{"id":1828,"date":"2022-10-29T09:23:56","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T07:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/?p=1828"},"modified":"2022-10-29T16:32:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T14:32:46","slug":"wedding-diaries-02","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.serenagiust.com\/en\/wedding-diaries-02\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding diaries #02"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Here I am again, 4 months after our engagement and the start of our wedding preps. How is it going? Well… I feel more relaxed than I was back then, and quite happy with the progress made so far. But I am also having second thoughts about everything! I guess it’s normal? I don’t know. I’m still convinced of the man I want to marry though, and that’s the most important \ud83d\ude05 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are also special days for Patrick and me: we finally started giving our wedding invites to the closest family and friends. Today I wanted to walk you through the complete graphic design and illustration process, both for invites and for the website but… I realised it would be too much of a spoiler for all the people who have not received their invites yet! So I’ll keep this for the next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s see where we left off in the previous chapter<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2713<\/strong> Date: Friday 19 May 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2713<\/strong> Location: Ca’ Marcello<\/a>, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2713<\/strong> Wedding planner: Elisabetta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s next? This chapter will be a bit focused on girly stuff<\/em>: dresses, flowers, shoes, jewelry, and perfume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The dress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am not exactly the kind of woman who’s been dreaming about her wedding dress all her life. I had no clue what I wanted. But after binge-scrolling on Pinterest I found a style I like, and two dresses I wanted to try: one in Italy, and one in The Netherlands. Italy would be easier for the logistics (I don’t have to worry about flying and ruining the dress) but I would need to come back more often for fitting. In the Netherlands, I could go anytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Anyway, I did both appointments! Here below is a sneak peek of the first one in Utrecht at Covers<\/a>, with my mum. It was a special day – I thought I would feel weird in a wedding dress, but we liked the experience. Melanie, the assistant, was the sweetest. And the dress I tried on there was really magical. After that day I was sure about the style I wanted: simple, elegant, no lace, no glitter, and not too naked. A dress I really loved on social media lately was this one<\/a>, from Beatrice Valli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A month later, in Italy, we booked an appointment at Fausto Sari<\/a>, with all my crew: Elisabetta, mum, aunt, Giulia and Mya. We fell in love with the dress I tried there too, so I was extremely undecided. When I saw my cousin Arianna looking at me with tears on a video call I started crying as well and we all became emotional. Was this the sign? I think so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And what about the husband’s suit? Well for Patrick we can wait a little more. The new spring collection and colors will be out around the end of February\/start of March – so they told him to wait. Why do we brides need to order the dress one year in advance? …dunno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flowers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s also time to think about flowers – so I worked with Elisabetta on some inspiration to share with the florist. We agreed that having only white and green might be a little boring, so we worked on adding a color that would fit well with our mood and also the location. We ended up with a… Peach Frizz! Why? Because it has a soft shade of orange (connected with the Netherlands) and pink, as some of Ca’ Marcello interiors. I’d love to have some tulips (my favorite are the white parrots<\/a>) at my wedding, but we’ll have to see how next spring will be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is what the updated palette could look like, and some inspiration I gathered from Pinterest:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Palette for flowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Some inspiration from Pinterest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We didn’t impose any dress code in the invite, we just said simple and elegant. But this is the mood and palette I’ll work with for the preps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shoes & jewelry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I did some research online, and also while I was traveling to London, but I always ended up looking at Jimmy Choo<\/a>. The reason is that they have a wide selection for brides, and different heights of heels (I wanted them between 5 and 8 cm, not too high). So I ended up buying one! I still have to think about flat shoes for the night, I was thinking about a velvet “friulana<\/a>” (typical shoes from my area) but I’ll wait for the new seasons and colors. Regarding jewelry my favorite so far are from: Maison Sabben<\/a>, Laurie Fleming<\/a> and Dove Grey Bridal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Last but not least, I’ve been looking around for a while trying to find my wedding perfume. Something different from what I use every day, that will remind me of this period of life. I decided to wear that scent during the wedding, but also use it in some special moments, for example, to scent the invites or some rooms during the wedding day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most popular brands for brides is Jo Malone<\/a>, but my wish was to have a scent connected to the mood of my wedding and I researched perfumes with notes of tulip flowers. So I ended up with Byredo, La Tulipe<\/a>. It’s a very soft and delicate fragrance, evoking the first blooms of the season. I’ve been wearing it for a few weeks now, and I’m totally in love with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wedding scent<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I guess that’s it for today. I’ll keep you posted soon on what’s next. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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