Sandra Colavolpe

I love love my hair on my wedding day.  Sam was great and it was fun talking to her.  She has a full-time job and does hair on the side.  And the best part, her prices could not be beat.  My hair was short and I was a little worried there wasn’t much that could be done.  But she was able to do 3 hairstyles at my trial.  She took pictures of the style I chose.  However, on the wedding day, my hair turned out a little different.  I had hair dangling on the side at the trial, but I had none at the wedding.  Luckily, I loved my wedding day hair better and it stayed up the whole day!
~ Highly Recommend

Krystal Treanor (www.i-dofaces.com)

I loved her choice of colors for my face and she was able to cover my blemishes beautifully.  I wasn’t a big fan of how she did my lashes though.  It was a little more mascara than I was used to.  I love the make-up she did for my maid-of-honor.  She did my mom’s make-up too, but my mom and I weren’t too happy with it.  My mom’s face turned out oily for some reason and her lipstick was too light for her face color.  Krystal provided us with extra lipcolor for touch up and oil-blotting sheets.  However, I didn’t even need the extra lipcolor.  My make-up stayed the whole time.
~ Recommend

2010 Sample Sale
When: 8/4 & 8/5 From 11am – 8pm
Location: 545 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10017

Choose from hundreds of diamonds, engagement rings and wedding bands from select jewelry designers.

*Certain exceptions apply. Valid on in-stock floor samples only, as is. Not valid on previous orders, may not be combined with any other discount/promotion or offer. Additional charges may include, but are not limited to; shipping, sizing and any modifications. All merchandise included in this promotion must be processed and delivered to customer. Other restrictions may apply. ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

The Limited has launched their weddings and events collection.  Though the selection is pretty limited (no pun intended), I like them.  I would love to use this wrap for my friend’s wedding in February, but I don’t think I can wear white, even for just a wrap.

We decided the guys are wearing boat shoes… perfect for our casual nautical-themed wedding.

When we stopped by a Timberland store, we found out that you can customize your shoes!  Another great way to add a personal touch to your wedding.  We’re probably not customizing John’s shoes.  But I thought other grooms (and brides) might want to know :).

I heeded Lexi’s advice and bought a bridesmaid dress to wear as my bridal gown.  I went to RKBridal and found a Watters bridesmaid dress that come in off-white for $236!  You can actually get it cheaper if you don’t want alterations.  And here it is…

It was my first time to try it on and I’m going back to see the seamstress for alterations.  The dress needs to be shortened, tightened a little bit everywhere, and tightened a lot at the bust area

It’s not the dream dress that I mentioned here earlier.  But for the price, I couldn’t help but smile.

I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m just so excited that I had to share.  It arrived at the store last Thursday and I have an appointment on Thursday for my first fitting.

I owe it all to very helpful friends who shared their advice on getting a dress for less when I posted about my first dress hunt.  I got my dress for a lot less than I budgeted for.  Here’s a summary of the cost-saving tips:

• Sale and sample sale events
• Discount stores
• Pre-owned (tip from Jessica)
• Student or up and coming designer/seamstress (tip from Daphne)
• Bridesmaid dress (tip from Lexi)

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Since the beginning, I’ve always wanted my bridesmaids to choose their own dresses, as long as they’re navy blue.  But I’ve seen many bridal parties now sporting different colors or different shades of a certain color.  And I’m liking it.

The problem with my bridal party is that I only have 2 bridesmaids and the impact won’t be as beautiful as those above.  So I’m still trying to decide whether I’ll have them wear same shade or not.

If you already have a dress in mind for your bridal party and you’re having a hard time finding it, check out Coco Myles.  Coco Myles allows you to customize your bridesmaid dresses.  You can choose the top, bottom, fabric, color, even beading!

Coco Myles also offers maternity and celebrity-inspirted dreses.  The best part, the dresses are affordable!

I originally wanted to just buy a white evening gown for my wedding to save money.  But some of my friends told me to try and look for a “real” wedding dress.  Fine.  So my mom and I headed to David’s Bridal last Friday for my first dress hunt.

First of all, I looked too bridal in the dresses that I tried on, which is not the look I’m really going for.  I want something more modern with clean lines and if at all possible, no train!

The first one was my mom’s favorite, but I didn’t really like beadings.  The second one seems to ride a little high.  The top of the third one looks like a bra.  The top of the fourth one is distorted because I have nothing to fill it!

That night, I was watching “Say Yes to the Dress” and really liked one of the dresses.  It’s from the Vineyard Collection from Priscilla of Boston.  I don’t know if it will look good on me, but it is so modern and I love the unique neckline.  The dress actually looked better on the bride on “Say Yes to the Dress” than the model on the photo below.

The problem?  It costs more than I wanted to spend.  I just missed the Priscilla of Boston sample sale this month. Arrgh!  Any recommendations as to how I can get this dress or a dress like this for cheaper?