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Was this a sign, or what? After watching for a couple hours, I thought I'd decided some things: I did not want a ball gown. I'm only 5'3″ and I'd feel like it would be eating me. I wouldn’t be the bride that went in with a set budget, then tried on something twice the budget, then begged her parents to come up with the money. I also thought I wanted a vintage, best wedding tea-length dress. It was all the rage on wedding blogs, and looked so romantic, and you could show off cute shoes! I love shoes! These were a couple of my inspirations/aspirations (click on the photos to be taken to the sources!): Gorgeous Vintage Dress Doily Dress!

I loved that look, and that was what I wanted. Period. I started searching vintage sites, mainly Posh Girl Vintage, and found a few contenders (long since sold, sorry!): I wasn't necessarily searching in their wedding dress category, pakistani fashion because I didn't think I wanted white, either. I loved the lacy one with the interesting neckline because it was different, and I loved the yellow one because I immediately had the perfect accessories in mind: A bolero from Bonzie (I've been coveting one of these for at least a year!), and Frye Maya Vintage Stud shoes, which I'd already drooled over at my local shoe store, Gravity Pope. Plus, I was also set on a birdcage veil—set enough that it wedding designers was birdcage or nothing, in my mind. I loved these two dresses butit's hard to buy vintage online.

Buying new is easy but I feel that I need to inspect vintage things closely. I want to feel them in my hands, and check with my own eyes for stains and rips. So, I didn't buy them. I really wanted to, but mum booked a trip to come visit a couple weeks after we got back from San Francisco, and Men's Clothing I knew she'd want to go dress shopping, and I did kind of want to go and try on hilariously enormous dresses and laugh. I also wanted to share that experience with my mum, as she doesn't live in the same city as we do. I thought it would be fun to play dress-up. I also looked forward to the chance to try on some tea-length gowns in person, and maybe even find The One.

I knew that there online wedding planner were new dresses out there in the style I wanted—I had found pictures of this Priscilla of Boston dress online, and had been drooling over them regularly! We'll see how well the search turned out next! Did anyone else have very firm ideas from the start? Did you stick to those ideas, or did they melt away? P.S. If I were still looking at Posh Girl Vintage for my dress, I'd be obsessing over these babies: Pink! Streamers on the shoulders! Irises.

First of all, I've encountered two different types of attitudes from salespeople during my limited dress-shopping forays. One is the “OMG YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED YOU ARE TOTALLY GOING TO HAVE TO Men's Clothing LOOK LIKE A PRINCESS ON YOUR BIG SUPER-SPECIAL DAY!!!” attitude. The other is the “Yeah, whatever, the dresses are on that rack over there” 'tude. The only two retailers where I actually felt welcome but not overwhelmed were polar opposites: David's Bridal and J. Crew.

Unfortunately, the dresses at David's aren't quite my style, and the dresses at the Crew, while beautiful, just weren't made for my body. Which brings me to my next complaint. I wear a dress size african dresses 12–14, but I've got big boobs. Like, BIG boobs. Which basically means that the flowy, Grecian, chiffon dresses that I had in my mind as the ideal bridal look were completely not made for my bod. The dresses that do look good on my body are usually highly structured, corseted, and fairly puffy at the bottom. Not my cup of tea. Even worse, I've discovered that most traditional bridal shops only carry samples in one or two sizes, and they mexican wedding cookies are NEVER a street size 12–14. Look, I know that I'm overweight (and I know and believe that women of all sizes are beautiful and blah blah blah, but trust me—I know my BMI, and I do have more than a few pounds to lose), but I am sort of average sized for the American woman.

So it's pretty frustrating that most shops have samples that are a dress size eight (which is like a street size four), and Bridal Gowns I can't even get them over my head. At one shop, the saleswoman had the gall to patronize me by saying “Well, why don't you just hold it up to you so you can see what it looks like on?” Seriously? The other issue is the general lack of availability of the dresses I'd like to try on. I'm not a fan of most traditional wedding-gown designers, but there are a few that have dresses I'd be willing to grooms suits sydney try: Watters, Casablanca, Pronovias. I've pored over those designers' websites and made a list of which style numbers I'd like to try. I've called every single retailer within 30 miles of Philadelphia, and you know what? Most of them don't carry the majority of dresses that I want to try! I called a shop that is considered a “premier” retailer of Pronovias, and out of the 12 dresses on my list, they didn't carry a single one! And I've mens wedding waistcoats had the same issues with other shops around here. I'm dying to try on the Watters Austin or Stella, and I can't find a single store that actually has either one in stock! Maybe I'm going about this the wrong way.

Maybe I need to just find something that looks OK and wear it. Or maybe I need to find a decent local dressmaker and have something custom made. Because this whole dress-shopping thing blows, and I've just about had Men's Shoes it. Sigh. Did you ever get frustrated with dress shopping or with any aspect of wedding planning? How did you find the motivation to keep going when something was getting you down? Search for The Dress: What I Thought I Wanted wedding dresses After getting engaged in San Francisco, we eventually had to fly home. I wanted to wedding shower extend our vacation and stay there, oh, a few months, but we both had work waiting for us.

