Comments on: Wedding Update: week 4

By: Lexi

Lexi — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:13:49 +0000

love both dresses! I wore a dress from aria in a wedding. it was simple and really nice, and had loads of colors. they have a shop here in dc, over on p st in dupont, and one in boston as well. also, I have heard that ann taylor and j crew have nice bm dresses that aren’t too pricy, and the girls could probably wear them again, which would be nice!

By: Julie Q

Julie Q — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:52:50 +0000

good choice! I had those Alfred Angelo Dresses for my bridesmaids in clover with a cream sash! all the girls LOVED it. here’s the pic!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12368676@N00/336413535/sizes/l/in/set-72157594444725664/

By: Laurel

Laurel — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:23:04 +0000

Cute dresses!

I agree with the previous commenters that favors are a waste! At a recent wedding we were at, we got a CD of music featured in the wedding… that was interesting to absolutely NO ONE other than the bride and groom!

By: busypretending

busypretending — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:46:35 +0000

I just about died when I read “Alfred Angelo,” because I wore a most ill-fitting and poorly sewn $200 bridesmaid dress in a wedding last October. The material was cheap, we had to TAPE IT to our boobs (even after alterations) and a fellow bridesmaid THREW HERS AWAY THE NEXT DAY.

I could have sworn that they were Alfred Angelo dresses, but I double checked and they were in fact Alfred Sung. I knew Alfred was in the name somewhere.

Sung. Bad.
Angelo. Good.

I also like the bridesmaid dresses from J. Crew. They are definitely wear again-able!

Looks like your planning is off to a great start! Love your blog!

By: Renee

Renee — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:58:49 +0000

I think I’m doing my STD’s myself, but I found really affordable invites in a catalog recently. I’m at camp, so I can’t grab the catalog to tell you the name of it, but it was one of those I received when I signed up for theknot.com

I’m currently debating what shade of green to use myself, sage or clover? I guess it depends on what season we choose…

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:57:13 +0000

We looked at both of those dresses when picking dresses. I thought the 1st dress looked cheap with the material at the bottom. And the 2nd was really nice but didn’t end up picking it because we thought the bubble skirt would date it in the future. Just something to think about..

I loved the Clover colour, and it was the colour I wanted, but the dresses we ended up getting didn’t have that colour, so we got Celadon, which is a bit muted. Clover is a great colour choice.

By: ashley

ashley — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:41:36 +0000

Wedding plans. Oh what fun. I’m so excited for you. I can’t wait to hear more. Nice choice on the dresses.

By: ashley.marie

ashley.marie — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:20:09 +0000

We had a 250 person wedding for less than 10K. (Granted, we’re not in D.C., so things are cheaper.)

I made our invites, centerpieces, and all that jazz. It was SO FUN, and super easy. Target has lots of really adorable invites you can print yourself, and I consulted the knot for ideas as far as font, wording, and such.

We had some mirrors, candles, satin and flower petals for our centerpieces. It was easy, but cute. Our colors were black, white, and a wine/burgundy/redish color. Martha Stewart’s website has lots of ideas, so does the knot.

My bridesmaids wore whatever they wanted, but all the same color and knee length. (MUUUUCH better than stupid dresses they’ll never wear again.) I wore my aunt’s adorable wedding dress (she’s less than 10 years older than me, so it was still stylish. And free!)

Bargain bride alll the way. Mostly because the important part to me was having fun and dancing with my family and friends, celebrating in every possible way. I didn’t want to pretend to be stuffy and haughty, I’m simple and laid back.

Have fun!

By: littlespoon

littlespoon — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:38:54 +0000

Can we talk about how one of your colors is “shrimp”? That kind of made me giggle. Don’t get me wrong, I think the color combo is gorgeous it’s just the name that’s funny

By: caitlynintherye

caitlynintherye — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:32:41 +0000

I admit, I giggled when I read “std’s”. One track (and that’s not marital) mind over here. I love love love the colors- shrimp made it sound weird but the dress is gorgeous. If you have a chance to visit this shop: http://www.ckbradley.com/catalog/default.php you should, they have some cute preppyish stuff there.
Congrats on giving notice! Seriously, I wish we lived in the same area so we could celebrate with drinks!