I do - my wedding blog

I went down today with bms in tow so they could try their dresses. Man, do they look great! The colour is excellent, such a springlike shade, but nice and bold, and suits them both so well. Once they have had a few final adjustments, they will be done While we were at the shop (because they are so helpful) I thought I'd have a look at veils and hair pieces. It's all very well trawling the internet for these things but it is very difficult to imagine what they might feel like on, as they are not things I am used to wearing. I tried about 10 veils, all different lengths and with different edges and detailing. I have gone for a wrist length ivory veil with pearls through it. I didn't go for one with a heavy edge as it would distract from the dress, and it appeared to blend in better rather than be the feature in itself. The pearls just add a bit of 'special' without being too blingy. Plus they will go with my great-grandma's pearls I am borrowing from my mum fo...

I updated the bridesmaid dress picture so it is the right colour. It'll have an ivory sash, but I'm not that good on photoshop! Also, do you ever have a day where you just search for a picture but you can't remember where you saw it!? Irritating...

This was a big weekend, with plenty of stuff getting crossed off the big to-do list: got final pattern and fabric etc for my dress discussed transport and logistics with my parents - we will definitely have a bus to transport people to the church and to/from the reception got them and my grandparents booked into a hotel decided on favours and bought some bits to go towards these (more soon) got started on invites (why are printers so irritating, why do they never print things the size you want and only run out of ink when you are doing something important?!) bought bridesmaid dresses (big yay!) This is it: From Hilary Morgan Not in this colour though, it will be blue with an ivory sash (so the opposite way round to mine). It was not too stressful getting the dresses, despite my concerns with both bridesmaids telling me they are not the easiest when it comes to clothes. I thought I was going to have some major self esteem issues on my hands. But, both girls, independent...

My sister did good and sent me a nice long email packed full of dress ideas which were exactly what I was thinking and with litttle prompting! She only looked at one site: Dessy , so all of these are from there I'm hoping that the bridal party will look a bit like this: Top images from Dessy, second image from Yvonne Wong (via MadebyGirl )

I really liked this image I found this week at Twirl . I'm thinking more and more that bridesmaids should wear something they like/suits them and not have to all be the same. It should also increase the likelihood of the dress being useful for the future too, which seems like a better use of money. I like the blue colour of the dresses and the simple flowers. The wedding we went to over New Year had all the bridesmaids each with a single rose tied with a ribbon. It looked very elegant. I came across Twirl looking for inspiration for decor for the hen weekend I am organising for my friend, for whom I am a bridesmaid. I was also looking for something the bride-to-be can wear, but without resorting to the hideous stuff I have seen some wear (i.e. fake veil, L plates, Twirl showcase some lovely collections (even if I can't get them all over this side of the Atlantic) and their blog has some good advice for choosing dresses to suit all shapes and sizes, plus advice to the chosen gir...