On the plane home, I was flipping channels on the TV to get to my customary Food Network (we don't have it at home, so I need to get my Iron Chef fix where I can!) and I found a show that had ladies in wedding dresses. I stopped. I watched my first episode of Say Yes To The Dress. And cocktail dresses then I watched 3 more, because it was a marathon!

Enough chit chat; let's get started. First and foremost, start with a clean face (please excuse my no makeup face). After I wash my Wedding Etiquette face, I always use toner. Biore Triple Action something or other. It's inexpensive and works amazingly. It always gets off whatever make-up/dirt/oil that washing may have left behind. Next, I make my signature cocktail. No, this has nothing to do with weddings, alcohol, or cute little umbrellas. It's a mixture of equal parts moisturizer, primer, and foundation and it's my trade secret.

I was planning on taking it with me to the grave, but since I love you all so much, wedding night attire I'll have to find something else to take to the grave with me. Buff it with a brush, set it with powder, and I kid you not, it will not come off until you wash it off. Airbrush, Schmarebrush. Don't have one, don't use one, don't need one. Here are the products in my cocktail (don't tell, ‘kay?): source, source, source Good ol' cheapo Cetaphil moisturizer, MAC Studio Fix Fluid SPF15, and what's that in the middle? That, my friends, is Fashion Trends Monistat Chafing Gel. Yes, you heard right. Here's a little MUA insider information—Monistat Chafing Gel is the exact same formula as Smashbox Photofinish Primer, but at 1/5th of the price. You can thank me later. I always apply my makeup with clean fingers. The heat from your hands really smooths it out and makes it a bajillion times easier to blend into your skin.

Now, buff it with a brush and say it with me: airbrush schmarebush. To achieve a wedding ideas flawless airbrushed finish, without the airbrush, use this: source A DuoFiber, or "skunk brush" as some people so lovingly call it. MAC sells one for $42, Sephora sells one for $35, Sonia Kashuk sells one at Target for $13, and there's a brand at Target called Studio Tools that sells a skunk brush for wait for it $6. I can't vouch for Sephora or Sonia Kashuk, but I have one from MAC and two from Studio Tools, and they work exactly Celebrity Dresses the same. Run, don't walk, to your nearest Target and snatch one up.

Next, concealer. I don't use concealer. On anyone. Ever. Instead, I use Studio Fix Fluid straight from the bottle as opposed to turning it into my foundation cocktail. On it's own, Studio Fix is pigmented enough to be used at a concealer (which is why I blend it with other things, I don't like full coverage foundation), and that way you don't have to worry about matching hot fashion trends colors or spending more money on another product. Just put a little bit on a sponge for under the eyes, or on a small brush for blemishes, and tap (don't rub) it in, and there you have it! Foundation and concealer, one product, perfect match. To set your work of art, use this: source Make Up For Ever HD Powder. It's a total wonder product that give you a flawless finish without being "dry looking" like a lot of other powders. all wedding colors Bonus: it's invisible. I've used it with success on all different skin tones. It's made from 100% silica powder spheres and you can get it at Sephora for $30 for a .35 ounce jar. Yes, $30 for approximately one third of an ounce.

You know just as well as I do that that's ridiculous, and you know I'm not going to leave you hanging like that. As much as I love MUFE, you can get the exact same product favors for weddings (100% silica powder spheres) here. One whole ounce will cost you a whopping $4. (Left: smooth and even, yet natural. Right: Not so much.) Follow these steps to get a long-lasting flawless face. Seriously. It doesn't budge. Stick around for Ace You Face (pt 2) Contouring! Do you have any makeup tips, trick, or money saving secrets? I’d Like Some Cheese short wedding dresses with My Whine wedding dresses After trying on a whole slew of dresses, I realized something: dress shopping SUCKS. Source Maybe I was naive, but I expected that it would be sort of fun. I love regular shopping, so what's not to love about shopping for a wedding dress? Well, a lot, actually.

I took a break from Cricut-ing on Saturday to run to the dinner dresses post office, and I got some "deets," as they say, about the postage for my precious beauties. As it turns out, the envelope size I chose—six-and-a-half inches, square—is the most expensive thing EVER to mail!

Ready for this? A non-rectangular letter is subject to a $0.20 surcharge because it won't go through the machine. Fine. I figured they'd be $0.64 to mail—no big deal. But then I found out that any letter that's taller than six-and-one-eighth inches is not considered a wedding supplies letter—it's considered a large envelope. These start at $0.88 to mail.

