This is pamcakes's Yellow Wedding!

Betsey Johnson Evening Sweet Carolina Dress

Asking Price: $250.00 USD
Price Paid: $ 427.00 USD
Color: Orchid
Size: 2

BUST: 34A
WAIST: 29"
HIPS: 35"

This is a beautiful Betsey Johnson original purchased last April 2009. from Zappos.com. It was only worn once for an engagement picture session. It is made out of a sparkly pink mesh and has a light pink bow on the back. I have the online receipt and it is currently in the zappos box that it was shipped in. This dress is no longer available in the stores or online. You would definitely be the star of the party with this stunning dress on. I would keep it but everybody knows I've worn it for the engagement pix and we are moving overseas. Please let me know if you are interested. I accept Paypal & Escrow. This is a final sale.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS DRESS IS SOLD


Asking Price: $3,000.00 USD
Price Paid: $5,000.00 USD
Availability: Available
Condition: Once Wed (used)

COLOR: Ivory
STREET SIZE: 2
DRESS SIZE: 4
BUST: 34A
WAIST: 29"
HIPS: 35"
HEIGHT: 5'3"
HEIGHT W/SHOES: 5'6"


Dress Description:
Gorgeous Vera Wang Couture Chantilly Lace Gown from the Fall 2007 Couture collection. The gown has incredible hand detailing of small iridescent sequins sewn onto the bodice of the lace. There is a champagne colored sash that features hand rolled silk flowers tying with a silk velvet ribbon. The gown has an exquisite movement/drape achieved by two layers of silk under the Chantilly Lace.

The gown was gently worn once for an indoor ceremony and reception last September 2009. It is a size 4 with minor alterations made Saks Jandel Vera Wang in Washington, D.C. It is in near-new condition, your chance to have a $5,000 gown for so much less! It is completely authentic and extremely gorgeous and I hope it will go to another happy bride! I have the original tags, sales receipt and garment bag. The gown was purchased directly from a Saks Jandel Vera Wang boutique and I am the original owner.

This is such a gorgeous and unique gown, with a very "vintage modern" look and I guarantee everyone will be telling you it's the most amazing dress they've ever seen! Please feel free to ask questions.
The gown was professionally dry-cleaned and preserved in a box.

I accept Paypal.

It's cheaper to make your own! These are made of painted plastic leaves, pearls, dry baby's breath and other odds and ends found at Michaels.

We got really crazy with out invitation. It is actually a book of poems and some of our engagement photos. It was french folded to mimic the accordion fold from our save-the-dates. The RSVP card was attached as a tear-out postcard. The invite was letterpressed for the vintage look. The book was enclosed in a muslin bag w/ a tag and mailed in a kraft box. It was really fun!

Photos courtesy of Heather Hughes Photography.

Here are some of our wedding photos courtesy of Heather Hughes Photography. Best time ever!

Love it! Love it! Love it! Pictures are courtesy of Emplume.com. Thanks Shannon!

Here is the final pick for the bridesmaid dresses: Alvina Valenta in Shimmer. One of my bridesmaids picked it out. She looked awesome in it! The first one we picked out from Alix&kelly was too expensive but this one suites their budget and it was still within our wedding style. Change is good =)

Boutonnieres for the guys.

I got my flower girl's headband in the mail this past Wednesday from Llubav. It matches the ringbearer's pillow. It's made of 3 roses out of felt with a bit of a feather on the side. I think it is very adorable!

I love these cute programs. So natural!

Well, here's some of our engagement photos. The talented Heather Hughes took them beautifully. I got some of my inspiration from Japanese engagement shots. I think they look wonderful. Some of the photos will be embedded in our invites. Can't wait!

Here's my wedding day up do! Glamourous and vintage...just what I'm aiming for =)

I can't get enough of the old Hollywood glam look. My friend, who is a MAC make-up artist, will be creating this look for me to tie in the vintage lace dress and hairdo. She also did my make-up for our engagement session. Photos to show soon. I can't wait.

