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HOT OFF THE RUNWAY!!!!!!! AS SEEN ON "KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS" EPISODE "A new perspective in New Orleans" WHERE KIM KARDASHIAN MODELLED THE DRESS FOR AN OK MAGAZINE SHOOT. SILK JERSEY GOWN WITH DRAPED SHOULDER AND HORIZONTAL PLEATED BODICE WITH FIGURE FLATTERING RUCHING THROUGHOUT. Recently purchased as a special order from Tadashi for a wedding dress as this size is not carried in stores. It took about 2-3 months from when I ordered it to arrive. Doesn't fit my upper body well and there are no returns. You can see the dress on tadashicollection.com under Spring 2008 Shoji collection. They had the sizing wrong on the site...it comes in S, M, L, XL, XXL and not normal numbered dress sizes as shown. The tag on this dress is XXL. The Tadashi site does not have measurements on their chart for a size XXL but a size XL is listed as 44-36-47 and this is slightly larger. This should fit a size 16w or 18 fine as long as your back/bust is smaller than 46 inches and waist is 44 inches or less and hips are 52 inches or less. Would be great for a bride, wedding guest, mother of bride or other special occasion. This special order could not be returned. I am selling at below what I paid ($1050+tax+shipping) and the tags are still attached. See my ebay listing here

Here is my ebay listing for these ..selling in smaller sets of 5

My deadline is July 1st. Out of 60 invites I have about 7 RSVPs returned and 1 RSVP via the wedding website (which I mentioned as an option on the RSVP card). And 2 people (with 3 guests!) RSVP'd on the wedding website that heard about it but were not invited!

I am doing fuschia, white and black. Fuschia bouquet. Some earrings with pink sapphires in them maybe. I'm wearing fuschia shoes even Not sure what my table decor is yet but something simple. I have fuschia silk petals and may add then to a vase. I can't use candles since its held on a yacht. Beyond my favors not sure what else will be on the table yet. White tablecloth and black napkins. My dress and veil have black lace accents.

I read in CNN Money that this is related to the fact that the average domestic flight now costs airlines $650 per passenger which is like double what it cost a couple years ago. They are not breaking even and couldn't get fare increases to cover it so they are finding ways to cut costs (make you pay for beverage service, cut staff) and one of those was adding fees for things like bags checked.

I am doing it at Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, NV so not sure if mine goes elsewhere (only about 15-20 min from the strip) but if interested here is their info Studio Vasari - Las Vegas Photography & Videography

I just told mine in a post-it-note attached to the invitation that my brother is walking me down. He joined the military and is excited to wear his dress uniform so I used that as an excuse. Plus mine also hasn't been a part of my life (by my choice mainly) since like 13. I tolerate a relationship via mail but have invited him...which is more than my mom thinks I should have done. Not tricky for those of us who had child abusers as fathers.

I was thinking of using the GSuite or one of the Palms suites for an after-party after the reception which will just be dinner on a yacht at Lake Las Vegas. I liek how the suites have an Ipod system you can hookup in the room. The Palms also can give you one of their regular club DJs for about $800 I think.

Ok I got the camcorder though haven't opened it yet. Does anyone find the prices I was quoted from the videographer in line with the norm? That doesn't include any reception coverage either which would be extra. Quote: Originally Posted by blkladylaw Ok I had decided to use the $500 to get a $400 camcorder instead but now you guys are making me reconsider about the video. My available packages are $800 for one camera, ceremony only, 1 DVD and film to DVD edit whatever that is or $1200 for 2 camera, ceremony only, 2 DVDs and a standard edit. Those are the two cheapest options and they are the exclusive videographer for the Chapel.

Ok this thread inspired me to get one off of ebay. Money I should not have saved for wedding costs I guess but oh well...I just keep hearing too many good things about this game! Should be here today I hope!

