Sad that you weren’t able to dress shop. But you are being a good daughter.
I was able to go dress shopping for one day. But my daughter went with her cousin another. I think she found the dress. They sent pictures and although it wasn’t being there, I felt part of the process.
Daughter is 99% sure she’s going to order a Grace Loves Lace dress. Doesn’t have to be ordered for a while so she is predictably procrastinating
But you can catch chickenpox.
Hopefully most people are vaccinated or have had chickenpox.
Somewhat disappointed with the bridal shop. When she chose the dress, the shop told her she could get the lined bodice option at no extra charge. We were thrilled and I didn’t worry about the dress being slightly over budget since it would require less alterations. But yesterday they told her that designer no longer offers it, so she could order a custom version for $300 extra, or have the store buy some matching fabric for $35 (not sure cost to tailor in). She chose the fabric option for now. We will have to see when it comes in, how noticeable it is unlined. The store sample was a larger size and different color, so it could look different. Looking at photos on a model, it isn’t super sheer, and we’re going to have some lace added between the cups. The saleslady had said it would come lined just to the bottom of the cups so honestly if it’s just a straight piece across the tummy I could possibly do it myself.
I don’t get all the sheer tops with visible cups. It’s probably a function of the style she was looking at, but we were constantly running into that.
I’m not faulting you.
The bridal shop offered a small discount if you made a decision on your first appointment.
They made a mistake and their resolution was to charge you for the change. Which negated any discount you received. If you picked the option for the dress to be made with the alteration that they said they offered.
If you had not made a decision that day, the shop could have called the manufacturer and told you that the dress would be $350 more for the alteration you asked for.
Not blaming you but the shop should have called the manufacturer to see if the change would be no charge.
I also hate the sheer tops with the visible bra cups.
Yeah. Thinking back they did say that they had never had an extra charge for bodice but “would call if they found out otherwise.” Either way, this is the dress she wants and I don’t recall it looking super obvious but free lining would have been a plus.
from last weekend. It was a gorgeous ceremony; and s15 and his bride paid for it all on their own. 
so happy. so grateful. so proud.
(but dang it; several reports of covid this past week from family members. no idea if it was from the wedding. . . but still. wish it wasnt like that still).
Beautiful! Congratulations!
Congratulations!!! 
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Gorgeous bouquet!
Lovely!!
Just lovely, @bgbg4us!
Thinking of getting these for the attendants at my daughter’s/future son-in-law’s wedding in November.
https://www.amazon.com/Affirmators-Affirmation-Cards-Help-Yourself/dp/1601067119
(were posted in the stocking stuffers thread)
thanks. i’d like to think the flowers and colors were from my subtle persuasion. they had a mismatch of colors - pale pink with sage green with blue and a shot of purple. . . . i channeled the colors for them to match the outdoor gardens and the rose gold bridesmaid dresses and dark green groom’s suit. It was just gorgeous, and they told me later beyond expectations 
we are in the midwest; they live in NYC. They had a big crowd of NYCers come out - quite a lively bunch! some of them thought it was “comical” they were coming to our midwest cow-town. But all thoroughly enjoyed, and have told them how great it all was they are going to Israel and Jordan for a 3–week honeymoon.
We’re back from D’s wedding on Saturday in Philly. All in all we’re very pleased with how things went. In the 14 months we spent planning we had not given much thought to the possibility that IT WOULD BE POURING RAIN ALL DAY FOR THE WEDDING. Fortunately the ceremony and reception were always planned to be indoors and the caterer was able to easily move the cocktail hour indoors. We missed out on the lovely garden setting for the cocktail hour and the opportunity to take outdoor photos there and in Rittenhouse Square. But thank goodness we had a great team consisting of the wedding planner, photographer and caterer who all worked together seamlessly to adapt and troubleshoot. And our photographer was very familiar with the venue and knew where to take the best indoor photos. She even managed to pop outside with the B+G during a brief break in the rain to grab a couple outdoor photos.
