My Type of Bride

2011 has definitely been "THE" wedding year, with all the royal weddings around the world,  celebrities' weddings, see Kate Moss and Lily Allen, and less famous ceremonies (but nontheless beautiful!), like Vale and Rob's (ha ha), and now the ever so cool Sofia Coppola has joined the club. 

There have been all sorts of weddings this year. Some were definitely better than others (e.g. Kate Moss's vs Kim Kardashian's!) and some were just super cool (e.g. Vale and Rob's ). The lastest addition on the 2011 brides' list is Sofia Coppola who got married in Italy last Saturday. I have always been a big fan of Sofia's style and I love her choice for a not-very-bridal-dress. For the big day, instead of going all princess-crazy, Sofia wore a beautiful, custom-made, lavender, short Azzedine Alaia dress. I love the high round neckline (my wedding gown had a high round neckline!) and the pleated full skirt. Definitely my type of bride!

I realise that her choice was quite unconventional and am curious to hear your comments. Did you like it? What type of bride are you? Traditional? Unconventional? Glamorous? Romantic? Sexy? I'd like to know.

The White Fairy Tale Love Ball

Paris Haute Couture Week ended with The White Fairy Tale Love Ball hosted by Valentino, which I would have loved to attend, if anything, to wear my wedding gown, again.

Speaking of which, a couple of dresses among the ones chosen by the beautiful people who were lucky enough to attend, I think would make gorgeous wedding gowns.

Such as this beautiful Valentino dress that Anne Hathaway was wearing:

And this sweet dress chosen by model Astrid Munoz:

If only one could get married every year...

Special Moments

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Yesterday afternoon I had my first dress fitting. My mum and nana flew from Italy for the occasion and I was very happy to have them around for this special moment. All day I kept thinking of the dress and imagining myself wearing it. I was so concerned I wouldn't like it anymore or worse that it wouldn't fit me well. I left work early and headed to Sloane Square where I was supposed to meet with mum and grandmum to go to the shop. When I arrived they were waiting for me and grandmum was holding a vase of wonderful lily of the valleys. Their smile when they saw me touched me. We were all very excited and perhaps emotional too. 

Trying on my dress was a beautiful experience and thankfully I liked it even more than when I bought it, now over four months ago. We all cried, even the shop assistant. It is a very special moment when you wear your wedding gown for the first time, it was special for me but it must be even more special for a mother to see her daughter wearing a white dress and for a grandmother to see her granddaughter all grown up and ready for the big day. 

I am very close to my mum and grandmum and I am very happy we get to share moments like this. I love it when the three of us are together, cooking, crafting or simply chatting. Three generations in one room. And I hope to be lucky enough to add the fourth generation into our little circle soon; I know grandmum would love it!