Suitable Maternity Wear for a Wedding While Pregnant

Most women do not trust themselves to the party wearing clothes when pregnant. Here are some tips berbusana so you will be beautiful and confident when coming to a party.

Weddings are a time when family and old friends gather, when we catch up with people we haven’t seen for a while, and in preparation, most of us want to lift our glamour level above the everyday and look fabulous. While it may be bad manners to outshine the bride, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to look your best.

“What will I wear?” is the eternal question of pregnant women, and doubly so when invited to a wedding. You – and your belly – will be on show. While you might have several perfect dresses to pick from in your normal wardrobe, chances are, pregnancy has changed your shape a little. It’s natural to feel a little disgruntled when your wardrobe is full of things you can’t fit into and you seem to be recycling the same clothes over and over again. And even the most well planned maternity wardrobe doesn’t tend to take special occasions into account.


We recently had a customer write to tell us that she had been dreading attending a friend’s wedding, as she was feeling short on glamour at 8 months pregnant. Luckily Queen Bee came to the rescue with our Sparkle Evening Dress in black, which she tells us she “was thrilled to find fit me perfectly and looked fantastic! I attended the wedding, head held high and had a great, yet tiring night.” We think our silk empire line dress which was featured in a recent fashion spread is also simply stunning for evening wear. For special occasions, it really is worthwhile having at least one superlative outfit which will have you feeling the way you should; glowing and beautiful!

Dresses still seem to be the most popular choice for the ladies, and the options are wide ranging. If you like attention-getting colours you’ll love this violet ruffle wrap dress, or this sexy bright blue v-neck front tie dress or emerald blue ¾ sleeve babydoll dress by LIL. If your taste runs more to the quietly elegant, try this flowing sage dress or this long sleeved tulip print dress. The softly flowing full length halter-neck maxi dress by LIL is also beautifully elegant.

But we’re all about versatility at Queen Bee, and we know you’ll agree it’s great to have pieces which when dressed up and accessorised will take you to a wedding in style but can also be worn again and again on other less formal occasions. Many of our clothes can easily be dressed down for casual wear, which makes them even harder to resist. For a great versatile two piece outfit, why not pair our ruffle wrap skirt
with one of our maternity tops, like this beautiful off the shoulder top, or try this sexy evening tube, stylish tunic, or beaded silk top with your favourite dressy maternity pants and heels.

Remember pregnancy can make you a little more emotional than normal too, so if you’re the sort who cries at weddings anyway, don’t forget to pack an extra hanky!


By : Phie

Empire Wedding Dresses

An empire wedding dress

has a high waist gathered close to the breasts. Other forms are gathered under the breasts depending on ones taste. The skirt worn is normally long and flows as one walks. These gowns have a loose allowance below the breasts. The Empire wedding dress is ideal for brides, with both pear as well as apple-shaped bodies because it flatters their, stomach, thighs as well as busts. Since the gown has a long flowing skirt, it creates an illusion of height on short women.

Both Greek and Romans developed the empire wedding dress in the ancient times. This model is ideal for warm weather because it is less restrictive. Women preferring elevated busts wear these gowns during their wedding ceremonies. The gathering effect below the breast makes the breasts to appear larger. Due to increase desire for the empire wedding dress, many designers have cropped it up with different models that retain the old model features. Models differ on materials used in manufacture as well as the design.

Some designers use embroidery to add some pattern to the dress thus, making it unique and presentable. Common fabric materials used include cotton, silk, satin, chiffon and any other fabrics. These fabrics have a flowing characteristic thus, enhancing the feminine features. Other models have beads embedded on the fabric. The cost of these gowns also differs depending on beads and jewels embedded on the fabric.

Some empire wedding dress models have formal designs while others are informal. This is meant to cater for diversified tastes of women. A casual model has a simplified solid shaded fabric that has beads. Casual models are easily maintained thus, a preferable choice for many women. Casual models are also ideal for women that prefer stylish or fancy weddings. New methods of decorating these wedding gowns have cropped up. Example of these includes use of colorful ribbons. Ribbons fitted near the bust produce a fine pattern. One should choose a ribbon color that matches well with the wedding dress.