Wow! Llubav Choy Duerr designed and handmade my ring pillow. It is beautifully handcrafted in felt with a touch of gold threading and pearls here and there. I love how she incorporated a birdcage and lovebirds into our pillow...just perfect for our theme. She did a fabulous job. She will also be making a headband for the flowergirl. I can't wait to see it.

****Check out her posting about my wedding on her website:

http://llubav.tumblr.com/

**** This is also featured in weddingbeepro.com:

http://www.weddingbeepro.com/2009/04/21/lovebirds/

I couldn't help myself when I saw this sweet Betsey Johnson dress....I had to get it. The only question is: Where would I wear this awesome pink dress?? I might want to wear this to my bridal shower this coming July instead of what I had originally planned. I also found a beautfiul pair of pewter-colored shoes from Target on sale! They look so cute together =)

*** I ended up wearing this outfit during our engagement session. I'll need to look for another outfit for the bridal shower =)

I love these beautiful accessories. If only I can do a wedding each year, I would love to use them. I might just use them for our photo shoot coming up. It will be fun =)

Since we are doing the banquet-style arrangement for our reception I needed table runners to spruce them up a little. I wanted a vintage feel to it, so I picked out a velvel flock damask wallpaper in bone color. This can be found at www.creativewallcovering.com.

I'm a big fan of Anthropologie. I just happen to be browsing on their website this morning and I couldn't help eyeing these pretty little things. I love the brass nosegay ring and fabric flower necklace.

I saw this beautiful cake while flipping through Martha Stewart Weddings recent magazine. I love the colors of the cake. It will go perfectly with what I had in mind. This photo is not a very good representation of the colors but you get the gist of it. The cake has a beigy color with white lace and a wrapped with yummy flowers =)

We ordered our wedding bands 2 weeks ago when we went away on a weekend trip. I chose the rose gold Novo band and he chose a platinum band. We even wore them around that weekend just to see how they would look on us. It was exciting!

Today, I spend a good portion of the day with one of my bridesmaids at Bed, Bath, and Beyond scanning away all sorts of things for the house. I'm so glad she came with me since she actually picked out this beautiful casual dinnerware: Lenox Chirp. She said it was sooooo me! I also picked out a formal set from Vera Wang's collection for the holidays....

I found my inspiration for our invitation: vintage book spines! Yup! More to come.....

I found a really great bridesmaid dress for my attendants. I love how this is so sleek, flowy, and glamourous. This can be found at alixkelly.com.

I found this birdcage favor box on estilloweddings.com. It comes in ivory or white. Sweet chocolate tiles and Burt's Bees tin lip balm are going in this adorable Victorian birdcage favor box.

I booked our get-away ride! It's a 1947 Plymouth Deluxe car.....classic! I'd like to add a banner to it like the 2nd photo. It's sooooo roooomantic......sigh!

I'm not sure what kind of cake to get. I love red velvet cake but I'm not sure if that is a crowd pleaser. What flavor is your cake???

This photo was actually taken from the venue we are using, The Renaissance. I am using the dark wood Chiavari chairs also. I think it's going to look gorgeous.

I love James Bond and his delicious style! It's so modern but yet so classic with a tinge of glam and sex appeal. Mr. Cupcake and his groomsmen will need to borrow some of that luxe from Bond....James Bond.

I already bought my wedding shoes but I thought these beautiful
pair of Valentinos were just too cute!.....I had to post it just in case
any WBC brides want to check it out. It is available at neimanmarcus.com or bergdorfgoodman.com.

http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/store/catalog/prod.jhtml?itemId=prod33750005&ecid=BGCIFroogleFeed&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=X08VU

I finally picked out my reception table flowers. Since we are doing a little bit of the bird motif, we will incorporate decorative antique birdcages with flowers in them. I love the look of luscious peonies, sweet peas, bouvardia and gardenia leaves. Of course, the color palette will be different from the photo embedded to match our wedding colors (red, ivory, a bit of gold, perhaps some teal/turquoise/pool blue, kraft paper brown).