The 'Maids dresses

After lots and lots of searching, procrastination and indecision, I finally selected the bridesmaids dresses. They will be wearing this strapless empire A-line dress in black Poly Satin with black Poly Chiffon. It has satin gathered on the bodice with mix color gathered waistband and back sash. The dress is from Jasmine Bridal's B2 line and at $130, it was a steal!

I selected this dress because:

1. It looked good on me (pear-shaped) and my sister (broader shoulders)
2. It was cheap
3. It is not TOO bridesmaid-sy
4. The fabric is gorgeous and not your typical matte satin.
5. I was tired of looking and basically let my MOH/sister make the decision.

What do you think yay or nay for the dress? How did/will/would you decide on a BM dress?

Something Blue.....Shoes?

I really must stop shoe shopping, because I am seriously considering buying these Manolo Blahnik Something Blue heels from Bergdorf Goodman. They are the "special" shoes from the Sex and the City Movie!!! Plus, I love the idea of my shoes, being my "something blue."

I also like these more affordable shoes from AMI.

Or these, cough..."Christian Louboutin"....cough...cough blue satin pumps, that are very similar to what I blogged about earlier.

Does anyone have any other, more affordable than the manolo's I'm obsessed with suggestions? Please, I'm begging you...stop me before I buy those shoes!!

Uppers or Downers?

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Another thing I'm having a hard time deciding on is my hair. I've gone back and forth on wearing my hair down, half back and up for the past year, but I've finally decided on wearing it up.

Here's why:

1. It will (hopefully) look good all night....my hair is thin and even with extensions, it won't be bouncy and voluminous all throughout the day
2. It's classic. Fifty years down the road an updo will still look good. Long, wavy layers? Maybe not. For example, please revisit the photo at the top of this post.
3. The main reason...when I envisioned myself getting married, even as a child, my hair was in a beautiful updo.

Here are some styles that I'm leaning towards:

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How did you decide to wear your hair? Was it up or down and why?

I want...no...need...these shoes

These Christian Louboutin Very Noeud Slingbacks are on July/August cover of Brides Magazine. You can buy them here for a hefty $795.

I really love the idea of wearing a colored shoe, but these are out of my price range! Here's a more reasonable shoe, you could probably even add a bow or broach to dress them up.

Has anyone else done a colored shoe?