Women that prefer formal wedding gowns are not left out, because designers have models that fit perfectly for such preferences. Such wedding dresses have simplified sleek lines. Such models lack decorative and exaggerated jewels. There are many shops and stores for these gowns. The best place to get a high quality empire wedding dress is in a local wedding dress store. In such stores, one tries out many different gowns thus, giving one a chance to choose the best fitting wedding gown.

Apart from relying on local stores, another reliable source is online stores and boutiques. Online stores have numerous types and models of empire wedding dress thus giving one a wide diversity of choice. Online boutiques, allow one compare price lists displayed by different traders. This gives one an opportunity to buy the best quality dress at affordable costs. Online boutiques record higher sales than traditional wedding stores especially due to the empire wedding dress and because of availability of shipping services. This saves one, transport expenses. Online traders, have an advantage of marketing their wares to many different people due to the internet.

By : Phie

A Wedding Planning Guide For The Bride

So you have made it to the wedding planning stage, congratulations! Now that you have set a date you need to start getting everything together that you will need for the big day. You need to take it in steps so that you won?t be overwhelmed; you know eat the elephant one bite at a time!

Some of the things you need to plan are what kind of dress, make up, your hairstyle, what kind of jewelry, and other things that you want included in your special day. There are lots of helpful resources available to help you with the planning stage of your wedding, especially online, plus you can pick up some wedding and bridal magazines.

When you are choosing a wedding dress don?t just choose it because it looks pretty on the model. Your wedding dress should be something that you really like, but it should also go with your body type as well. Choose a wedding dress that accentuates the positive aspects and minimizes any negatives. Look at a lot of different styles before making a choice. Take a friend along, or better yet make it a fun event and take several friends or your sisters and go make a day of it. When you find a dress you like, try it on and make sure it isn?t too tight. You want it to fit well and still be comfortable and be able to move around so that you will be able to dance and have fun at the reception afterwards!

After you have chosen a dress that you are happy with you have to find a pair of shoes that will look good with it. If you are going with the traditional look of a white wedding dress then you will want some sort of white shoe. The exact type of shoe is a personal preference. You can choose everything from a shoe that is like a ballet slipper to sandals, to a pump. I do recommend however that if you are very tall, not to wear a heel. The length of the dress you have chosen will have a lot to do with the decision of shoes as well.

Now that you have covered the main parts of your wedding day wardrobe, you may want to add some customization to your apparel to personalize it a bit. One excellent way of doing this is by accessorizing with jewelry. The jewelry should accentuate your wedding dress and not draw attention away from it as the dress should be the focal point. A nice necklace and earrings and possibly something woven into your hair will do nicely. Remember not to wear any rings at all other than your wedding ring that you will receive on your big day.


By : Phie

Wedding Dress Album Shoot

A great wedding dress is a fantasy for every little girl—even after the girl enters into the adult world and remains unmarried. In the U.S., we usually do not don our our wedding dress when not in our weddings, but wholesale wedding dresses it is sort of a tradition for Chinese to-be-brides to don a handful of outfits of wedding gowns with her to-be-husband for a wedding gown shoot before their weddings.

Many Chinese to-be-couples would shoot the album simply as a way to leave a beautiful memory. Certainly, not every to-be-couple follows the tradition—it is common, but not compulsory. At present, lots of foreign visitors to the country are also appealed to take a special wedding dress shoot there as a way to memorize their wedding. If you go to the popular scenic places like in the parks, for example, of Tianjin, you may witness a wedding dress outdoor shoot for either Chinese or foreign couples.


