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I'm making my own bouquet. It's going to be a hybrid of seashell, pearl/crystal and artificial flowers. I google all the techniques. And I expect it all to come nicely together after a couple of attempts.

I was going for a knock off dress since the beginning. For different reasons. After visiting the bridal salon a couple of weeks ago I got so much more assured in buying a knock of dress online. All the dresses I tried in the store seemed to be so cheaply made and ALL of them had a tag "Made in China". And of course I'm not willing to pay several thousands for a designer dress. My choice number one was eBay, but what put me off that idea is the sellers rarely add actual images of the dresses they made. You can imagine that the dress you'll receive is going to be as awesome as it is on the original designer shot, but there are sooo many things that can go wrong. Then I was leaning towards OuterInner. They have lots of dresses, reasonably priced, and you can see their actual work in the OuterInner collection. But their shipping rates were just killing me. Sometimes half a price of a wedding gown. And then I fell for DHgate sellers. Depending on the seller, there are actual images, the shipping rates are cheaper or even sometimes free, and with all these sellers you get such a choice! I've ordered my reception dress (replica of Pronovias Finlandia) a couple of days ago and will share the pics as soon as the dress arrives! When choosing a gown, the main thing that I was looking at is "what can go wrong". For example, if you see on original picture finely defined ruffles, try to imagine how they'd look if they weren't as "accurately" made. If the silhouette tightly follows your body lines, imagine if it wasn't as tight and precise. Just to through an example on how Justin Alexander 8465 replicas can "go wrong":

Here are 2 projects with step by step pics: http://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/beach-brides-or-beach-theme-wedding-diy-seashell-bouquet-wpictures/0c4241b2876a9768.html http://diy.weddingbee.com/topic/my-starfish-and-seashell-bridal-bouquet I find A LOT of inspirational material on Wedding Bee. Or simply google "DIY seashell bouquet" - tons of pics! Keep in mind that seashell bouquet can turn out to be rather heavy. Basically, you stick into the styrofoam ball anything you'd like to make a part of your bouquet. Then need to come up with a handle, wrap it in a satin ribbon and voilà ! I bet it's harder than it sounds.

Yup. That's what I did last weekend. Although both styles fitted me nicely, I felt more comfortable in an a-line type. The best part was: what I saw in the mirror was pretty much the same as I was imagining in my head. But now I have another dilemma: tea length or hi-lo? Something like Aire Barcelona Renzo vs Mori Lee 6721: or

Don't try to convince him. Talk to him, most importantly - listen. And try to understand why he doesn't want it. You might be able to make him look at TTD differently by turning his cons around. If he simply doesn't want to be wet in clothes, then maybe you can get him wearing nice swim shorts for the session. Explain your motivation. Do you want it because of beautiful pics? Then put it as modern art. Photos already are a powerful tool of capturing a single moment. Yes, TTD photos are often staged, but professional work with water and light makes it a 1/100 sec painting. Good luck!

Hey Angela, we're going casual and simple too, and I am planning to go barefoot. And to my taste, I simply don't like barefoot sandals. In my case I'm thinking to go with a tea length dress, so my feet are gonna be exposed. I consider "flowerish" flip flops - flat or wedges. Firstly to walk at the resort and secondly in case the sand gets too hot. Just some pics for the inspiration: Or even goofy radical variant: Or, if the "fluff" doesn't fit with the dress style, it can be something sleek and elegant: I think no shoes in sand will look just fine. It would be way more awkward in the high heels, huh? Get to try on a wedding dress without any shoes. You'll get the sense of look.

Thanks ladies. I thought that empire one would give a romantic look, and the light fabric could work nicely in the sea breeze. A-line tea length on the other hand is indeed a rather unique cute look. I guess I'm starting to lean towards the a-line...

Oh, I should also mention that I'm not really planning to get exactly these dresses. It's more of an inspiration. And I'm going to wear a birdcage veil.

I'm narrowing down my choices of the dresses, and cannot decide between 2 silhouettes and possible length. I'm hesitating between a-line tea length dresses. Something like famous Justin Alexander 8465 or Maggie Sottero Santorini. or Or empire floor length. BCBG Timona is an inspiration for this look. We are having the ceremony in a very casual style. Going barefoot too. I'm a size 4 pear shaped. What would you girls go for?