Wedding Wednesday {I Still Do!}

I'm so excited to be back at Wedding Wednesdays - with my archives of wedding inspiration files and my love for wedding design details I just couldn't walk away from it all.

And I had a post all queued up to relaunch Wedding Wednesdays today - until I spotted the Vera Wang Spring/Summer 2011 collection. After that, I couldn't think of anything but tulle, layers, draping and that dusty amethyst!

images via vogue australia spotted on simply seductive

But I figure there's no better way to kick start planning for your I-do's (real or imagined!) than with classic bridal couture. Can you renew your vows after only 2 months - and get away with wearing Vera?!

Wedding Wednesday {Dress Redux}

I've discovered another bonus of a destination wedding is the opportunity to throw a hometown wedding reception, which we are doing this Saturday night. Extending the celebration is certainly fun, as is getting to wear my wedding dress a second time! 

My original plan was to shorten the dress for the reception. I've long been a big fan of the short wedding dress. Just look at this Monique Lhuiller - how fun would it be to wear that?!

But when it came time to take the scissors to the tulle, I just couldn't pull the trigger. I'm actually looking forward to experiencing that feeling of excitement and anticipation of putting on the dress again. 

If I could have my absolute fantasy scenario, I'd get to wear an entirely different dress for the reception - and in that fantasy land I'd go even BIGGER! I'm tellin' ya, the tulle goes straight the brain! But wouldn't you want to spend a night in one of these stunners?

Instead, I'm going to relish every single moment of being back in my wedding dress, partying with my friends, family and my HUSBAND all night long!

dress 1, 2 monique lhuiller via {this is glamorous} and junebug weddings, dresses 4, 5, 6, vera wang via junebug weddings, jumping bride via erin ever after

Don't Mess with the Dress

Because we're getting married in Mexico, it turns out we also have to get married at City Hall to actually make the thing legal (if only it looked like this!) Some would say I have the pleasure, others the curse, of needing more than one wedding dress and I'm just now beginning to weigh my options. 

There's the fantasy of going super bridal and essentially getting two wedding dresses.

Then there's the nontraditional, yet still relatively bride-y look.

Or perhaps a simple white cocktail dress will do...

dresses via vera wang, elizabeth dye and amsale

Decisions, decisions. This is actually hard, I swear!