That is one of the reasons we picked the Vegas area. There are always pretty affordable deals to Vegas under $400. Most of our families are pretty poor and working class even before the economy so we knew we couldn't do anything too expensive to go to. Actually many are pretty excited about it as they've always wanted to go to Vegas or want to use this as their vacation. I've had some problems with friends inviting their friends to join them in Vegas (my wedding included!) or close family telling extended family we barely know who are inviting themselves!!! I've got 10 people already that I did not invite. Cha Ching...$1000 extra reception costs! Actually one reason for going away was that 100s of distant cousins/associates and others not all that close to us who may have attended a local wedding will not be able to go. We invited 60...which could end up being 100+ or so when you include their guests but I am expecting about 50-60 right now. I'm contracting for 50 so I kind of hope it will be closer to that anyway.

I'm not. My 3 close girlfriends have all been providing advice and going to look at places with me, they are shower planning now, etc. They have no official title or anything they are like sisters to me and are just doing what they would have done anyway without a title and special dress. They won't be standing next to me but sitting right in front of me front row and center. They've been there with me every step of the way through the 20s and 30s and will be there on Sept. 5th as well. I don't really think it is necessary and I think it would have just added more things for me to worry about. I plan to give them something at the wedding to show my appreciation.

I could completely relate to the part about the wedding getting a bit out of hand beyond the original plan. Ours has as well. My FI did not want a big to do and neither did I really...I didn't want to go away just us...but did want immediate family/friends closest to us. Its become much more grand and he always comments on what a production it has become and what we could have done with that money on our own somewhere. It is amazing how something so simple can grow so out of control. He is constantly saying "I just want to be married, I don't need all of this" I enjoyed the movie....I don't think I was wowed by it but I enjoyed seeing the characters again. I also thought the assistant role by Jennifer Hudson was pretty useless and lame but it was nice to see some color amongst the SATC characters for a change beyond just the occasional man of color they'd have sex with.

I saw it last night. So as not to ruin it for those who haven't seen it yet, I'll just say that I can totally relate to some of those conversations between Carrie and Big. I started off smaller and simpler and then it gradually developed into something completely different.

Quote: Originally Posted by nikkianddean I thought about using that song too. It reminded me of what Dean said when he first saw me. He stared at me walk down the stairs at the train station for 5 months before we actually met. I liked the jaime foxx one by himself. It is such a beautiful song - it's will be perfect to walk down the aisle to your true love yeh I have been back and forth on the version with just him or with both of them...though I doubt even if it was the version with both that it would take me that long to get down the aisle to him before Beyonce starts still need to figure our recessional though...

The First Time I Saw You from Dreamgirls movie soundtrack. Not the original but the new one from the remake with Jamie Foxx/Beyonce. It has special meaning as a few years ago that is how FI said he felt when he met me.

We are a few months shy of being 5 years apart. When we met he was 28 and I was 33. I always preferred older men. One thing I liked about him was that he came with less baggage than some older men that have married before or had kids already. Neither of us have kids and we wanted to do so within a marriage and with a mate that did not already have kids. For us, there have mainly been issues with the differences of where we are in life socially, careerwise and financially that have caused some problems but we seem to work through everything. My friends are mainly married with kids or are otherwise pretty settled. His are mainly single. I'm a legal executive at a major corporation and he is in an entry level public service position and I earn slightly more than 3 times what he makes and starting next year it will be more than 5 times more....so it does create challenges as the things I was used to doing with much more financially well off older men are major challenges to his budget. And if I want to just pay for us both so we can do it, he is not a fan of that either. Though he has just entered grad school last year and will finish next year and that will help a little bit. I can say that younger men have a lot fewer issues with dating a woman who are doing better than they are financially....they are more evolved. It can be difficult as I already went through my struggling student and entry level employment years and am now finally able to enjoy the fruit of recent success and want to do all the things that I can now afford to do...but my mate cannot. But I love him and I know it will not always be this way. My FI has said something that I have heard other young men say, including my brother who married a woman about 5-7 yrs his senior, and that is that they find many younger women that are their age to be too shallow, that they do not know how to treat a man, don't know how to cook, too loose and that many don't have much of substance to say. They say they are attracted to the fact that many older women they meet are goal oriented, they love the conversation that is about more than tabloids, clubbing, etc., they are classier and carry themselves as ladies. When looking for wife qualities, I find a lot of 20something men who say they are not seeing a lot of that out there in their age group. Another challenge of course is the biological clock. He would have preferred to start a family after he finished grad school and got more settled into a career and more financially stable which would be at least another 2-3 years. Of course at 37, I was not trying to wait for him to do all of this so he had to bump up his timeline as to how he might have otherwise wanted to do things. I have another girlfriend who married a 24 yr old when she was 32. They just celebrated their 5th anniversary and have 2 kids. It is definitely happening more and more. For those that haven't seen it I highly recommend the movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back starring Angela Bassett...it deals with a lot of the older woman younger man issues (not a few years but a significant age difference).

