origami bouquet



I've seen felt flowers w/ buttons



feather bouquet



etsy and offbeatbride are your best friend for non-traditional flower bouquets

11/19/2009 8:15:33 PM

my friend got married in jamaica and they did a seashell bouquet. they bought them from micheals or whatever and then put a pearl glaze on them, to give them a bit of a shine.

looks really pretty

11/19/2009 8:15:35 PM

i actually think feathers may be forbidden...i'll have to look

11/19/2009 8:20:55 PM

saw your post in chit chat, if it can't formerly be alive then a shell may not work either :/

11/19/2009 8:24:59 PM

looked at the rules again. the cruise line we are most likely using just says no flowers may be brought aboard, and any flowers purchased through them can't be taken off. i will get more specifics when we actually book. i think i like the button bouquets the best though.

11/19/2009 8:27:42 PM

LK, that felt bouquet is STUNNING!

11/19/2009 8:27:50 PM

I know right! When I saw some of these things and I was so taken back with the "oooooh--pretty!!" that I would've done it, but they so weren't me/us.

WEDDING PORN *droooooooooooool* hahaha

11/19/2009 8:33:40 PM

omg i was looking at bouquets the other day....




WANT

11/19/2009 8:46:18 PM

LOVE that one! but i'm thinking i could make the button thing pretty sentimental, with family members collecting buttons that mean something.

11/19/2009 8:47:24 PM

DO WANT

11/19/2009 8:50:47 PM

Indeed.

It's very Amelia Bedelia.

11/19/2009 8:51:30 PM

i need to keep myself out of this damned thread

11/19/2009 8:59:12 PM

ahaha I feel like a dumbass. Those felted flowers are from my friend in California's wedding I thought they looked familiar.

11/19/2009 9:07:01 PM

so I'm pretty sure want my skirt to look like this....


i'm still trying to figure out the bodice. i would love something with a jewled accent.

11/19/2009 9:11:35 PM

gorgeous! my ass/hips are a bit large for something like that, but if they weren't that is what i'd go for.

11/19/2009 9:12:38 PM

very pretty

11/19/2009 9:15:44 PM

^^ haha yeah same. Too much junk in the trunk!

11/19/2009 9:16:24 PM

i got pretty big hips too!
i do NOT want the skirt that low.

11/19/2009 9:18:14 PM

11/19/2009 9:28:02 PM

somebody mentioned yellow. My sis wanted me in yellow so I wore yellow. Here's an idea:




[Edited on November 19, 2009 at 10:42 PM. Reason : j,,,]

11/19/2009 10:41:15 PM

<3 yellow! looks good on you, too!

11/19/2009 10:51:11 PM

someone i know did yellow and it was hideous. the dress posted above isn't bad but its a very delicate balance between shade of yellow and type of fabric and cut

11/19/2009 10:53:45 PM

Yellow is sooooooo tricky for white girls. I never even try

sylver, you look SO good in that dress - it does great things for you.

11/19/2009 10:55:03 PM

ummmm ok

this is probalby going to be dumb but i'm tired so if it is really dumb just pretend i didn't ask

so i really like the feather bouquet i think that is a cute idea

but the problem is the feathers yes - because they might have come off something alive? aren't there synthetic feathers? would those be allowed?

11/19/2009 11:28:01 PM

Yeah synthetics would be fine. Natural feathers are probably a no no because they can transmit disease to native bird populations.

11/19/2009 11:32:00 PM

Got married last month, thought I'd share some pictures. We did a lot of things ourselves on the cheap, so if you like anything below you can ask me about it.

For the thumbnails below, you can right click and view them, then add ?sizeM=7 after .jpg to view a larger size. You can send me a PM if you want a link to all my pics.

Me & the Wife


Her Dress


Bridesmaids Dress & Homemade Bouquets (Flowers from Sam's Club)


Homemade Stuff
Arbor, Owl Cake Topper, Wine Bottle Table Markers, Menu, Invitation


happy planning!

[Edited on November 20, 2009 at 12:12 AM. Reason : pic code]

11/20/2009 12:12:25 AM

ok...what do you think....

bodice:



i just like the beading/jeweling on the bodice. the neckline would be more corset-y like:


this isn' the best example. what im looking for is hard to find.

skirt:




so mind that when they are made i'll make sure they match a little better, but this is kinda the look i'm going for.
also....

opinions?

