WARNING! KEEP OUT MATT…. NO GROOMS ALLOWED!
Welcome to Bridal Boutique! A groom free (& definitely Matt free!) zone where us girls can, from the privacy of our own screens, enjoy beautiful wedding dresses, OMG trains, shoes to-die-for and stunning birdcage veils to name just a few! All those things that Matt doesn’t have one little clue about …or have any inkling as to how much they’re going to be costing him! Teehee!!
Every week I am going in search of the most gorgeous items to help me (and hopefully you!) in my quest for the most perfect wedding dress and accessories for my upcoming nuptials.
As a self confessed tom-boy who wears dresses only on the most special of occasions and can mostly be found working away in her studio in leggings and long tops this is quite a challenge. I am not naturally graceful or slender (I’m rubbish in heels!) and I am NOT one of those girls who looks beautiful crying, has impeccable fashion sense and looks like they have just walked out of a salon every day… you know who you are, you lucky girls! So for me creating that perfect, idillic look is not going to be an easy ride! I want to be all those things on my wedding day (ok I accept that I mustn’t cry or I will look like a cherry tomato!) but I really want to look like I was made for a dress, was born in heels (like Beyonce… le sigh) and that most importantly when Matt sees me for the first time he gasps and sees a different side of the girl that he shares his life with: a glamorous, confident woman who glides down the aisle, possibly with people swooning at her sheer radiance… hey a girl can dream! (Although to be honest I’ll be pleased if I make it down the aisle without tripping over in my heels and falling head-first into the watching guests!)
At the very least though I want to look beautiful and sassy and feel good in the wedding dress… now to me if I can crack how I FEEL in the dress then that will be a massive achievement and I have a theory that if I feel good I will look good. I reckon a huge smile and a confident walk will go a long, long way….or so I hope!
People always tell me (being a wedding photographer I hear this a lot!) that when you find the dress you will just know it is the ONE. I am banking on this being true otherwise unless I spot a dress with a huge neon arrow “THIS IS IT DOM” sign hanging over it I don’t honestly think I’m going to have a clue.
So here goes…. the search for the wedding dress begins…
I would love to hear from you brides-to-be on your successes (or failures) on finding your wedding dresses and any tips you have for a slightly stressed out bride in waiting! :-S
I think the best way of starting this mammoth task is looking at all the different kinds of wedding dresses that are out there..traditional, quirky, short, floor length, lace… Start with a blank canvas; no category is to be ignored and everything is to be considered!
Here are my favourites that I have found this week… Beau-ti-ful! What’re your favourites?
