Comments on: Simply glamorous

By: fannypie

fannypie — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:57:44 +0000

I [heart] you, LaBellaDonna. You just said what I have thought many times while reading comments here, only much more eloquently than I would have. I’m borrowing a beautiful and substantial diamond necklace from my fiance’s family’s store to wear for our wedding…it is so elegant, and so much more than I would ever wear on any other occasion (or own, even). It would be a shame for someone to decide it’s vulgar or distasteful just because it’s not what she would pick for herself.

By: La BellaDonna

La BellaDonna — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 20:59:36 +0000

I’m going to take this opportunity to stick up for the right of the bride to express herself as she sees fit on her wedding day. It is, I think no more appealing, and no more correct, for the Minimally Inclined to say, “How vulgar! How excessive!” to someone’s wedding choice, than it is for the Maximally Inclined to say, “How boring! How pedestrian!” to someone else’s choice. Stacy has every right not to be a princess on her wedding day, just as another girl has every right to be a princess, if she wants to.

I applaud the fact that you ladies seem to have very firm ideas of what you want for yourselves, but … it just makes it correct for you. There’s nothing inherently “wrong” with the bride who wants Tudor or Baroque splendour, or maybe a jewel-strewn diadem to pin her veil in place. It’s just different – it’s not wrong.

Fashions change; that includes fashions in what is “tasteful.”

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:31:19 +0000

I’m all about the simpler accessories, too.. especially with the feel I’m going for with my wedding. I may even be trendy and do a lariat down my back for the v-neck on my dress.. But most likely, I’ll just borrow some pearls from my mom and be done with it, since I want the focus on me, too. And, her pink pearls will go well with blush…

OK, my hair will probably have some sparkle to it, but I’m trying to dress up hair that’s not even chin-length.

I’ve just never understood the whole appeal of being a princess.

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:54:23 +0000

That link isn’t working for me….but I really want to see your dress! Which collection is it in and what’s it called?

By: Dataceptionist

Dataceptionist — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:27:09 +0000

gah I don’t know what is going on with my link posting today. That isn’t my dress! Its beautiful, but THIS is my dress
http://www.devarga.com.au/6/6.htm

By: Dataceptionist

Dataceptionist — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 05:25:39 +0000

my dress has no beading or anything http://manolobrides.com/2006/01/05/blushing-brides/
so I’m wearing big crystal chandelier earrings and a delicate crystal cuff and thats it for me!

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 22:21:38 +0000

“get ready and look in a full length mirror and take off the thing you look at first”

I’ve never heard this before but I think it’s a real gem of wisdom. Sure, there is a time and a place for accent pieces, but if people on the street can’ stop staring at your ears, neck, chest, wrists, or fingers, something is amiss.

By: Kai Jones

Kai Jones — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:48:04 +0000

I think the classic rules are useful: get completely ready and then take off one accessory, or get ready and look in a full length mirror and take off the thing you look at first (change it out for something plainer).

I never wanted all the bling, because I want to be what people are looking at, not my jewelry or my dress or my flowers.