New Outlook on Life and My Prince Charming

Manolo Blaknik's: What I hope to wear on my wedding day

Over a year ago I wrote a blog post entitled, "My Preppy Southern Wedding."  While I do love the south and I do love preppy clothing such as J.Crew (preppy with a twist) and Lilly Pulitzer, I no longer want my wedding to reflect a Lilly Pulitzer summer magazine or the typical cute Pintrest wedding. In my opinion, if someone comments on your wedding and related it to Pintrest then you have failed as a bride.  While Pintrest is literally fantastic and I love it as much as the next woman, I feel that your wedding should not reflect all things Pintrest and DIY.

No that I have met the man I someday hope to marry my dream wedding has changed.  A bride or future bride must always remember that the wedding day is not about her, but rather it is about the joining together of two people that love each other very much and are committing their lives to one another.  Therefore, because the wedding day is about both the bride AND the groom the big day should reflect both of them. Because I have a new vision in my head I would like to share it with y'all. I hope you enjoy!

Lets begin with the rehearsal dinner!  The rehearsal I imagine will take place at a church in Atlanta, Georgia (where I hope to live after graduation) where we will prep for the big ceremony the following evening. Where the rehearsal dinner is to take place is TBD because the grooms parents pay for that event. But the evening will be filled with lots of laughter and happy tears as we are surrounded by close friends and family.

The morning of the wedding I anticipate going to Starbucks and having Bride written on my cup! Call me a basic bitch all you want but I want a picture of me with my Bride Starbucks cup.  I plan on spending the morning and afternoon getting ready with my mother and my four bridesmaids.  While we are getting all glammed up for the wedding ceremony me and my four bridesmaids will be wearing over-sized white men's button downs with our initials in light pink. That is on aspect from my previous post that has not changed.

These shirts are so adorable and the girls would want to wear them again.

Once it's time for my fabulous four to get dressed, I will have chosen a long, flowy, strapless light pink dress from J.Crew for them to wear.  I expect each girl to pair this gown with a nude or gold heal and for their jewelry, simple pearl studs.  J.Crew bridesmaid dresses are so classic and do not look like bridesmaid dresses which is what I love about them.  As for their bouquet, they will each carry light pink peonies (my favorite flower) with some green hydrangeas.

When it is finally time for me to put on my big white dress, I imagine that it will be an A-Line, sweet heart neckline gown with lace all over the gown.  Around the waist I want just a hint of embellishment to add a little sparkle. For my veil I plan on wearing my mothers which will be my something old and for my something blue I want to wear blue Manolo Blahnik shoes. My jewelry will be understated and I will either wear pearls or diamonds. I do not have a something new yet but I look forward to that surprise when this special day comes! As for my bouquet I plan on carrying light pink and white peonies.

Not exactly what I envision but very similar

When it is time for the big ceremony to begin I will be overjoyed with excitement.  As my fabulous four walk down the aisle I will be trying to get glimpses of my oh so handsome groom standing at the end.  When it's finally time for my daddy to walk me down the aisle, I envision walking down to Cannon in D (what my mother walked down to) and squeezing my father's arm as I try not to cry out of happiness and excitement as I look at the man I love so dearly. Just thinking about this moment now gives me goose bumps and makes me so excited!!!

Wedding Flowers and Colors

Once the vows have been taken and the groom has kissed the bride, the wedding guests will head over to a TBD location where we will all gather under a luxurious white tent.  Under this white tent, I imagine that wood floors will be placed down and chandeliers will hang from the top.  Our guests will enjoy some heavy hor' douvers while they enjoy all of the free alcohol and our signature cocktail. Because I want me wedding to be a party and for people to have a blast, I think there should be a DJ. I used to be so against DJ's at weddings but honestly it's the only way to get people up and dancing. Bands are spectacular but they do not appeal to everyone.  After a long night of dancing we will enjoy some delicious wedding cake and drive away in our old black Rolls Royce to take our honeymoon somewhere exotic.

This is the new version of my wedding and is a lot simpler then the last which is what I love about it. Hopefully, this dream wedding comes to fruition one day!