tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32292343.post395390796928167480..comments2024-02-14T07:03:03.048-06:00Comments on Cynthia Reese: Dum-dum-de-dumCynthia Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128418037470085123noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32292343.post-50716538352856629572011-11-17T20:53:12.459-06:002011-11-17T20:53:12.459-06:00I am so sick of the strapless dress. My friend is...I am so sick of the strapless dress. My friend is a wedding photographer and every bride for the last eight-ten years is wearing a strapless dress. If you have any flesh in the upper body at all, this just showcases it and looks awful from all angles. And the emphasis on showing cleavage???!! Yikes, tasteless and tacky. I can't imagine shoving my boobs in every relative's face. Corset style? Ugly. I have a guilty fascination with SYTTD but have it recorded so I can zip through all the useless parts, which is 90%. That show teaches women NOTHING about how to pick a dress and what to look for in terms of quality construction and flattering style. But it's fun to laugh at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32292343.post-22913590108010152212010-08-31T23:45:18.399-05:002010-08-31T23:45:18.399-05:00Haha! I like this post.Haha! I like this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32292343.post-53375475631750873892010-08-23T15:26:33.166-05:002010-08-23T15:26:33.166-05:00Jessica, at least you had the tulle! But my, my, I...Jessica, at least you had the tulle! But my, my, I know a few folks who would have tsked over any picture on the invite. I say, if it floats your boat, and you liked it, that's fine by me!<br /><br />Kelly, I KNEW there was a reason I liked you! I got married in a tablecloth -- yeah. That's right. A tablecloth ... my mom made my dress out of satin and appliques cut from a lace tablecloth.<br /><br />Summer, we must be of like-minded sorts! I applaud your frugality!<br /><br />Lydia, we Southerners are a piece of work. If you think we do weddings up, you should see how we do funerals!<br /><br />Tawna, the inspiration for this column was a snippet of a SYTTD episode where the bride wore blue stilettos ... GASP! Horrors! (Oh, and a strapless dress!)<br /><br />Nelsa and Tawna, y'all are gonna have to take The Kiddo in hand ... she wants a strapless dress. Alas, I think her Asian heritage is going to make her flat as a flitter on top, which is not a good body type for a strapless. In fact, who DOES look good in a strapless dress??Cynthia Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128418037470085123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32292343.post-76904336882150821372010-08-23T11:44:32.609-05:002010-08-23T11:44:32.609-05:00I love the show but make sure I watch it with my g...I love the show but make sure I watch it with my girls so I can reinforce that if, should they decide to take the plunge, there is no freaking way in heaven that their mother will spend five thousand dollars on a dress for them!@!!<br /><br />And I'm with Tawna - what is it with the strapless gowns everywhere? Some women should just keep their upper arms hidden from the world.<br />Nelsaout of the wordworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919130781982475478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32292343.post-55273914728506860332010-08-23T11:28:16.594-05:002010-08-23T11:28:16.594-05:00I thought about you the other day when I realized ...I thought about you the other day when I realized the number of weddings I've been to where the bride was either barefoot or in flip-flops/sneakers faaaaaar exceeds the number I've been to where she wore heels. Even the frou-frou formal brides seem to like to make a statement with their footwear (or lack thereof). Perhaps this is a uniquely Oregon thing.<br /><br />I'm with grandma on the aversion to strapless wedding dresses, since I think that style is so unflattering on most women, but I haven't seen a wedding dress that WASN'T strapless for ages. It seems that's all you see in bridal stores these days. <br /><br />Since we got married at halftime at a Portland Trailblazer game, I can hardly comment on "traditional" wedding ceremonies and attire!<br /><br />TawnaTAWNA FENSKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468819219529035563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32292343.post-10083844395573697822010-08-23T10:23:58.233-05:002010-08-23T10:23:58.233-05:00This was so funny to read. I've never been to ...This was so funny to read. I've never been to a Southern wedding, so I was fascinated by what you wrote!Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32292343.post-72014623554813871322010-08-23T09:05:08.643-05:002010-08-23T09:05:08.643-05:00Aw, now I feel left out. I was a Southern bride, b...Aw, now I feel left out. I was a Southern bride, but I bucked every single tradition. I got married in champagne (the color, not the drink), not a lick of tulle to be found (it was actually a bridesmaid dress). My maid of honor was the only attendant, and I let her wear one of her own cute dresses. We had a very small, private wedding in my in-laws' backyard with immediate family only, so I guess that's the difference. :) <br /><br />I can't stand to watch SYTTD--when one girl's veil costs more than my entire wedding did...just makes me sick. :)Summer Freyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04234534550255682010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32292343.post-57902614452607277272010-08-23T08:30:52.885-05:002010-08-23T08:30:52.885-05:00My husband and I got married while living over sea...My husband and I got married while living over seas. There really was a method to the madness. No family was present. That sounds mean? Okay, I can live with that. <br /><br />We spend exactly $235.00 on our wedding and reception. $35.00 of that was for the license and the rest was for the food and drinks we served at our house warming party the same evening. We didn't tell anyone we were getting married so no one would feel the need to bring a gift. <br /><br />We rung in our new married life with thirty of our closest friends over BBQ ribs and coolers full of cold beer. It was one of the best parties I ever hosted.Kelly Breakeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170230808730463954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32292343.post-22105754362004717722010-08-23T07:25:46.916-05:002010-08-23T07:25:46.916-05:00Ah, tulle. I had the tulle. TONS of it. My bridesm...Ah, tulle. I had the tulle. TONS of it. My bridesmaids' dresses were burgandy & navy, but still, I think, adorable. And my invite was white with an embossed Cinderella carriage and horses on the bottom with, I'm afriad, blue script.<br /><br />I love the list of Southern brides, isn't it funny how traditions are different even a few states away???Jessica Lemmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388504462239939840noreply@blogger.com