But a large envelope that isn't rectangular is considered a package! And packages start at $1.22! And whoops, in the process of adding a million unnecessary details to these things, I've probably gone over an ounce in weight, so now we're looking at $1.39 each—$1.39 each for a save the date. Are we all aware that most people mail their entire invitation suite for $0.61? Yeah. So. My original plan easy weddings to have one cute little 64-cent dolphin stamp has gone awry, and now my mathematically challenged brain has been working on combinations of postage that add up to $1.39. Want to see some of the hilarious options? This seriously cracks me up. Because our save the date WOULD have two wedding cakes and a bighorn. That is SUCH typical Panther behavior. The King and Queen of Hearts, and a kittyand random small stamps that add up to seven cents! Comics, and a dress for wedding doggie, and the chair and star again! But wait a minute, we might be onto something here. The "Adopt a Pet" stamp shows our love for animals and our passion for helping homeless fur babies find homes. The purple pansy stamp matches our colors and says "LOVE" on it. Mr. Panther LOVES comics, especially Calvin & Hobbes. (I'm not kidding—the man has ALL THE HARDCOVER BOOKS on our bookshelf.)

The red, white, and blue star signifies our wedding falling on Fourth wedding ideas of July weekend. And the chair signifies how much we both love sitting down! It's PERFECT! You know, it may be unfortunate and expensive and slightly ridiculous, but I think it was fate that our save the dates would cost $1.39. I'm so proud of myself for making that happen. (All mock-ups made by me in Photoshop with images taken from the USPS site) cocktail dress Best of the ‘Bee - Ace your Face (Pt. 1) wedding dresses My favorite would have to be my “flawless foundation” tutorial.

I know this post helped so many ladies when it first went live, so I'd love to re-share it with the new members of the hive that may not have seen it! ~~~ Miss Rainbow here, reporting for duty. It's tutorial time, yet again! We've talked lashes, we've talked brows, and now it's all about quinceanera dresses the face. I'm not going to go on and on about how important a smooth canvas is, but suffice it to say—it is, so take care of your skin. Now, back to the makeup! I'm going to teach you a few insider tips and tricks so you'll have the most fabulous face in all the land.

It's been a love/hate relationship, but vintage bridal shoes we're finally on good terms. I worked hard to get them to where they are, and I'll admit, I frequently compliment them. You know how they say, when you look in the mirror and feel less than hot, find something you like about yourself instead? Well, my eyebrows are that thing. Whenever I'm getting ready to go somewhere and I finish putting on my makeup, I take one last glance in the mirror and say “God, I've got great eyebrows” Prom Songs (narcissistic much?). When I'm in a bad mood, I find Mr.

Rainbow complimenting my eyebrows. It effectively turns my frown upside down, and Mr. R knows it. So here's my tutorial for smile inducing brows. Let's start at the beginning: Tools: tweezers, cosmetic scissors (not pictured), clear mascara, brow pencil and sharpener OR angled brush and brown eyeshadow (use whatever color matches your hair) The starting point- All kinds of nasty. Yes, I really let them go this time, tell me about it. Hold wedding colour schemes a make-up brush (or other safe straight edge) next to your nostril, and point it straight up. This is where your brow should begin. Keeping the brush next to your nostril, angle it so it comes across the outer edge of your iris (the colored part of your eye). This is where your arch should be. Again, keeping the brush at your nostril, angle it towards the outer corner of your eyelid. This is where your brow should end. If this is dresses for weddings your first time shaping your brows, I suggest drawing your shape (based on the above tips) with a white eyeliner. Tweeze whatever falls outside of those lines. I know some people say never to tweeze above the brow, but I totally disagree with that (see why in exhibit A).

Make sure they're not too thin (see exhibit B). After you're done tweezing, comb your brows up and trim any stray hairs. Then, comb them down and do the same. This Jewellery part can be scary, I refused to do it for years, but if you just trim the strays, you'll be glad you did. If you choose to fill your brows with a pencil, make sure the tip is freshly sharpened and do small, hair-like strokes. Be careful not to make them too dark (see exhibit C). If you're new to filling in your brows, I suggest using a powder instead of a pencil. With an angled brush (I use a MAC gucci dresses 263 brush), dip it into a powder eyeshadow and fill in the sparse spots. When you're done, look in the mirror and exclaim “God I've got great eyebrows!” Voila! Follow this tutorial and you'll have fabulous brows in no time.

Going Postal for Postage wedding dresses I bet every time I post, you think my entry titles couldn't possibly wedding cookies get lamer. But I just keep surprising you, don't I? Back to business. So, I've been deep in the thick of making my save the dates for the past few weeks. First I designed ‘em, then I mocked ‘em up, then we hashed out a printing method, then we picked out colors from the corresponding Pantone guide (uncoated process, in this case), then we chose and ordered matching paper, and now, I'm just agonizing. I can't order the actual printed Wedding Invitation portion until I get the printing samples from the company we're using (Catprint, if all goes according to plan, and yes, I chose them because they like cats) and OUR ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS! In the meantime, I've been cutting, cutting, cutting. I don't want to reveal too much about them until they go out, but suffice it to say, my Cricut has a starring role in the production process.