The first veil I ever tried on was a whopping £1000 at Carolina Castiligano. It was divine but the price that some brides pay for their dress and so I could not justify buying it. The veil that matches my dress at Pronovias retails at £350 but I didnt like how long it was and how intricate it was. I wanted a plain veil made out of veil tulle that would enhance the dress, not distract it. Also, Pronovias only sell veils that are of cathedral length (so hang out …
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The first veil I ever tried on was a whopping £1000 at Carolina Castiligano. It was divine but the price that some brides pay for their dress and so I could not justify buying it. The veil that matches my dress at Pronovias retails at £350 but I didnt like how long it was and how intricate it was. I wanted a plain veil made out of veil tulle that would enhance the dress, not distract it. Also, Pronovias only sell veils that are of cathedral length (so hang out …
So this past weekend, I was in the Big Apple (New York City) for a totally fabulous bachelorette party. We kick started with the Sex and City bus tour, run by On Location Tours Inc. I think there are actually a few more Sex and City bus tours as I saw other groups from different buses. The tours are hugely popular, particularly on the weekend and in the afternoon slots. We booked ours for the 2.30 slot but were made to wait for an extra half hour since some of …
Ever since I spied these hanging lamp shades in the “love butterfly” themed wedding look at Confetti, I’ve been thinking about using hanging lamp shades. They need not be lighted as my wedding is a day long affair. In addition, if you painted or sprayed them different colours, that would suffice.
I then saw that my friend attended a wedding where another bride had used similar lamp shades:
I think the effect is lovely but could look even more stylish if there were hanging lamp shades of various sizes and …
This past weekend, my bridesmaids and I spent making our table name place cards. After much thought about a way to incorporate my fiance’s Chinese heritage, we have decided to use Chinese flowers and a brief description of what the flowers symbolise. These would then match our favours which are Chinese themed. A big THANK YOU to my hard working sisters in law who worked so hard to find the characters online and cut such perfect lines. One of my bridesmaids was so funny, she said “I am a Legend” …
I found these beautiful flowers made by a crafty bride to be on another blog. Isnt this lovely?
I think it actually has an oriental touch to it, and resembles orchids.
These are photos to instruct you how to make them yourselves. Here are the materials:
And for the templates to make the individual flowers:
