wedding dress shopping

I realized a few things when I went wedding gown shopping with my Mom and Grandma this past Sunday. 
1. you probably won't like the 1st dress you put on. That only happens on tv and/or to people who are crazy euphorically blinded by love and not ocd like me.
2. those dresses are heavy! who in the hell wants to wear a 50 lb dress all day? Does your body hurt the next day? Is that how pregnant people feel?
3. My dream dress only exists on etsy and the bhldn website.
4. I am strangely comfortable letting random salesladies see me in my underwear
5. no matter how much you pin a size 12 (or 20) it isn't going to look or fit like a 2. Imagination is key.
6. I look horrendous in anything  mermaid-ish or fishtail like. And that makes me sad because Ariel was always my favorite. 

I put a deposit down on a gown but it's a champagne / gold color. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the notion of not wearing white or ivory. Thoughts?

{not my dress of course}

photos linked to origin here

gold sequins

Do you know how hard it is to find a pair of gold sequin (booty) shorts? I didn't either until I needed a pair for my Halloween costume. 

I found this handmade dance costume at goodwill for 99 cents 

but I need shorts (& tights) to wear with it (i AM a lady after all)

I'm Still trying to think up my superhero name and figure out how i'm going to go the whole Halloween party without going to the bathroom. I'm pretty sure  with this get up its impossible to  pee without disrobing every time.

so if anyone knows of a reputable place that sells glitterfied hotpants let me know.

and maybe a cape.

happy Friday :)

I

ok I need to get married

so I can wear this dress from BHLDN

and have this Sweet and Saucy cake

spotted here

look at the milkglass detailing. 

throw in some J.Crew

confetti

and champagne

perfection

more pink and gold crushing here

all that glitters is gold

gold is everywhere

i haven't seen this many sequins since prom

but i love it.

kate spade's new perfume twirl

i want that bow cuff.

and you can download a fun playlist

kelli murray has the most amazing lookbook

via mucho mucho bueno bueno

Jena Ardell's flickr is gorgeous

photo sources

 here

some other gold-ness