Oh, Vera... How I Love Thee!!!
So, I started working out again--for a few weeks now actually... Not that I completely stopped, but for months, I refused to go to the gym--only going once or twice monthly, while Rob went diligently almost every other day. Well, I then realized what a waste of money our membership was costing us and I really needed to lose weight, so now that we signed up my brother Kevin, the 3 of us are motivated... We better be, right? We just extended our contract until 2009!!!
Anyways, when I'm not running on the treadmill or speed-walking, you can usually find me at the elliptical or riding a bike when I bring reading materials. So, the other day, I got my new Vogue subscription and took it with me to the gym. And I was tickled with excitement on what I saw (more on this later)!!!
Let's backtrack to Dec. 14, 2004--the day Rob proposed. The minute I said "Yes", my obsession with the great Vera Wang started :-) First, it was subtle and began with my wedding dress. I knew I HAD to wear a Vera Wang! The ONLY drawback was living in Tallahassee... There is NOT a single bridal store that carries her creations :-) In July 2005, we went to visit my cousins in Atlanta--who were also my bridesmaids. We went to Lenox Mall and the other malls in Buckhead, but didn't really find the Vera Wang I had in mind! Which was rightly so, because Rob was with me and there is no way in the world I would have allowed him to take a peek at my wedding dress!
That September, we went to Boston and New York City. While in New York, I dragged my poor fiance up and down 5th Avenue in search for Vera's flagship salon, only to find out it was actually a few blocks away on Madison Avenue... LOL!!! Anyways, to make a long story short... I got the Vera Wang gown of my dreams--no lace, no beadings, no ruffles... I had wanted something I can look back on 30 years from now and not be embarassed of my wedding style. A chic yet classic Vera Wang made of 100% pure Duchesse silk, with a semi-Cathedral train (without Rob seeing what it looked like, of course)!!! And not only that, after getting the gown, I wanted more and more of her stuff... So, I got the perfect veil and shoes to go with it :-) And even got her perfume, appropriately named "Vera Wang Sheer Veil."
And when time came for us to do our wedding registry, I knew the perfect Vera Wang China, wine glasses, tea goblets, champagne flutes, silverware, serving ware, and platters to sign up for. We got the complete set--which we registered for the traditional 12-place settings!!! Actually, we got EVERYTHING on our registry and that according to our registry consultant is VERY RARE! We even got a few doubles... i.e. we have 2 crock-pots, 2 sets of baking stuff, etc... My Vera Wangs are now sitting in our china cabinet--untouched, with stickers still attached... LOL!!! We're just waiting for the first formal dinner we are going to host... for now :-)
Our Vera Wang China in Platinum Grosgrain... Love it!!!
Vera Wang Grosgrain servers
And the rest of the accessories
Our Vera Wang Grosgrain stemware
...and our Vera Wang silverware
At exactly 3:00 pm on May 6th, 2006, I walked down that very long aisle--my mom to my left, my dad to my right and my handsome groom waiting for me at the altar--all scented and clad in Vera Wang from head to toe. I was in heaven... I couldn't be happier then!!! Months later, when I saw some of our wedding guests at other functions, they told me how they never forget that gorgeous dress, the sheer cathedral veil and most importantly--the biggest smile they have ever seen :-)
My Vera Wang Veil
My precious Vera Wang Dress
... And my Vera Wang shoes
So, after the wedding... my most-treassured dress was well-preserved, along with my veil after being dry-cleaned. It is now stored in a huge, sealed box in our guest bedroom. Perhaps, our future-daughter would wear it someday?
Well, I thought the obsession has completely wilted... but the other day, at the gym, while thumbing through the new Vogue, there it was... the newest Vera Wang fragrance "Truly Pink"!!! I got so excited I almost fell off the treadmill... hahaha! And then it dawned on me that just because I'm no longer a bride-to-be does not mean I can forget about all things Vera... Besides, she now has an assortment of non-bridal designs, such as beddings and picture frames to name a few! It's only a start of her branching out of the bridal realm...
And because of this, I guess I'll always be a Vera Wang bride through and through :-)
Anyways, when I'm not running on the treadmill or speed-walking, you can usually find me at the elliptical or riding a bike when I bring reading materials. So, the other day, I got my new Vogue subscription and took it with me to the gym. And I was tickled with excitement on what I saw (more on this later)!!!
Let's backtrack to Dec. 14, 2004--the day Rob proposed. The minute I said "Yes", my obsession with the great Vera Wang started :-) First, it was subtle and began with my wedding dress. I knew I HAD to wear a Vera Wang! The ONLY drawback was living in Tallahassee... There is NOT a single bridal store that carries her creations :-) In July 2005, we went to visit my cousins in Atlanta--who were also my bridesmaids. We went to Lenox Mall and the other malls in Buckhead, but didn't really find the Vera Wang I had in mind! Which was rightly so, because Rob was with me and there is no way in the world I would have allowed him to take a peek at my wedding dress!
That September, we went to Boston and New York City. While in New York, I dragged my poor fiance up and down 5th Avenue in search for Vera's flagship salon, only to find out it was actually a few blocks away on Madison Avenue... LOL!!! Anyways, to make a long story short... I got the Vera Wang gown of my dreams--no lace, no beadings, no ruffles... I had wanted something I can look back on 30 years from now and not be embarassed of my wedding style. A chic yet classic Vera Wang made of 100% pure Duchesse silk, with a semi-Cathedral train (without Rob seeing what it looked like, of course)!!! And not only that, after getting the gown, I wanted more and more of her stuff... So, I got the perfect veil and shoes to go with it :-) And even got her perfume, appropriately named "Vera Wang Sheer Veil."
And when time came for us to do our wedding registry, I knew the perfect Vera Wang China, wine glasses, tea goblets, champagne flutes, silverware, serving ware, and platters to sign up for. We got the complete set--which we registered for the traditional 12-place settings!!! Actually, we got EVERYTHING on our registry and that according to our registry consultant is VERY RARE! We even got a few doubles... i.e. we have 2 crock-pots, 2 sets of baking stuff, etc... My Vera Wangs are now sitting in our china cabinet--untouched, with stickers still attached... LOL!!! We're just waiting for the first formal dinner we are going to host... for now :-)
At exactly 3:00 pm on May 6th, 2006, I walked down that very long aisle--my mom to my left, my dad to my right and my handsome groom waiting for me at the altar--all scented and clad in Vera Wang from head to toe. I was in heaven... I couldn't be happier then!!! Months later, when I saw some of our wedding guests at other functions, they told me how they never forget that gorgeous dress, the sheer cathedral veil and most importantly--the biggest smile they have ever seen :-)
So, after the wedding... my most-treassured dress was well-preserved, along with my veil after being dry-cleaned. It is now stored in a huge, sealed box in our guest bedroom. Perhaps, our future-daughter would wear it someday?
Well, I thought the obsession has completely wilted... but the other day, at the gym, while thumbing through the new Vogue, there it was... the newest Vera Wang fragrance "Truly Pink"!!! I got so excited I almost fell off the treadmill... hahaha! And then it dawned on me that just because I'm no longer a bride-to-be does not mean I can forget about all things Vera... Besides, she now has an assortment of non-bridal designs, such as beddings and picture frames to name a few! It's only a start of her branching out of the bridal realm...
And because of this, I guess I'll always be a Vera Wang bride through and through :-)
posted by Kerstin Joy Walling | 2/11/2007 09:00:00 PM
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