Friday, January 25, 2013

Finale

All in all we had a wonderful time! And it was perfect!

The Band

The two biggest expenses a bride has in the budget are the band and catering. I was very lucky that my guitar teacher and a singer I know were nice enough to be my band for the wedding. They were fantastic! I still paid them but I had to pay considerably less. The lesson here is to make sure you think of all the resources and good friends you have and ask for their help. It is best to save in every way you can since weddings really add up.

Purse

Etsy Photo of purse
I found this purse on etsy in the shop Ellenvintage. I got the same one but with a silver clasp. I put the bridal emergency kit inside of it. bobby pins, tissues, etc. I found this purchase to be the least worth the money. I never opened my purse once at the wedding and it stayed at my table the whole night. But it is beautiful!


Hair



Photo found
My hair

I found a photo of how I wanted my hair on google. I knew I wanted flowers in my hair but I was worried about them falling out or falling apart. I bought real dried blue orchids and dipped them in plastic resin to make them hard and durable. I glued them to a comb tooth hair pin. My hair has three flower pins. My bridesmaids each have one. 

Jewelry


The flowers of my wedding were orchids. I found blue swarovski crystals jewelry with silver orchids. They matched perfectly with my dress. 

The Dress!!!




Finally the dress!! I spent weeks looking at various dresses in stores and online. I finally found one that was perfect on etsy. The shop is called Wedding Dress Fantasy. It is a lace back corset top with one shoulder strap. It has a ball gown skirt with the front layer is gathered up with teal flowers. The dress was Ivory with Teal accents.

Flower Girl and Ring Bearer

My flower girl dresses were $15 on ebay. The ring bearers suit was also from ebay and was around $40. I thought they looked fantastic for that price!!