Bridget & Rich's 1/17/10 Escape: 6/13/12 Return to the Boardwalk ( with pictures)

[Bridie1996]

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[ghoulish delight]

I'm sorry to hear about the drama! Things go smoothly for so long and then BAM! Drama comes out of nowhere. It seems like you can't plan a wedding without some of some sort cropping up. I hope that your talk with your cousin goes smoothly, and she was just having a bad day or something. Let us know what happens!

 

[Bridie1996]

I went to order the adelaide today, and when I got the store the woman there said she had another dress, also by maggie sottero, that she thought I might like and wanted me to try on before I confirmed on adelaide.



Pictures below. I like both dresses and it is coming down to which one compliments my shape better. Toughts?

Adelaide is satin, and the other one (JSM1106) is taffeta.

The JSM was a size too small, so the girls would sit better in the right size..

Adelaide

JSM 1106

 

[ghoulish delight]

You know what? I think I favor the new one! It makes your shape look very lovely! I love the detailing on the bottom of the dress too! Just my opinion of course!

 

[MainStMandy]

Oh I think I prefer the second one also!! I love the shape and the detailing!!

 

[Beep]

Oh the second one definitely! Absolutely gorgeous

 

[Bridie1996]

The dress has been orderd, and we've recived the addition to our contract for the dessert party. Plus, best of all.. today is my birthday!!

I woke up to a lovely card from DF and the one thing I asked for- the first season of True Blood. I can't wait to start watching it tonight!

 

[CassIS300]

Beautiful dresses....Both are a good choice..I cant chose!

 

[ghoulish delight]

Yay for dress ordering and dessert party on the horizon! Plus, of course -

 

[Bridie1996]

Thanks for the birthday wishes! My birthday was a great day, but I managed to make up for it today. I broke my ankle this morning walking out to the car. I stepped off the curb onto a rock - which I totally hadn't seen-my ankle twisted and as I fell I heard a loud SNAP. DF was there and used to be an EMT so stayed calm & cool while I cursed like the long island girl I am and tried not to cry. The Doc in the ER said it is not a displaced fracture so I shouldn't need a cast, but I have to go see an orthopedist to be sure. I'm going to try to get in to see him tomorrow but I'm not holding my breath!

Okay, off to take some Tylenol w/ codeine since I'm allergic to vicodin.

 

[BecBennett]

ooh, ouchy! I've luckily never broken anything, so I don't know how much it hurts, all I can think of is lots!

So which dress did you end up ordering?

 

[Petals & Pixie Dust]

So sorry to hear about the ankle fx! Feel better soon!

Also, sorry to hear about the drama...I think it is in the air-but I know that doesn't make it any easier. I hope that this all works out for you. Do you think maybe she is jealous and that anything she can do to jepordize your day is her MO...even if she doesn't mean to do so?

I've been in contact with Rev Jack Day and he has been wonderful.

Feel better! Hope all goes well at the orthopedist!

What dress did you get?

 

[MainStMandy]

Aww that sucks...and to be allergic to vicodine Feel better soon!

 

[Bridie1996]

ooh, ouchy! I've luckily never broken anything, so I don't know how much it hurts, all I can think of is lots!

So which dress did you end up ordering?

Thanks... This was my second time breaking something and my first trip to the ER for myself. ( My first break was my tailbone. Not much they can do for that, other than give me pain meds. Which is how I found out I was allergic to vicodin!)

So sorry to hear about the ankle fx! Feel better soon!

Also, sorry to hear about the drama...I think it is in the air-but I know that doesn't make it any easier. I hope that this all works out for you. Do you think maybe she is jealous and that anything she can do to jepordize your day is her MO...even if she doesn't mean to do so?

I've been in contact with Rev Jack Day and he has been wonderful.

Feel better! Hope all goes well at the orthopedist!

What dress did you get?

Thanks, I've talked things over with the cousin, so things are okay between the two of us right now. But I still don't think she'll be doing the ceremony. I've yet to talk to her about it that part though, I'm leaving it alone for a bit so the wounds aren't so fresh from this last disagreement.

Aww that sucks...and to be allergic to vicodine Feel better soon!

Thanks!


So the update- I've been to the orthopedist, and have a boot for 6 weeks. He said that my tendons and muscles pulled away from the bone so hard and so fast that I pulled a piece of bone off with it. But that the important thing now is to make sure my tendons heal correctly and not too loose so that I end up with an ankle that rolls all the time. Actually, he said "loosey goosie ankle" but that is what he meant.

I'm getting around on it pretty well now, and I think I'll be going back to work tomorrow.

All this time at home though has been giving me lots of time for planning and that may not be a good thing. I've started second guessing myself on the color choices.