Normally, wedding gown album shooting shops offer wedding dress album shooting packages including doing fittings, make-up, hair fixing, choosing outfits and of course, photo shooting. Western wedding gowns are indispensible for almost every wedding dress album shooting. Varied from different costs and the shooting packages you opt for, there are various packages of wedding gowns to choose from. Most are Western, but in other styles like traditional Chinese Cheongsam and minority costumes are also common in wedding dress shootings. Also, to meet with different fittings and wedding costumes, service staff from wedding dress album shooting agencies would do various hair styles and make-ups for the to-be-couples. Normally, there are 2 or 3 or more service staff fussing around you to assist you fix hair styles, make up, select wedding dresses, and fit the shooting settings and your poses. Besides, a a wedding gown album shooting normally consists of indoor shoots and outdoor shoots, requiring at least a whole day to complete the album shooting. Though it may be a little too tiresome, you can have a lot of fun with it!Wedding gown album shooting is pervasive in China for several reasons. In my opinion, 3 major reasons contribute to the prevalence of the tradition. First, lots of Chinese young people regard Western wedding costumes as more fashion and more romantic apparel for the beautiful moment. And people hope to generate the romantic memory with a fashion and lovely wedding gown album. It is fun to turn over the album to reflect on the lovely days of their love! Second, taking a wedding dress shoot is a channel to dramatize the gaiety of the newlyweds among their friends and families. Newlyweds, especially new brides, love to present their wedding dress albums to those whom they are willing to share with their joy. Third, as the world's biggest apparel production base, wedding gowns which come in different levels of fabrics and styles enjoy a very reasonable pricing. They are affordable even for low-paid people in China. Also, prices on wedding dressing shooting services are optional based on the different levels of packages you want. In general, a wedding dress album shooting would cost you from about 1,000 RMB to more than 10,000 RMB.


By : Phie

Casual Wedding Dress

A wedding is a dream-come-true occasion for everyone involved, especially the bride. After dreaming for years of her handsome Knight in Shining Armor, she has eventually found him, and is about to embark on a completely different phase of life – one that includes him, and actually revolves around him, with only their love and commitment as the focus. It is a pious union of two souls, blessed as they are by the great Lord, encouraging them to fuse into one complete entity, and face every aspect of life in this very form, with complete dedication and loyalty to each other, and enough love to fill every heart that beats in this entire world.

Now, since the wedding is one of the most significant events in a woman’s life, each and every aspect of it is also equally significant. However, there happens to be one aspect which, at least for the bride, is actually a little more important than the others, and that is her special bridal wedding dress. There are many facets to be taken care of when it comes to selecting the perfect wedding dress for you, and all of them are equally important.

First of all, you need to know the theme of your wedding. This decides the important aspects of the wedding dress. You need to know whether you are holding a gothic wedding, or a casual one, for then it will require a wedding dress that will match the concept, namely a celtic wedding dress or a casual one, respectively. Your budget also plays a very important role in deciding the kind of wedding dress you ought to choose.

Next, you must take care of the fabric of the wedding dress. You could select between any comfortable types of clothing material, the thickness depending on the season, and, once again, the theme. Once you have decided this, your next step would be to decide on the kind of cut you want to wear in the form of your wedding dress. The cut not only includes the length and neckline, but also the overall contour ad fitting of the dress. Ensure that you choose a cut that suits the theme, season, and of course, the fabric of the dress in itself, and is, most importantly, comfortable for you to wear. For instance, in case you are expecting a baby, you will need a pretty maternity wedding dress, which will enhance your motherly beauty, apart from the obvious bridal kind.

Depending on these factors, you need to decide on the color of the wedding dress. While white is the traditional and conventional hue for a bride, you could select any other one based on your wedding theme and, obviously, your preference. The accessories that you select for your wedding dress, such as gloves, veil or tiara, and the special hand bouquet of beautiful and fragrant flowers, depend on all the facets mentioned above. You can make your choice from the available options.

Choosing the perfect wedding dress is going to be extremely difficult, but if you follow the right steps in the right manner, you are sure to look absolutely stunning on your wedding day, just as you always wanted, and it is really doubtful if your Prince Charming, or any other male in the vicinity, for that matter, will have eyes for any other woman, apart from you. So, choose wisely, and get gorgeous for your wedding day.

