Wedding Weekend Recap

Thank you for all your dress assistance here on the blog, on Facebook, on Twitter, and on Instagram this weekend!  Quick refresher - the below were my two choices for a beachy wedding...

...and I went with the red!!

Red won by a landslide, so that's the one I went with!

I loaded up the car with my dress...

...and accessories...

...and made it down to Dana Point - special thanks to the 73/toll road for the no-traffic assistance - with enough time to get the hair 'did, the mascara on, and the slip DIY'ed.

There was a shuttle to bring us from the hotel to the wedding and we were obviously taking lots of photos while we waited for our chauffeur!

We got to the venue, Casa Romantica in San Clemente...

...walked to the back where the ceremony was taking place, and this was our view:

I got a quick accessory shot in before the wedding began.

The ceremony was stunning.

Nothing like exchanging vows on the water.  I mean check it out...

We were escorted to the courtyard next where the dinner was being set up, but not before snagging a cocktail.

I was completely obsessed with the oranges on everyone's plates!

We sat down and had a lovely family style meal...

...watched the bride and groom hit the dance floor...

...and then joined them inside!

We even got the groom involved!

The photo booth was hit not once...

...but twice.

I couldn't resist all the fabulous props!  It was like Halloween!

We got another girls pic...

...before the wedding ended and we got back on the shuttle.  The night was definitely not over yet...

We hit up Harpoon Henry's where we happened upon "The Lounge King" - Phil Shane.

We got a mix of Elvis, Johnny Cash, and one of his originals..."Love on the Internet" - yep, you heard me correctly.  And as soon as that started playing, I got my Gilly dance on.

We ran into an awesome dude in a tank top who was somethin serious...

I finally got my photo with the beautiful bride...

...and another non-dancy shot with the groom.

OK, we needed one more dancy shot...

And then the night concluded.  We went back to the hotel and passed out from all the fun and dancing.

We had a brunch the next morning, caught up with each other, and shared photos before hitting the road.  I hung in San Diego for the rest of the weekend which was a total treat.

Hope everyone had a most fantastic weekend as well!!

Brooke's NDAD Creation

I've been in wedding mode all weekend and when I saw what Brooke did to a dress for her cousin's wedding, I had to do a double take!  Check it out...

This is my very first dress remake.  I found your site and was inspired.  I found this dandy at the Red, White, and Blue Thrift Store down the road from my house for an appropriate $1 and thought that it would make an easy first try for me.

I was wrong.

Ruh, roh...

After removing those magnificent pockets, I realized the true hideousness of the color (and discolored spots) but kept at it.  I cut out the neck and used some of the extra fabric to make a ruffled neckline to cover my novice sewing skills...

...and dyed it this lovely purple color.  I made a quick white belt for some contrast and voila!

I wore this to a cousin's wedding over the weekend and had at least 4 women that I didn't know (including the bride) tell me how much they loved it.

The only thing I'd change would be adding a zipper, this thing is a bugger to get in and out of.  Thanks for the inspiration Marisa!

Brooke, thank YOU for sharing your piece with us!!  It's an amazing transformation and you knocked this one out of the park - everyone at the wedding agreed too!!  The new color is perfect and I love that you added the white belt.  As hard as it was to start, it looks fabulous now!!

OOTD Help! (Wedding Edition)

I come to you asking for some help with what to wear for my weekend wedding!!  I ended up pulling two pieces from my closet to choose from - I've had these dresses for a while and they're just raring to go!  (Yep, my dresses are super excited!) Here's some wedding details that might help with your decision making process:

Start time: 4pm Location: Dana Point, CA (right on the water) Invitation specifics: "Dancing shoes required"

My two options are:

LOOK #1 - Long black halter with embroidery paired with black heels

LOOK #2 - Little Red (Erin Fetherston) Dress paired with aubergine slingbacks

(The camera doesn't do this dress justice, but to get a better idea the skirt is made of a crepe material and the edging at the bust is satin.)

Long or short?  Red or black?  Can't wait to hear your thoughts!  (I'll post an instagram teaser shot when I get to the wedding so you can see which one won before the full post rundown!)

Oh and fear not...even though I didn't make these guys, I've remade a bunch of things I'll be wearing the rest of the weekend.