P & P

Okay, in literature, which novel would you say is quintessentially ROMANTIC?  If you said "Pride and Prejudice" without even hesitating, you and I are on the same wavelength.  I have always been a lover of Jane Austen's work, ever since I watched "Sense and Sensibility" with my mom and sister when I was a little girl, and so when I finally read P&P (and watched the BBC version, and the Keira Knightley film), I fell even more in love with the era where love wasn't necessarily guaranteed, but it was oh-so-valued and seen as beautiful.  And so, when I discovered that Hank Green of the Vlogbrothers had started making a web series based on P&P, I didn't hesitate to spend a whole day, practically, going through the episodes.  And so, now, I share it with you.  One of the most beloved love stories of our time, a book which has become the archetype of many modern-day novels, in vlog format.  It is really amazing, and I highly recommend the series if you're a Austen fan like I am, or just in general, a wedding- and romance-aholic like me!  Haha.

Lace Me Up, Please.

Let me blog about a trend that all started in recent times with a person whose fashion sense is an icon to many, and whose wedding dress was no exception.  Of course, I'm talking about Kate Middleton.  (Or, should I call her, "Catherine, Duchess of Cornwall," now that she's married?  Why do we still call her by her maiden name, anyways?  No one ever called Princess Diana "Diana Spencer" after she was married, did they?  Why don't we call Kate Middleton "Princess Kate" even?  Anyways.  Tangent.)

There was much speculation about what Kate's dress would look like, before the wedding a couple years ago.  I remember thinking a bit about it, myself, wondering if she'd opt for a trendy, modern style, since she is a trendy, modern (if still very refined) style icon.  I thought she might have a strapless dress with a shrug over top, but she ended up wowing the wedding dress world (if there is such a thing, and doesn't include only me!) with a simply beautiful lace wedding gown.

I don't think that wedding dresses with lace sleeves had been a huge player in the industry much, before Kate's dress.  Well, certainly, lace was definitely considered a wedding fabric, along with chiffon, taffeta, silk and others, but it still wasn't what was trendy, in my experience.  And yet, conversely, it also has a timeless beauty to it, a tribute that made it even more loveable.  Suddenly, people (women) were seeing lace sleeves on a wedding dress in a whole new light, and gone were the days when only strapless gowns were available. Memories of other icons, such as Grace Kelly, started popping up, and there were a few comparisons made with her dress and Kate's.  I remember thinking they were quite similar at the time, but now, looking back, it's only really the lace sleeves they have in common, and those aren't even quite the same.

Still, more dresses started using lace in them, and to a beautiful effect.  Here are a few examples I've found online of beautiful gowns with lace sleeves!

This one, below, is one of my favourites.  I think it has such a romantic, almost old-fashioned look to it.  (And, on top of it all, I love the model's hair!)  Everything works so well together.  The belt is exquisite and the lace definitely adds a wonderful, timeless quality to the dress.  I think lace sleeved dresses are a trend we WON'T be looking back on saying, "what were we thinking?" but rather an elegant fashion spring forward, with a lovely throwback to the past, that will make our children say, "Momma, you had a beautiful wedding dress."

 

Purple-iscious!

So a while ago, Abbey-Shae and I were house-sitting and we were talking about... can you guess?  Weddings.  (Of course.)  She's always wanted a purple colour scheme, and she was thinking maybe with brown, but at the same time, she felt something was missing.  I just mentioned that I had come across this amazing colour scheme of purple and teal recently.  I thought it was so fresh - it can be elegant (like, including peacock feathers into the decor), but a little whimsical and fun at the same time.  And she loved it too!  Right away, we went and searched some pictures online and here are a few I saved onto my computer.

Invites!  So pretty.  I love the top one especially.  Aren't they absolutely beautiful?

And of course, part of weddings include flowers.  Below is an example each of an arrangement, a boutonniere, and a bouquet.  I love the peacock feathers.  I think you'd have to be careful not to go too overboard with the feathers, but I think they could make a lovely touch, at the same time!

Isn't it just a lovely colour scheme?  Ahhh, Abbey-Shae, I can't wait until you get married!

It's been a while...

I don't know if anyone really follows this blog, but if you do - sorry it's been several months since I updated! I just haven't felt super inspired to blog recently.  But I figured I finally would post an update, since it HAS been so long.

Well, my cousin Jensen is engaged to a girl named Brooke, and their wedding is fast approaching.  I saw them yesterday and Brooke and I were talking all about her wedding.  She's having a pink and yellow colour scheme - so cute!  I'll be sure to take pictures.  Of course.  Her wedding gown is magnificent: a true princess wedding dress.  I'm really excited about their wedding, and am already thinking ahead to my outfit... Haha.

What else, what else?  Well, Rosie is now pregnant --can you believe it!!-- with a little boy!  Crazy how time flies.  She's still in her second trimester, but I know it will feel like the blink of an eye and she'll have a baby boy in her arms!

Hmm.  Abbey-Shae and Krystian are still going steady, but I keep telling her I bet he'll pop the question soon-ish.  She's still saying two years, buuuut I'm pretty sure it's gonna happen a lot sooner than that!

Anyways, that's pretty much all the updates I can think of at the moment.  I'll end off here, and maybe write some more posts using all the pictures I've been accumulating over the past several months! (Just because I haven't been actively blogging, doesn't mean I've completely lost my obsession with weddings!)

More later!

M.