Ladies,

Rejoice! It’s Wedding Gown Wednesday!

Today is all about simplicity. Lela Rose’s debut wedding gown collection is divine, elegant, perfect. I love. Do you?

Lela Rose Spring 2009. This and all images via nymag.com.

Perhaps this gown is deceptively simple. An easy silhouette, but the criss-crossing fabric of the bodice is actually quite complex. And gorgeous. And flattering to boot!

Here’s another goodie:

Lela Rose Spring 2009

I grow ever more fond of lace as all this wedding-obsessing goes on. Again, a simple shape here - too curve-hugging for me, thanks, but I do appreciate it! - but the lace adds a layer of complexity. Not to mention romance!

Finally, a third and more daring number:

Lela again. She seriously rocks.

The boobie bow is not for everyone. I certainly could not pull off this look. But I covet. I heart. I think it’s different and modern yet enduring and timeless.

Exactly what a bride should be.

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

DomestiGal Sue,

I bet you’re wondering where I’ve been the past week. Well, it hasn’t been pretty. Finals got the better of me and I have emerged puffy, bloated, and broken out. It is not my finest hour, Sue. But starting today - TODAY, I tell you! - I am in offical detox and fabulosify mode.

Which is why I do not appreciate posts like your most recent one. Granted, I have been MIA so what right do I have to scold you for posting about carbtastic wedding cakes? Whatev. You know you love me.

For the record, I think the initial attempt at your wedding cake by your sister is A to the Dorable. And really? Can we clone her and give one of her to every bride-to-be out there? Because dude, if I had a sister who was willing to both sew my wedding dress AND bake my cake, I’d be one blissful bride.

The cake does need a little work, but I do applaud the use of buttercream frosting instead of fondant. I am really not understanding the increasing popularity of fondant-frosted wedding cakes. Is this Martha Stewart’s influence, I wonder? The more wedding magazines I buy the more anti-Martha I become, which may come as a shock considering I am the Domestic Goddess. But I simply do not appreciate the pressure she puts on us brides to have every detail of the wedding look totally perfect.

Martha, it's nothing personal.

Not that I want my cake looking like the sad, sloppy brownies that I baked for my sixth grade bake sale with multi-colored dinosaur sprinkles that my arch nemesis dropped down the stairs which I always suspected was on purpose - but I also do not need my wedding cake looking so - well - inedible.

Check it:

This is a wedding cake with fondant frosting.

Is it just me or does that just not look particularly yummy?

As opposed to this:

See now, the frosting is still smooth but you can tell that it’s creamier - and thus yummier - than that tasteless fondant.

I wish I actually knew who baked that cake with the buttercream swirlies, because that is what I want on my wedding cake! What do you think, Sue?

Thank goodness I’m back, because this cake issue is a big one and there is lots to discuss. Don’t even get me started on cupcake wedding cakes…

More soon! It’s good to be back!

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Sue and fabulous DomestiGals,

As promised, I am still obsessing about the Oscars. I mean, perhaps I’d be able to let it go if, like, half the women weren’t wearing white gowns that could totally - TOTALLY! - double as wedding dresses. If I were a tailor I’d take some of these designs and knock off some wedding gowns STAT.

Of course, since my own wedding gown is the equivalent of the fake Gucci bag you buy out of some guy’s trash bag in Times Square, I have an affinity for knock-off designer wedding gowns. But even if I weren’t biased, some of the dresses from Sunday night’s Oscars are just too bridal to resist!

So, who will take home the DomestiOscar for Best Pseudo-Wedding Dress? The Nominees are…

Penelope Cruz - Who accepted her Best Supporting Actress Oscar in a stunning white vintage Balmain with drapes, lace, and bling.

Marisa Tomei - Marisa is sooo making a comeback. She looked killer in a one-shoulder, mermaid-cut white-gray Versace with gorgeous geometric folds.

Sarah Jessica Parker - I will always be a huge fan of SJP. She takes such a wonderful fashion risks and always dresses appropriately. Her Oscar gown was no exception. The Dior Haute Couture creation would make a GORGE wedding gown, with its fitted blinged-out, sweetheart bodice and tulle princess skirt.

Jessica Biel - Should she ever get Justin Timberlake to settle down, her Oscar gown would be the perfect wedding dress! The modern ivory satin Prada number shows off Jessica’s hot athletic bod while indulging in luxurious fabric folds.

Evan Rachel Wood - SO not one of my favorite actresses, but you can’t argue that her ivory Elie Saab gown would look incredibly glamorous walking down the aisle. The V cut in the strapless bodice is a little sexy, and the folds of the gown are just beautifully crafted.

So ladies? Who will it be? Leave your votes in our comments section!

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Yes! It’s about time! I am delighted to announce to blushing DomestiBrides everywhere that Cole Haan has unveiled - so to speak - a new bridal collection! And what’s more, they have used their Nike Air technology in every shoe.

Now you will really feel like you’re on cloud nine on your wedding day!

And they’re super-cute. And most of them are dyeable, so bridesmaids can wear them too! I mean could this be any more genius?

Here are my faves:

Ceci Air Rose Sling

Floral details are a major trend right now. Flower power is everywhere, from wedding gowns to bridal hair clips. I love love love the little roses on these shoes. They won’t match my dress, but if they did I would snatch them up in a split second!

Ceci Air Rose Ballet

If you are going to flats on your big day (and you go, girl! Who needs heels anyway?), you and these cutie patooties may be MFEO. Again, the roses. A to the Dorable.

