Downtown LA for Accessories

Mom and I hit Downtown LA last Friday to buy miscellaneous accessories and fabric for the flower girls' dresses. We ended up buying actual dresses instead because I found the exact design I was going to have made anyway! And it came out cheaper than buying fabric then paying someone to make them. Score!



It's an ivory ballgown dress with pickups and a bubble skirt. I'm replacing the ribbon/flower with a turquoise ribbon that matches the bridesmaids dresses. Mom wants to decorate it a little more with beads and whatnot.

I bought myself a tiara and the garter set (one to keep, one to throw). I just need a veil and shoes, both of which I already found at the bridal store where I bought the dress, and I'm all set with my outfit.



We also bought pillows for the ring and coin bearers and a guest book with a matching pen. We found some veils, cords, and candles for the secondary sponsors, but mom said that they were cheaper in Manila, so we're going to have my grandmother bring those for me.

All Dressed in White (take 2)

I'm a little ticked off that the Jasmine Bridal site conked out as soon as I posted a link to it in my last post, so I uploaded pictures of the dress into my own server. In case you're interested, here they are again (Jules, don't click!):

Front
Back
Detail

It's got a mermaid silhouette with a sweetheart neckline and a good amount of detail. It's pictured with a chapel-length train, but I ordered it at cathedral-length.

I loved the dress already when I first tried it on, but since I'm me, I had to go to every single boutique in the area before I made my decision. In another boutique, I tried on a similar dress that I loved just as much. I was really torn. Until I asked for the designer and found out that it was the exact same dress. :P It must be "the one."

I made some calls Corinne made some calls for me, and found that Ferndales Bridal sold the dress for the best price, so we went over there last weekend and had the dress ordered.

I'm so glad it's off my to-do list. There's four weeks of crunch-time left in school and I need to be able to concentrate on my studies.

All Dressed in White

Oooh! Lookie what I bought today!!! (Except Jules. Jules, don't click the link below!) Hint: It's white with a cathedral train.

Click! Click! Click!

Tux Fitting (part 2)

We went back to Friar Tux last weekend so Jules could try on the tux that we had selected. We also decided on the white vest and matching paisley tie for him, the teal vest and paisley tie for the best man, and the teal vest and striped tie for the groomsmen.

Now to find my wedding dress!

The Bridesmaids' Dresses

Okay, so it looks like we've all agreed to adorn my lovely bridesmaids in Butter by Nadia's Signature Wrap Dress, as seen here on Naomi Watts.

Glenda first showed me this dress a while back, and it's a pretty brilliant dress. You can wear it in so many different ways. So my bridesmaids will probably each pick a style that works best for them, allowing them to be unique while still maintaining continuity of the dress style. Or something like that. I don't really know, I'm terrible with this fashion stuff, which is why I turned it over to my best friends.

Below are just a few of the different ways the dress can be worn:

Tux Fitting

Jules and I took a trip to Friar Tux today to choose the tuxes. We easily settled on this Calvin Klein style for Jules:



And a similar-but-not-as-yummy style for everyone else:



For the vests and ties, we're going with teal for the best man and groomsmen, cinnamon for the sponsors, and gold for the parents and grandparents, all to match their female counterparts, of course. Jules' vest and tie will either be white or ivory. We'll decide when we see them later on, but right now, I'm thinking it should be white to match my dress.

The guys will be in solid-colored ties, except the best man and groom, who'll be in striped ties. I'll have to see how the paisley tie looks on Jules, before we decide if we wanna bump him and the best man up to paisley, and all the other guys to stripes. The kids (ring bearer, bible bearer, and coin bearer) will be in bow-ties, as per Justin's request.

Here are pictures of Jules and Justin getting fitted: