#30 What’s That On Your Head? Plus a Knotty Bride Giveaway!

When my mom married my dad in 1981, she wore wide brimmed white hat with attached veil (I’ll have to steal a picture next time I’m at her house and post it, because it’s just too 80s not to). I never considered going with a hat (although I’ve seen some little caps that are really cute), but I did wonder if I wanted a veil at all.

There are so many options these days. I could choose a flower, a tiara, a jeweled headband, a hair broach, or a birdcage if I decided not to go the traditional veil route. I tried a lot of different option on when I finally selected my dress. But for me, I just didn’t feel like a bride until I had the veil on. I chose a very simple shoulder-length veil that will be pinned into my half up/half down wedding day do. I’ll only wear it for the ceremony, and I also got a flower to wear for the reception.

Do you know what you’re wearing on your day yet? If you don’t, Tessa Kim has options that work for every bride, and right now, there’s a Tessa Kim Giveaway and discount over on The Knotty Bride! Here are a few of her stunning creations, now head over to The Knotty Bride and enter to win yours!!

#25 Finding the Perfect Apparel for the Gentlemen

I have been debating back and forth about what E and the boys should wear to our wedding. Don’t tell E that I told you this, but he sweats like the guy in that AXE commercial with the projectile sweat. We are getting married on July 4th at 5:30 p.m. (no I couldn’t have picked a hotter day for my sweaty sweaty man). I think it would be terribly mean of me to force him (and the rest of the groomsmen) to wear a full tux/suit (and pay to rent them). BUT, I’m not wearing a casual dress (see: dress post) and so I don’t want them to look too casual.

The look I’m thinking might work perfecto (with our black and white and blue theme) is a fitted white button down with a skinny black tie and black pants (so kindly modeled below by Robert Pattinson). Does anyone have pics of a wedding party in similar attire? Or other ideas that won’t cause the boys to overheat? Thanks loves!

White dress shirt, skinny black tie (found on: http://bostonx.tumblr.com/)