My first choice was fuschia flowers with cobalt blue ribbon etc. We'd have the mad hatter cake in cobalt and white with Fuschia gerber daisies as the cake topper, the ribbon on my bouquet would be blue and my shoes would be the same blue. I even made an inspiration board for it:

The ring/flower pic in the middle is one I took of my ring for the engagement announcement that we sent out to family who hadn't met one of us ( my fam in california who hasn't met him, his fam in texas who hasn't met me ec.)

I've started thinking that it is too 1980s. so then I started considering fuschia/orange/teal: ( yes, that is Lurkyloo's picture in there- hope she doesn't mind!)

I like the teal combo too, but am stuck on wearing those cobalt blue satin flats.

So, do you ladies think the cobalt/fuschia go together? is it too 1980s? Does it look likes something out of 16 candles or Miami Vice?

I really want something that will POP against the white background of SBP.

The dress... after much thinking and drooling over pictures, I decided to go with Maggie Sottero's Yara.

http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress....eywordType=any&page=0&pageSize=12&style=J1209


It has the asymetrical wrap style waist and a-line skirt that looked so good on me in that last dress, but is satin instead of the paper-thin taffeta that I really didn't like from the last dress.

It has a modified sweetheart neckline so I don't have to worry about falling out into the weddding cake, ( i'm a bit chesty in case you couldn't tell from the other pictures) but still get the illusion of a full sweetheart with the beading.

Plus, when I started looking for dresses I told my MOH that I was looking for something classy, elegant and not too dated. And this dress fits all those things. Plus, I LOVE the fact that the corset is hidden on the inside and it has buttons all the way down the back. I'm obsessed with those buttons.

No pictures for now though, it comes in at the end of November and as soon as it does, I'll have pictures! oh- and I'll be getting it in pearl.

 

[MainStMandy]

Ok I love both color schemes you posted!!! Beautiful, but I think I love the one with teal and orange a bit better.

AND OMG!! Your dress is just beautiful!!!

 

[pezaddict231]

I think both color schemes are great, but I do think I like the teal one better, but I just like teal better in general.

Beautiful dress! I loved that Maggie dress for a long time, but it didn't turn out to be the dress for me, I'm glad I get to see someone else wear it. I didn't even know it had an interior corset, those corsets are amazing!

I hope you feel better soon!

 

[BecBennett]

I like the first colour scheme better, I think the cobalt is much more dramatic compared to the teal.

 

[Bridie1996]

I had a talk with Kathleen today, and then DF and we decided a few things. We are moving the ceremony up to noon, followed by a late lunch/early dinner at the attic and then the dessert party in UK.

So happy to have the decisions finally made! This will give us about 4 hours in between the end of "linner" and having to meet for the dessert party. It will work out well, I think, for some of the older guests who can go back to the hotel room, rest up and relax before the dessert party.

Next step is figuring out the logistics to get everyone to the dessert party- I'll be posting questions about that as soon as I get the them organized.

I've also chosen the color scheme and will post an inspiration board for it, probably later tonight.

 

[BecBennett]

Sounds good, I'm thinking about a similar time line, but haven't decided yet.

 

[Bridie1996]

Today was my phonecall with Rosie. First of all, I agree with everyone else's reviews. She is great! So very nice and sweet and she was always ready with a suggestion. And I felt confident that if I chose something that wouldn't work with everything else she'd say so.

I had changed the colors slightly. I decided that the cobalt/fuschia was too harsh and needed another color to soften it a bit, and decided to add green. So the new colors are blue/green with splashes of pink. The pink will come into play with the flowers, and the MOH will be wearing a royal blue dress.

So, the floral as it stands right now:

My bouquet: Free form; fuschia anemones, medium pink roses and light pink calla lillies with green orchids and bear grass. It will be wrapped with royal blue ribbon to match the MOH's dress.

MOH Bouquet: Pink calla lillies. Will be wrapped with royal blue ribbon to match the dress.

DF Bout: Pink rose and green orchid
BM Bout: Pink calla lilly

I had been debating between gerber daisies and anemones. Both are favorites of mine, but Rosie said that she thought the daisies might overpower the rest of the flowers and that she wasn't sure she could get them in a bright enough pink that early in January. So Anemones it is!

I love them, and think they'll give a great contrast with their little black button centers.

Rosie suggested we bring the blue into the bouquet also and is going to send me a picture of delphiniums which is the flower she suggested we use since hydrangeas wouldn't work with the bouquet and are iffy on the shade of blue we can get.

She is also going to be sending me pictures of SBP decorations with price breakdowns and I'll be sending her some pictures of my ideas to get pricing so I can make some final decisions on the decorations.

I'm also considering putting some hidden mickeys in the bouts and bouquets as a little surprise for the other 3.