Disaster? PIP mixing too many styles....

tinyhumantoe · May 2011

What the heck is the style of my dress? I know which accessories I LOVE, but none of them go with my dress. I will look like a disaster if I don't have help!

My dress is more "traditional" looking than what I would pick if I went shopping today...BUT, I do love the dress. It is more "sweet" than "vintage." It is ice blue with bright white lace. My wedding is July 22 and I've put off accessories as long as I can. It's time to separate what I like from what I can actually pull off.

Here are crappy pics of the dress:
Ice blue, bright white lace, lace-up back, long train with lace tiers

eww wrinkled:

Here are my questions:

1. Jewelry:
Jewelry 1: Dramatic earrings/no necklace?

Jewelry 2: Wear both but keep them simple? I like the Stella & Dot glint set

Jewelry 3: This one with diamond stud earrings?

2. My Head
My hair is shorter but will be pinned up in a loose updo. I am having succulent flowers and considered a succulent hair piece. I think it might be too much.
Hair 1: Succulent, veil under updo?

Hair 2: What length veil? Is this too much:

Hair 3: Head piece from whichgoose (etsy)? Probably too much....

Any other suggestions?

3. Shoes: can I pull off a colored wedge? Bridesmaid dresses are marine blue (navy). They are wearing various colored shoes. I hate heels but can do a wedge.

Any help would be appreciated more than you could imagine! I'm a fashion disaster...

Sam

heather0711 · May 2011

If I were you, I'd say you can totally get away with adding the blingy jewelry. I love love love the drop down earrings. But I also think the earring/necklace is adorable. As far as a birdcage veil, I don't know if it can work..I'm also not a huge fan of them so perhaps I'm not the best person to give my opinio on that. I would think you could still carry out the vintagy-look by getting some sort of jewled headpiece...

shiloh777 · May 2011

I'd say stay away from the birdcage veil with that dress. I love the first earrings you posted! I think you could wear those with a simple necklace.

sdose13 · May 2011

As for shoes, you can wear whatever shoes you want! They will be barely noticeable anyway. And I do love those first earrings, too. If you wear a jeweled headpiece, you wouldn't need a necklace.

tinyhumantoe · May 2011

Thank you for the suggestions thus far

I am ok on the shoes, and ok on the jewelry, it's the veil that is giving me trouble.

Plain, under the updo?

naomikb · May 2011

I like:
Jewellery: 2
Hair: 1
Shoes: coloured wedges.

tinyhumantoe · May 2011

thank you, thank you

))))

i think i agree

steffenfam · May 2011

Your dress is quite busy so I would stick with simple jewelry as to not distract from the dress. #2 jewelry looks nice. Not sure about veil, but definitely not #3.

VanLu26 · May 2011

I think jewelry option #2 would look best and a very simple veil. I think you can go with a longer veil just as long as it doesn't have any frills so as not to take away from the dress.

alyss21mom · May 2011

I am also not a fan of bird cages as a rule. I like the succulent but I know it would be way too heavy for my hair and would pull or flop out constantly. Also I would be afraid that it would catch on the veil.

chrissybug17 · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_attire-accessories_not-look-like-disaster-pip-begs-grovels?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:15Discussion:fe9144af-ca78-47f2-9ac1-4492eddf7717Post:7b2a87c5-d010-4bc4-ae17-10f27194cd64">Re: Disaster? PIP mixing too many styles....</a>:
[QUOTE]I'd say stay away from the birdcage veil with that dress. I love the first earrings you posted! I think you could wear those with a simple necklace.
Posted by shiloh777[/QUOTE]

I agree 100% with this!

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