Dessy Up

If you can't tell from my title - I ditched Jcrew and got Dessy -ed Up. The Dessy Group that is. After abandoning my JCrew dreams I had some serious searching to do. I look everywhere- but need dresses to meet the following criteria:

• Inexpensive- under $200
• Modern and tea length
  
• several different styles all in one fabulous yellow shade

It was a pretty exhaustive search and I was nearly settled on Simple Silhouettes but in the end their prices were too high. Although I wasn't paying for each dress it was important were low. Economic time are tough in this city and I really didn't want my wedding to be a crushing financial burden. So, I finally stumbled upon The Dessy Group, a company that includes many brands such as Lela Rose, Alfred Sung, and After Six. I narrowed it down to five dresses and told my ladies to try them all on and I would pick the top three. So without further ado ...the top three dresses:



And just because I love her and she is special, my maid of honor gets her very own style:


All styles are in Peau de Soie in a yellow called Mango! I think they are fabulous.

Meeting J

Today I had my Jcrew appointment at the "i do" desk. My main goal was to get an up close and personal look at the fabrics, quality, and cuts of some the dresses I have been looking at online. Overall, I have to say it was a very successful visit. I still feel confidant that I will chose Jcrew for my girl's dresses, but will make some slight adjustment to my plans :

1. I will not choose Light Chartreuse.

It is WAY more green that you would imagine. Think highlighter. Luckily, I will not even have the option to select this hue, it is discontinued. Thank goodness I did not go through with my plan of buying all the dresses on sale for my girls.

2. I will add this pretty lady to the three choices:

I originally thought it would look out of place with my other structured choices, but in person it was much less "flowy" . Plus it is super duper flattering.



3. This girl is one hot shorty:

I mean it. I'm 5'2" and this dress fell above my knee. Don't even ask what it looked like on my 5'10" maid of honor. This is part of the reason I am adding Serena to this mix.


4. Cotton Cady , pronouced ca-dee, is the perfect light weight material for the summer.


All in all a lovely visit.

When you Get Swine Flu Make Lemonade

So I have been off all week due to an unfortunate swine flu outbreak at my school. Really. Although I wish a speedy recovery to all my sick students, I felt fit as a fiddle and used the extra time to squeeze in some wedding planning. I stopped by a local dress shop in my Brooklyn neighborhood that carries a small line of bridesmaid dresses and I found this fun flirty fifty's frock by Lynn Lugo.  Although, I already have dresses in mind in a very different style, I couldn't help but share this with you all. It screams 1950's housewife out on the town on a hot summer night. The yellow is called lemonade dupioni - how perfect is that! It also let me imagine a totally different wedding palette and style. I love my colors and my clean, modern plans - but its fun to try on another wedding- just for a minute. Have you ever day dreamed about a wedding palette totally different than the one you chose?

My Original Yellow Inspiration

Well, the topic is slightly misleading. I have ALWAYS loved yellow. It is bright. It is vibrant. It shouts sunshine and summer. It is modern yet classic, oh I could go on and on. But, oddly this "celebrity " wedding was the one that inspired my yellow wedding dreams. Not realizing I could even have such  joyous, stylish colors in my wedding palette, I conceded to one day having some boring bluish b-maids. But one Sunday while vegging out on the couch, I stumbled upon Bill Rancic and Giuliana dePandi's wedding special on the E! Channel. While both "celebs" are pretty vapid , their wedding was gorgeous. Married in a small chapel in the picturesque (and very yellow) Italian island Capri, the couple marched in the streets to their outdoor reception overlooking the water. She was flanked by her ladies in yellow-bright whimsical yellow Oscar De La Renta gowns. The whole wedding was so fresh, sexy, classic, and romantic and I was totally inspired.

Oh and the lovely couple