Reflections…The Dress

My wedding dress was and still is the most expensive piece of clothing I own!

Meet Harriet… I remember seeing her and my first immediate thought was…princess! I never thought I would have chosen a princess-type dress but after trying it on, it was just beautiful. Prior to seeing her, I had my heart set on another dress but saw Harriet just in time.

The bridal shop where I had been courting  the previous dress, had been so lovely to me and my girls, I went back to order Harriet from them, even though they didn’t have it in their store collection.

Tip: A good sales assistant makes the whole experience more memorable. If they are rude, just leave. They don’t deserve your business.

Vendor: Sense and Sensibility, Stockport, Manchester. I have nothing but good things to say about S&S. They are genuinely a great team of girls there who provided a great service to me, right up until the big day.

 

Here you can see my bolero…

My Accessories…

I was gifted a beautiful side tiara from my Maid of Honour SB, which I wore alongside my veil. 

I went back and forth about how to do my hair, from a weave to extension pieces, but in the end I decided to go au-natural, which I’m really glad about on reflection.

  

I also wore purple shoes…

Which you can just about see here…

The week of the wedding I had also planned to get my nails and feet done {amongst other things}, but due to different things that went down, I had to cancel the appointments, re-arrange and cancel again. Very disappointed about that!

I ended up having to paint my nails on the day, which wasn’t ideal. Ladies…if you can protect those ‘me-time’ appointments, they will be a sanctuary from all the madness!

Overall – very happy with my look and received lots of beautiful compliments on the day.

{All images - Alakija & Co}