An addition to my "vow-cabulary"

I got really excited last week, because I thought I made up a word: “pre-ancé.” It turns out, this word was already out there. I had never heard it, so I thought I would post about it anyway. Your “pre-ancé” (or “pre-ancée”) is the person you are pre-engaged to. You know it’s going to happen soon, but you’re in that in-between, ring-less phase. It’s a very handy word and describes a relational state that most people find themselves in at least for a while before they’re engaged. I have a friend who helped her man pick out the ring, but they aren’t getting married until she graduates two years from now. So, they’re waiting to get engaged until closer to when they actually want to get married. It makes a lot of sense. However, he’s not just her boyfriend anymore, he definitely qualifies as a pre-ancé.

She Says vs. He Says: What do you do if your Mr. doesn’t think you’ve chosen the right gown?

Is that a good "ooh" or a bad "ooh" this groom is oohing? (I'm pretty sure that's a good "ooh".)










I know few future grooms who are ever shown the dress before the day, and even fewer who would be so bold as to go against what is clearly the bride’s heart’s desire, but an appointment I witnessed parts of the other day made me wonder- how often does it happen that the groom to be has a strong opinion on the dress to be, and he’s not saying “Yes” to the dress?

I mean, it has to happen quite a bit that what the groom envisioned in a bridal ensemble is not in fact what he sees walking down the aisle. Hopefully in the process of planning a wedding together most couples come to an understanding of what the ”vision” is for the day, or in the process leading up to the wedding both sides have embraced the differences in personal style that characterize the one they love, but still. If he didn’t love your dress, and you knew it, what would you do? Do you know of anyone who has been in this situation, either before or on the day of the wedding? In an ideal world, the bride would be confident in her choice and feel gorgeous anyway, and her man would love the way she looked even if the dress was not his fave, but I bet it isn’t always that pretty…

Get Fresh!

Nothing is classier than a fresh flower in the hair for your wedding day. It’s elegant and classic, but can be fun, flirty, or funky too depending on how you execute it. Also, for the more adventurous there are many ways work flowers into your ensemble in a less traditional way. Try adding a chain of tiny blossoms as an accessory with your gown, or even scattering them in your veil. The April issue of Brides has a great spread with some beautiful examples of how this can be done. I especially love the idea of working them in to a necklace. With the current trend for eclectic mixes and layering of necklaces, you could work some blossoms in for an additional bit of texture that is beautiful as well as modern and fun. Of course there is always a downside to working with fresh flowers- potential wilting and mess! Just make sure you have some spare blooms on hand in case you need to do a quick switch out, and choose blooms that are known for their stamina.

This picture is from theknot: http://media.theknot.com/ImageStage/Objects/0003/0027939/alt_image_1.jpg

Customize a Flower girl Dress with US Angels!

US Angels has always had some different flower and sash options, but they’ve introduced their “A Custom Event” line for 2010 that makes it simple and easy. You pick a dress, you pick a sash, you pick a flower. This gives you about a million options. The dresses themselves come in white or ivory for the most part ( style 276 only comes in ivory).

Go here to get started:
http://www.usangels.com/collection_return_usangels_customevent.jsp