bridal dress trends nows: August 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010

Yesterday we were talking about our honeymoon once again and I started to wonder if it's warm enough to go to Miami in January.

I did some googling and here's what I found. I guess it's warm enough. :)

Check your honeymoon weather.

MIAMI

MonthAvg. HighAvg. LowAvg. PrecipRec. HighRec. Low
January24.0 °C16.0 °C4.78 cm31.1 °C(01/19/1987)-2.2 °C (01/28/1940)
February26.0 °C16.0 °C5.26 cm31.7

My three biggest stumbling blocks

While planning our wedding I came across three challenges that I had to solve in order to move on in the planning process. Everything else was pretty easy.

So here they are!

1) THE BUDGET!!!

2) THE DRESS!!!

3) THE GUEST LIST!!!

These were my bogeymans.

Let's start from the top.

Having a wedding is really expensive. Buying food, drinks and cake for 100 or more people is gonna cost a lot of

The most common phrases I hear when people talk about marriage

Last Friday I was again in a situation where someone that I don't know said that she doesn't believe in marriage. She was just some girl my friend knew and when she noticed my ring she asked like 1 million questions about my wedding, fiancé, how long we have been dating for etc. I was just in the middle of conversation with my friend so I answered quite vaguely.

Then after like 1 minute of

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Hair and make-up inspiration for a brunette bride

Here's some inspiration and ideas for a brunette bride. It was really difficult to find any pictures since none of the celebrities are as pretty as I am. ;)

I found this make-up how to for pale skinned and dark haired brides.
http://www.ayushveda.com/magazine/makeup-for-cool-skin-dark-hair/
Pale-skinned brunettes can look fabulous by application of strong, cool shades of cosmetics. The skin

Riina Laine make-up and hair

I made a reservation with Riina Laine for my hair and make-up.

Here's some of her bridal work.

You can check her website out to see more photos of her work and for her contact information. http://www.riinamakeup.com/etusivu.php?lang=fi

Winter boots for a winter bride

I tried to look for suitable winter boots but these were the only ones I found. They're are white, warm and easy to walk around. Maybe I will go with these.
See more models from Vagabond. http://www.vagabond.com/

An alternative for winter wedding jacket

Today I got this idea about having a normal winter jacket as my winter wedding jacket. I saw this jacket which looks little like a cloak at Ril's. Since winter is quite cold in Finland it's important to have a good jacket so that I won't be cold while taking photos. But having a white winter wedding cloak which I cannot use after the wedding isn't such a good idea in my opinion. It's not too