By : Phie

RECYCLED

I spotted my friend modelling for Viivi Vein and strated browsing around the VV designs realizing I really need that mint green ruffled bag! All the products are unique however so let's see if it's possible for me to get my hands on it - or a similar one!

The Viivi Vein prodcts are made out of all-recycled materials, or consist of revamped vintage products. You can see more of the bags in the slide on her myspace and browse her collection here.

www.viivivein.com

And remember, there are still five more days to sign up for my Chickdowntown giveaway! (It breaks my heart that there's only one dress to give away ond not one hundred :) But try your luck anyway!)

TIME FOR A TREAT

Since no-one can ever have too many dresses I'm happy to announce that one of you have the opportunity to get yet another one - for free! You have the chance to win a BB Dakota Moonstone Blue Flawless Dress from Chickdowntown!





Chickdowntown is an online designer store that carry over 150 designer pieces from such as Diane von Furstenberg, Marc Jacobs, Betsey Johnson, Mystique, Mink Pink, L.A.M.B and more - as well as a selection of vintage items.

You you can stay tuned with news, giveaways and gift cards by following Chickdowntown on twitter or joining them on facebook. You also get a 50$ gift card when you sign up for their mailing list!

Well, back to the contest - all you have to do to enter is leave a comment on this post I and will let Miss Fortuna decide by drawing one winner next Monday morning (July 6th, to be more precise). In other words, the contest is up for one week, and if you don't have a blog account remember to leave me your email address! Good luck :)

www.chickdowntown.com

POSSIBLE - IMPOSSIBLE

(Some of my minor words of wisdom again...)


It's possible to drink too much sangria in the park on a sunny day,
and it's also (unfortunately) possible to eat too many cherries at once.
But it's impossible to ever wear too many or too big flowers in your hair.


(But this is of course only half-way there. I want them bigger! More!)

TWIRLING DAISIES

Tinkerbell made me the cutest daisy-like tassels ever, which I use for my Elovena number.

They twirled last Friday already at Loose and will twirl some more at the Helsinki Pride Women's party tomorrow! (*wink wink*, in case you're in the mood for some burlesque :)

SUMMER GIRLS IN VINTAGE SKIRTS

Oh summer vacation! Makes me wish I'd never have to work again!
(Even though I at this very moment have some work files open too. That's the thing with freelancing, you always work a little...)

But anyway; it's almost all-vacation for me. I started my day with strawberry-, yoghurt- and honey filled pancakes after which I biked around in the sunshine, listening to two Johnnies on my ipod (Kidd and Preston). Later I met up with Ina for lunch and some swimsuit fabric shopping , I'm going to sew us a couple of very cup cake-y bikinis next week!

I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF

I did some of my kind of internet porn, which is watching pretty dresses on sites I have labeled as forbidden (like Trashy Diva, where I lurked today). This time couldn't resist the Click and ended up finally ordering a dress I've been drooling over ever since it appeared on the site. Oh!

SUMMER

There's lots of green on both sides of my window.

The Enchanting Wedding Honeymoon Experience in Killarney Hotels

If you are looking for a very romantic wedding destination that‘s something about the famous line “And they lived happily ever after” which the ending is a truly magical fairy tale setting. The Holiday Inn hotel in Killarney is one of the best hotels, which is known for a good preference to experience great hotel accommodation for your honeymoon.

The very special event after the wedding occasion is the honeymoon itself where the bride and groom need to look for their elegant yet supplementary rooms in one of the hotels in Killarney. Worry no more since hotels in Killarney offer an ideal and prototypical venue even for your wedding occasion, wedding reception, wedding honeymoons, church and civil ceremonies. Most of the hotels have a huge place where you can set your reception in one of the lovely lakeshore, perfect for your pictorial moments. Killarney accommodation is an experience of deluxe honeymoon, which create a memorable wedding day. If you want to have a mysterious and truly romantic honeymoon, Kilarney hotels provide you a magnificent, enchanting Irish wedding venue that will make your wedding episode a superb one.

