Not only am I a retired schoolteacher who loves to decorate and hunt, I am now officially a wedding planner! Since my daughter Natalie became engaged to her fiance Bryan, I have jumped in with both feet, scouring the web for bargains and tips. Because, my friends, this wedding will be one of the coolest yet cheapest weddings on record! At least, I hope.
Natalie chose a Victorian steampunk vintage wedding theme, which is going to be great fun to shop for and decorate. I have already amassed quite a collection of decor items and we have already shopped for and chosen the wedding gown. If anything breaks my teeny budget, that dress will. But our search of vintage and pre-worn dresses turned up absolutely nothing, so we headed to David's Bridal. Of course, she fell in love with the most beautiful gown which was completely over the dress budget. We will save elsewhere.
She bonded with that gown. There was no way I could say no.
Unfortunately, THE dress can't be revealed until after the wedding on November 10!
However, I WILL share some of the contenders. . .enjoy!
The quality isn't the best because I used my phone camera, but you get an idea. We had a blast. My personal favorite was the bottom dress, but it wasn't her pick. We both thought the top dress--the first she tried--was the one because she felt like a Disney princess.
But no, not her pick.
Sorry, you'll just have to wait. . .
April xoxo
Labels: bridal, budget, cheap, David's Bridal, decor, gown, steampunk, Victorian, vintage, wedding
