Shell's Wedding Plans - YouLookFab Forum

So, yeah, totally off-topic, but I just noticed Angie had asked about them on another thread, and I didn't want to hijack that one!

So, here's the lowdown - we have a little under 7 months to go (207 days, 1 hour, 50 minutes, and 40, 39, 38, 37...seconds til the big "i do"). We have booked our church, reception hall, florist, baker, and photographer. all big reliefs!

i actually have a blog devoted to my wedding - it started as a way for me to just organize my bookmark toolbar, since it was overflowing with wedding links. here are some of the highlights...

Colors
we are doing pink and orange. my favorite color is pink and steve's is orange, so we thought it would be just perfect!

Flowers
http://everthineweddings.blogs.....el/flowers

We are doing tulips for most of the bouquets. 1/2 of the centerpieces at the reception will have orchids submerged in water in tall cylinder vases and the other half will be tall pillar candles in pink and orange.

Cake
http://everthineweddings.blogs.....label/cake

So excited about this one! this is the cake design we've settled on - http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DUZk.....ove+it.jpg - though with our pink and orange color palette.

DIY Stuff
http://everthineweddings.blogs...../label/DIY

I'm trying to do as much stuff myself because i'm cheap and hard to please it's just that i usually have something in mind and often times the only way to get it is to do it myself. plus, i love working on wedding things, so it's win-win.

The Dress
http://everthineweddings.blogs.....abel/dress

I'm just starting on the skirt portion of it. I have a feeling the skirt will not look very much like the inspiration. i only have one layer of tulle done and i'm already sick of sewing it! i'm thinking i'll do less of the layered look of the inspiration photo and go more for a skirt like this - http://dress.1st-found.com/ima.....m13476.jpg

my original idea was to have a skirt that goes around the tulle for the ceremony. it would be made of the same material as the top part of the dress, so it would look like one piece. then, for the reception, id remove the outer skirt and be left with a tulle skirt. i want to go a little 80's for the reception, so i was going to layer a bunch of pearl necklaces.

we'll see how the tulle skirt looks when i'm all done. if it looks silly, i'll just wear the outer skirt the whole day.

ok, sorry for the long post, but i just wanted to give you some insight on the planning process!

16 years ago

kimlee

Veteran

Shell, it sounds like you have wonderful ideas and the wedding will be amazing.

Angie

(website)

Fashion Stylist

I LOVE weddings! Thanks for the splendid summary of what’s going down, Shell.

You need pink velvet cake!!! I’m SO impressed with how much you’re doing yourself too. Always knew you were a clever little sausage :0)

And you’re making your own dress?! I’m speechless. LAUNCHED INTO ORBIT. I can’t wait to see the finished product! How about your hair and the shoes?

shell

Active Member

hehe - how could i forget hair and shoes?!

i'm planning on doing a birdcage veil, with my hair in a half-updo/bouffant - here are some pics w/ the proposed hairstyle at the end...
http://everthineweddings.blogs.....label/veil

and, of course, i'll be rocking some pink shoes! - http://everthineweddings.blogs.....shoes.html

Asha

I love the pink and orange color combo! I am very impressed that you are making your own dress. I love the birdcage veil idea, so classy.

Vani

Love the orange and pink!! I think it is absolutely fantastic you are DIYing your dress and most elements. I also think it is great you have picked black dresses for the BMs. So very thoughtful since it is such a versatile dress to have in their wardrobe for after the wedding. You are so organized, the wedding will be gorgeous!

taylor

You have put your heart into this...the Wedding of your dreams...I am amazed at the energy and time involved.....looking forward the the GRAND FINALE:)

Ariadne

Shell, your wedding sounds like it's going to be completely fabulous. I LOVE orange and pink together, your dress design is out of the park, and it's so nice of you to get those chic LBDs for your bridesmaids. I wish I'd done the same thing. The cake and flowers and shoes and everything are just amazing. Have a great time with it! I know lots of brides say they didn't enjoy their own wedding, but I had a great time at mine. The key is to plan and prepare as much as you can and then just relax and enjoy the day itself, no matter what happens.

One thing I wish I'd done was get a pedicure and manicure before the wedding. Make sure to do that if you can!

sinead

Pink and orange are beautiful together- makes me think of a Tahitian sunrise. I am in awe of your DIY industriousness- how wonderful that you are so talented. Please post pictures and good luck with all your plans.

And Brianna has great advice- once the day arrives, just enjoy it, no matter what happens. The mistakes can make it memorable. My elderly minister asked my husband-to-be if he took ME as his lawful wedded HUSBAND. After a few giggles, husband-to-be said "WIFE. I take her as my WIFE." Minister flipped madly through his book to get on the right page and we proceeded.

Lena

Shell, I'm so impressed with how much you're doing yourself. And that dress is FAB!!!

Your color scheme is so refreshingly different, I can't stand it.

Good luck, and most importantly, have fun!!!

thank you for the advice, everyone! sinead - your story cracks me up! whenever i hear stories like that, my immediate reaction is to figure out a way to prevent it, but, you're right, they do make the event memorable!

taylor - your comment about putting my heart into it really resonated with me! i'm just so excited to get married! i was kind of annoyed this weekend when my grandma commented on how my brother's elopement (well, sort of - we all knew they were getting married, but no one was really invited) was the "way to do it". but, as angie says, "horses for courses", and i'm excited for our big, fat Polish-German-Norwegian wedding!

Alecia

You sew, too? My god woman, what don't you do?

I cannot wait to see the dress. It is so perfectly you and so fun.

The cake is amazing.

And orange is my favorite color so, of course, I love the colors.

So fun.

Brianna is right about planning as much as you can and then just letting go and having fun at the event. We had a few things that could have been a meltdown had I been really keyed up about the details but I told everyone and truly believed that the only thing that really mattered in the end was the commitment we were making to each other.

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