8 months to go!
I can’t believe how time is flying! We’ve just crossed the 8 month marker! I have lots of projects in full swing now; floor pillows for my low-to-the-ground kids table, fabric napkins, invites, bridesmaids dresses… and one or two that are fully completed; the ring bearer pillow, being one of those. I have some photos of the ring bearer pillow to share but my motivation to upload them has been minimal at best. Not because I don’t want to show you, I really do! The pillow turned out great! Actually, the Boy (our ring bearer, obviously) told me “I love this pillow!”, with a huge goofy grin on his face.
Fact is, I’m just… overwhelmed.
It’s Ok though, I’m coping. I just don’t have time for frivolous things like uploading photos, or blogging, or blow drying my hair on a day to day basis. The Fiance has also undertaken his own project. Which we’re both excited about but it’s another thing to distract from the wedding planning process.
Anyway, I thought I’d show you the one project that I’m not working on. My dress! As I said before, my mom is making my dress; we bought a pattern and some test fabric two weekends ago, then last weekend we went looking for the real fabric… sigh. Everything we looked at was very pretty but I think we may need to make a special trip to New York City’s garment district.
So, on to the dress, or well, dresses… as there have been multiple renditions. First, there was Oscar. I looooove this dress. The simple shape isn’t really anything spectacular, but look at the details on the skirt! It’s hard to tell but all of those flowers are hand applied/embroidered and inset with lace and buttons. I was so set on this dress. This was THE dress! Then someone said to me, it looks awfully summery. And I don’t know if it’s the context (she IS on the beach, afterall) or what, but now I agree. It’s too summery for an October wedding on a farm.
Then there was Heather … I don’t know that this dress was really ever on the table, there are a few details that I dont even like; the pick-ups on the skirt, the clasp across the neck and the collar, specifically, but there’s something about it. As a whole I think it’s completely gorgeous! I love the bow and lace and color! I think it looks too wintery and too fancy for a farm wedding though.
Then and I saw this dress on Snippet&Ink, just tucked into an Inspiration board. It was in a Town&Country magazine last year in a feature about designer Zac Posen and how he only designs wedding dresses for his close friends. So, of course, this dress is not even available for purchase! But THIS is my dress. I don’t necessarily love the ruffles up the sleeves, or well, even the sleeves themselves. But that skirt is incredible! The series of pleats are so architectural and the ruffled hem gives it just enough girly… sigh… I want to wear it right now!
February 6th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
8 months! How exciting for you! I love the Zac Posen too - I actually like the jacket; there’s something about it that is so lovely and Grace Kelly.
I also had to let go of my first dress. I really really wanted to wear my mom’s wedding dress, but she had a summer beach wedding and a dress to match, and I’m November in the city. I tried it on and it was so pretty but it just didn’t feel right for the time of year.
February 8th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Ok. So I have to be honest. All of this wedding talk that has been going on with us has really got me thinking about what I would want my dress to looks like…and one day when I was at my friends apartment we were looking at the bride magazines that her old roommate left behind and I think I might dog-earred just about every dress in the one I was looking at. But its all things that I liked from the dresses. becasue really some of them were kinda hideous but there was something on it that I liked. I will get copies of the ones I likeed and circle the things that I like from each dress and show you!