Posts tagged dress

February 2, 2010

Recaps: Sat, Part VII – The Ceremony Part 1.

I asked a couple of my good friends to man the narthex to greet guests, pass out programs and shuffle the guests towards the ushers:

My cousin walking down the aisle to start the procession:

The mothers:

The Ministers, the Mister and the Best Man:

Team Kate!

After Team Kate, the flower girl and ring boy made their way down [...]

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January 26, 2010

Recaps: Sat, Part III – Getting Ready.

We arrived at the church and unpacked the cars. It was quite windy, overcast, and a bit cold.

With about two and a half hours to go until the ceremony, it was time to start putting on our faces and getting ready.

S&MBF looks sharp in his tux and tie!

And now for the dress. Mom left the [...]

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September 14, 2009

The Big Wedding Money-Wasters

Another good article from Yahoo! Food: The Big Wedding Money Wasters. Here is my response to their list:
Save The Date Cards: Our cost, $0. We didn’t send them out. We didn’t really see the point.
Letterpress Invitations: We did these ourselves on my rinky dink ink jet printer I’ve had since high school. Here’s a link [...]

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June 24, 2009

Do The Bustle!

On Friday, I had my final fitting for the bottom part of my dress. This included the finished hem and the bustle. To generalize bustles, there are basically two kinds: the up under or the over. But in my case, there is the custom eight point bustle.
Here are a few pictures of the seamstress showing [...]

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June 10, 2009

A Snip Here, A Tuck There.

A couple weeks after my dress came in, I took a Friday off and drove all over North Texas running errands. The first of those errands: to take my dress in and get the alterations process rolling at the tailor shop the bridal salon had recommended. I am scheduled to have my third (yes, third) [...]

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