That's not too bad, Dana.

Aims, those dresses are pretty! And I LOVE your dress. That's the sort of thing I'd pick for me if I were doing it now.

I knew my girls would never wear them again, which is why I bought them at JC Penny's instead of David's AND used a 30% off coupon to buy all of them - they came to $80/each.

I support that! They are lovely. Plus cheap! Perfect combination.

Timelies all!

Yay Erin!

I've been a bridesmaid twice. First time was my brother's wedding. All the bridesmaids wore a black, sleeveless, floor-length dress. Not too bad, even if I was a bit shorter and heavier than the other bridesmaids. The dress was cut down to cocktail length, and the excess fabric became a shawl. Second time my friend assigned colors to each of the bridesmaids(mine was green) and suggested something historical and dressy. I had bought, on a whim, an early Victorian-style ballgown, so I wore that.(I borrowed a set of hoops from another friend).

I didn't have bridesmaids at my wedding.

You resemble insects.

Heh.

Matilda and I are back from Japantown where we snacked on Poky and I bought her a tiny novelty glass and some little rubber dogs (sixty cents each) and she climbed all the banisters and hand rails all while wearing her Little Batman costume, accessorized with sparkly pink shoes. It was a good look for those sorts of activities in Japantown.

Any of the cheaper Soda Club models will do the job. The only advantage the Penguin has (beyond it`s a penguin! You push its beak!) is the glass carafes, but even with that, those are smaller than the other bottles.
 
I didn`t have bridesmaids either. But who knows what I would have done with them, as I was wearing my grandmother`s wedding kimonos. Which were gorgeous, but probably would not have matched well with poofy sleeved taffeta.

My favorite cheap bride saw some dresses she liked on clearance at Macy's before her wedding, so she just bought them in all the sizes they had, on the assumption that they would fit someone. They were like $40 each!

Thanks for the offer Jilli but ypur hoops and hats and parasols would not work. Like Sue I have more of a gwtw thing imagined, and I think light blue, peach, or light yellow.

I just got a call from my NY congresswoman, reminding me to vote in the primary next week. On my Boston house phone! Yeah, no.

This is a woman who, without fail, refers to strapless wedding dresses as "Belle Watling" gowns.

Ahahahaha!!! This is AWESOME.

Buffistas who are Soda Club members, what is a good starter model? I'm not sure I'm ready to spring for the Penguin.

The one I have seems to not exist any more, since they seem to have newer, sleeker models. Mine is closest to the Fountain Jet (which happens to be the cheapest). I've had it for 3 years and it shows no signs of slowing down. I loves it. (I do need new bottles, though.)

Yay Erin.

Suzi, my nephew is 14, and I suspect it would be totally reasonable for him to find a place to hang is he was locked out. Of course he lives in the country, so it would be to a neighbour's or a friend's.