My Art Deco Bling

I have a business idea if anyone wants to be my business partner in this venture. My idea is a wedding stylist business. I am too lazy to do the research, but I don’t know if there is any such thing as a wedding stylist or even if this profession would be profitable and/or desirable. So here is my idea, brides would hire me as their wedding stylist, I would ask a couple of questions on what kind of accessories that she would like to have for her wedding dress and her bridesmaids dresses and how much she would like to spend. So they I go like a real celebrity stylist and find options for bracelets, veils, earrings, headpieces, etc. I would be like the Rachel Zoe for the everyday bride. Here is why I think my business idea would work. There are tons and tons and tons of accessories out there and at all different price ranges. Sometimes you don’t know what will look good with your dress or your bridesmaids dress and you really don’t know where to look for the same pieces. It also takes time to look for the right accessories. For example, when I was trying to find my shoes for the wedding I had an idea of wearing these kate spade bow shoes but they didn’t go with my dress, the second pair I picked was a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti’s sandals they went with my dress but I knew that I could find something better, and then I finally picked out another pair of kate spade shoes and they were a perfect fit in all ways possible. If I had a wedding stylists I would have all the 3 shoes in front of me at the same time and then I could try it on with my dress and bam I could make the decision in one day.

My kate spade Sage wedding shoes…jealous?

My accessories are from Saks (kate spade shoes), Shopbop (Kenneth Jay Lane earrings), and J. Crew bracelets. Yes I had to go to 3 different stores both brick and mortar stores and online to find all my accessories and I got them at all different times. It was not easy but it was fun because who doesn’t love shoe and jewelry shopping. The not fun part was having a budget. But doesn’t budgets always kill shopping dreams? As every girl dreams about wearing Jimmy Choos and Christian Louboutins on their wedding day. In reality I couldn’t justify spending over $800 for shoes. Some day maybe when I’m ballin’ I’ll be rocking Louboutins like a Bravo Housewife.

Shopping for accessories for my bridesmaids was sort of an adventure. Since The Great Gatsby the movie came out a lot of the accessories for winter and spring were 1920s inspired. One of the most notable collections was by Tiffanys. I am not a millionaire therefore I could not afford to buy diamond encrusted flapper headbands for my bridesmaids although they do deserve it. I was lucky enough to find a matching art deco inspired bracelet and earrings at The Limited and I ordered them online. I got them in the mail and one of them was not in perfect condition so I returned it. But they didn’t have any more to replace the earrings that I returned. So I had to start from scratch. I checked the Canton Limited to find a replacement but they didn’t have any earrings left either. After searching for a week or two for other options, I finally found the exact earrings at the Beachwood Limited and the crisis was adverted.  Shopping for my bridesmaids’ accessories also caused me to fuel my semi-shopping addiction. Why is it always when you are shopping for other people you also feel the need to buy something for yourself. Picking out shoes for my bridesmaids was also an adventure. I wanted t-strap heels for them because it was the most 1920s heeled shoes. There are two types of t-strap shoes (1) ugly and (2) stripper shoes. I found more options for my bridesmaids shoes than I did for my own shoes. I was lucky enough to find the exact shoe I wanted at 6pm.com. They are sparkly, t-strap, not ugly, and a stripper wouldn’t be caught in dead in them. Based on the accessories I chose for myself and my bridesmaids I hope you will hire me as your personal wedding stylist.

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