I am getting married for the first time at 37 and the groom is 32. I think one difference is that I don't care about a lot of the traditional things anymore...I just want to be married and have a good time with fam/friends and definitely not into a big princess dress. I think I have more funds to pay for what I want than younger brides would. I never was into the bouquet toss but beyond that another good reason for not doing it with an older crowd is that many "mature" single women do not want attn drawn to the fact that they are single and hate this part of weddings. But probably the biggest difference with mature weddings I see is the angst of starting a family at a late age and the biological clock ticking away. I have many single friends 35-45 who can no longer conceive for various reasons and it scares the heck out of me. We really would have preferred to marry in 2009 when he finished grad school but are doing it this year so we can get started on procreating right away. I hate the anxiety and would prefer to be married with just us for a few years before kids but as with many older newlyweds...time is not on our side.

We've dated for 3.5 years.

Here is my e-ring...he wouldn't let me have any say in the choice and kept me totally out of the loop. I want a 5 stone band but there is already a lot going on on the e-ring. I have long fingers though so I think I can carry it off.

I was originally going to do a tropical theme near a local beach location by the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland but then changed to Vegas. I have 20 of these still in the box to get rid of. They were like $160 shipped. I'm open to reasonable offers.

I expect about 40-50 people so far. I don't plan to do it. I just think it is more unnecessary work for me to do. I'll let folks sit where they want though of course I'd like my very closest people next to us....but we'll deal with it at the time and I don't expect any drama. Also the reception will be on a yacht so it will be a lil different atmosphere anyway.

The practical side of me says consider: which are the most comfy? which are you able to walk best in? which would you see yourself using again for a night out? That said I am a shoe freak so these are by no means affordable to all but thought I'd share...but if you are going to splurge get something you'd wear again and again: Sergio Rossi Embroidered Pump (Skin) - Evening Prada Satin d'Orsay - Shoes & Handbags - Bergdorf Goodman Christian Louboutin Sequin Peep-Toe Pump - Evening - Bergdorf Goodman Christian Louboutin Sequined Sandal - Premier Designer - Neiman Marcus These are on sale in Nude in some sizes and Nude is the same color as the ones above from Bergdorf Matisse 'Elvey' Pump - View All - Nordstrom Badgley Mischka Piera (n‏ude Satin) - Evening http://www.footlux.com/product_info....oducts_id=1583 Manolo Blahnik Shiny Sequin Pump, Oro & Black*-* Premier Designer*-* Neiman Marcus On sale currently

I am a shoe and handbag addict and unfortunately have not been able to continue spending on my addiction since all funds need to go toward the wedding. I'm a longtime member of The Purse Blog/The Purse Forum and The Fashion Spot forums which has only enabled me by exposing me to all the new shoes/bags that are coming out. I also have a blog about fashion accessories hautelegaldiva.blogspot.com I have been trying to evolve over the years to get fewer trendy less expensive lower quality things and instead buy fewer but better quality classic accessories that I'll have a lifetime. I think those silver Manolos are one of those things you will get your moneys worth out of. The key is to try the find the bargains on them on sale or on ebay and not to pay retail. I have the shorter heel ones also...I figured they would be more practical for a long day vs. the 4 inch. Great choice! Are you worried about walking in them on the beach at all I look forward to seeing more shoes posts!!!

Ok I had decided to use the $500 to get a $400 camcorder instead but now you guys are making me reconsider about the video. My available packages are $800 for one camera, ceremony only, 1 DVD and film to DVD edit whatever that is or $1200 for 2 camera, ceremony only, 2 DVDs and a standard edit. Those are the two cheapest options and they are the exclusive videographer for the Chapel.