BCBG Offering $100 Off Purchases Over $300

Dudes. BCBG is the NAZZ. They have some fly-as-balls white dresses that could easily pass for a wedding dress, or a reception dress to dance in.

Head over there quick. The sale is only on through the weekend. Oh, and did I mention you get a FREE subscription to Vogue when you purchase online? Hells bells, bitches! Get shoppin'!




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Midnight Dress Doubts, Pt. II of My Thrilling "Second Thoughts" Series.

CRAP. NARDS. BALLZ. EFFFFFFFFF.

Excuse my 'lame' case of Turret's, but dude. Having 2nd thoughts BLOWS. As I was desperately trying to fall asleep the other night, I couldn't stop thinking about my wedding dress situation. I had a minor freak-out that maybe the Watters wedding dress I bought a couple months ago isn't all that practical or entirely 'me'. Allow me to explain:

As I write this blog, I find that my 'bride style' is developing and evolving along the way. I should have KNOWN that maybe my 'bride style' now won't be the same as next July when I actually have to wear the damn thing. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE MY DRESS. It's sexy-fly and hugs the curvies nicely, so it's not too too traditional in that sense. BUT it's still a long, mermaid, ivory wedding dress that I paid nearly a $1000 for - and yeah sure, that's a good deal on a designer wedding dress... but let's get serious here. A thousand dollars is a sh-t ton of money for a dress I will wear only ONCE. I secretly wanted a short, fun, unique wedding dress all along - one that I found from a small-scale, independent designer. But then I thought I wouldn't feel 'bride-like' enough. Whatever that means (NOTE: I have since not given two sh-ts about feeling 'bride-like' on my wedding day). And PLUS, others kept telling me that I would regret not wearing a long dress...little did they know...

Well. Hmm.

I'm not saying I'm changing my mind about the Watters dress...YET. I'm having a second reception dress made by a very talented designer on Etsy. YAY FOR INDEPENDENT DESIGNERS! Here are some pics of what my custom dress is going to kind of look like (Think sweetheart neckline and a tulle overlay on the torso and bust):

Photos by Renee Brazel

This dress is SO fun and unique I can't even handle it. And I don't care what all the haters say, I LOVE tulle - maybe not in long ballgown form, but in short form, it's hella fly. Right now I'm paying under $300 for this custom dress. I ain't gonna lie. I'm having buyer's guilt for buying two dresses...granted they aren't the "thousands of dollars" kinds of dresses, but whatever, we need all the extra cash for this wedding we can get. And Plus, why would I want to hog TWO FULL DRESSES when I could sell an AMAZING designer dress to a fellow bride on a budget for half the price!? I'm ALL ABOUT spreading the love, so why the HELL do I have two wedding dresses? It just seems more practical for me to sell the Watters dress and just wear the short one the whole night. Again, love the long dress, but my other dilemma is this: I CAN'T DANCE IN THE WATTERS DRESS. My knees are like permanently buckled together in it. And I'm a TOTAL idiot for not really considering this fact in the first place - given the fact that I NEED to dance hardcore at my wedding.

So the question is:

1. Do I sell the Watters gown and wear the short one all night?
   
2. Or should I sell the Watters gown and put more money into the short dress (like $100 more for better tulle or cup inserts or boning or whatever).
   
3. OR should I just shut the eff up and keep both dresses?
   

Yeah, yeah I know. I'm the only one who can make this decision. And it's probably going to involve me trying on the dress over and over and staring at it long and hard. But damn. This is hard, yo.

...My other concern is this: Will I even be able to sell the Watters dress? I wonder how easy it is... Do you know anyone who would even want a Watters Size 10 mermaid, sweetheart neckline, strapless, ivory gown? If I actually do decide to sell this thing, I of course will post some pics of the actual dress. But until then, if you want to see the dress pics in the meantime, email me at bowiebride@gmail.com
Ugh. Need. Advice. Now. PLEASE share your second thoughts dress stories and how you remedied the situation. AND don't forget to spread the word about possibly selling my Watters dress. If I know I have someone at least interested, I'll be more gung ho on the idea of selling it...

Thank you!!