[Edited on November 20, 2009 at 9:37 AM. Reason : there we go]

11/20/2009 9:31:26 AM

Quote :

"ambrosia1231: Yellow is sooooooo tricky for white girls. I never even try sylver, you look SO good in that dress - it does great things for you. "

OH MY GOD. THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END.

11/20/2009 9:33:31 AM

11/20/2009 9:37:32 AM

^^^eh??



This is their 2010 collection, but I know for a fact there's gonna be more than what's on their website. My dress was never on it. Could have something like what you're going for in a bridal shop.

[Edited on November 20, 2009 at 10:17 AM. Reason : ]

11/20/2009 10:17:07 AM

^wow that's extremely close to what i want!


meschantes is making my dress for me, so i'm trying to piece together things i like!

11/20/2009 10:20:10 AM

These are the cutest things I've ever seen.

11/20/2009 10:25:34 AM

w00t! I did good
nice that they'll be making your dress

this skirt is more fluffy, but it's got the layers...yet the corset has more jeweling, though not a cluster. It's from their 2009.

11/20/2009 10:26:46 AM

Those owls are adorable

11/20/2009 10:27:48 AM

these are my other two finds

11/20/2009 10:33:48 AM

i love you LKB




those are awesome!

11/20/2009 10:45:03 AM

^^#1 in that post is quite possibly the best use of tiered ruffles/the cupcake skirt business.

And it's FANTASTIC

11/20/2009 11:02:34 AM

you're welcome!

11/20/2009 11:05:19 AM

those skirts remind me of




(check out more of Cheyenne Schultz's awesome photography at http://www.cheyenneschultz.com)

...and here's the rest of that portrait session, which I absolutely LOVE: http://cheyenneschultzphotography.blogspot.com/2009/10/jenns-bridals-part-one-charlotte.html

11/20/2009 12:47:22 PM

^my hips/butt are far to large for that. beautiful though.


this is the closest i've seen (even in my searches) to what i want.
make the skirt a little less poofy and a little more sheath.
and also bring the beginning of the skirt/bottom of top up a little.
add a little jewel accent to the top and you pretty much have what i envision in my head.



thank you sooooooooooo much elkaybie

[Edited on November 20, 2009 at 1:39 PM. Reason : erftre]

11/20/2009 1:37:31 PM

i have never looked at wedding dresses and i am in no danger of being engaged anytime in the future but I really liked the lace on one of the provonas dresses yall posted so I went and poked around on their website. I saw 2 dresses that I literally couldn't believe how beautiful they were and how much I liked them. They really have some great gowns

11/20/2009 11:33:03 PM

Their lace is so beautiful...it's what made me fall in love with their dresses.

11/21/2009 12:54:48 AM

Anyone ever hired a steel drum band before?

11/22/2009 7:14:03 PM

No but that's what I want for my beach wedding, as well as a violinist for the walk down the aisle. Have a feeling I'll have to pick between the two in which case I'll add steel drum band music to my iPod for the reception.

11/22/2009 7:20:37 PM

I thought for sure I was going to do an ipod reception but after going to a wedding that did the ipod thing I'm now not sure I want to do it

11/22/2009 7:29:17 PM

haha what made you change your mind??

11/22/2009 7:52:50 PM

i,too, want to know this.

11/22/2009 8:44:56 PM

I've been to three weddings where the people did the music themselves (ipod, CD, 96Rock , etc ) and two weddings that used a DJ or band.

What I have found in weddings that did not have a DJ or band is that there wasn't much direction in the reception. For the dinner portion it's not a big deal and I think the ipod works really well, but after dinner I have definitely noticed a big difference in how many people dance, mingle around, etc with DJ and without. If your DJ is good, they can direct the mood of the reception and get people out of their chairs and rocking. But at every wedding I've been to that used an ipod format, you had bridesmaids or whoever practically begging people to get on the dance floor or just out of their chairs in general. I've even noticed that things like toasts get a bit weird with timing and stuff when there isn't a DJ directing the flow of the reception.

So I think it really depends on what sort of reception you want to have. If it's just going to be dinner and drinking then an ipod is a good option. But if you are wanting people to dance and mingle around from my experience having a good DJ or band leader seems to be the way to go.

11/23/2009 7:02:45 AM

for all the bridesmaids in the house...David's Bridal is having a 50% off sale on select dresses Nov 25th - 30th

11/24/2009 9:20:40 AM

oh dear lord.


i may do this:

11/24/2009 8:34:01 PM