Wednesday, October 24, 2018

My Wedding Look


I’ve found some dresses that I like and they’re all quite different. No matter which I get it will be in a champagne color. Fortunately, I have time to decide. Opinions?
#1. I love the satin, the lace & illusion top, & the sleeves. It’s modest but sexy at the same time.
#2. It’s a bit 40’s, which I love! The brocade skirt, sequin bodice, & chiffon sleeves are a glamorous combination. 
#3. I absolutely love the leaf pattern lace on this one. The illusion top is pretty & would make me feel less worried about any pop out accidents. It also has a lace up back which is something I really like, not just for the appearance but for the better fit.
#4. I think the wrapped bodice and draped panel on the front would be flattering, and the hand made flowers add a special touch.
#5. This one just looks so elegant & luxurious to me! The pleating on the front & lace up back would make it a flattering fit.

These hairstyles are all similar, a loose updo with some wisps or curls framing the face. I want to add a hair vine or comb with gold & pearls. Since I’m not wearing a veil or hat I can have a more elaborate hairstyle.  

I’m sticking with low heels. The old girls can’t handle high heels anymore, champagne satin w/ a rhinestone clip will work well. My jewelry I want to be gold & pearls. I really like the necklace that’s kind of offset, but I can’t decide that until I decide on the dress. 








Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Flowers, and Pearls, and Pins - Oh, My!

while back I saw the organza flowers above and thought they would make pretty fasteners for the chair sashes and napkin rings. Of course, my second thought was - I can make those! I went on Pinterest and found several tutorials. I just ordered the supplies I need to make 58 in navy and 28 in champagne. I’m going to make rings out of pearl mesh and Velcro, then hot glue the flowers on.

I was planning to use fresh flowers for the bouquets, boutonnières, and corsages, but I’ve decided to go in a different direction. 

Brooch Bouquets are all over now, and are so beautiful and glamorous! I can’t resist. Since I needed pearls for the organza flowers, I ordered enough to make a number of pearl “flower” clusters that can be used in addition to brooches for all the flower arrangements in the ceremony and reception, as well as bouquets, etc. 
Using premade handles, I’ll make champagne and navy satin  roses for the foundation and add the brooches and pearl flowers on top. My bouquet will be of champagne roses with gold/pearl and gold/navy brooches, pearl flowers, and have draped pearls like those shown above. My MOH’s bouquet will be of navy satin flowers, similar to mine, but a bit smaller & without the hanging strands.
I’ll make the boutonnieres and corsages to coordinate with the bouquets. After the organza flowers and pearl flowers are completed, I’ll get to work on the brooch picks and satin roses. 

All flower arrangements will have pearl flowers and brooch picks, so I’m going to need a lot. My calculations are:
  • Pearl flowers = 420
  • Brooch picks = 240
I’d better get to work! When I get some done I’ll post some pics.








Saturday, October 6, 2018

A Special Table: Linens


I haven't posted in over a week, so I figured I'd share some of my reception decorating plans, in particular: linens.

A good lace is such a pretty look! It fits in with my elegant/luxe theme. I’ve decided that I’d like to use a satin tablecloth with an overlay of lace with sequins & embroidery. I'm going to purchase the satin tablecloths, you can get them very inexpensively, but I'm going to make the lace overlays. One reason for that is cost. Anything I've found ready-made that I really like is prohibitively expensive. In addition, if I make 
them, I can make matching chair sashes, which you typically can't find.

The dining room we'll be in has 4' square tables which means we’ll need 14 tables in all. This makes the linen cost more expensive than if we were using larger round tables, but not having to rent the tables makes up for it.   

I can find 90" square satin tablecloths & I'll make 72" square overlays that we'll lay on the diagonal.


These are the tables & chairs.

The wood chairs have slats on the back. To pretty them up I plan to cut some satin table runners in half and sort of wrap them over the back hanging down. I'll then tie a lace sash around like you normally would.

This is the idea, but not as fancy.

 
My colors are navy & champagne with gold & pearl accents.  So,  the question becomes:

champagne satin with a navy lace overlay,



 or navy satin with a champagne lace overlay.
I also found one fabric that is sort of modern and has both colors (it’s in both pictures above). It  could be used either way, which is kind of cool. 

What do you think? Please let me know in the comments.  I'm torn!












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