Nip and Tuck

Me: I'm thinking of signing up for a wedding bootcamp in Beverly Hills.

Raphael: Cool, how much is it?

Me: Two something.

Raphael: What?! Why don't you just re-join the gym?

Me: Well, the bootcamp membership comes with a backpack.

Raphael: OMG!

Yesterday, I went to my first of two wedding dress fittings. I was excited, although yesterday's blog comment dampened that excitement. Yet, as the tailor kept pinning my dress she said "Don't lose weight," I then told her I planned on trying to loose a few pounds before the big day (honeymoon and all), to which she replied that I can't lose more than 10 pounds otherwise I'll go down a dress size. I told her no problem, lol. At my height, 5 pounds would make the difference, 10 would be extreme and well, I doubt I'd even have the ability to pull it off. The last time I lost around that was when I moved to London because of all the walking and my student income and again when I first moved to NY, just need to be a little more active out here in driving L.A.

Anyway, back to the wedding stuff. The bridal shop wanted $575 dollars for the veil, which come on, is really only a bit of silk gauze that I'd wear for like an hour. I told her I'd shop around. *sigh* How they get you. I'm going to check online or see if I can borrow a friends, heck it could be my something borrowed item for good luck!

I found shoes online at Zappos.com, which match my ivory wedding dress perfectly. Take a look.

16 comments

  1. Hmm why dont you just make your own veil?

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  2. Next time you're in Texas, go to a bridal shop and get a veil. It'll be so much cheaper!

    Also, just a suggestion on the shoes: without a strap in the back they'll make a "flip-flop" noise. I was at a wedding once where all the bridesmaids "flip-flopped" down the aisle. It was audible.

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  3. I bought my veil at Michael's (or Joanne's, I forget which but they're both the same) I think for about $12(or you could get it from WalMart for even less). I then bought a thin white ribbon to trim the edges, and my aunt sewed it on. It came out so beautiful! All curvy and flowy, for less than $20! So yeah, definitely make your own veil.

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  4. Veil prices are ridiculous, it made me VERY angry.

    Re: Lindsey & Kenny's comment about the flip flop noise of the shoes? A friend of mine had backless shoes for her wedding, and she took a blue ribbon and looped it under the heel of the shoe, and laced it up around her leg like a ballet slipper. It was her "something blue" and it held the cute shoe in place a bit better. :)

    Miss you Tara! Don't listen to those haters.

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  5. oh wow i can't believe how expensive veils are, that seems sort of ridiculous.

    and to that anon commenter yesterday, pshaw. that's what i say. you look fine tara :)

    but a free backpack is sort of cool, haha.

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  6. The shoes look perfect, not too high, not too low. I have shoes similar and I've never flip flopped in them.. but that's just my 2 cents.
    Who says you need a veil? Always seemed so archiac to me.

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  7. Be warned...I am Paying It Forward to When Tara Met Blog ...http://www.dailymayhem.com/2008/06/fabulous-pay-it-forward-friday.html I think your blog is great and wanted to spread the word. -Cindy

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  8. Believe it or not, I bought my veil off of e-bay. There is a woman on there who custom makes them and it turned out beautiful! It matched my dress perfectly, right down to the champagne trim. Even better, it only cost around $40 or so!

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  9. If you can wait till you go back to El Paso you should. There are plenty of very reasonable fabric stores downtown. I can also refer to the lady who made mine, she's awesome.

    -Yvonne

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  10. WOW....I never even would have guessed that veils would be so ridiculously priced. Just one more indication that I'll just need to elope when I get hitched ;).

    P.S. - Definitely don't listen to anonymous trolls. You look FINE!!!

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  11. Try putting double-sided tape on the heel of your shoes. This will prevent the flip flopping noise as the shoe comes up to smack your heel!
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  12. What color is your dress? I have a veil that I never wore that's cream/off white. It's a lovely piece. You're welcome to it for the $12 I paid for it.

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  13. Making your own veil is a definite option; I considered it myself before I found one I loved on eBay!
    I bought my tiara on eBay too; I didn't find one I loved in my city and both veils and tiaras are overpriced- though the ones I liked were between $150 and $200! My dress didn't even cost what that shop wants for your veil, because I bought one off the rack on sale (and LOVED it).

    Enjoy the engagement time - I've been married a year already and can't believe it!
    Julia
    (A world in a grain of sand)

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  14. http://stores.ebay.ca/LANAS-WEDDING-ACCESSORIES-STORE

    I went back in my email and found out where I got my accessories. :)

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  15. http://stores.ebay.ca/LANAS-WEDDING-ACCESSORIES-STORE

    Lana's Wedding Accessories Store

    The link doesn't look like it worked - you can search for her in the Store category.

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