Ideeli is currently running a Joy of Jewels sale that includes hair accessories perfect for a wedding.  Sale ends in 2 days, so head on there now!  Membership is free.

Great news for all Vera Wang wedding gown fans. The White by Vera Wang collection debuts exclusively at David’s Bridal tomorrow, February 11. And the price tag? The gowns range from $600 to $1400! What Vera Wang fan can resist that?

Visit a David’s Bridal location near you.

We, brides have rhinestones that we could stick to our shoes to give our shoes a more personal touch. Well, our grooms can add a little personal touch to their footwear as well, but not as sassy as rhinestones.

Timberland sells custom shoes and boots. While they’re not your typical wedding shoes, you can use them for casual or themed weddings.

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

RK Bridal (www.rkbridal.com)

I bought an off-white Watters bridesmaid dress to use as my bridal dress.  You don’t get as good of an attention as you would if you were buying a bridal dress.  Someone assisted me on finding the dresses I wanted to try on.  However, no one assisted me on trying the dress.  No one was there with clamps to hold the dress tight, I had to hold the back of the dress myself.  For only $236 (alterations up $65 for a bridesmaid dress), I couldn’t complain.  But I’ve been a bad bride and found another dress that I liked better.
~ Recommend (especially for a budget bride)

Priscilla of Boston NYC (www.priscillaofboston.com)

I got the dress that I wore at my wedding at a Priscilla of Boston sample sale.  They usually hold sample sales quarterly (March, June, September and December).  They didn’t have a lot of selections.  And there were a few $199 dresses, mostly chiffon or destination dresses.  The price of my dress was very reasonable.  However, their alterations were ridiculous.

Most of the staff was pretty accommodating, but nothing special.  One of the staff yelled at my mom for going in one of their rooms which apparently was for staff only.  But the saleslady processing my payment told me to wait for her inside that room so my mom went inside as well.  My mom went a little further to throw something in the trash bin.  I guess it would have been okay with them if my mom just threw her trash on their floor.
~ Recommend (with caution)

Etsy Seller Enchantedly Yours (www.etsy.com/shop/enchantedlyyours)

I love my hair flower!  And the price ($9.99) was very reasonable compared to a lot out there.  For only $2.50 shipping, I got the flower pretty quickly – 5 days.
~ Highly Recommend

Macy’s (www.macys.com)

We got the men’s sportcoats, pants, ties, and my jewelry from Macy’s.  Unfortunately, their selections differ in different stores.  I couldn’t believe they didn’t have the sportcoats we needed at the Herald Square store.  What I love about Macy’s is its return policy and the sales and coupons.
~ Recommend

Nina Shoes (www.ninashoes.com)

My blue shoes were Nina Forbes and they were comfortable and reasonably priced.  Sign up for their email alerts and you get 20% off.  I thought they were a little too dark, but they turned out great in photos.
~ Highly Recommend

Zappos (www.zappos.com)

We got the men’s Sperry boat shoes from Zappos.  You can usually find cheaper prices somewhere else, but the return policy is just great.  The Sperry Top-Sider Authentic Original run small, so we were able to return the smaller shoes without a problem and it was free.
~ Recommend

Blue Nile (www.bluenile.com)

I got my wedding band from Blue Nile coz Helzberg didn’t have a matching band with the engagement ring mounting I bought from them.  Blue Nile is a bit more expensive than others.  However, I like their customer service and packaging.
~ Recommend

Helzberg (www.helzberg.com)

I replaced my engagement ring mounting with another from Helzberg because we couldn’t find a band that will fit my original mounting.  We also got John’s wedding band from Helzberg.

They totally forgot about John’s wedding band and didn’t call us when it arrived.  They were also charging us more than $200 just to mount my diamond into the new mounting.  We went somewhere else.
~ Not 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.