Hey guys - as you will already know Savage and I who met at a Prince Party in London 3 years ago got engaged this April!!!

I just wondered if any of you guys out there had any pics of Mayte's wedding dress, and also, does anyone know anybody who makes/sells wedding dresses in the UK (NW region).

I want something a bit different. I am thinking of having my bridesmaids in fifties style dresses with the skirt with the netting and a cool polka dot pattern (hopefully in purple)

This is a wedding on a budget so anyone with any money saving tips or ideas please post

Much love.

Kat

Congrats & Good Luck

ThreadCula said:

Thankyou - Yeah I found this pic too - just wondered if there were any clearer ones - can you tell what the dress looks like in this pic?

Appollonia said:

Yes,it is hard to tell. The sleeves,perhaps the whole bodice looks like lace.
The skirt looks short in the front and long in the back,possible made of silk duchess satin
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Appollonia said:

That sounds divine!

Good luck, Kat! Whatever you find, I know it will be gorgeous.

you could always model your dress off of kim basinger's dress at the oscars the year she went with prince.

CarrieMpls said:

Thank you. It's so hard to know where to start - we are looking at venues and would love to get married in a church but it will probably be too expensive.

sosgemini said:

I don't know what she wore - do you have a pic?

Appollonia said:

for a full body view google:

1990 academy awards kim basinger


fyi: prince designed the dress...can you tell?

u could go to afflecks and speak to some of the designers there for ideas there is a lovely chinese guy called andrew who has a small store there who was fresh out of design college and very keen on fashion.

cammille said:

Cool - I found some amazing dresses the other day that would have been perfect for bridesmaids dreses - white with pale lime green and yellow polka dots and a net under bit - halter neck style - very fifties ish - so cute - but they only had two and I need three. )

Huge congrats to you both.

Congratulations 2 u on ur wedding.

Sorry Kat, I dont wear dresses.

Appollonia said:

Congrats!

Here is what my friend did for flowers which was cheaper than hiring a florist: she chose flowers that were "in season" when she got married (April/tulips). She arranged with a florist (or maybe someone who owned a greenhouse) to buy several boxes of tulips wholesale, she bought wire and that green florist tape. The morning of her wedding her bridesmaids & friends made the boutineers and bouquets. The bouquets were very simple, and it wasn't that hard to make the boutineers. She made her bouquet with all white tulips and some hosta leaves (from her mom's outdoor hosta plants) to supplement her bouquet. It was very pretty.


A parting word of advice as a wedding guest many, many times over: Do not scrimp on the reception food! Especially if you are having an afternoon or evening wedding. Not saying you have to have caviar and foie gras, but make sure you have enough food and it's yummy. I have been to a lot a weddings, what I remember the most is not the vows or the dress, but whether the reception had good food. The worst wedding I ever went to had a 5 o'clock wedding so by the reception everyone was starving! The reception had relish trays (carrots, celery, radishes), lil' smokies (mini-hot dogs in bbq sauce) and no alcohol! (It was in a dry county in Georgia!) I was willing to pay for my own drinks, but the only choices were tap water or soda. Awful.

If I ever get married again, I'm wearing Vera Wang.....I'll try to find a used clothing boutique somewhere....(of course my hubby would have to leave me 1st)
I suppose we could do a re-hashing one's vows ceremony. Nawwww...

Awwwww another org wedding

Congrats 2 u both.

xplnyrslf said:

Vera Wang dresses are gorgeous

what a lovely way 2 meet- at least you guys wont argue over music

congratulations and good luck 2 both of u, heres 2 a very long and happy life 2gether

may all your dreams come true....



when i was choosing brides maid dresses 4 my wedding, i had a gorgeous purple material all picked out- but they didnt have enough material- 4 dresses x 9-10metres per dress -couldnt get it anywhere in australia.
had 2 go with blue instead- turned out okay tho

with our wedding, we did all the running around 4 the reception-ie napkins decorations etc- a lot cheaper than getting the venue 2 do it (if that is an option)

we also had a friend use calligraphy for our invitations and place cards- a lot cheaper than getting it printed- mind u that was nearly 13 years ago- home computers have come a long way in that time
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I think this is beautiful!

Thank you all so much - all of this advice and help is brilliant - I knew you orgers would have some ideas. The above dress is gorgeous - out of my price range though I feel.

omg
i just saw a gorgeous dress in the Australian TV Week, but i dont have a scanner
and i couldnt find it on the net.

does any aussies have the tv week with stevie(mcleods daughters )wedding dress- its on sale this week. can they scan it and post pls

mag description
strapless, off-white, duchess satin bridal gown with train and contrasting purple trim-

it is divine!

prb said:

Thank you so much - I'll keep my eye out for it.

JUSTERIN should know!

She's destined to marry Prince!

DESTINED!

You know Mayte & Prince divorced, right? Isn't it bad kharma to follow their example?

Sorry, maybe that's mean to say. I'm sure the dress was beautiful
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NDRU said:

Yeah. I hear he's dating some Mandi chic now.

NDRU said:

Yes i do know but I still think she was amazingly beautiful and the dress was an unusual design - just getting ideas together.

DaniDaniBoBani said:

You fucking idiot.

Kat I am meeting Sarah on Thursday and I shall ask her then. As I said on myspace she has loads of Prince related photos and loved Mayte, so I'm sure she will have something.

Get back to you! Good luck for now

Appollonia said:

she's definitely beautiful, but I'm sure you'll be a beautiful bride, too! Congratulations!