One of the Killarney’s honeymoon accommodations that will go well with your taste and budget is the castle of your choice. These castles contain a remarkable private garden which is intended for your wedding photography that will create your marriage ceremony unique and fabulous episode of your life.

Most of these castles for your Kilarney accommodations have a Conservatory place where you can find a magnificent cathedral of Victorian crystal-doomed venue and have been beautified by different flower fields perfect for your great day event. The floor shape of this Conservatory is “L” shaped to give comfort both for the wedding reception and wedding ceremony.

Use your creative and innovative mind to find a best location that you can use for the grandest entrance of the bride. Make use of those aisles found in one of those castle and decorate them with your own fashion, flavor and colors.

If there’s any Conservatory crystal arcade found in your chosen Kilarney castle accommodation, try to perform your reception or ceremony to their classical proportioned corner. This is an ultimate place for your guests to dine in style or perhaps enjoy a champagne and reception of canapés.

This type of Kilarney accommodation offers an exclusive dinner party with the selection of gourmet menus that is individually customized to each wedding party needs. It is an annually event tradition of which these castles are absolutely brag out to their guests. This personalized service is a so called”second to none advantage” to provide their guest a variety of gourmet cuisines and best wine as part of their planning wedding menus.

After the solemnity of wedding ceremonies, here comes the much awaited honeymoon. Here in this type of Kilarney accommodation, honeymoon is not a problem as since they have an enormous room available. Every room is designed in luxury prince and princess style suite with warm and inviting colors finished in a period of style. It catches the evening stars and terrace over-viewing lakes. Here are the selections of bedrooms which most of the castles have:

• The Buff Room with four-poster double bed
• The Print Room with small single bed attached in Dressing room
• The Crichton Room associated with double bed.
• The West Room is with a twin bed
• The Blue Room is with a twin bed
• The Rose Room is with a twin bed.


Have a magical wedding ceremony; wear the shoes of the princesses and princes from the old Irish days, book now in one of Killarney accommodations!

A Romantic Wedding Destination on Jamaica

Planning a wedding on Jamaica in the Caribbean, or looking for an exclusive honeymoon vacation on Jamaica, then investigate Geejam on the shores of north east Jamaica.

Top Romantic Wedding Destination in Jamaica just has to be Geejam, a converted recording hideaway for international pop stars to a very smart boutique hotel.

It sits on a lush six acre site on the San San Estate in North East Jamaica close to Port Antonio, right between the turquoise blue of the Caribbean, and the foothills of the Blue Mountains, and is the real deal when it comes to choosing a romantic wedding destination or the ideal honeymoon spot.

The seven room Geejam has been described as a real jewel box of a hotel, which does sum up this hideaway boutique hotel very well indeed. It has superb accommodations in intimate cabins, its own private beach, and a stunning treetop restaurant. Inevitably there is a Spa, a swimming pool a gym for those who have to take exercise even on a Caribbean Honeymoon.

Of course there is still the top class recording studio, which almost goes without saying, so if you choose Geejam as your Jamaica honeymoon vacation spot, then you can probably celebrity watch as well, although you are unlikely to be that kind of person if you choose this boutique hotel.

As a romantic wedding destination, you will be overwhelmed by the natural beauty of the surroundings, with lush tropical forest and multicoloured flowers, with the sea in the background. Your every need will be attended to, and the attention to detail is more than impressive. To be married here would be the ultimate, and of course it is only a question of organisation and payment!! To be married in such a private setting, with the sounds of the sea close by is beyond imagination To walk through the rainforest on one of the many paths that weave up and down, and be married on a secluded terrace or the lovely beach will give you photographs and memories to treasure forever.