Saks Sale - 25% OFF + FREE SHIPPING

Dudes. If you need a wedding dress, rehearsal dinner dress, reception dress, wedding party attire, e-pics outfit, a clutch, a groom's suit, or some fly-ass shoes, there are tons of designer options available at Saks online. I think the sale ends today, so hurry over there and receive 25% off + free shipping on nearly everything. Just enter the coupon codes FRIENDS2 and OCTSHIP9 at checkout to receive the discounts. Here's some wedding-y stuff I found:

After the Party Comes the Hotel Lobby...

I just need to take a minute to thank R. Kelly for inspiring this post. So, R., a big thanks for recording the song "Ignition" and a not-so-big thanks for sh*tting out the epic monstrosity that is "Trapped in the Closet."

Ok. So for this post, I thought I'd be a little goofy... So let's have some fun! I'm sure you all are bored with reading my trials and tribs with the reception dress, also known as my, 'totally budget impractical second wedding dress needed for dancing.' Well, like our boy R. Kelly said, the party don't stop after the party ends...so why not go for the triple crown and buy ANOTHER white dress? The after-after party dress! Even MORE impractical!

It doesn't get more 'fresh out da kitchen' than the 'get-ups' I'm about to show you. So sit back, sip on some 'coke and rum' and have a few L-O-L's. Cuz these dresses...gurrrrl...they be craaazy.

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My First Round of Second Thoughts...Crap

I got my reception dress in the mail the other day... The good news is that I really do like it. It fits well, I feel good in it, blah blah blah... As for the bad news, I think I'm going to return it. There's just something not quite right about it. For the price I paid, I thought I would LOVE LOVE LOVE it. But I only just like it I think. So needless to say I'm experiencing some buyer's guilt. BUT, I have decided on an alternative. I think I'll be able to dance better in the dress if it's short and flares out. I found a few examples of what I'm looking for. The peach colored dress and the striped top dress I found on Etsy and they can custom make them. The dress in the black and white pic, was handmade by a designer in Australia, so clearly I won't be able to obtain the same one. So, I hopped on Etsy's alchemy page and posted this. For those who don't know, Etsy Alchemy is a place where "buyers can post requests for custom handmade items, and then sellers bid on the opportunity to make the goods." Cool, right? I already have 3 bids!! I plan to use this system a few more times as we get closer to the wedding.

If you know anyone who can make a dress like the ones in this post, LET ME KNOW. I'm looking to spend absolutely no more than $300. If I can get it for under $200, even better!

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BCBG Made Me a Bad, Bad Girl

I bought it. The BCBG dress. For the dance party portion of the wedding. I caved. I'm so bad. Bad, bad, bad. But it's just so perfect...and I want to be able to dance at my wedding FULL HOG. So boom! I did it. Purchased. And if I totally change my mind, I can wear it to the rehearsal dinner, or for our e-pics, or for our day after shoot, or at my one-woman performance of The Pirates of Penzance. Sky's the friggin' limit, dudes!

A Dress I Can Dance HARD In

Balls.

I knew this would happen. I buy my wedding dress and I have worries that I won't be able to dance as hard as I want to in it because it's tight at the knees... THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR ME, KIDS. Big. Huge. I need to dance without a care in the world at this wedding. Dancing like an all-out jackass is probably one of my favorite things to do in the world. Hell, I dance in my living room... by myself... on a Tuesday. So there's no way in hell I'm going to sacrifice dancing like there's no tomorrow for a dress... So I'm hoping that it's just me worrying for nothing.

But just in case, the point of this post is to draw your attention to the little off-white dress to your right.

Wouldn't this be the perfect dancing dress for the reception? I could more than JAM in this little number - and it's super cute and totally something I would wear (and wear again). I'm way too tempted to buy it right now... So someone needs to stop me before I start entering my credit card numbers. However, I will also be taking votes of encouragement as a means to NOT feel bad for buying a second dress :)

Oh, yeah. The dress is $288.00... Not too bad but still pricey enough to say 'no'. What do you guys think?

To help you further decide, here's a pic of the back:

Come on. Encourage me to buy it. I dare you!