PERFECT LITTLE THINGS

For me, a wedding color pallet screams bridesmaid dresses.   I have worn my fair share of these poofy little numbers so I decided from the get-go that I would choose from J.Crew.  The appealing thing about going this route is there are a number of different styles to select within each fabric category so each lady has the option to pick what would look best on her body type: strapless, halter or straps.  The not-so-appealing part is that there are only eight stores across the entire US where you can try on actual samples.

I worked with one of J.Crew’s wedding specialists and requested a fabric swatch of almost each color, from each line.  She finally had to cut me off but I felt like I had a good foundation to start. J One of the things I tried to keep in mind was my setting.  I am getting married in the mountains, in spring so I wanted to make sure whatever I chose would compliment our surroundings.  I must have changed my mind 18 times but after driving myself crazy, I finally I sat down and wrote the email to my girls.  And I even hit send. 

I decided to go with graphite and light chartreuse silk chiffon dresses because I thought the contrast would be fun and the bouquets would end up tying everything together.  The yellow is pretty bright - so bright that I almost had the girls return them - but in the end I stuck with my gut, as every bride should do.  The best asset, according to my future sister-in-law, is that the Juliet dress (shown in light chartreuse) has pockets!  

Up next?  The bridesmaid gift.  I have 8 bridesmaids and they are comprised of a really amazing group of women, which meant I wanted to do something extra special.  I scoured Etsy looking for the perfect accessory, saving nearly 100 favorites to my account.   I was searching for something that would accent the colors and bring them together even when bouquets weren’t there to do so.  Featured on Style Me Pretty, I found Amanda at Untamed Petals.   She had made headbands for this absolutely GORGEOUS wedding and I knew instantly that was what I wanted.  Headbands were a little risky but if she could somehow turn these flowery bits of heaven into a belt, I was sold.  SHE DID and I’m now anxiously awaiting their arrival!  I sent her color swatches of each tone (my favorite benefit to J.Crew) so she could match the fabric and use both.  I’m so excited!  Finding that perfect thing is always such a relief!
And seriously... aren't they beautiful?!

Check out Amanda's blog at: www.untamedpetals.blogspot.com and her Etsy shop: Untamed Petals.