Romantic Ruffles

The ASOS Black Spring 2010 collection is so quaint, it makes me want to throw a tea or garden party ASAP. Its frilly ruffles and pretty pink fabrics simply squeal sophisticated girliness. These frocks are perfect for the wedding season.

Wedding Wreck Wednesday!

Wedding Wreck Wednesday!

Wedding Gowns made from Toliet Tissue. Not too bad!

Wedding Wreck Wednesday!

Picture This!!

I’m sure you’re picturing an elegant, tasteful wedding. But after you’re pronounced husband and wife, maybe you want to let loose.

Yes, some creative photogs are shooting couples wearing their wedding duds in the desert, running through the streets of New York, swimming underwater—doing just about anything that Mom and Dad wouldn’t have dreamed of doing in their formal photos. (Some call these shots “trash the dress” photos, but I don’t like that term, well, because I adore wedding dresses—and they don’t necessarily get “trashed” during these photo shoots.)

Roberto Falck, who runs a boutique photography studio in Brooklyn and specializes in photographing couples underwater. Falck, who is a diver, started shooting underwater a couple of years ago while on location in the Caribbean.

Falck says wedding photography has taken a more “fashion-y” turn in recent years, veering away from the traditional and letting the couple star in their own magazine-style photo shoot.

Other popular locations for Falck to shoot besides underwater include the beach and the city.

Wedding Wreck Wednesday!

Finding the perfect Veil

There is an endless range of styles in bridal veils to choose from when selecting your wedding headpiece. It can at times be almost more difficult than selecting your gown. Where do you start? There are three essential things to do before choosing your bridal veil: First choose your gown (this establishes the formality and style of your wedding). Second remember your bridal veil is an accessory. This means that any bridal veil or headpiece you select should accentuate your dress not overpower it. Third decide on the hairstyle you will be wearing on your wedding day. Discuss this with your hairdresser and have a couple of trial runs before the wedding.

There are several different types of wedding veils available. The type is usually determined by length. For instance the elbow length veil does reach the elbows. It usually looks best with shorter dresses with no bustles or trains.

Fingertip length veils fall to the end of the bride’s fingertips. It goes best with a wedding dress l that is longer than tea length although you also see them with floor length dresses as well.

A blusher veil is a thin veil that only covers the face. It looks great with a wedding suit or a shorter dress although nowadays it is also seen worn with long goddess style gowns.

The classic chapel veil is three yards long. Long sleeved, full gowns that fall to the floor look best with this dramatic type of veil.

These are not hard fast rules for wedding veil wear but they tend to be the tried and true rules for looking your best.