Wedding Dresses ~ The TP Edition
My sweet friend Alicia from The Charity Wedding was also so kind to guest post for me today. She swooped in at the last minute to help me and with two glasses of vino in her put together a piece of Friday Wedding Hilarity! Read, enjoy, and head into your weekend giggling. 🙂
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Hello Niche White readers! I am so excited to be here today with you. Nicole has a busy week and she needed a little help to keep her blog flowing with goodness, so that is where I come in. I wasn’t really sure what I was going to post and I didn’t have a ton of time to figure it out so I decided to head to her blog for inspiration. As you know, she always posts the latest fashion trends, eye-catching photos, unique ideas, and things you just don’t expect to look as fabulous as they do, but of course they do look fabulous. Out of nowhere, the thought of wedding dresses made of toilet paper popped in my head. Bear with me friends, it was late, I had a long day, and I was already on my second glass of pinot grigio. Now don’t get me wrong I am not trying to insinuate that dresses made of 2-ply are the latest fashion trend but I can assure you what I found is both unique and eye-catching not to mention pretty much fabulous. These are NOT the crap dresses that you made at your bridal shower during one of the games that no one likes to play. Prepare to be amazed.
Alright so this one is pretty much artsy and probably not real. BUT let me tell you there are some that are real.
Yep this is real and made completely out of what you wipe with.
Be honest, if I didn’t tell you, would you have known? Absolutely no way.
So come to find out, there is an entire contest dedicated to dresses made from toilet paper that takes place year after year. Tell me you are not impressed.
Seriously, am I crazy or is this awesome?
These are gorgeous. Vera Wang take note. Now we all know how brittle toilet paper is and yet these artisans are creating braids, flowers, and full out gorgeous gowns.
If this teaches us anything it is that with a little ingenuity and effort, you could create something absolutely gorgeous on a budget. I’m not sure how well a TP dress would hold up through walking around, pictures, sweating, and dancing but if you could pull it off, without anyone knowing, wouldn’t it be fabulous?
Happy Friday Friends! Let this inspire you to create something amazing this weekend while having a whole new appreciation for toilet paper!
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Giving Good Hair
A certain level of DIY is wonderful, whether it’s for your wedding or just life in general. However, it does take up a lot of time, can be stressful, and threatens to leave a bride in hysterics if it doesn’t go right and there’s no back-up plan! Having said all that I’m somewhat hesitant to go forward with this post…
But I will. 🙂 Below are three hairstyles I really like, with step-by-step pictures and a link to instructions. Do I think you should do your own wedding day hair? Only if you/family/an attendant style hair for a living or you’ve practiced a gajillion times beforehand with great results.
As a bride who wore her hair up in a classic style, I love the elegance of this ‘do. It would also be ideal if you’re having an outdoor wedding in hot months or want to dance a lot!
{No sweaty hair sticking to your neck/face!}
2. Half and Half ~
Very romantic! I think I’ll try it this weekend, just for fun. Very simple, but if it suits your hair, face, dress, and wedding feel then it can be just perfect.
3. Front French Braid ~
French braids are so beautiful and I love this modern twist. I want to do this so badly but my hair is not quite long enough yet! If you click the link above, you will see Maegan’s video tutorials
~ (of …love Maegan – she’s on the right) ~
for both the full braid and the braid with waves/curls at the bottom.
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So, what are you doing with your hair? You’re having a trial right? It’s so important! Just because you like a style doesn’t mean it will look great on you! Also, if at all possible, bring your veil with you so your stylist will know everything he/she has to work with.
DIY + Fashion Inspiration
Fabulous Anthropologie windows in four cities offer perfect inspiration for taking household items and making them spectacular! Which city window do you love the most?
Charlotte, NC
Washington, D.C.
Marlton, NJ
Skokie, IL
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“Inspired by the most commonplace household items, our visual teams nimbly stitched, draped, cut and dyed every inch of these abstract fashion panoramas. Made of clothespins, hangers and construction materials, each avant-garde silhouette and woody blossom explores the spaces between art, craft, design and fashion.” ~ Anthropologie
*All pictures via Facebook
From Ordinary to Extraordinary
Last week we talked about the dreaded (but fabulous!) money pit that is Etsy… did you buy anything this week? In my daily surfing I found another batch of great “every day” things you could use for your wedding! And not to take sales away from the artist, but a couple of these have DIY-potential if you have more time than money.
Shaker Lights ~ I think these would be great for ceremony and/or reception decor depending on your theme and over-all wedding feel:
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Annie Clutch ~ While this isn’t billed as a ‘wedding purse’, it certainly could be! Champagne and ivory goes with just about everything, plus it has a Something Blue interior.
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3D Paper Heart Garland ~ I don’t think I need to tell you what to do with this. 🙂
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Here’s a bunch of great stuff from La Pomme ~ The plush apples can be customized with names, so I think they would make wonderful ‘escort cards’ and double as favors. Maybe even use them for table names or identifiers on a fruit-themed dessert table!
Below that is some of the vintage (from the 1920’s!) sheet music they sell…perfect for backing your programs or menus, using as general decor, or…lots of stuff – turn on your imagination!
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Soooo…what’s on your Etsy shopping list this week?
Too Cute For A Thursday
Valentine’s Day is (roughly) 6 weeks away – start practicing!
Or, it would be so cute to cut into at an engagement announcement dinner 😉
{Full tutorial HERE, by i am baker}
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