The church and the reception venue were just a few blocks apart so we had not originally booked any kind of bus or shuttle transportation. In the planning phase, the B+G scoffed at the idea that anyone except the mobility impaired guests/grandmas would need transportation. In the days preceding the event it became apparent that it was likely to rain heavily, but all the limo/shuttle companies were booked up for their larger vehicles. Fortunately, our planner was able to find us a 14 pax van that could transport at least the bridal party so their hair/makeup/outfits wouldn’t get drenched. And the guests came prepared for rain and gamely got themselves to the venue.
Again I have to emphasize how impressed I was by our main team of the planner/photographer/caterer. They really came through and relieved a lot of stress and enabled us to relax and enjoy the event. There were numerous little hiccups along the way that they dealt with calmly and confidently. Like the FOG disappearing during the photo session to drive the grandmas to the venue because they apparently couldn’t climb the steps into the van, and then the FOG had a hard time finding parking – a totally predictable problem in Center City Philly on a rainy Saturday night and why couldn’t another relative do this? Meanwhile FOB kept losing the studs on his rental tux because the shirt was a little too tight. Multiple minor hiccups like that.
One thing that I wasn’t expecting and that wowed me was that our photographer had a digital picture frame display set up outside the entrance to the reception room. It was displaying the photos taken a few hours earlier in the bridesmaids and groomsmens get ready rooms and some from the church. Everyone was impressed by that.
The only vendor I wasn’t totally happy with was the DJ. His initial dance set was way too loud and too much bass. Numerous guests complained. I spoke to him twice myself as did the catering director. In total he was spoken to about 8 separate times but he was very recalcitrant and sort of arrogant about not adjusting the sound. One of our elderly guests went home before the entree because he couldn’t take it. (If I ever plan another event like this in the future I’ll also take care to seat elderly people as far as possible from the speakers.)
Some of you will remember that my D made her wedding dress. I don’t have access to most of the professional photos yet, so these photos were taken by friends with their phones. But you can get an idea about the dress. She said it took her 6 months and about 100 hours.
Beautiful dress! My daughter lives in Philly and she said it was a miserable rainy weekend.
Glad everyone was able to pivot.
We dress shopped in Rittenhouse Square so it was fun to hear your description as I had some context.
What an amazing result to the amazing task of making your own dress!!
Weather is something we definitely cannot buy for an event! Sounds like you have a wonderful day to remember regardless.
The ceremony was at the First Presbyterian Church at 21st & Walnut and the reception was at the College of Physicians at 22nd & Ludlow. The College of Physicians is where the Mutter Museum is located and our guests were able to browse the museum galleries in the interval between their arrival from the church and when the cocktail hour started. That was a good thing because we had originally assumed good weather and that guests could walk around Rittenhouse Square or pop back to the hotel in the interval. Instead everyone made a mad dash for the reception and arrived before the cocktail hour was ready. (The Mutter Museum has been the subject of some recent controversy and has been profiled in recent articles in WSJ and NYT.) The College has beautiful event space upstairs, which is what we used.
What a lovely dress and elegant train! She should be very proud of her skills!
What a spectacular dress!
This seems to be so common! I’ve been to so many wedding receptions where I had to wander away to save my ears. DJs don’t seem to realize that it’s a wedding, not a club.
I was thrilled that D had a DJ who played his keyboard at a comfortable volume for chatting during the cocktail hour and dinner. The music did get louder while people were dancing, but it was never too much for this curmudgeon.
She styled it to have a “flip under” bustle, sometimes called a “ballroom bustle.” The wedding planner helped D and MOH bustle the dress and said she loves that style. She said she’s seen plenty of wedding dresses with an “over bustle” that doesn’t end up looking that good or that doesn’t stay attached properly due to the weight of the train. https://youtu.be/ncfKuz5JuQU?si=jQntHdd5E8gbQ2Om
