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{Jim Hjelm + Blush} Known for luxurious fabrics, flattering silhouettes and trademark craftsmanship and dresses start at $2500. Blush dresses are all under $1500. {Jim Hjelm; Blush; Blush}

{Watters + Wtoo} A Watters bride is fresh and sophisticated. While Watters gowns start at $1500, the Wtoo line are around $1000. {Watters; Wtoo; Wtoo}

{Monique Lhuiller + Bliss} Fashionable and elite, this designer stormed the wedding dress market in 1999. Her dresses are for the modern feminine bride. Dresses start at $3000. Bliss is the classic yet-affordable dress line from Monique. Dresses are less than $3500. {Monique Lhuillier; Bliss; Bliss}

{Enzo Ani + Blue} Modern embellishments paired with traditional silhouettes makes Enzo Ani a classic designer. Continually pushing past the threshold of wedding fashion. Gowns start at $1500. While the Blue line offers brides deliciously designed dresses without compromising quality for all under $1500. {EnzoAni; Blue; Blue}

In addition to these lines, Vera is joining forces with David’s Bridal and creating a line of wedding gowns ranging in price of $600-1500. This is an extraordinary opportunity for brides to wear Vera on their day without spending $4-25K tag. The dress line is expected to hit stores around Spring 2011.

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Kevin and I having a margarita morning in Puerto Vallarta.

{One Year Ago: Happy Cinco de Mayo}Also check out a few refreshing {Margarita recipes}

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Creative and artistic designs made their way to the stage {Marchesa}

Classic silhouettes and fabrics graced fashion show guests {Christos}

Unique fabric embellishments and hemlines were also found in this year’s Bridal Fashion Week {Douglas Hannant}

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Location: Miami, Florida (backyard)
Colors: Goldenrod, Cobalt and Ivory
Theme: Spanish Rustic with touches of vintage
Budget: $2000

Two tiered cake bedecked with navy ribbon held down the candy bar. Apothecary jars filled with ivory sweets gave guests a boost of sugar for the dancing to come. {Sweet Cakes}. Sweeping goldenrod linens dolled up the sweet station {Hitched event Rentals}.

Focus on what is important to you and your partner. Surround yourselves with the ones you love and the day couldn’t be more happier.

Smooch! A silk strapless silhouette from {David’s Bridal} stretched the dollar to areas of greater importance.

DIY Details

Fino Wino: Customize your wine bottles with wine labels (a la Wedding Chicks).

Rock, Paper, Scissors: Patches of moss and rocks flanked the guest book and escort card station. Warm amber tea lights flickered throughout the night.

Paper Products: Off white paper pom poms and lanterns were strung on the trees surrounding

Top Cake: A quick ship (4 days!) for customized {Naked Peggies} adorned the top of the wedded confection.

Bucket of Brews: Rustic copper tin of beverages chilling before the ceremony.

Posh pintuck linens in cobalt blue from {Hitched event Rentals} dazzle the dining area. Chivari chairs were in the budget due to the small guest list. In addition, chivaris in black tends to be the most affordable color.

Clean Cloak: Minimal ivory fabric draping around the tent created a more intimate and finished space. It also hides the hideous metal pipes.

Bright Light: A rustic chandelier added a classy addition to the outdoor space. Bringing elements from the indoors to the outside space helps elevates the space by adding warmth.

Duel Dresses: A quick change from the structured silky strapless dress into a flowy one-shouldered goddess gown will helped the bride get ready for a easy, breezy celebration mode. Angie was able to find a bargain at Macy’s. What  a great shopper!

Remember to savor the moments with your love. The day will melt away as quickly as it came, so taking a few alone will help keep you two conscious of the moment so it doesn’t disappear.

Thank you A + B for sharing your day with us. It was intimate and personable and truly an event! Share your event with Prost (email: prosttothehost@gmail.com).

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My poms were hung from a giant leafy tree near the baseball diamond at Wallace Park.

Phil capturing the details. Details details!

