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Now that I have a veil, I need something to, you know, keep it on my head. My favorite thing about drop veils is how ethereal and effortless they are. The best ones seem to stay in place via magic. It’s…
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I’ve long been a serious sucker for veils with STUFF on them. Petals. Lace. Embroidery. Pearls. They’ve always captured my imagination- I think there are fewer things chicer than a long, elaborate veil worn with a simple, streamlined gown. Imagine…
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Of all the wedding projects with which I’ve tasked myself, I’ve procrastinated the most on bridesmaid dresses. It’s not that they’re particularly complicated- it’s mostly that I’ve been doing everything I can to avoid dyeing fabric. In what seems like…
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It’s like a wedding-dress-version of the game where you guess what an object is based on an extreme close-up. I’ve basically turned into a psycho this week. It was as if when the clock struck “May,” my sanity flew out…
Read moreAnother rant, but unrelated to weddings. #AskHerMore has been a thing this year, huh? Apparently, powerful Hollywood women are tired of being asked about their clothes. I was reminded of this when this little image flashed across my Facebook feed a…
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As Nick is currently galavanting across China and Taiwan, I’ve been trying to make a bit of progress on The Dress. I have about 8-ish days before he comes back- my very ambitious plan is to get the dress to about…
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Grooms have it easy, huh? Here I am, meticulously handsewing tiny beads onto pieces of lace and agonizing over placement, shading, color… and I’ve really only just started. Meanwhile, Nick’s sartorial journey started around noon on a Saturday and concluded about 3…
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Today marks four months until our wedding. It is also the six-year anniversary of our first date. February 27, 2009 was also a Friday. The day started with a Facebook message from Nick, sent at 1:12am, continuing a discussion of…
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