The MOB/MOG Dress Extravaganza!

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For me, it is the style that matters most. V neck or halter - yes, round neck or cowl neck - just no. Although I did set my color boundaries - no forest green. :slight_smile:

As I mentioned earlier, kids were dead set on a hotel ballroom/courtyard space but went for a very rustic venue instead at the last minute. Dress plans had to be adjusted accordingly. :slight_smile:

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I know! I was excited when I found it and it fit right off the rack! :slight_smile: Alas, it was waaay too delicate for a farm venue. I kept it just in caseā€¦ maybe I will trash it in Napa while doing a winery crawl. :laughing:

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Yes, the uneven rough ground of the bricked courtyard are another reason Iā€™m preferring a knee-length dress over a floor length. It would sadden me to have a bunch of snags (that might show up in photos). Since my dress was <$50, I will likely keep it since Iā€™m not sure S and fiancĆ©e will communicate about garment preferences before my deadline to return the dress.

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Thatā€™s gorgeous!

I have nothing against yellow, per seā€™ - itā€™s just a GHASTLY color for me.

Iā€™m sure you will rock it whenever and wherever you wear it!

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I love Monique Lhuillierā€™s style. Her wedding dresses are gorgeous. Yellow is definitely not my color.

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Itā€™s a gorgeous cheery yellow color and style @BunsenBurner. I donā€™t think yellow is my color either, but it looks great on many.

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Ok, will stick with this dress for now and I have black sandals and shoes that would be OK with the dress. May need to figure out whether to get a new wrap or stick with one I already own.

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The ā€œsave the dateā€ will arrive in our mailbox today, so Iā€™m thinking of sending them a photo and H and me in our proposed wedding garments this weekend and asking them what they think.

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Yay, we received the ā€œsave the dateā€ for the wedding, with the request for everyone to RSVP to the wedding. Iā€™ve never seen a save the date that combined the two. They have an attractive Zola website. They do indicate no children in the FAQs.

In our envelope, we also received a save the date card for my mom and one for D, each in a separate envelope.

They stated attire is Aloha/Cocktail and donā€™t mention any wedding party/attendants. They list hours of event and venue and date, some hotels, airport and parking options.

I will proceed with my plan to send them a photo of us in our planned wedding attire this weekend.

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Then I would just add a fun ā€œalohaā€ cotton scarf/shawl to your blue sparkly dress and get a similar tie for DH.

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Cruiser933 - I like that elegant red dress!

That dress is pretty, HIMom and looks very flattering!

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Yay, bride approved dress so Iā€™m mostly done, other than a wrap for any chilliness.

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@HImom when the son of a cousin got married they sent a save the date in January for an Aug wedding. It included RSVP request and hotel information. Another invite was not sent. I thought it odd but it worked. Glad youā€™re set for a dress.
The scarf @ChoatieMom linked is very nice.

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Yes, that is an attractive scarf. I have a ton of scarvesā€”I can likely find one that works out of my current collection.

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D2 used Zola, too. It worked out very well. They also had a bridal registry on it (some older people not going insisted on it- and that was very helpful). It had the ability to change after wedding and weekend events- watersports, pub crawl, etc.

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I linked that scarf because I liked the pattern, but I was Googling for shawls. There were plenty of those, too, in bright patterns that would certainly match an ā€œalohaā€ theme and keep off any chill as well. Lots of scarves are large/heavy enough to do double-duty.

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What? No new dresses or shoes to look at?

Iā€™ll be shopping stores soon, once I have more MOG parameters from bride/MOB. But it has been fun to look online, with a ton of dresses (even petite) at Macyā€™s website. Invitation specifies Garden Semi-formal and encourages the guests to wear florals and bright colors (but avoid lavender if possible since that is the bridesmaid color).

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Well, I got my dress approved by bride so now only have to think about whether to get some wrap or another and what Iā€™d like.

Have not communicated with MOB nor do i know wedding colors or if there will be any attendants.

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We will be going wedding dress shopping for D1 next month when the MOG is in town from the east coast. I already told D1 that if MOG finds a dress she loves and D1 approves then she should get it and not worry about me finding my dress first. I love D1ā€™s future MIL so there are no issues with who gets their dress first.

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