Prior to getting engaged, I had no idea that people had color schemes for their weddings, so this was one of the things I was totally unprepared for. I flipped through a couple of Martha Stewart wedding magazines and surfed the net, but since I'm not a very visual person, I was at a loss.
And then the answer came to me: my fearless bridesmaids! They are here for help and support, to find solutions to the difficult questions one faces when planning a wedding. Not to mention the fact that they need to wear the colors in their dresses!
So I sent them an e-mail with this awesome link to a website with color schemes. A flurry of e-mail then erupted and within two hours, we had our color scheme settled!
P.S. Feel free to go through the website and weigh in with your opinions of what our colors should have been! Maybe you'll find out you were right!
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
The Quest for the Dress Part 2!
Wow, I am so sorry it’s taken so long to update our blog! There is so much to tell! First off, the quest for the dress part deux!
As you know, one’s Maid of Honor (MOH, for short) is key to the quest for the dress. Not only do you want her support in the search for your dress, but you definitely want to make sure that she looks glamorous (and not awful) in hers. My MOH, Meri, joined me for dress shopping at Manhattan Bridal in Dedham, near both our homes in Boston. The woman we met was kind of awesome—she had this very systematic way of choosing a dress. I got to wander around the boutique and then choose all the dresses I liked. I would put each on and she would say, “Do you like this one more than the last one?” And if I said that I did, then that dress was the new favorite. I was only allowed one favorite at a time.
What was kind of funny about the whole experience is that while she had me pick out the dresses I liked first, she kept interspersing them with so-called ‘different’ dresses. Let me pass my executive, bride-to-be, dress shopping expert opinion on so-called ‘different’ or ‘unique’ gowns. They are awful! Or, I should say, at least they’re awful on me! I can’t tell you the number of dress consultants who tried to sell me on the mermaid look, which is great for someone who’s tall and whose curves match those of the mermaid dress. But for a 5’2 chick with a tiny waist and disproportional hips, it is an egotistical nightmare! Every time I put one on, I was transported back to high school, when I was convinced (like many other high schoolers) that my entire self-identity rested on the size of my hips! So for all you small waist, big hip women out there, do not, I repeat, do not try on the mermaid dresses! Save them for Ariel and the tall folks out there!
The one tragedy at Manhattan Bridal is that we were only allowed to take one picture, so I’ve attached it below. We later return to Manhattan Bridal to pick out Meri’s MOH dress!
As you know, one’s Maid of Honor (MOH, for short) is key to the quest for the dress. Not only do you want her support in the search for your dress, but you definitely want to make sure that she looks glamorous (and not awful) in hers. My MOH, Meri, joined me for dress shopping at Manhattan Bridal in Dedham, near both our homes in Boston. The woman we met was kind of awesome—she had this very systematic way of choosing a dress. I got to wander around the boutique and then choose all the dresses I liked. I would put each on and she would say, “Do you like this one more than the last one?” And if I said that I did, then that dress was the new favorite. I was only allowed one favorite at a time.
What was kind of funny about the whole experience is that while she had me pick out the dresses I liked first, she kept interspersing them with so-called ‘different’ dresses. Let me pass my executive, bride-to-be, dress shopping expert opinion on so-called ‘different’ or ‘unique’ gowns. They are awful! Or, I should say, at least they’re awful on me! I can’t tell you the number of dress consultants who tried to sell me on the mermaid look, which is great for someone who’s tall and whose curves match those of the mermaid dress. But for a 5’2 chick with a tiny waist and disproportional hips, it is an egotistical nightmare! Every time I put one on, I was transported back to high school, when I was convinced (like many other high schoolers) that my entire self-identity rested on the size of my hips! So for all you small waist, big hip women out there, do not, I repeat, do not try on the mermaid dresses! Save them for Ariel and the tall folks out there!
The one tragedy at Manhattan Bridal is that we were only allowed to take one picture, so I’ve attached it below. We later return to Manhattan Bridal to pick out Meri’s MOH dress!
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