Pretty Pretty Princess- Inspiration for my wedding day look

"What do you want to look like on your wedding day?" That is the question they always ask at the beginning of an appointment on SYTTD. But from the start, I knew what I didn't want to look like! I know many women want to look like a princess at their wedding, ball gown, tiara, glass slippers and all. Although I sure enjoyed the game pretty pretty princess as a kid (do you remember?)

Pretty pretty princess via Amazon.com

I never wanted to be a princess on my wedding day! I think this stems back to my mother. You see, my mom is a realist. She and my dad have been together for over 30 years, and while they still stand strong they have seen their fare share of marriages fail. So from an early age my mom liked to remind me that “life is not like the fairy tales”. She explained to me that while my Disney princess movies were fun, life rarely works out like that. And more importantly, she explained that relationships are a lot of hard work. The endings of fairy tales, when the couple marries, is really just the beginning of their story! So as excited as I am to plan an awesome party to celebrate the day me and the bear say I do, I cannot think of myself as a princess.

But what do I want to look like on my wedding day? Myself! And what does ‘myself’ mean? Well, all my life I pretty much imagined I would wear a lace dress when I got married, but then came Sunday Rose….. Oh Monique!

Monique Lhullier: Sunday Rose

I know this dress is controversial in the wedding world…but I fell head over heels when it first came out a few years ago and my cousin was getting married! I saw it in the bridal salon and nearly cried! So when I got engaged, I decided I wanted a romantic feel with three dimensional floral details! Here are some of the very expensive dresses that stole my heart during my internet quest:

From Left: Christos, Angel Sanchez, Melissa Sweet, Elie Saab for Pronovias

And here are the more affordable versions I lusted after for months:

From Left: Watters Sonara, Wtoo Desdemona, Tara Keeley, Watters Mojave, Saison Blanche

How do you feel about the whole princess bride idea?