a disease

I love a good wedding, especially when they feature semi-famous people. Case in point, Will and Kate. I followed their wedding plans from the time they announced the engagement. Although Lauren Bush and her Ralph Lauren heir husband, are by no means Will and Kate (I don't even know his name or anything about him except that he is Ralph Lauren's son), they are semi-famous so I took an interest.

Lauren Bush is the granddaughter of the older President Bush and thus the niece of the other President Bush. So she is semi-famous for being a socialite and connected to the ever prominent Bush family and her husband is obviously the son of Ralph Lauren. An interesting tidbit, she is hyphenating her last names Bush-Lauren to avoid being Lauren Lauren.

They had a Western theme for their wedding. The wedding was held at Ralph Lauren's ranch in Colorado. Her gorgeous dress was naturally designed by Ralph himself. While they haven't released any actual pictures of the wedding they did a couple of recreations for Vogue. Since they are only semi-famous (and really not even that) this is probably as good as it will get.

photos via Vogue.com

missing in action

Sorry for the light posting. I am in the middle of wedding mania. My sister gets married in the morning and we have been DIYing our minds out. Well, mostly my Mom and sister and in-laws have- I am trying to finish my school project for Monday. Here are some of the flowers for tomorrow. Isn't my Mom amazing?

a royal update

The web is buzzing about which tiara Kate will wear for the wedding. Queen Elizabeth traditionally presents the bride with a tiara. Most "royal watchers" are predicting that Kate will receive and heirloom tiara rather than have a new one made for her like Fergie and Sophie. Here are my predictions for the top contenders.

The Hanover Fringe Tiara

Duchess of Teck Rose and Crescent Tiara

The Scroll Diamond Tiara

Rumor has it that Kate is going with Alexander McQueen's designer Sarah Burton for the wedding dress. If that is true, I can't wait to see what it looks like. I have to assume it would be an understated version of the usual McQueen style but with all the detailing.

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wedding hair

For sister's wedding I kind of want to follow Jen's lead... I love the french braid. Only problem, I will probably have to have it professionally done. My fingers are not skilled enough to braid that beautifully.

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wedding plans

My little sister's wedding plans are coming along nicely. It looks like this J.Crew Factory sweater will be part of the bridesmaids outfits (paired with a yellow skirt with a cream band around the bottom). I think I want to pair it with a gold or nude toned shoe.

wedding flowers

My sister's wedding is two months away. She is having yellow, green and white for her colors. I loved these two weddings that used those colors and incorporated pops of purple. Gorgeous.




I love, love, love the yellow and purple in the boutonniere.

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nobody does it like vera

Some of the famous (non-British) designers sketched what they thought Kate Middleton should wear on her wedding day. These were my favorites, maybe my sister will borrow some of the details for her dress, we are meeting with her seamstress today....

Vera Wang

Monique Lhuillier

Angela Missoni

weddings

My little sister is now engaged! I am excited for all the wedding planning that is to come. She has an awesome antique ring (from 1880) and wants to have a modern Victorian theme for her dress and wedding. She is going to do yellow as her color with hints of green and white.

Since she wants some Victorian in her dress I think a bustle is called for. I love the bustle on this dress.

I don't know if she will go for this cake or if she will want something a little more detailed but I love the colors and simplicity of it.

I love this picture of a bride and her maids, the yellow skirts are what I really, really love.
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