Chelsea posted this lovely wedding designed by D’Ette Cole on Frolic
this morning and I couldn’t resist posting more details here on Once Wed(we both must have apples on the brain!). There are so many fun and fresh ways to incorporate apples into your own wedding decor or palette. You can go the route
Chelsea showed us in "An Orchard Wedding"
with baskets full of apples for a casual, fall wedding or possibly more
modern like the wedding above with towers of crisp, green apples.

The winner of our first Beau-coup Wedding Favors is Lonni who wrote….

I have been obsessed with the mini wooden sailboats since
before I was engaged! We are having a nautical-themed wedding and I
think they would make the cutest place cards ever!!

Congrats, Lonni!! Please email for your prize and thank you again to Beau-coup Wedding Favors for this wonderful giveaway!

I have a Nicole Miller IK0004 wedding gown for sale. Taffeta bridal gown embellished with metallic beading. Dropped waist to elongate torso. Interior corset for added support. Rubber grippers to help dress stay in place.

Size 10. Never been altered.

The dress has only been tried on in my home a few times. Tags no longer attatched as I thought I would wear this dress. Dress still in original Nicole Miller gown bag.

Very gorgeous dress. Perfect for a wedding on the beach or in the mountains.

I had a change of venue so I must change my dress as much as much as I love this one.

Retails for $1875 + tax. Asking $850, OBO — OVER 50% off what I paid! I just need the extra money for the honeymoon!

Thanks!

This dress will make you feel more beautiful than ever!

After searching all over the internet and buying every bridal magazine, after shopping for lace in Switzerland and flying to Orange County to visit a dress that had come in from Oscar de la Renta in New York, I found the dress for me right back in San Francisco (where I was living at the time). After trying on literally hundreds of gowns, this dress, which had been an early favorite, was in the top-two. Then I learned that the issues I had with it could be changed, since they would not begin production on the dress until I ordered it. That settled it. The rest is history ;-)

The dress was custom-made by Monique Lhuillier, with unique differences that make it (in my opinion) more beautiful than the standard/original Scarlet design. The lace overlay was made from ML’s “Monet” lace pattern instead of the standard lace pattern, which I felt looked “zig-zaggy” on me. The back was raised 5″, to enable the addition of the “gold” (I would describe it as “champagne”) colored silk/satin ML sash and lace/fabric-covered buttons were used instead of the standard pearl buttons.

I wore the dress once; did not spill on it or tear it or have anything but the standard “wear and tear”. It will look like new for your wedding and no one will know, unless you tell them.

The dress was cut to a bridal size 6 – I wear a street size 4 – and when delivered, it fit me perfectly. The only alterations that were made to it were to a) hem the bottom, b) sew in cups to the liner, c) tack the liner to the lace to avoid any wardrobe malfunctions and d) bustle the train with a 7-point bustle – i think it’s called American or pick-up or something, I’m not 100% sure, but I’m including a photo of it, so you can see. If you need other detail shots or have any questions, I’m happy to answer them or send more photos.

Obviously I’m biased, but this was the perfect dress for me and I want it to go to someone else who will feel the same way. If you’d like, feel free to make an offer – I am happy to work with you (within reason).

Lastly, I purchased the world most gorgeous Christian Louboutin crystal 3.5″ heeled sandals for my wedding. I ended up wearing them only for the 30 minute ceremony, since I changed into wedges to protect the bottom of my dress and avoid issues with the wooden deck/grass/etc… I’m willing to sell these, too – let me know if you’re interested. I’d be willing to sell them for about $700 (paid just over $1,000).

I hope your day is as magical as ours was – with picture perfect memories to last a lifetime.

Beautiful Monique Lhuillier Scarlet dress that I purchased at Ultimate Bride in Chicago. I purchased this dress for my upcoming wedding, but did it very early on in the process and found another one along the way. The dress is new and I still have the tags, but I have tried it on several times and it has had a couple of minor alterations.

As mentioned before the alterations that were done are minor, just a couple of invisible snaps added to the top part of the back, a few small stitches to keep the slip in place, and it was hemmed slightly to fit me (i’m 5′4″) in 3.5″ heels. All of the alterations were done by a fantastic woman, located in santa barbara, who spends her days altering high-end wedding dresses.

Other than the alterations the dress is in perfectly new condition. There are no tears, stains or other imperfections. It has been worn for only 30 minutes and has been loved every step of the way. It is a truly beautiful gown.

Flower sash is also ML and may be purchased separately for $250.

Shipping prices depend on where it is being shipped and i will require insurance for the full sale price. The gown will ship Fed-Ex and it will go however fast or slow you would prefer. Anyone in the area is more than welcome to come and pick it up.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.