Phil and Kim getting down and dirty to get the shot. I am excited to work with them in August for Betsy + Scott’s wedding. I am anxious to see more. Here are a few snippets of them in action. Until then, I will be blog stalking, awaiting the snapshots from the shoot.

Thanks Mandi and Kim + Phil for including me. Let’s do it again!

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PRIZE: Kit of 7 Tissue Poms (2 large; 5 medium)

TO ENTER: Become a fan of Prost to the Host on Facebook and tell me a color grouping that you would like to see in my shop. You can enter today and tomorrow! Good luck! Buena Suerte!

CONTEST ENDS: Friday, April 16, 2010 at 11:59 PM PST

OPEN TO: Anyone in the WORLD

SMALL PRINT: Don’t worry, I won’t spam/sell/advertise your email or mailing address.

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Hi all, I’m Katelin. I write a blog that although is called gorgeous footsteps in the sand… that rarely talks about the sand or feet or footsteps but rather my life adventures, some wedding planning and random Hollywood stories. I got engaged almost a year ago and the big day is coming up on August 28th. So far we’ve checked a lot of things off of our list and I’ve shared a lot my wedding developments on my personal blog as well as on The Bridal Bloggettes. It’s been a great time so far and I can’t wait for it all to come together!

Nationwide Bridal Party

What do you do about dresses when your bridal party isn’t all in the same place? I saw this topic over on a forum at The Knot and I figured I’d bring my answer here instead.

I knew from day one this was going to be an issue for me. Like I mentioned before, I have seven bridesmaids and only three of them are in the same city, let alone state as me. The other four are in Arizona, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania. On top of being all over the place, all seven ladies have very different body shapes and types. Some are relatively short (under 5′5″) whereas others are like me and over 5′9″. Not only was location and height an issue, but not everyone is super thin or has big boobs so I didn’t think the same dress would look good on everyone.

So my solution? I got navy blue ribbon from Michael’s that was the color I wanted the ladies to wear (looking back now I should have gotten an actual fabric swatch, but hey I was a newbie and didn’t know any better) and sent a piece to each of my bridesmaids. The only guidelines I set were to get a dress that went to the knees and was as close to the navy blue as possible and if need be go darker instead of brighter.

I know it’s sort of crazy because I’ll have no idea what they all look like until they show up for the wedding but I’m not worried and quite frankly I think it’ll be unique. Also, I think this way each girl can get whatever dress she wants (and will hopefully legitimately have use for it again someday) and determine their own budget and feel comfortable and happy at the wedding. Yes, I know it’s “my day” so to speak, but that doesn’t mean that everyone else deserves to look and feel good as well.

And so far to date, four dresses have been purchased and I’ve loved all of them and I can’t wait to see what the rest of my bridal party will look like.

Is your bridal party all over the place as well? What was your solution?

{excerpt from The Bridal Bloggettes}

Thanks for sharing Katelin!

{Matt + Katelin}

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Silver Bullet: Steel gray tulle pours out from a corset-like black lace bodice. {Modern Trousseau}

A soft and feminine look made of French corded lace  is paired with a  sweepy Italian silk skirt. {Modern Trousseau}

Gather Together: The ruched bodice dips into a drop waist and meets a skirt of taffeta and organza. {Alfred Angelo}

Grecian Gal: One shouldered looks are back. Dripping with fashionable refinement, this Grecian inspired gown is gorgeous. {Jenny Packham}

Twist and Shout: Twists of tulle flowers swirl around the skirt of this ballgown dress. {Kenneth Poole}

Petal Pusher: Droplets of flowers dot the skirt and slowly fade away into the bodice. The delicate sheer straps give a touch of sophistication. {Christos}

Flounce N’ Bounce: The trumpet form is a show stopper silhouette and demands attention. A dazzling belt binds at the waist. {Kenneth Poole}

Glitter Girl: Head to toe in shimmery sequins. This a-line silhouette is perfect for a late night nuptial complete with a champagne and dessert bar. {Jenny Packham}

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Save, print and attach. Voila! Now, you have some lovely labels to gussy up your to-go goodies or favor bags.

Or use them to adorn your napkins at your next celebration {via 100 Layer Cake}

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