Choose Your Own Adventure: Wedding Party Fashion Addition

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I am a late bloomer. I'm finally learning to swim, at the same time that my nephews, aged 4 and 2 are - I'm clearly a significantly older student! I got my first tattoo in my twenties, and I was in a wedding party for the first time in my thirties. Thankfully, I didn't have to endure a lot of dress drama* because the bride was a cool-ass mother-trucker who had only two dress requirements:

1) dresses needed to be floor-length; 

2) dresses needed to be black.

Umm, a long black dress? Talk about a piece of cake!**   THANK YOU APRIL!!!*** Our bridal party ended up looking pretty fly, because we were on the same page for the big details but given pretty broad scope to find our dream dress.  So, can I tell you how much I loved this Buzzfeed post showing just how much pop there is in a mix 'n' match bridal party? I loved this idea and these looks SOOO MUCH.

*~Now THIS is how you make a bridal party pop! ~*

Each of the folks in your wedding party has their own unique personality and will bring something special to the day, by virtue of who they are.  How cool would it be to see what would happen if you lay down a few guidelines (like colour or length) and see where this leads your party people? Could your vision plus their style equal a marriage made in fashion heaven?!  This article is a great cheat-sheet on how to guidelines to help create a wedding party look that is personalized and unique and celebrates each person!

*~Mix'n'Match 101~*

And this can also apply to the gents in both wedding parties because there's no limit on how much fantastic style you can have at one wedding!

*~And THIS is how you keep the style poppin' for the rest of the party!~*

A little style p0rn to start the week!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~
Lisa and April


* - There was still a little drama for me; dress shopping gives me anxiety like nothing else can so there was a lot of stress-sweats and hiding out in various dressing rooms. Also a lot of swear words. Sorry, April!

** - It ended up NOT being a piece of cake, due to said anxiety and I went to a lot of stores. A LOT, as in double-digits. And I dragged April to every single one. Every. Single. One. SORRY APRIL!!

*** - THANK YOU APRIL!!! = Thank you for not kicking me out of your wedding party even though I was a pain in the arse. You really are a cool-ass mother-trucker.

I Simply Remember My Favourite Things...

I’m sure that I’m going to sound like a broken record when I tell you guys (again) that I got married in an ivory pantsuit. Which I loved.  Like, lovedlovedloved.  But…. if I had to do it all over again (please avert your eyes and plug your ears pantsuit, because this might insult you just a teeny bit!) I DO have a dream wedding dress that I would have loved to float down the aisle in, in an alternate universe/sliding-doors situation, of course:

Julie Andrews, aka Maria in “The Sound of Music”

Look at the neckline and collar – she was Fierce before Sasha! And yet, the delicate buttons at the sleeves were so feminine. This dress was always my idea of perfection.  And if that wasn’t enough bridal style, I always had an alternate to my dream dress:

I know,  I know,  it looks like I’ve got an old-fashioned sensibility, but this style of dress made an appearance not too long ago, just five years ago, and it was courtesy of Sarah Burton, Creative Director of Alexander McQueen.  And the House of McQueen is anything but old-fashioned or stuffy!

The one thing that all of these dresses have in common (other than the ability to make me bow down and observe a moment of silence out of respect!) is the sleeves.   It’s amazing how something so ordinary can elevate a dress to another level when you don’t see it all the time, you know?  Strapless dresses are gorgeous and inherently romantic… but oh, the capped sleeves, the floaty long sleeves and all the sleeves in between can make you swoon! So of course, I was so ridiculously happy to see a Buzzfeed post this week celebrating a lovely bunch of dresses with sleeves and I knew I’d have to share!

33 Impossibly Pretty Wedding Dresses with Sleeves

I know that there are an infinite amount of choices for dresses…  but it feels nice to take a minute and have a look at a little themed collection sometimes?

#sleevesareadreamyourheartmakes

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~

Lisa and April

Hot Wedding Accessories for the Season!

Image Courtesy of CTV’s The Social

This past weekend, on a scorching Saturday in May  (goodbye winter and hello HUMIDEX WATCH 2015!) with the threat of insane weather looming in the not-so-distant skies (seriously, at one point there was a ‘severe thunderstorm watch’ in effect, which also ominously called for heavy rains, strong winds and possible hail)  Limitless Events welcomed in the Spring wedding season - congrats Jann and Nick! You guys not only survived the heat and foreboding weather forecast but were a lovely couple who hosted a fantastic wedding for your family and friends! All the best today, tomorrow, and always…..

Last week on The Social,  resident fashion expert (and soon-to-be Bride) Erica Wark had a great segment on some smokin’-hot wedding accessories for the upcoming season and I was remiss in not posting them right away because they are definitely swoon-worthy!

Must-have Wedding Accessories!

Maybe  because it’s been such a long, dreary winter and spring has reared her beautiful and promising head, but I found everything so fresh and inviting.  Delicate, drape-y, bohemian-inspired headpieces? Yes, please!  A decadent fascinator-esque bloom that can be perched jauntily? Amazing!! Art-deco inspired clutches? We’re in!!!

Speaking of smokin’-hot – what about the men?  A man in a good suit is a beautiful thing but just what constitutes a ‘good suit’ changes with the seasons and just as bridal and wedding guest attire is continually offering new options and looks, men’s wedding day fashion is updating all the time too! Here was a segment on The Social a few weeks ago that showed the newest in new looks for men:

Stylish wedding-day fashion for men...

And things are just heating up! Wedding season is on and with that, we’re in for a fashionable, exciting ride! Make sure you visit us often and if you’ve got some wedding festivities lined up in the next little while - smile and BREATHE! You’re almost there and it’s going to be just fine!  Enjoy the lead-up to your special day!!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~

Lisa and April

Dresses, Dresses and Dresses!

Full disclosure: I got married in a simple off-white pantsuit. My wedding was super-small,  seventeen people in attendance on a Friday afternoon and it took place at City Hall. My suit was perfect for that day, and after moving house three times, she still hangs in my closet twenty years later and ever so often,  I unzip the garment bag, take her out and give her a once-over.  I always think of Carrie Bradshaw in ‘Sex and the City’ and her wedding dress situation: she was gifted an amazing Vivienne Westwood wedding dress, but when she finally married Big, she wore her no-name, sweet and classic suit and she’d never looked better.

But ohhh, wedding dresses are probably my favourite part of the planning process. I love the feel of them on the hanger – heavy, full of promise -  the way the material swishes or falls seductively, the beading that demands to be admired,  and the little differences from dress to dress that make each beautiful in their own unique way.   I can’t wait for our brides to start the hunt for their perfect dress.

Last month, Flare magazine collected 35 of the sweetest, prettiest, dreamiest dresses that highlight the trends for 2015 – and beyond. But even though these dresses are lovely examples of the hottest bridal trends for the year, they are fresh and beautiful – with no shelf life! So if you’re looking right now for dress ideas, this is a great place to start….

2015 Bridal Ttrends for the fashion-loving bride!

Wishing you a day as limitless as you are~

Lisa and April