.5 Days to Go: Malibu Wedding Ensemble
So you guys got to see the dress that I wore to the wedding yesterday without a vision of what the before piece looked like. Are you ready???
Wedding Dress – Before
Helloooo muumuu!! Hello big sleeves!! Hello big neck!!!
It’s a hoodie too?
Time to do some backtracking!!
Right away I thought strapless! The neck was big enough to fit around my bust, however it was SO incredibly tight. I decided to open up the neck panel…
Seam Ripping the Neck!
…and add a patch of elastic to give a little more stretch. I pinned it in place and then hit the body of the muumuu next!
Elastic Addition!
The sleeves were long and draped, so I decided to pin them shut! This will work for pockets or an extra little layer of drape!
Close ‘er Up!
Once pins were in place on both sides…
Pinning closed the sleeves!!
…I sewed them shut and sewed the elastic in place!
Sewing Machine Time!
With those two basic tweaks, my dress was Malibu-ready!
Wedding Dress – After (Flower courtesy of a table setting!)
I loved the printed napkins with Rachel and Mark’s name on them…
Mr. & Mrs. Napkins
…and I loved the Malibu location. I actually saw stars when I left, which for those non-LAers, doesn’t really happen that often in our big city. (I totally took them in for a bit before I left, while listening to the waves crash. It was my perfect little solo moment!)
Wedding Setting!
Rachel is a college friend, so the USC alums stuck together. We even crammed in an extra seat at our table to accommodate our eight. The seats weren’t assigned, so we were not pulling a wedding faux pas by adjusting seating arrangements!
School Pals!
We all took our glamour shots by the chuppah and in front of the ocean waves…
Chuppah Action!
I’m kind of jealous I didn’t think of wearing a turquoise tutu??
Maris(s)a Sandwich
The blushing bride…
The Mrs.
…wore her veil and her shoes…
The Wedding Shoes!
…oh, so well!
The dance party continued even after the sun went down…
Magic Hour
…and I was smart enough to bring flip flops to change into when my gold heels started causing some serious ball of the foot pains!! But those pains are the true telltale sign of a successful, dancy evening!
