoes

Last Saturday I made it my mission to try to find a pair of shoes to Linda's specification. I started simple, and went to Harbourtown to see if I could grab a bargain. I found this pair in the first shop I walked into - Williams - and snapped them up. I did the rounds and came to the conclusion that I had the best of the bunch and moved on.

They are a bit higher than I am used to, so we shall have to see how I go! Today I spent an hour tottering around on them. It seemed quite strange to be hanging out the washing in a pair of heels. It probably does not help that yesterday and today I have been running up and down hills and stairs at King's Park and my calves are already tight! Still, all in the name of looking gorgeous.

C and I went to see the dressmaker Niky last week, and tried on our samples. It was all good fun! He didn't bring his trousers or shirt with him so we were guessing where the top of his trousers would be. It would not look the best if there is too much gap between his waistcoat and trousers.

I am definitely getting excited about it all. We just have to organise a few details and then the day will be upon us! I am looking forward to the party.

Bits and pieces

As our wedding draws closer there are more and more little details to organise!

Today we received our 30th RSVP card so now we have 50% return rate. I am looking forward to catching up with everyone on the day and sharing it with our friends and family. Truly. It is all starting to feel a bit real.

On Monday night C and I went to be measured for our wedding clothes. He saw the fabric that his waistcoat will be made from, selected the colour for the back of it and it all sounds really exciting!

Linda from Lin Pin suggested that my shoes were too heavy and that something strappier would suit my dress. I was a little disappointed as I am sure that she does not realise how much of a drag I find shoe shopping! Still, I will endeavour to go again and find a strappier style and I can always make my mind up on the day, right??

They are making up a sample of our clothes first before they cut the real fabric so that will be an interesting process to be a part of. We have maybe a month left in which to gain or lose weight, after that we risk not fitting our wedding clothes!

Bridesmaid ML is convinced that I will lose weight as the day gets closer and the stress mounts. I am not entirely convinced that this will happen - the weight loss I mean, I am sure that the stress will increase - so will be curious to see.

Last Friday I booked myself in for some pampering just before the big day - manicure and pedicure to tidy everything up. I am usually quite slack with these things but figured that everyone will be looking at my hands so I should make a bit of an effort.

I have had a wedding checklist pretty well since we were engaged and have been slowly ticking things off. Now that we are getting into the detail my list is inadequate and I am feeling quite scatty trying to hold all of the information in my head.

Need help. Must ask volunteer bridesmaid to sit me down and make me write list.

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Hair trial

My work ball seemed a good excuse for me to have a wedding hair trial! There was curlings and lots of product and pins, pins, pins! It all made it up and my hair stayed up for the night - not that I doubted it.

Hmm, not sure about me with curly hair. Thankfully this photo was taken during the process, not at the end!

Hair to inspire

My wonderful sister Elissa is always on the lookout for ideas to inspire for the wedding. Here is the hairstyle of a real bride that she sent me. Graceful, elegant and soft. Beautiful!


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Bands of gold

Chad and I selected and ordered our wedding rings today! Our wedding is now fast approaching and there are still quite a few things to organise.

We made it easy for ourselves and went into Stefan Jewellers, where Chad bought my engagement ring. It was all very straightforward. The lady who served us showed us the ring she thought would match my engagement ring, and Chad had a little more choice from the men’s collection and then we were done.

I will be getting more diamonds! There were really two styles of bands to match my engagement ring, one with diamonds and one that was plain gold. The plain gold band was a fifth of the price but of course we are foolish and young and went for the more expensive and sparkly one.

Chad’s ring is two tone but mine is yellow gold, due to his initial selection of band and setting.


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Up or down - the hair factor

It is starting to get close to our wedding and I have not really looked for style inspiration for my hair. Here are a couple that appealed to me. Soft and low!

I spoke to my hairdresser today and she reminded me that I have to decide how I would like my hair at the front - not just the back of my head! - so I shall keep searching for inspiration.



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Inspirational dresses

A pretty dress to inspire the imagination.

