Wedding glasses

With the advent of contact lenses, few women I know would wear glasses in their wedding. This issue recently came up on the Martha Stewart Weddings blog, but I can't think of any reason for a bride to wear glasses. Why would you disguise your eyes, and obstruct the pictures?
What do you think, readers? Maybe some of you out there could find an example of wedding-appropriate glasses, but I'm not sold. Let me know what you find!

Winter weddings

One of the best things about studying here is Saturday, when they have back-to-back weddings at the Basilica on campus. Today I was walking across the main part of campus, and saw a happy newlywed couple taking pictures. So, being a dedicated amateur wedding blogger, I walked way out of my way to see the couple up close.

The bride looked beautiful, in an ivory gown that had a lacy pattern to it, a lace wrap with a fur stole over it (foot and a half of snow on the ground here!), and a veil to the elbows. Her bouquet was a round arrangement of cream roses with greenery. The groom was wearing a tux, without tails, which went well with his bright red hair!

They were very cute, but I think if I were arranging a winter wedding in a snowy locale, I would opt for a bright white dress. This would match the snow! Plus, since this bride's stole was bright white, it must be hard to find important winter accessories in ivory.

In addition to the ways which Daisy enumerated in the poll, a winter wedding would be especially beautiful because of the simplicity of the snowy landscape. Dark bare trees, bright white snow, and winterberry bushes! The perfect color combination for a very sophisticated looking wedding.

Winter weddings poll

The best thing about having your wedding in the winter is...
--pretty icicles and newly fallen snow
--the savings realized by selecting an off-season for venues
--the opportunity to get away to a tropical destination wedding
--coinciding a wedding with Valentine's Day is just so romantic

What are your favorite things about winter weddings?

Maggie Sottero

Maggie Sottero (my personal favorite wedding dress designer!) has now posted their Spring 2010 dress collection! The website can be accessed at: maggiesottero.com
The collection is full of beautiful and unique dresses. Shiny satin seems to be popular this season, which emphasizes the cascading lines of the dress. "Denise" shows off the elegance of this fabric with the gathered fabric and the drape of the top skirt. If you prefer a simpler look, their Destinations collection dresses have simpler lines. Each of them boasts a significant train however, which I would think would get in the way in certain outdoor settings (like the rocky shore where the models are posing). Straps of various configurations are also more prevalent this season, which is good for those who prefer that look. Of this seasons dresses,

**NEWSFLASH**

This just in from information headquarters!!! My brother, who is very manly and never looks at frilly things, has just sat patiently through all four hundred Maggie dresses and decided that his top five dresses, in order of preference are:

Winona
Sonya
Sara
Jorie Ann
Myra

Winona and Sonya were a close tie, with Sonya initially being ranked #1, but the decision was reviewed and overturned in favor of Winona. He describes Winona as "southern" and though he dislikes the sparkle of the straps, he does admit that the bow in the back is "alright".

Thank you to our guest contributor, my brother!

Daisy's date: June 4, 2011

So in the hurry to call all my relatives and let them know I was engaged, I mentioned to my grandmother, "Your anniversary is June 4, right? Well, it falls on a Saturday in 2011...would you mind if we used it?"
And Grammy started crying and said she would love that. So I came home and told my parents (who had gotten a call from Grammy as soon as I hung up with her), and they said, "Well, we'd better get that date!"

I realize that this leaves a whole 18 months until the wedding, and I probably didn't have to book the date at the church so soon, but who am I to put off any bit of wedding planning? Plus, June is a popular month, and I'd gotten my grandmother's hopes up.

This morningI went to the Catholic Church where I grew up, told them I was engaged, and asked if I could book June 4, 2011. The lady in the parish office looked at me and said "I don't even have a 2011 calendar yet!" Once I explained the whole grandmother story, though, she was very understanding and called our pastor's office, and they let me book it.

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Hi Everyone!!
Thank you, Lily, for your wonderful words. So here's how it happened, the story isn't that complicated:
Last night, Derek said we should go ice skating (I didn't really want to, I thought it would be too cold, but Derek promised we wouldn't have to stay long). So we went to a little outdoor rink in downtown Elkhart, IN (Derek's hometwon). It was all lit up for Christmas and very pretty. I think Lily mentioned that I used to ice skate when I was a little girl, so I like to do some spins or jumps just to see if I still can. I stopped spinning, and Derek skated up to me and said "Hey, would you like to do a lap with me as my fiance?" And he pulled out the ring!


The ring is a cushion cut diamond, which is a sort of rounded square. The setting is a cathedral setting with sort of trellis design--or a truss from a bridge (Derek thought it was appropriate because my college major was civil enginering). I love how it is so simple, but still kind of different.

As Lily mentioned, Derek and I started dating our sophomore year in college--we were both in the Notre Dame marching band together. He played baritone, I played mellophone. Our mutual friends decided we should go to the band formal together, and we just clicked. I knew he was The One when he accompanied me to see High School Musical On Ice, with only a few complaints.

And of course, I will be sharing all of my wedding plans on this blog! I can't wait to get started. Merry Christmas everyone!

Dear Friends,

It has been a long time since I last wrote, but I am now happy to post some joyful news! Daisy is engaged! I have known Daisy since freshman year of college, and her fiance since our sophomore year (right, Daisy?). They are an adorable couple - they compliment each other perfectly and are very much in love! I wish them all the best as they prepare for their life together!
I only got a brief synopsis, but I hear the proposal happened on ice (Daisy loves ice-skating). No doubt she will be posting soon with the full story, plus details about the wedding planning as it progresses.
Congratulations to Daisy and Dinkle!

Lily