I am not posting the pictures of my dress because I don't want Joe to find and see it.  But, I can tell you it's a Casablanca, Spring 2008 collection, the A line with a thick belt part, sweatheart top, crystals on the back, and the model wearing a huge crystal on her neck. I absolutely love my dress and cannot wait till it comes to the store :)

Accessories

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These are the earrings that my mom got from her visiting aunt before she was even born. The aunt visited my grandma when she was pregnant with my mom. She left the earrings and said: if this is a girl, this is my baptism gift for her.

These earrings have been in our family for over 50 years and they will be my "something old".

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Hairstyle

I have not been endowed with amazing, full, thick locks of hair, so I will have to do what I can with what I have. 

I had my hair trial, and here is what we came up with... I really like it.
 
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My Shoes

With help of a friend who knows all there is to know about fashion, I purchased my wedding shoes.  I don't like sandals, because they usually make my feet hurt. I also don't like traditional white or ivory shoes because I would never wear them again. I needed smething that would be comfortable, comes in wide sizes and is a good make, so that it doesn't make my feet sweat or hurt...

Here they are: Martinez Valero fuchsia pumps :)
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Bridesmaids Dresses

I went with one of my BMs to a store to check out Alfred Angelo dresses we liked.  We are definitely doing Lipstick color, as it is the deepest pink they have.  Also the style we both loved was:  7002 - the one on the left below.  I think we also have to check out the 7073 (on the right) as It may save us the cost of shortening the first one.

Lesson learned - do not try to explain to a dumb sales person why you need to know the exact style number.  My BMs all live in different cities and I wanted to know what style it was we tried on, so that the rest of them can go to their respective stores and try it on. The sales woman was so frustrating, they just lost themselves a customer.
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I really like the way the silver sandals look with the dresses so here are BM shoe options. I want them to pick any shoe that they will be comfy in, as long as it is silver sandal (and not thongy type).
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The choice of my colors was inspired by these two pictures... especially the one on the right.
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