One bride’s search for chronically fabulous footwear
My personal motto is “Chronically fabulous,” since I honestly truly believe that my disabilities can’t prevent me from being as fabulous as I can — in fact, they just add to it. They are part of me, and frankly those medical devices make my life a lot better.
Tiny back, big rack: How to find wedding undergarments when you’re small with huge boobs
Let’s talk about boobs! I’m a 32DD, which means I am a petite chick with a mighty big rack. Wedding dress shopping was all about the boobs for me. I had to find a dress that either supported the big gals comfortably and flatteringly on its own, OR I had to find a dress that could work with some major undergarment action. Yup, I’ve learned a lot of tricks shopping for the rare and elusive “big rack, small back” support systems in my time. Let’s talk about our options…
The lost art of millinery: 6 things you should know about wedding headpieces
Are you the type who bubbles over with personality? Choosing hair accessories with pops of color or bold textures for you and your wedding party is an easy way to add personal style to your wedding. Local fashion trends over the past several decades have distanced the Americans from the millinery arts. So, as we return to the glory of headpiece options allow me to share with you my insider knowledge as a milliner, and bridal accessory designer…
There is no THE DRESS: get over the fantasy and avoid wedding dress regret
After five days passed and I still hadn’t tried on the dress, it became evident that I was afraid to try on the dress again. I was afraid that I would put on the dress and would see it in the harsh light of reality, proving that I had made a massive mistake. It wasn’t so much the fact that the dress cost nearly quadruple the price of the other dresses I’d looked at that made the possibility of the mistake so scary. It was the idea that I had let myself be manipulated into making that mistake by the Wedding Industrial Complex.