I got this dress maybe a month before the wedding off the clearance rack at Dillard's.
I think I paid $106 with tax.
I kind of had another dress but at the last minute, decided to see what else was out there.
This dress was absolutely what I needed...Short and Sassy!
Juanette let me borrow her much coveted crinoline to give it some fullness and voila...a wedding dress was born!
(Sorry for the bathroom shots...I hate those...but they will have to do)
I get alot of questions about what kind of strapless bra I wear all of the time...so I thought I would let you see it.
I love this particular brand of bras because I'm top heavy and I need support but I don't need extra padding.
I get these bras from Macy's.
The brand is Lilyette.
(I'm obsessed with bangles. I found these bangles at Aldo Accessories)
I wore both shoes...I wore the Leopard LAMB heels most of the day and switched into the pink Steve Madden heels for the last few hours because they had a lower heel:)
(We were super non-traditional in the sense that we saw each other before the wedding...and might have even had a drink or two...to calm our nerves of course:)
One thing we both knew is that we both wanted to look the most like ourselves.
The hubby wears bowties regularly and I wear leopard print shoes just to go to the mail box, so we were determined to be us!
The whole feel of our wedding was laid back so a suit wasn't right.
2 or 3 weeks before the wedding, we went to Zara's and found everything he needed...ON SALE!
The vest was about $23 and the matching pants were under $50.
We all know I love tailored clothing, so his pants were altered for the perfect fit.
He has TONS of bowties but we found the red bowtie at Marshall's for $10.
The custom Chucks were the biggest expense for him but they were worth every penny ($88).
He went to the Converse website a few months ago and designed the colors and had them customized with our names on the side.
They were perfect!
As you can tell, we were not trying to go into debt over our wedding gear. But I loved every piece of both of our outfits!
(When we get our official wedding pics from the ever talented Nathan Russell Photography, I will be sure to link them:)
My Gear:
Dress- $106
Shoes- $145
2nd Shoes- $30
Bangles- $28 (for 2 sets of bangles)
Crinoline- Borrowed
His Gear:
Custom Shoes- $88
Vest- $23
Pants- $50
Bowtie- $10
Shirt- Express (it was already in his closet)
Honeymoon: Puerto Reiko post coming next!
