GeeCee's Not-Entirely-Original Miscellany

I have married eleven people. One of them I am married to; the other ten I have married to each other (two at a time). So I have some experience on the whole wedding and marriage thing. Please allow me the honor of sharing some of it with you.

Remember to breathe.
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Try to remember as much as you can. Don’t worry if you don’t; what you absolutely will remember is how it feels to be with those who love you, who are pouring their love and happiness over you. Weddings are testimony to your clan of family and friends. You put them on to give them a chance to share your joy. They come to them to remind you that they already do.
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The thing about marriages — even the really good ones — is that human beings are in them. And you know how people are. Keep it in mind.

I have no advice to give you for the people who have decided that your marriage threatens their own. Only remember that some of us out here would wish to give you the strength to endure them.

griffen

worldmage

• Like this, except not really into the strapless thing.
  
• This I'd want to see in person, but again with the strapless. (Optional spaghetti straps don't count.) Although the more I look at it, the less I'm even interested in seeing it in person.
  
• I saw a passing reference to a copyright lawsuit by David's Bridal against the distributor of these dresses, I wonder if this would be part of the problem? ;) (See this for reference.) Come to think of it, I've seen more than a couple that bear striking similarity to things carried at David's for twice the price or more. [Edit: not a direct copy, but it certainly seems to be "inspired by"]
  
• Pretty! In a slightly larger size (curse you bridal gown designers and your refusal to give in to vanity sizing like everyone else!), with a chapel train instead of cathedral and the ruffle gone? Near perfect.
  
• A fine excuse to order a dress from Yosa or Kambriel, of course.
  
• Yikes.  This deserves a spot on And the Bride Wore... An acquaintance owns a bridal boutique that carries this line; to me, it looked better on the hanger than it does on this model (and that's not to imply it was attractive on the hanger). As much as I'd be happy to support her new business, the stock tends towards higher-end dresses. If I'm going to spend $8000 on any one thing that's not a kickass party with my friends, it's going to be the honeymoon and not a dress I wear once and then spend even more money to store away in a box.