Ceci Air Mid Sandal

These are the ideal strappy sandal for the well-pedicured bride. I love the double sling-back. Adds a hint of glam to these babies. So cute!

And finally, my blinged-out favorite of them all:

Ceci Air Rouched Sandal

I love. These shoes. It wasn’t until I went wedding dress shopping that I truly understood the ingeniously elegant and fabulously flattering folding of fabric that is rouching. I heart rouching. I wish everything were rouched. And now I have found shoes with rouching! And bling! Divine!

Gals, let me know your thoughts! I have yet to find my Wedding Shoes of Dreams, so would love any input!

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Another Hump Day, another fit of procrastination, another excuse to gush over fabulous wedding gowns and gawk at, well, the not-so-fab.

This week, we examine an increasingly popular trend: short wedding dresses.

Like this little number:

This and all images via NYMag.com. Claire Pettibone Bridal Spring 2009

I actually think this is a very sweet dress. But is it me or is this better suited to a wedding after-party, or, for that matter, a beach picnic, than an actual wedding ceremony? It’s a lovely dress though. Which is more than I can say for this:

Elizabeth Fillmore Bridal Spring 2009

Oh honey no. I know I’ve been tough on Elizabeth Fillmore these past two weeks. But no. Too short, too tight, too tailed. The veil goes on your head, not your ass.

I am not totally against short dresses though. I think short done right can actually be quite chic and appropriate, especially for a vintage-y wedding. For example, this I heart:

Monique Lhuillier Bridal Spring 2009

Now this is how it’s done. Ah, Monique. You are a star.

I mean I basically love everything about this dress. I’m a little more classic myself - no vintage wedding for me, though I do love looking at pics of them - but I love the fabrics, I love the beading, I love the cut, I adore the bow. Short and sweet.

That’s it for now, ladies! More next week… which also happens to be Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. May the fashion fantasies begin…

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

Um. Am I dead? No seriously. Have I died and gone to WEDDING HEAVEN???

Sue! This is brilliant! You are getting married! You are getting married to The Doctor! You are getting married before me!

Um. Ok well that last part is not my fave. I mean obv my wedding will far outshine yours - not that this is Bride Wars - but. Well. Nevermind. I’m over it.

I just pray I will actually have my engagement ring before you get your wedding ring.

But back to you. So! A red wedding dress, eh? Why am I not surprised? You may be surprised to hear that I applaud this choice, my dear. Remember that divine orange wedding dress I found back in the fall? I think a wedding dress of color can be simply fab, and obv you will pull it off (literally, I’m sure, and figuratively).

What concerns me is the hoochie example you showed. I think you need something a little more bridal:

Or how about this:

You’ve got a hot bod that is just begging for a mermaid gown!

Ok. I kid, I kid. I’m sure your sister will put together an A to the Mazing red wedding dress that will look smashing on you!

Actually, I think I’m still in shock. I think I need to go read some bridal mags to calm and recenter myself.

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen

DomestiGals,

So, I have a secret.  It’s a bit of a dirty very-unDomesticPartner-sort-of-secret.

The Doctor and I have decided to go from being Domestic Partners to Partners in Wedded Bliss.

That’s right – we’re getting married!

But, before everyone goes and flips off their wedding veils and starts planning a DGals online bachelorette party, I have to admit a few things:

1.  There will be no white wedding dress.

It will be red and hotter than hot as my youngest sister is designing it!  Here’s a sneak preview!

Sue

Okay, just kidding.  It won’t be *quite* so slutty.  (Just a little slutty — don’t tell my lil’ Asian mama!)

2.  There will be no church wedding.

We’re getting married in this community garden in the East Village of Manhattan.  (Please no comments about Miranda from Sex and the City getting married in a garden.  People, her wedding was in the West Village and mine will be in the East Village.  Tres, tres different!)

Here’s one photo of it!

East Village Garden Wedding

3.  There will be no diamonds.

Don’t faint, DomestiGal Jen  I’ll still be excited for you once you receive your diamond engagement ring 10 years from now!

PS:  I mean, I’m still completely open to fake diamonds like moissanites.

DomestiGal Sue's Moissanite!

PPS:  Is it bad if I only want to get married so I can have my fake diamond???  I mean, of course not, right?

Anyway, DomestiGals.  Of course there is no other group of gals I’d rather be celebrating with!  I’ll keep you ladies updated with events as they progress!

xx,

DomestiGal Sue

Hey Gals,

So just because I bought my wedding dress doesn’t mean I’m not still dress-drooling and gown-gushing. There are some fabulous - and not so fabulous - designs out there for Spring 2009 and I cannot resist the temptation to share my thoughts on some stand-outs with you all. So start getting excited for Hump Day ladies, it will be a vertiable Dress Fest here in DomestiGal Land!

We’ll kick off with a classic. Every girl’s fantasy (including the Bride Wars gals!): a Vera Wang wedding gown. Fresh off the runway, feast your eyes upon this gorgeousness!

This and all photos via NYMag.com; Vera Wang Bridal Spring 2009

Granted, the headgear would not be my first choice, but this dress is Vera at her best. I love the bust-bling, and I think the middle split of the gown is elegant and princess-like without being over the top.

Or kinda slutty:

Elizabeth Fillmore Spring 2009

I mean, right? Your wedding day is NOT the day for a front-and-center, thigh-high split. Unless there is a gorge layer of duchesse satin beneath it.

Sigh. I wish every day were Wednesday.

Share your thoughts in the comments, ladies!

xoxo,

DomestiGal Jen