The Rings!!
I've posted a picture of the wedding set without my diamond in it from the website and then a picture of my engagement ring on. I LOVE my set!!! The bands are so unique because the circle diamonds are placed like flowers! Then there's a picture of his ring from the website as well, he's not a flashy person, but the ring is perfect for him. He said if I'm getting the diamonds, so is he, haha! He also has a celtic band to use as a work ring.
The Rest of the Bridal Look
My veil is one layer and goes to the middle of my back/butt depending on where I will place it. It's lined with rhinestones the whole way around. It's more sparkly in person though!
The hair piece comb is about 3 inches long and made from swarvoski crystals. I got to tie in the crystals on my dress. Picture when I receive it.
I will have hair flowers in my hair also. In Hawaii, I will have white orchids. I'm thinking about buying a hair flower off of etsy though.
I will have hair flowers in my hair also. In Hawaii, I will have white orchids. I'm thinking about buying a hair flower off of etsy though.
Shoes - Since I will be barefoot for the ceremony, I am just going to wear flats so my dress isn't too short on me. I bought these shoes at Macy's on clearance for $22. I'm not sure if I'm going to use them for the wedding or not. Maybe just for the ceremony and the day in Maui. I was planning on doing DIY with white flip flops and glue on blue rhinestones to match the color theme. I also whant a bling starfish on it. I just don't think I would be comfortable in these shoes all night long at the AHR. We will see! I may just do the DIY shoes just in case because I can always wear them during the summer!
I found gorgeous statement crystal earrings at a local jewelry shop! LOVE them!!
Here's my bracelet from Macy's with a 20% off coupon!
If I decide to go with a pick up bustle, I'm going to put this over the bustle button for an extra beach bling. http://www.weddingfactorydirect.com/stcrczbrpin.html
Update: decided not to do this to save costs.
Update: decided not to do this to save costs.
Earrings for bridal shower or other parties from Swarovski. They are way better in person though because the light hits them and so pretty!
Something Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue
Old - I'm going to use this pin/broach from my great grandma for something. I'm thinking that I could attach my bridal charms to it and then put it on my bouquet or just pin underneath my dress. We'll see though. It looks wayyy better in person though. This is a crappy cell pic.
New - Like everything!!
Borrowed - A hair pin from a friend. It matches my dress! We say it's like from bride wars :)
Borrowed - A hair pin from a friend. It matches my dress! We say it's like from bride wars :)
Blue - I have a few things: my garter has a blue sparkly centerpiece, my belly button ring is a blue opal, and I will probably also get some blue panties to go with!
Wedding Perfume
I wanted a wedding perfume to wear for the first time on our wedding day. I'm hoping every time I wear it afterwards it will remind us of Hawaii and how amazing our wedding and trip was! I fell in love with Daisy by Marc Jacobs! Plus, the bottle is ridic cute to still keep after I run out of it. The lady who sold it to me gave me all these freebies that weren't supposed to come with it just because she was so happy to sell me a wedding perfume!
My Dress Hanger
I ordered my dress hanger from esty seller lilafrances. Here's a picture of it! Love the writing, but it bends a little with my dress on it. I may buy a wood hanger and cut the names off this and put it into the wood.
Garters
I'm going to get two different garters. I want a pretty "bridal" one to keep but I know FI would love his sports team. So I've decided I'm going to use my pretty garter for the actual ceremony and then I'll use the sports set for the AHR and toss. I'm getting a set because I know he would love to keep the other one himself.
FI's set (which is surprise to him) from etsy seller gartersbykristi:
FI's set (which is surprise to him) from etsy seller gartersbykristi:
My pretty bridal garter is being custom made by esty seller lolliecouture! The picture does not do justice! The blue is so bright and just beautiful in person! It's almost our exact wedding color!! LOVE THEM!!!!
Pre-Wedding Bikini
I'm going to buy one of these tops from VS for before the wedding so that I won't get bad tan lines. In order to save money, I'm buying it in black because I already have black bottoms that I can wear! I like the first one better, but the second is more low cut and I can also wear it 5 different ways after the wedding, so I'm not sure. I'll wait to order until I have my dress and can try it on under my dress to see if they will give me the same tan lines as the dress shape. They are both underwire and done by cup size because I'm a D and will fall out of these normally. I'm hoping by ordering them this way, I will fit properly, haha!
UPDATE: I decided to use one that I already have to save money. It's almost exactly like the black one but it's white and black.
UPDATE: I decided to use one that I already have to save money. It's almost exactly like the black one but it's white and black.
Honeymoon Bikini
I'm buying this bikini from VS. Then I'm going to get iron rhinestone letters and put Newlyweds on the butt. I'm thinking about putting Mrs. ***** on the top somewhere too!
Luggage Tags
FI and I got matching sets of luggage and I wanted nice luggage tags that we could tell ours apart. I just got these proofs and I'm sooo excited for them to come in! FI went with the rectangle with black font and I went with the circle with white font! They're from etsy seller Lilyreed. She is super fast and really easy to work with for custom designs for no extra charge! I received these, and I LOVE them. One of my favorite purchases off Etsy!