OOTD: Wedding reception

I recently spoke of the wedding reception I went to for my bf's highschool friend.  It was a beautiful reception, simple and sweet--just all about celebration of love and commitment.  I had fun at the wedding, but didn't get to take one pic of my whole outfit! lol.  Well I thought, why not wear what i wore and show you all what I wore!

 Pardon the crappyness of the pic lol the lighting in my room just seems weird these days.

What am i wearing?

A Happy Union

I would like to take a non-fashion related (or maybe it is...) moment to congratulate the happy couple, Mr. and Mrs. McCann.  They celebrated their union filled with love and joy with friends and loved ones last saturday at Heritage Hall.  It was a small affair, starting with the Justice of the Peace ceremony the day before, and then a reception to follow the next day.

There is nothing that brings me more joy and happiness than to see a couple celebrate their love in a true and genuine way--no frills or fancy tricks.  I know for sure their marriage is one that will last.  She is one of few that celebrated a marriage, not just a wedding.

Congratulations Lorraine and Greg!

May your lives be filled with joy, love and happiness....

Royally chic in nude: kate middleton at Zara Phillip's royal wedding.

I love weddings--the good company and food and one gets to doll up for the occasion!

I loved the fascinator--well basically the whole outfit that Kate Middleton , Duchess of Cambridge wore at The Queen's grand-daughter, Zara Phillips' wedding.

from zimbio

Announcements: Congratulations and Condolences

Congratulations...

Just a quick message congratulating a newly married couple--Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian (Humphries).

They were married in a private ceremony in California at an undisclosed private estate, with family and friends, sans paparazzi.  The wedding will be televised in October, I guess leading upto their second season of of Kim and Kourtney take New York.

As an admirer of Kim Kardashian's flawless, impecable fashion sense and her entreprenurial saavy (you can tell i'm a fan of it!) I would like to say congratulations to the happy couple.  You truly can have it all!

Condolences...

It's a sad time for the NDP party to have to announce the passing of their leader Jack Layton.  Condolences for his loved ones and friends, he was a strong fighter as a leader and lived his motto in his party life and his personal life.

The bridesmaid dress: re-use and recycle or a museum piece?

I was thinking of 27 dresses with Katherine Heigl and the yummy James Marsden as I flipped through some wedding pictures posted on facebook.  Afterall, it is weddding season, and lots of weddings are if not on their way, then have already gone on recently.

With the details of flowers, a beautifully decorated hall and a stunningly (and equally) beautiful bride and groom are the entourage attire.  The groomsmen are easy--err i mean that they are usually in matching suits with only their vests or ties/bowties matching.  Usually white shirts and Black tuxes/suits are the norm so no surprises there.  The bridesmaids and maid of honor however, can prove to be difficult when trying to make it a beautiful and yet re-useable dress.

Is that possible?  A bridesmaid dress that can be re-used and recycled?!?

Dressing for the Occasion.

When you are part of the Wedding Entourage, there is no need to ever figure out what to wear since the Bride has this all worked out for you as part of her, well...Entourage lol.  While we've all had our chances of being part of a bridal party at one point or another, whether as a flower girl, bridesmaid or even a Maid of Honour--it isn't always going to be the case..

Everyone makes a point to dress well for a wedding of course, since most weddings require either a suit or a dress or some culturally-specific attire.  Most weddings are either semi-formal or black-tie events--as would be stated in your invitation to prevent anyone from arriving in jeans and a t-shirt to a semi-formal dress shirt and tie event and stand out like a sheep among wolves.

photo courtesy of: http://agirlgottaeat.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/1280x1024-satc-1.jpg

So you have RSVP'd to a wedding and it's coming up soon...what to wear?  I thought I'd share a few of my lessons over the years of going to weddings...

Summer = Wedding Season!

Summer is in full swing....and you know what that means.....

It's Wedding season!

I love wedding season....It gives me an excuse to buy a beautiful dress and party with loved ones..

In honour of that season, I will be doing a few blogs on weddings....anything from wedding plans, to dressing for a wedding etc...

Happy Wedding to all of you!