There’s a dress in my closet (and some shoes!)
October 27, 2009 · Posted in what to wear by mo
Thank you to everyone for the time you took to make suggestions about where we should go on our honeymoon! There were many places I had not even thought of (Croatia, Buenos Aires) and I am glad I threw the question out there to get some feedback I would not have gotten otherwise. We still have not made much progress because we keep wanting different things, but we’ll get there eventually.
This weekend I picked up my dress, and now it’s sitting in my closet hanging off of our suitcases on the top shelf. And it will remain there for the next 6 months until I have my first alterations appointment! It’s a heavy white dress in a thin garment bag, and paranoid little me worries that something will happen to it over half a year. Like the cat will find it one day and decide to yank it off the rack. Or I will trip while holding it, ripping off some of the tulle or lace. Or aliens will come and decide they need an artifact from Earth and will decide that my wedding dress is too pretty to pass up. Totally possible.
A lot of alterations have to be done, including bringing up the shoulders so that I don’t *cough* expose myself in front of 200 people. The associate showed me a photo of a bride who had ties sewn in the back so the dress would stay up, but I immediately cried “Noooo! The back is the best part!”
[Buying a new gown from a bridal salon? They aren't joking when they say order 6 months in advance--it took 5 months for my dress to arrive in the store.]
[All black flats from Anthropologie and Endless.com]
In other exciting news, I returned the Kate Spade shoes and bought these embroidered grey flats. I’m really happy with how they look with the dress!
Do you have a dress just sitting around watching the time go by?
What a gorgeous dress! Love the shoes, too.
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A seasmstress I often send my brides to gave me a great tip for storing your dress. Buy unbleached muslin, should be about $1.50 a yard, to wrap your dress.
Wrapping your dress in the muslin prior to placing it in the plastic garmet bag will prevent the bag from discoloring your dress.
BTW- great shoe choice!
@Jen Wooster-McBride: Wow, great tip! The garment bag is pink and I never even considered that the color might rub off. Thanks so much for the advice.
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Oh I love your dress!! Sadly, it’s out of my price range. You look beautiful and I think those shoes will look amazing with it!
Mine is still in the shipping package. Sad, but true. I had it designed by Chrissy Wai-Ching and I got it in Spetember. I haven’t found a wedding dress bag yet (and have no idea where to get one) so…. it’s still in there.
I love your shoes! They are stunning.
the shoes and the dress look fabulous!!!
wow, gorgeous dress!
