if i had to do it again

when i got married in korea
i didnt know anything
i just went with the flow
i didnt do any research
or anything that i should have done


in korea, the different wedding halls
have their own dress collection that they let you borrow
(included in the price)
my wedding hall (weddingplex) didnt have any designs i liked
so my resolve was i would buy it in america
and bring it back and forth
(which i did, stupidly and annoyingly created more luggage)


i liked my dress
but i didnt love my dress
and it was kinda worn wrong at the korean wedding


what i should have done
is bought one in korea
or have it made cheaply
(like a friend suggested)

here is a korean website i found
where these pics are from

bm dresses

my lovely BMs picked out a dress :)

i want to take a moment and applaud myself
for being a carefree bride that doesn't really care for colors or matching
but more for practicality and affordability.
ok I'm done with praising myself.

so i originally wanted my wedding colors to be
the yellow and gray theme.
however, i don't have much time, resources, and $$
to be picky on what i want.
so i sat back and asked myself
apparently I'm supposed to pick a "color" theme
but what do you usually use it for?
and the only thing I could think of was for BM dresses.

i was also scared scared in asking my BMs to be in their position
the economy sucks! and honestly
its an unnecessary expense to pay for being in a wedding
so i wanted to release at least some of the financial burden.

I asked my bms to pick whatever dress they wanted
and then i would choose my color from there.
we also wanted a dress that was under $100

bridesmaid S and i searched high and low
jcrew, banana, target, black and white market, ann taylor, everything!
we also went to the mall and actually went into random stores
and we stopped by limited bc
MOH J had bought this lovely dress from there in the past

there wasn't much choices.
and we moved on to the sales choices
i actually started looking for cardigans for myself
when awesome BM S found a dress on sale.

it was a bright fun color (kinda peachy, kinda orangy, coral?)
and the cut wasn't boring or plain
the back was actually a little flirty and cute
the material is a satin material
and bc we're all asian short,
the dresses weren't tooo short (and conservative) enough

but the best part:
it was $39!!

and my bms are so great
i emailed and over the weekend
they all went out and bought it from various malls
in their size!

yay bm dresses done!

this pic from website (couldn't find the actual one)
2nd pic is the back view

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my dress

my dress. u like?

of course it wont look as good as it does here

but you get the idea ;)

pics from here

watters and wtoo

ok lets be realistic.
as a big...er hefty...er horizontally challenged woman
i need to be realistic
in what dress i can wear
and look remotely closer to thin in.

i heard that the scrunched up on the side
helps minimize the middle area
so maybe i should look only for those.

these collection are from watters and wtoo
they advertise as being affordable
but i cant seem to find any prices.

arent they pretty?

i like!

melissa sweet spring 09

welcome 09!
i started this yr off with a mild fever.
arg. great

my relax time is usually at barnes and nobles.
and today with my splitting headaches was no exception.

i was browing through the new martha stewart wedding
and saw melissa sweet's 09 collection.
i dont really care for big names for my wedding dresses
its too expensive and nobody knows anyways
but i was totally digging her new collection.

here are some of my favs from here

this one's my fav

sleeves

sleeves.
i def want sleeves

all images from i wedding korea

ann taylor

i normally like ann taylor clothes
i wear it a lot for church and other formal events.

these ann taylor bridesmaid dresses
are all on sale for $69!!
i was tempted to buy one just for myself
especially the first one.

simple dress

i adore these dresses.
these are sooo cute
and simple

and dont u think they can really wear it again?
from simple dress

ann taylor

one of my all time favorite stores
just bc its so simple
and has classic looks
is ann taylor

these bridemaids dresses
are my favorites from the collection


and this dress is $35 dollars!

emmy looks

my favorite Emmy looks

i <3 ugly betty!
she always looks amazing
at award shows.
she has curves and she somehow can
use it to make her stunning!

i really like this color.
and the simplicity of the dress
very Grecian feel

and finally my fav
with a little alteration
i feel like this could be a good wedding dress
i especially like the sleeves.

if i was going to have a casual wedding

i would totally wear this dress
from white and black market
this picture does not do justice
i saw it in person
and it is gorgeous!!!

its light and airy and fabulous.
if they can somehow make this into a wedding dress...

casablanca bridal

i really like these dresses
from casablanca bridal
especially the last one
and the sleeves.

i def want sleeves.