My gown details

I'm watching Bridezilla...good gracious, I hope I'm not at all like this...

Centerpieces to fill my time, and yours...

Because I can't sleep... and I'm trying to fill my time... (what in the world am I going to do when I don't have a wedding to plan???)

Michael's on Steroids...

Next Saturday...maybe a visit to this store that Rachel che che suggested...(as a Michael's on steroids!)

http://www.yelp.com/biz/michaels-moskatels-and-crafts-los-angeles

Dress Success

I bought it! I got the David's Bridal dress. $299, marked down to $249, from $699! What a steal! ;)

I always wonder how much of the what the salesgirls say is the truth and how much is for the sale... I got thumbs up from all the salesgirls, however I should take it. :)

And Mum's going to make my veil! I'm uber excited about that! And not just because those other veils are $200, but because now it'll be extra special!

I love the internet!

Because they have all kinds of discount and buy in bulk stores.

The store I found (www.save-on-crafts.com) has my orchids, vases, floralytes (those things you could submerge in water with the flowers), manzanita trees to my heart's content. All at prices cheaper than Michaels and JoAnns.

I want to buy some sprigs and try my hand at more centerpiece arrangements.

Wedding Theme

I'm going for an elegant theme. Simple, but classy. Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly. (Are they simple but classy?)


I hope my dress fits this theme.


Monchromatic colors- purple and white, maybe silver.


Orchids have simple shapes and simple colors.


The (planned) invitations have clean, simple lines, shapes, & lettering.


I think the centerpieces will be simple too: stem of flowers in water, in various glass vases, candles - votives and/or floating. Maybe single, white flowers or petals on the table/purple overlays.


Yes, elegant does not need to just be simple, but should also look nice/classy.


How is it that I can be an English teacher without being articulate?

My Theme

I'm going for an elegant theme. Simple, but classy. Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.

Dress decisions

Soooooooo after much internal debate, and possibly just wanting to settle on a dress already, I think I'll be getting that dress from David's Bridal... I can't justify paying $1000 for a dress I'm wearing once for a few hours, and if I look good in all - or many - of these dresses I've been trying on, and I still haven't found a dress that is THE one, then...price becomes the next determining factor? My two major concerns were the halter neck pulling and if I looked okay in the dress. I guess I don't want to look just OK, but would like to look ummm stunning, gorgeous, awe inspiring ;) So unless I'm seriously mediocre in the dress, I think that's it.

And if I get the dress taken care of, now we can figure out hair up/down/side ponytail; flowers or tiara; jewelry? earrings, no necklace is necessary for me if I have that halter neck. I also should probably find a hair style and stylist, make up artist... Actually I think the hair style will be pretty easy. Probably half up and half down with curls, and I think flowers rather than tiara. Oh yeah, and I probably should figure out the veil. To make or buy?...

Dresses and Flowers

So I've been scouring The Knot for purple and white ideas... I prefer purple and white to purple and lavendar. I still haven't really found any bouquets that I really love... I do know that I like a purple boquet for myself with some white, and I like the white bouquet with purple accents for the girls.

I like the color of the dresses here, but would want to flip flop the flowers so I'd have purple and the girls would have more white.

This is a little too bright of a purple dress here, but I like the inverse colors. I would not want monochromatic bouquets like these though.

I think the purples in the bouquets are too light here, and I'd like less green in the bouquets.

Oodles of Orchids