It's hard to kick start a week with those Manic Mondays, that is why I have decided to implement Jule's Gems every Monday. Just to give a little more sparkle to the start of your week! Here I will share little treasures from my life and spread the word about shiny little gems of products and places that otherwise may go unnoticed. Enjoy!
As you know I ordered my wedding dress online, and the veil that was modeled with the dress was just not my style. It was a long cathedral style veil to the floor. I wanted something more fun and that didn't drag on the ground. I wanted something that would add to my dress not hide it.
Months and weeks leading up to my wedding I put the task of buying a veil on the back burner, the task seemed daunting and so time consuming I just kept procrastinating. Finally 2 weeks prior to the Big Day I set aside a whole Saturday to find the perfect veil, me and my sister aka matron of honor went into our local David's Bridal shop and I was certain I would find something. WRONG! First of all the veils on the show room floor are all samples that have to be ordered which takes 4-6 weeks to deliver! Second of all David's Bridal customer service is below satisfactory, not to mention their veils all look very generic and nothing caught my eye or stood out.
The following Monday on my lunch break I took a stroll to a downtown bridal boutique named AniA right up the street from my work. This shop was full of beautiful bridal couture! My dream come true! I found lots of gorgeous veils and hair accessories, but the prices were WAY over my budget. I wasn't in the market to fork over another $300 for a fake flower or $550 for a veil.
Frustrated and starting to feel panicked. I contemplated if I was really going to wear anything in my hair on my wedding day. After all a veil is not a requirement, I then made the decision not wear a veil but I did want something so I chose a flower. The next day I went to the Washington Square Mall and raided the place for a beautiful wedding flower. I tried Forever21, H&M, Claire's and to no avail! I wanted to find something where I would have the same reaction as I did when I found my wedding dress. The reaction where a light bulb goes off in my head and I know that's the one I must have!
As I was about to leave the mall a sparkly kiosk caught my eye. It was full of fake hair & hair accessories. I decided to give it the once over and immediately my peepers were drawn to a big beautiful white flower made out of feathers! As soon as I saw it there I had my reaction! I knew it was what I would wear in my hair on my wedding day. It was elegant yet edgy, it was so unique and added to my dress's style perfectly. This little kiosk is called SOHO. I don't know about you but I tend to ignore mall kiosks because they never sell anything I want or need and if I wasn't so desperate to find a wedding flower for my hair I probably wouldn't had ever noticed it. Now that I know its there SOHO will be my first stop for all special occasion hair accessories. And this feathery flower was well within my budget priced at only $33!
Months and weeks leading up to my wedding I put the task of buying a veil on the back burner, the task seemed daunting and so time consuming I just kept procrastinating. Finally 2 weeks prior to the Big Day I set aside a whole Saturday to find the perfect veil, me and my sister aka matron of honor went into our local David's Bridal shop and I was certain I would find something. WRONG! First of all the veils on the show room floor are all samples that have to be ordered which takes 4-6 weeks to deliver! Second of all David's Bridal customer service is below satisfactory, not to mention their veils all look very generic and nothing caught my eye or stood out.
The following Monday on my lunch break I took a stroll to a downtown bridal boutique named AniA right up the street from my work. This shop was full of beautiful bridal couture! My dream come true! I found lots of gorgeous veils and hair accessories, but the prices were WAY over my budget. I wasn't in the market to fork over another $300 for a fake flower or $550 for a veil.
Frustrated and starting to feel panicked. I contemplated if I was really going to wear anything in my hair on my wedding day. After all a veil is not a requirement, I then made the decision not wear a veil but I did want something so I chose a flower. The next day I went to the Washington Square Mall and raided the place for a beautiful wedding flower. I tried Forever21, H&M, Claire's and to no avail! I wanted to find something where I would have the same reaction as I did when I found my wedding dress. The reaction where a light bulb goes off in my head and I know that's the one I must have!
As I was about to leave the mall a sparkly kiosk caught my eye. It was full of fake hair & hair accessories. I decided to give it the once over and immediately my peepers were drawn to a big beautiful white flower made out of feathers! As soon as I saw it there I had my reaction! I knew it was what I would wear in my hair on my wedding day. It was elegant yet edgy, it was so unique and added to my dress's style perfectly. This little kiosk is called SOHO. I don't know about you but I tend to ignore mall kiosks because they never sell anything I want or need and if I wasn't so desperate to find a wedding flower for my hair I probably wouldn't had ever noticed it. Now that I know its there SOHO will be my first stop for all special occasion hair accessories. And this feathery flower was well within my budget priced at only $33!
For my wedding I didn't want my hair to be beauty queen prom princess with a bunch of tight curls and bobby pins, I wanted it to be free flowing and beachy. Here is my mom and sister going to town on my hair with a quickness to get it all wavy just how I wanted it right before I headed down the aisle.
Here is me and my mom after the ceremony with my hair and feathery flower still in tact! Thanks to my mom and sister for getting my hair done! And for SOHO for selling the most beautiful bridal flower that finalized my bridal look!
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