As a guest at Geejam you will realise immediately what an exclusive resort this is, and you'll be pressed to find its equivalent anywhere in the Caribbean. From the rooms or cabins which are all detached and superbly fitted out, with steam showers in the fantastic bathrooms, to the iPod player, the flat screen television with music and movies on demand, to the mobile phone you are supplied with to use whenever you want anything. For a honeymoon vacation the Drum'nBass Suite has a stunning terrace, and is a little bigger, with views that will make you not want to blink in case you miss something.

The best thing of all is that all you have to do is ask, and it happens. Be it something special for dinner, or a shopping trip to Port Antonio, nothing, but nothing is too much trouble. Geejam is not only a magnificent exclusive resort, eminently suitable as the absolute top romantic wedding destination, or the best Jamaica Honeymoon Destination, but it the place to indulge yourself and your partner. It's tranquil, elegant, and beautiful, with staff who just cannot do enough for the guests. All you have to do is to be able to afford it!

A Romantic Wedding Destination in St Lucia

A Romantic Wedding Destination, is a dream not only for the bride and groom, but also for the guests, especially if you are one of a small intimate group staying at the exclusive Villa Capri on the Cap Estate Gros Islet St Lucia. It sits on a hillside overlooking the turquoise Caribbean, and is the perfect wedding destination, indeed they seem to have made it somewhat of a specialty.

Villa Capri in lovely tropical grounds, and only 200 meters from the nearest sandy beach, is a special place for special occasions, like family reunions, or just a group of friends who want to go away together. Cap Estate is also home to St Lucia's only 18 hole golf course.

Villa Capri is not only a wonderful romantic wedding destination, it also offers terrific accommodation for your wedding party, so you can have a great time with your friends before and even after the wedding.

The accommodation splits into nine air conditioned, sea view guest rooms all with en suite facilities. The Calabash is the master suite complete with four poster bed on the top floor, and next to it is the Tamarind which also has a four poster bed, with a hammock on the balcony. Also on the upper floor is the Nutmeg and Cashew rooms, with the Mango, Guava and Pawpaw on the ground floor, plus the Almond which is a family room with three double beds, and it connects to the Carambola which is ideal for families with small children. The rooms therefore can accommodate a variety of groups of people, including children. All the rooms have Cable TV.

The kitchen, buffet areas, TV corner, the main dining room, and the terrace are all on the upper floor, and the catering size kitchen is fully equipped should you wish to use it. Having said that, one of the best things about Villa Capri is that you have the privacy of a secluded villa but you can add whatever you feel you need, from a Cook, Housekeeper, and although food and beverages aren't included, it only takes an email to have your week fully catered.

As a romantic wedding destination Villa Capri will supply you with a Wedding Coordinator, so you have in reality a wedding planner who will allow you to relax and enjoy the wedding because all the arrangements will have been taken care of.

There is a basic wedding planner package which includes preparation of all the documents necessary, including fees and marriage officer, as well as the Marriage License and Certificate. A beautifully decorated wedding gazebo, plus bouquet for the bride, buttonhole for the groom and Champagne. This basic package is only USD700 which is very reasonable indeed, and there are a number of additional options available, so you can have whatever you need to make your wedding day unforgettable.

The reports from people who used the wedding planner service at Villa Capri on St Lucia are all very favourable, and there is no doubt at all that Villa Capri is not only a spectacularly romantic wedding destination it is also an amazingly good Caribbean Luxury Villa on a beautifully well maintained estate, with great variation in the levels of service they offer, so you can be pampered or self cater according to the needs of your party.

The 7 Best Celebrity Wedding Dresses

There is always one gorgeous wedding dress that stands out nearly every year, and more often than not, it is always worn by a celebrity. After all, who would best represent glitz and glamour than a true blue celeb. In case you too want to shine as bright as they do on your wedding day, here are some celebrity wedding dresses that have caused quite a stir - for their aesthetic features as well as monetary value. Well, you can just imagine that these wedding dresses cost more than the value of their elegant bridesmaid dresses and wedding favours put together.

