I think this from etsy would work. I think the only thing you could do is try it on with your dress to make sure it doesn't cover up all the beautiful details!
I also wanted to do black cocktail as it would be simple and easy to find. I have seen beach weddings do this before and it looks great! We did chose to go with different dresses and got them from sears. They were just under 60 dollars and they definately look better in real life then on the website. They no longer have them on the website so I can't even show you a picture!
They were on sale at Canadian Tire about two months ago, and they usually only go on sale their twice per year so they should be on sale in about 4 more months. We got ours for 4.99 each!
Our budget is $9K and that includes everything: our travel, our wedding, and wedding dinner, photographer, attire, flowers, everything! Looks like we will be underbudget as well.
Our budget is $9K and after our travel and photographer it leaves us with about $3500. I think that definately sounds reasonable! We aren't doing anything really extra or going fancy with decorations or any of that to keep our costs down.
7 weeks! That sounds so close! We still have 7 months to go! It has been really quiet, which is so different from a month ago! You should post pictures of your band!!
Welcome! I'm sure you won't have any problem as long as you don't legally change your name until you return. Your plane tickets and passport will have to be in your maiden name and then when you get back you can change everything!