My Bridesmaids.

So here are the components I'm thinking of for my bridesmaids for when I get married... Eventually. Whenever it happens. ...Gee. I'm such a wedding dork.

This dress by Jasmine Bridal... Isn't it lovely? And I think it would flatter all body types, and would allow for everyone to wear a bra underneath and so on and so forth. Only thing is, I don't think my bridesmaids would want to wear it again... I know yellow isn't everyone's favourite colour, but I know they would wear it for the wedding. (Right? Haha.) Mark of a good friend. ;) This dress would be paired with a string of pearls around the neck like this... (The pearls don't have to be real, though! I don't want my bridesmaids to have to spend a lot of money on all of this...)

And carrying either a single gerbera daisy like this (not too sure how that would look, but in the vision in my mind, that's what they're carrying), or one like this surrounded by white stephanotis flowers (which my practical mind is leaning towards).

I like to call this all "Modern Old-Fashioned" ... It's my dream look right now. As I said in my last post though, it's completely subject to change. And if my bridesmaids are completely against this look, well... I guess it's back to the drawing board! But who knows. There's lots of time until that all happens. For now, it's time to concentrate on other, real weddings. Haha. ;)

Myriad of Marian's Musings

I just realized! I'm past the 100th post on this blog! And it will almost have been a year since I started this blog... Crazy how fast time flies! Thanks to my loyal readers haha. Cuz there's SO many of you. :P

But anyways. Still been obsessing over weddings. Of course. I was watching "Say Yes to the Dress" again today and my, my. What lovely dresses they have! That show makes me so happy. What I would give to be able to go down to New York and try on some of their dresses! Only thing is, I would never pay the kinds of prices those brides pay for their dresses. It's actually insane. I mean, you're only wearing this dress for a few hours on one day. Why spend thousands of dollars on it? I just don't understand it. Product of our consumer, capitalist society, I guess....

But yeah. I've been trying to imagine what my wedding will be like, one day. I think I have the bridesmaids' look pinned down - I'll have to blog about it sometime. It's actually based on a dress I've already blogged about. But we'll see. I have a LOT of time before I actually get married so my ideas are subject to change. And besides, the look might be totally out of style or impossible to find by the time I get married. But yeah. I'm so excited for Sydnee and Rosie's weddings! And Shell's eventual one. ;) Did I tell you that Abbey-Shae, Leigha, Rosie and I all took bets on who would get married first out of the four of us? Childish, I know, but fun. :P Haha. Rosie was at the top of most lists, I seem to recall. So we'll see who's the closest! Haha.

I'm also getting together with Syd on Saturday so hopefully there will be some news about her wedding to post about! Can't wait! ;)

Once Upon a Dream

Guess what I dreamt about last night? I had a dream about Rosie's wedding! Kindda odd, but hey, that's me! ;) It was gorgeous. She had her purple colour scheme, but in the dream, there was also some moss-y, olive-y green and this kind of pale gold thrown in there. I went with her to Le Chateau to try on dresses, and she even got her wedding dress there, which I'm pretty sure is impossible in real life! Haha. But anyways. The dress kept changing in the dream, but most of the time it was this full length, cream-y beaded masterpiece that was a little bit form fitting. Another time, though, it was a shorter dress, with a trim of the olive-y green at the hem, and a little bit simpler. I remember in the dream, we had a hard time finding something she liked, but it was quite realistic in the sense that there were employees helping us, and I had to wait while she was getting changed in the change rooms. But eventually we found the dress. I can't remember what the bridemaids dresses looked like, though. I think the maid-of-honour's dress was a different colour than the rest of the bridesmaids, but I just can't remember.
The wedding was outside at some resort or something, but supposedly the price had been really cheap. Haha, I wish. It was really a gorgeous wedding: flowers on pedastals were at the entrance, and the wedding itself was just before dusk, so everything was basked in this heavenly glow. The funny thing is the bridesmaids were only carrying this single, little purple and white flower, no bouquet, and it was kindda odd. Haha. But other than that, it was gorgeous. I woke up before the reception took place, though!

Same Dress, Different Colours!

I just love it when you can do this: take a picture on a website and see what it would look like in a different colour. This dress is from Alexia Designs, and I think it's a really cute dress. Here it is in blue...

Of course, I always have to see what it looks like in yellow. ;)

And, hey, Sydnee, what do you think of something like this for your bridesmaids' dresses? ;)

Pretty, isn't it?

Favour Flavour

I love looking at ideas for favours. There are so many creative ones out there.

Isn't this cute? It's from sophiesfavors.com. Though, you could probably very easily (like my use of adverbs?) make them yourself!

From etsy.com -- $3.75 each (or it might have been for a pack of four... I don't remember, and I'm too lazy to go check.) Aren't these just amazing, though? SO detailed!

Another idea I got when I went into a LUSH store in a local mall. They make bath bombs, soap, and cosmetics. It smells lovely in there! Well, I thought something like this might be a cute idea for a favour. Only thing is, this particular one costs $6 per bath bomb... a little steep if you want to buy a lot of them for wedding favours. But still, I love this idea! I wonder how hard it would be to make your own... Hmm...

Flower Power

Aren't these pretty? Flowers add such a nice touch to the wedding - but who knew they were so expensive? Bouquets can cost hundreds of dollars... And I don't really understand why. I mean, it's not like you'll be able to keep it for years to come (unless you dry them. But even then, it's not the same). And then, don't forget the bridesmaid bouquets, the boutonnieres for the groom and his groomsmen, the centrepieces for the tables at the reception, and any other decorations involving flowers. It makes me want to grow my own flowers and become an expert flower arranger!!! :P

Picture from "The Knot" - I love gerbera daisies.

Aren't these lovely? They're called stephanotis flowers. I heart them! They're so sweet. And guess what they mean! "Marital happiness!" Isn't that perfect for a wedding? I think when I get married some stephanotis flowers are going to be in my bouquet, next to the gerbera daisies!

Above picture from cn1.kaboodle.com

Above picture from edistowedding.com

Above picture from momentsincolor.com

Picture from australiaentertains.com/au

Just thought this was funny...

A couple of pictures someone had posted on Facebook...

Weddings, Weddings, and More Weddings

I'm sick! :( And it sucks... But it has allowed me to think a lot about weddings lately (when I'm not napping etc.) I haven't seen Sydnee for a bit, so no new updates from her wedding to blog about, though. (Sydnee - when I'm feeling better, want to get together for coffee and wedding talk?) But, I was house-sitting last week with my friend Rosie (it was so much fun! I love house-sitting. Shell came by, too, and we had a little roomie party!) and we did talk briefly about weddings... By the way, did I tell you that she was thinking of a pale purple colour scheme? Well, she is. ;) We saw a dress at Le Chateau that inspired her... But of course, they don't have it on their website. I should have taken another secret picture when the employees weren't looking, but I didn't think of it at the time.
But yeah... Rosie is thinking of getting married in April of next year, which only leaves four (maybe five) months for official wedding planning! Yikes! But it's going to be super fun, and I'm so happy for Rosie. It's so crazy, so many people I know are starting to get married now! I can think of five weddings off the top of my head of my friends or else someone I know... Crazy!