Beautiful gown! It has never been altered, and has only been tried on once. It comes with spaghetti straps and a lace jacket. It can also be worn strapless. It is very slimming, has gorgeous details and is very unique!
Im about 5′3″ and it fits perfectly with 2-3″ heels. I never got to wear it because the wedding was cancelled. But I hope it will make another bride to be just as happy!
I don’t usually post a lot of beach weddings on Once Wed because I don’t come across many that really catch my eye, but Valery and Chauncey’s Jamaican wedding blew me away. Maybe it was because the bride and groom rock their wedding wear so well or the konk shell chandelier’s hanging above the dance floor. Regardless, the wedding below is amazing…
[Images c/o Kvetch Indiebride]
Laurie has been such a huge part of Once Wed since the beginning, so naturally when I launched this project she was one of the first bloggers I asked to create a table on a budget for our series. It shouldn’t come as a suprise that Laurie went all out with the handmade details and vintage color palette for her Table Trends feature today. Even though Laurie is a floral designer by day, she decided to incorporate paper flowers over fresh flowers because of its versatility and easiness on the budget. Stay tuned for her DIY project next week because it is all about sweets and packaging. Laurie, thank you so much for another amazing source of inspiration!
I do like the notion of the sweet-heart table (a small table just
for the bride and groom) at a wedding reception. It’s an intimate
place for the bride and groom to share their first married meal, gazing
at each other, surrounded by a sea of tables filled with all their
loved ones. When Emily asked me to contribute to the Table Trends
feature, I knew that was the kind of table I wanted to design. I also
knew I wanted it to be filled with many details that might only be
noticed by a couple sitting close.
The place mats are made of two layered papers stitched between two
layers of netting. The blue "Cherry Blossom" wrapping paper is from Midori and the scalloped edge is made from Hambly’s "Grandma’s Wallpaper" scrap book paper. (the same paper used on the votive cups).
The vintage purse came from Trash Can Annie’s, a vintage clothing store in my home town, Davenport, IA.
I found the orange floral print fabric from the upholstery section of JoAnns.
I used gold crocheted lace to trim the edge of the fabric. The
table runner is made of a heavy crepe paper and adorned with a
crocheted lace border and crepe paper medallions. In the center of
the medallions, I stitched down tatted lace circles (a rummage sale
find).
For the favors, I covered the boxes with decorative paper and trimmed
them with lace, paper leaves, and a crepe paper medallion with a shell
button center. Inside the favor boxes is a pair of vintage salt and
pepper shakers.
GORGEOUS! Ivory lace and silk organza v-neck gown with charmeuse lining and buttons at back. Chapel Train.
Gown was purchased at Priscilla of Boston sample sale, but fell in love with another dress. The decision was hard but the other dress goes more with the venue. This gown is soo beautiful.
It was tailored to fit me (5′5″ with 3″ heels on I believe) and an english bustle was added.
The tag on the dress reads size 10 but has been altered to fit a size 6/8. I’m not a professional but the dress was altered to fit a chest size 34-36B/C, waist size 28/29 in jeans (example: Citizens of Humanity).
No rips, tears or stains found on dress. Dress will need to be steamed to get some wrinkles out from shipping.
