Who Wore What?

Since we already covered my attire for my wedding, do you want to know what my wedding party wore?  I knew you would be just as excited as me!

When planning these wedding shenanigans, Justin had few requests.  One just happened to be that he wanted to wear gray.

Keeping that in mind, I decided that my colors would be pretty neutral: tan, yellow and green.  I thought tan/nude dresses for the girls would look nice with gray.  As for the style of the dress, I pretty much left that up to them.  I only had one suggestion: they choose a short dress since it is Florida.

Since my sister and my friend, Mal, are both in NY, I FaceTimed them, while they tried on a few options at David’s Bridal.  They both liked this lace option…

David's Bridal Short Strapless All Over Lace DressGuess what?  I loved it too!  It is David’s Bridal’s Short Strapless All Over Lace Dress, in case you’re dying to know.  The color I chose is biscotti. So fancy.

As for shoes, hair and jewelry, I told them whatever they are most comfortable with.

tan bridesmaid dresses

Look how gorgeous they all are!

Lastly, I dragged Justin to Men’s Warehouse to find his wedding duds (I literally had to beg this kid to go shopping).  We had him try on a tux first, and thankfully, we both were on the same page. We hated it.  Since the tuxes weren’t doing it for us, we had him try on a couple suits.  And boom, we have a winner…

groom gray suit green tie

Don’t ask me what the name is.  I have no idea.  All I know is we both liked it. My only thought was cross it off the to do list!

A couple nice things about going with a suit instead of a tux, is that they get to keep it and they tailor it to fit them perfectly fo’ free(what what)!

Let me tell you, it was a fiasco getting all of these groomsmen in the same suit.  But look how snazzy they all look…

groomsmen gray suits

I also previously mentioned that we went with a green tie for all of the guys…

groomsman gift tie

And that completes my explanation of getting the bridal party dressed.  How about a fun action shot?

Groomsmen jumping above bridesmaids

God I love these people!

I’m so fancy

You already knowwww.  I’m really not that fancy, but here is the fanciest I get…

Let’s re-cap my wedding dress shopping experiences and how I narrowed it down to this guy (or gal I suppose)…

lace bridal dress

I did some dress shopping in FL and NY.  I started in FL, where I went shopping with my friend Krissi.  Here is one dress from that trip…

dress shopping

I am ecstatic that I did not get this dress, because looking at it now I think blah.

Now, I am not a selfie in the dressing room kinda girl, but this did happen…

boho wedding dress

I had to send a photo to my sister for advice.  I always need her advice when it comes to things like this.

At this point in my search, I was thinking about getting a more casual bohemian style dress and this guy was at Dillard’s on clearance for $53.  Score! This dress did come home with me, because it was $53! Although it did not become my wedding dress. Boo.

Next shopping trip took place in good old NY with my mom and sister.  For this trip I was pretty determined, because it was only 6 months from the wedding and I needed a dress ASAP. We went to a couple different dress shops.  Here is the first dress I tried on…

wedding dress shop

I don’t even have to tell you why this was not my dress.  Do I?

Next…

wedding dress flowy

The lady who was helping us out in this store picked this one out.  It was an immediate no for me.  Not me at all.

lace wedding dress

I was actually a pretty big fan of the option above.  I love the lace and the sleeves.  As you can see it was a little large, so I was holding the dress behind my back.  In the end I wasn’t feeling it so we moved on to the next shop, which just so happened to be David’s Bridal.

I didn’t think I would find anything at David’s just because it is such a commercial bridal shop, well I was wrong.

wedding dress shopping

And we have a winner. It’s a Galina, style 7WG3381 if you’re super interested.  I loved it as soon as I put it on.  Wanna see more?

Okay fine!

lace dress

I love that it’s not your everyday lace, it’s more of a leafy pattern.

I liked it even more with a sash, so that happened too.

wedding dress sash

Since we’re already on the topic of my wedding apparel, I’ll just tell you about my shoes and jewelry as well.

beaded wedding sandles

I went with super simple beaded sandals that I found on Amazon for $20.  Like I said I am fancy, people.  They did the job and I still wear them, so I was pretty pleased.

wedding sandles

As for my jewelry, I was a pretty big fan of some of the chunky pearl necklaces I had seen on Pinterest.  Like this…

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Or this…

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So I stalked Etsy and found a shop called Eienblue where I came across this necklace…

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It was only $42, plus the shipping was super fast and the necklace is great quality.  Go check out her shop.

Now, here are some more photos from the day of the wedding…

strapless lace bridal dressbride pearl necklace

 

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lace bridal gown tan sash

I am very happy with my pick.  Overall, I was comfortable and the dress went well with the vintage theme of the wedding. Success!