Mrs. Conception

Early on in the wedding planning, Mr. Andrews knew what he wanted to wear to get married: Humphrey Bogart’s Casablanca tux. White jacket, black pants, black bow tie - very summery, yet also formal. I actually made him get an ivory jacket because my dress was ivory, but otherwise he picked it all out himself. I’m not sure if I was supposed to see it before the wedding, since he obviously didn’t see my dress, but I went with him anyway when he got fitted. Luckily for all of us, I took pictures with my phone.

Looking Good!

The groomsmen and the fathers got the same tuxedos, except their jackets were black. They looked great, and Mr. Andrews got to stand out from the crowd.

My dad, Mr. Andrews & Me

Tuxes were rented through Mr. Tux, which was convenient because of the many locations in Massachusetts, as well as their affiliation with After Hours. Groomsmen in South Carolina and Florida could get measured there, and have their tuxes ready for them in Brookline, MA when they arrived. Handy!

Shopping for bridesmaids’ dresses was a little bit more work than my wedding dress – we actually went to three stores! My sister (and maid of honor) was a very good sport and tried on a ton of dresses for me, since my other bridesmaids live in Virginia and Hawaii (the one from VA ended up not even making it to the wedding!).

David’s Bridal – the fabric was too clingy

Creative Bridals – too low cut, too poofy

Country Weddings – pretty, but strapless

Country Weddings – perfect!

I had no idea what I was looking for – we hadn’t even picked colors yet! – so I am glad I got her help. She got to find something she was comfortable in as well as something that looked cute.

We started at David’s Bridal, but didn’t find much. Then we looked at Creative Bridals, my wedding dress store, which had some nice stuff (my mom actually got her mother of the bride dress here – a two piece satin outfit by Impression in Palomino), but the perfect bridesmaid dress was found at Country Weddings in Hingham, MA. We picked a knee-length chiffon dress in Sage from Watters “Wtoo” collection (style 130). The cut was good for the different body types with minimal alterations, and the color was beautiful on everyone dark and tan to redhead.

My mom & My sister

Bridesmaid love

The girls wore the same $20 gold shoes from Marshalls that I wore, and they also got some Old Navy flip flops for the reception. My mom picked them up some  very cute gold, green and turquoise necklaces and matching earrings for cheap (really, I think they were like $9 total) to pull the whole outfit together. They looked gorgeous!

 Here’s how the entire bridal party looked (try to picture us without the funny faces…)

Bridal Party

In the end, we weren’t a bad looking bunch!