Image via Style Me Pretty

Wedding dress detour

My wedding dress was booked in back in February. I knew what I wanted and once I had found it I did not see the benefit in continuing to look and stressing myself out with different choices and ideas. There are too many other things to worry about along the bridal trail!

Linda from Lin Pin called me yesterday to let me know that she had sold Hustle in Fremantle. Thankfully she is continuing with the bridal business! I would have been disappointed, as she was the designer I wanted to speak to about my wedding dress even before I knew she had a bridal range!

Our bridesmaid dresses are also Lin Pin and they are all good to go too. It will mean a change in location for our measurement and fitting sessions but the final product should still be what we hoped for.

The adventure continues!

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Hair flowers

Some more pretty flowers, this time from local Perth seller Bloomin' Fabulous.

I am thinking that I would like some small-ish flowers in my hair, and this style could be just the ticket!

Hair inspiration

Our wedding is drawing closer and I need to make my mind up about a few things. I had hoped to be able to find something pretty for my hair at the Perth Upmarket last week but it was just too busy for me to be comfortable to stop and have a decent look. My preference is to buy locally, so that I can actually meet with the person who is making the item, however I am starting to run out of time to procrastinate!

These gorgeous flowers by Percy Handmade are inspiring me at the moment. These flowers are simple, elegant and delicate and I could imagine them in my hair in complementary colours.



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Beautiful dresses

These dresses by Louise Alvarez are gorgeous! Simple and elegant and very feminine. There are many more lovely examples on her website for you to swoon over.


Found thanks to Polka Dot Bride.
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Third time lucky

J, the bride from the wedding we attended last week had a tricky time finding herself a wedding dress. She lives in country Western Australia, and initially tried to save herself some travel miles.

The first dress was ordered online. The vendor was in China and I understand that money was paid and measurements sent however no dress arrived and queries have not been responded to.

I am not entirely sure how the second dress was ordered, but it was in Melbourne and to be sent over to WA. It failed to appear on time so the bride and her bridesmaid set off in the car in search for dress number three.

They found it in a bridal shop in Rockingham. I am guessing that it was on the rack. A few adjustments needed to be made and the dress was perfect!

Dress number two did arrive in time for the wedding; in fact on the drive to Rockingham she received a call that the dress had arrived, but they decided not to tempt fate and continued with their mission to search for a dress.

J wore dress number three. Dress number two came along to the wedding for the ride but who knows whether dress number one will ever turn up?

In the end it all fell into place and she looked gorgeous, but I am sure that she could have done without the stress and hassle!

Fingers crossed that we so not see any drama with our dresses. Everything is being made locally so the only thing that could trip us up is availability of the silk!

Bridal shoes

One of my workmates has suggested shopping for shoes at Benelli Shoes in Osborne Park. They have many different styles of shoes, and they will make your shoes to measure. Benelli Shoes boasts a selection of over 100 colours! Shoes cost between $189 to $249 to have them made to measure, and they take three to four weeks.

Now that is not a bad idea! I always struggle to buy shoes. I prefer a mid height heel, and the fashionable styles tend to be either completely flat or too high!

There are also a few online sites that provide a made to measure service, however my preference is definitely to be able to try on a pair of shoes before I take them home.

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Bridal inspiration

My friend J sent me this photo. It is from the Oscar de la Renta Spring 2008 Bridal Collection.

I am guessing it is inspiration... I remember asking her a while ago to describe the dress that she could see me getting married in, so this may be it!

Coloured shoes...

Image by Borrowed Blue Photography via Emmaline Bride


Image Rothwell Photography via Emmaline Bride


Image via Polkadot Bride
The shoes in the background are for the bride to change into!



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Beautiful Veil

How lovely is the detail on this veil? If I were goig to wear a veil, I would like something as pretty as this!

Image by Cheryl Neuharth Photography via Emmaline Bride

Beautiful stockings

These stockings are lovely! I really like the patterns in them and they are so pretty and feminine. It seems a shame that they are hidden by the bride's dress.

I have not really thought about what I will be wearing under my dress. Linda (LinPin) has advised me on the underwear and shoes and that may be all I wear!

via Ruffled