That white thing I am gonna wear ...

I have been holding out on you. I kind of have a wedding dress. And by kind of I mean I totally and completely have a wedding dress. Wanna see my it?? Well then hope on over to the Weddzilla Blog and check out my post.

You're pretty. Can I take you home?

Just so you know this isn't really a weddings related post .. its just about pretty things I found when I should have been working ... kinda like right now, actually.

So I know we are done with the whole B-maid dress search and that I should stop perusing dresses on the interwebs .. but ahhhh just cause my homegirls have dresses doesn't mean I can't fall in lust with a few every now and then ... right??

Like how about this pretty young thing?

Its soft, and green, and feminine and all the things you could want from a sort of formal summery dress.

And now! Watch how I will make this seemingly rambling and irrelvant post somehow relate to weddings! Presto-Chango! ..... Ughh.. hmmmm ....

Oooh its perfect for a bridal shower! Who says a bride's gotta be in white all the time? Not I!

And, this little ditty is a pretty sexy bachellorette ensemble!

Ha! I did it ... its a wedding post after all. Turns out, you can make anything about weddings.

No color scheme? No problem!

We never picked wedding colors ... usually when people ask about it, we just shrug .. which is followed closely by us having to call an ambulance to revive the person we have just been talking to since they have clearly passed out from the shock of hearing something quite so horrible as "no set colors" ... I know we are truly heathens... but more to my point .. we just never sat down and picked colors. Mostly because we both think a color palette will just kind of develop organically on its own, based on the choices we make (and not the other way around).

As most of you know, lately, we have been loving greens. There is nothing that makes me smile more than a huge evergreen with thick green needles dusted in white snow ... the green, the white, the black, all work so beautifully together and they just scream, WINTER is here! It makes me feel like a little kid again waiting for Ded Moroz to bring me presents for New Year (yep in Soviet Russia even Jewish kids got a sort of Santa, he was like a fake government sanctioned Santa for all Russian kids, we can call him Fanta .... I can explain but it takes a while ...).

Wow ... my digressions are really getting the best of me today! Anyways ...

This weekend we got bridesmaids dresses! Yep, they are selected and ordered and done with. But the interesting part is that they are not green, which had been the plan originally. On Saturday, we had picked out a dress and were debating colors in the store and my beautiful ladies decided the dress we had picked would look better in a different color. They are far wiser and more stylish then I; besides which they actually have to wear the damn thing, so I totally deferred to them. Plus I couldn't agree more that the color they picked will be a stunner on everyone.

... and now a color scheme is starting to develop:
Green - trees which are very symbolic to the two of us
White - for winter and my super fabulous hypothetical cotton ball bouquet

and .................................................................................................

Navy - which is the color of the girls dresses

So what do you think? Here are some inspiration boards I found online to give you guys some visuals:

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Women in Green

You know how sometimes, you fall in love with a green dress, and then you see another one and realize that you love that one too? Then another, then another, until you realize that you have a problem? No? Really? It's just me? Is there a green dress twelve step program? 

Well aren't you lovely?

So you know how brides always tell bridesmaids, "you will love this dress! You will totally wear it again!" Well, maybe if this was the dress, that might actually be true ....

How gorgeous!?! The color, the flow, the cut ... and I guess being Rachel Weisz doesn't hurt the overall hotness. Image found on the hilarious Fug Girls blog.

Oh hell yes!

If only I could tear this dress off of her and increase it by about 50 sizes... I would totally wear it for the wedding.

Digital bride doll

I am taking the rest of the week off, seeing as I am heading up to the snowy mountains of Vermont. But I wouldn't leave you without a fun time-sucker to play with while you're on your holiday break...

If your looking for something silly and fun to play with, go to iVillage's Build Your Dream Wedding Dress.

Here's the one I made...

Enjoy and have a very happy new year!!!

Sample Sale Alert

One more sale to close out the week. The sale is going on at all Priscilla of Boston salons but only for one day. Get salon locations at Priscilla of Boston.

Sample Sale Alert

Calling all you NYC brides!!! From the Wedding Channel:

Carolina Herrera Bridal Sample Sale

Thanksgiving Weekend, November 28-29, 2008

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Join us for our once-a-year bridal sample sale.

No appointment necessary; brides will be helped in the order which they arrive. Please call to be added to the list. Gowns included are current and past collections. Call Ligia Donado for more information, (212) 249-6552.

* 30-75% off bridal samples and stock gowns

* 50% off Manolo Blahnik bridal shoes

* Mother of the bride and evening wear 50%

Carolina Herrera

954 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10021

email | www.carolinaherrera.com

My two maids of honor ... learn a harsh lesson

A few weeks ago my two maids of honor and I were talking about a topic near and dear to our hearts... dresses. But not for me, for them! Mushu has never been a bridesmaid and is super excited to get what she calls her "uniform." During this fateful discussion, my two girls said to me, "Don't worry about us, we look good in everything!" A lot of laughing ensued but they are only sort of kidding (I have some hotty hot hot friends!). So enter my mission this weekend, to make them try on hilarious dresses to see if this theory is true, do my girls really look good in everything???? 

Poor things, they didn't even see this dress coming at them until I had them cornered in a dressing room and camera ready in hand. I am not sure Bloomingdales has ever heard so much laughing coming from one dressing room.

Haha, the bow is really what seals the deal on the hilarity ... but my girls worked those dresses anyway!

Hope everyone had as great a weekend as I did! Love you girls beeg time (zis beeg!).

Under $500 Bride Ensemble

A few weeks ago DIY Bride posted a contest on her super fantastic site (go read it, if you don't already) challenging us to create an entire wedding ensemble inspiration board for under $500. I took up the challenge wanted to share my submission with you guys. My total: $488.13 (woot!).

All prices, websites, and info are below the board... hope you like :)


Dress: 128.00
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3014739/0~2376776~2374327~2374331~6014155?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6014155&P=1

Shoes: 32.99
http://www.overstock.com/Clothing-Shoes/Jessica-Simpson-Womens-Newport-Tie-dye-Pumps/3356600/product.html

Headpiece: 24.00
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?itemdescription=true&itemCount=60&startValue=1&selectedProductColor=&sortby=&id=15216112&parentid=W_ACC_HAIRACCESSORIES&sortProperties=+product.marketingPriority,-product.startDate&navCount=6&navAction=poppush&color=

Tie the Knot Ring: 19.00
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vt_related_1&listing_id=16949647

Ani L'Dodi Bracelet: 115.20
http://wholesale.thejewishmuseum.org/jmuseum/product.asp?dept_id=3165&pf_id=PAAAAAHAGJLAMFMP&ad_id=froogle&key_id=TheJewishMuseumSterlingAniLDodiBracelet

Earrings: 69.99
http://www.smartbargains.com/go.sb?pagename=prod&fcloc=cat&deptid=6&catid=1362&prodid=6020491718&t=Cat.dept-6.cat-1362.prod.15

Flowers: 60.00
http://www.ftd.com/5970/catalog/product.epl?product_id=VVPC

Veil: 38.95
http://www.somethingbold.com/Grace.htm

Sample Sale Alert!

If you are looking for a dress... I mean the dress, head over to 

any Priscilla of Boston salon on November 7th 

for their blowout sample sale. The best part is that you don't need an appointment (i.e. no pushy sales girl dedicated to pressuring you into buying a dress your not sure about). Just look up a salon in your neighborhood and head over there anytime between 8AM and 8PM. 

Their dresses are great and you can't beat a $200 gown!