Inside Our Wedding Attire

I feel like I blinked my eyes and two years has flown by. At the risk of sounding cliché, I must say time really does fly when you're having fun. In honor of our anniversary today and since this is indeed part fashion blog, I'm going to take you on the inside of our wedding attire.

Dress shopping is always such a fun part of the journey to the alter. I decided that my first trip to Sorrells (in Washington Pa) was going to be when I picked my dress. Surrounded by the closest women in my life, I picked the very first dress I had tried on.  Since I'm not an off the rack kind of girl the fun didn't stop there. Having a fabulous Mom as a seamstress has always worked in my favor and continues to. She added feathers, rhinestones, and her own amazing personal touch on everything.

This one was a close second but I felt it didn't show off my shape enough. That being said, I did love it and I loved the embellishment on the hip. We used that concept in my end result.  

This one was a close second but I felt it didn't show off my shape enough. That being said, I did love it and I loved the embellishment on the hip. We used that concept in my end result.  

This beauty here wasn't even in the top 5. Look at me I couldn't even keep a straight face! This was the "Moms Pick" dress. As much as I didn't like this dress it played a huge part in my design. See the sheer one shoulder? We got the idea for my dr…

This beauty here wasn't even in the top 5. Look at me I couldn't even keep a straight face! This was the "Moms Pick" dress. As much as I didn't like this dress it played a huge part in my design. See the sheer one shoulder? We got the idea for my dress from this.

The winner! I loved how I felt in this immediately. It was the exact silhouette that I wanted.

The winner! I loved how I felt in this immediately. It was the exact silhouette that I wanted.

On the night that MK and I got engaged, my Sister-In Law wasn't able to make it to the engagement but at our engagement party she had a video all ready to go saying that she had set up an appointment at the one and only Kleinfeld's. It was such an amazing experience!! Not to mention getting to be in New York in December. Which is my favorite time to be there.

The photo on the right was another adventure with her at BHLDN in Houstan, TX. She has quite the eye and snapped this photo while we were browsing all things wedding. Such a beautiful store, when planning your garb for walking down the isle the possibility's are endless.

Back to the dress and accessories. Not only did I decide on my dress that night, I also decided on my jewelry and head piece. The headpiece was one of my favorite parts of my whole look. This was also the moment I thought, maybe I should wear my hair up. I'm typically a hair down person but with the earrings and one shoulder, it needed to be up. I actually did my own hair on the big day too.

 

 

"Feather Girls"

 

 

The "Feather Girls" dresses were my accent color, Royal Blue with Kelly Green accents. Opposite of the Bridesmaids dresses. My Mom custom made these dresses for my beautiful Nieces. Ella just about stole the show when she walked down the isle elagantly tossing feathers.

 

 

 

The ladies also had a shoulder and hip embellishment and feathers in their bouquets.

Can't forget about the guys! They  wore tan Michael Kors suits with a subtle white pin stripe. The vest has a paisley print. Handsome group of guys right there! 

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One of my very favorite photos taken that day. 

Sinch In A Pinch

Every woman knows that sometimes the first outfit we put on in the mornings isn't always the one we decide to wear for the day. Well yesterday was one of those days for me. About five minutes before I was supposed leave for work I decided that I hated my outfit and that I must change immediately. So I did, into this. It was a perfect color combo (opposite ends of the color wheel) but it sure was missing something...

A belt! Not just any belt, my skinny leopard belt! This has been my old faithful for about 10 years. It's saved many outfits in it's day. If there would be one accessory to get this is it. Leopard is basically a neutral so it goes with everything. The difference between wearing a belt and not is amazing. If you ever need to add some pizazz to an outfit look to a belt to show off your shape and add some style.

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Hangin' In The Kitchen

One of my very favorite places to be is in the kitchen! Music blasting, wine in hand, and cookin'. That's my bliss. Last weekend can be put very simply: we didn't stop! We shot back to back weddings on Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday it was my parents 40th wedding anniversary. Quite a milestone. In honor of that, MK and I had the family over for home made spaghetti and some celebrating.

It's as simple as this, pasta from scratch is the absolute best! Its easy too. The only thing you need is flour, eggs and a little salt and water. Oh, and a little patience of course.

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I wanted to share my baguette recipe with you since it is easy to make and perfect with basically any meal.

  • 2 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 packet of instant yeast
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • a dash here and there of rosemary or thyme (or whichever spices are your favorite)

All you do now is put the water and yeast in your mixer and let sit for 5 minutes, then add everything else. Flour a surface, and knead the bread. Let rise for about 40 minutes, knead again, shape into baguette, make 3 or 4 slices in the top and bake on 450 for 20-30 minutes depending on your oven. Make sure its a golden color for that little crunch.

 

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A party without cake is just a meeting.
— Julia Child