1. Renee Zellweger
Although her marriage to country singer Kenney Chesney was short-lived, Renee Zellweger's bamboo twill, ivory-colored, form fitting strapless wedding dress went down in history as one of the best celebrity wedding dresses ever. The wedding dress perfectly complimented their beach-themed wedding. Of course, it does help that Renee has a body to die for.








2. Sandra Bullock





















Sandra Bullock looked absolutely stunning in her Angel Sanchez-designed strapless, antique white lace dress with ruffled bodice. Although her wedding was anything but conventional, Sandra was the very epitome of a blushing bride that day.

3. Melania Trump























You may have heard the rumors that Melania Knauss' wedding dress designed by Christian Dior cost a whooping $100,00! The form-fitting, white strapless dress donned by the third "Mrs. Trump" is almost history-book worth, with its stunning design and 16-foot train that weighed 50 lbs. Imagine walking around in that. Oh well, you shouldn't be surprised. Expect over the top - and nothing else - from a Trump.

4. Tori Spelling















The late Aaron Spelling's beloved daughter, Tori Spelling, wore a form fitting wedding dress sprinkled with crystal beads. It was the perfect traditional wedding dress that every woman would surely envy. Of course, the middle-class bride should do away with all the crystals and look for some other substitute to sprinkle her dress with.
5. Britney Spears





















Nearly everyone hated everything about Britney Spears and Kevin Federline wedding. The groom, most especially. It came as an awful surprise to the rest of the world. However, Britney's gorgeous Monique Lhuiller wedding gown saved the occasion. Britney Spears wore a $26,000 wedding dress with a hand sewn train and cathedral length veil.

6. Demi Moore



















Demi Moore did not look her age when she became Mr. Ashton Kutcher. Her floor-length gown by by Jeanne Lanvin was sheath-style, topped with jeweled shoulder straps. Her dress was simple, lovely and one of a kind. Just like Demi herself.

7. Jennifer Aniston




























Jennifer Aniston's now-defunct marriage to Brad Pitt was a wedding that stirred the media for weeks. No, it was not about the ceremony itself, it was all about the bride and her to-die-for wedding dress. Jennifer's halter style, white tulle dress, adorned with tiny pearls was designed by Lawrence Steele. It was the perfect wedding dress to define a once-perfect marriage.

GIRLS ON BOARD

That's me and my new (very snug) dress on last weeks burlesque cruise which was a total blast and success!
(The cruise. And the dress :)

Photo by Frej Linna.

The venue was a mix of hula girls, mermaids and sailors. Paula was dressed as a lobster girl in all- red from top to toe, lashes as well. (Even though she actually turned out a crab-girl since she never found a lobster for her hat as planned but had to use a glittered crab instead. Not that it really matters though, we just thought lobster girl had a nicer sound to it.) I wasn't really dressed as anything particular, just inspired by the pacific theme of the night. And it doesn't show in any pictures but I had matched my hair flowers with my dark yellow heels. (I just had to point that out since it looked very good and so I'd be able to sleep better at night. Phew, good, now you all know.)

Oh well, now I'll start preparing for a solo act show I'll do tonight. If you like me, and unlike most others, spend Midsummer in town why don't spend it at Bar Loose with some psychobilly and burlesque?
Either way and anyhow, for those of you that celebrate Midsummer's Day, have a great one!

YOU KNOW I LOVE PARCELS AND PACKAGES - part2

Oh the joy of consuming!

A nice package arrived from PandorasChoice
with lots and lots of What Katie Did stuff.

Plus some exclusive Aubade products too , oh.
(Thanks to my mom and dad for the gift card.)

(And yeah I work my umm, behind off and do shows weekly so it's ok to go splurge a little every now and then :)

YOU KNOW I LOVE PARCELS AND PACKAGES - part1

Ran home fast from the post office. (Thank god it's only about 100m from my building!)

At this point I'm always excited as a baby.

...exciting...

Oh!

Double-oh!

(Well that did't take long.)

Ta taa!

(Once you get one cat out of the box, the other one enters it.)

The shoes are from Sniff.