{"id":12485,"date":"2011-09-26T00:01:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T04:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=12485"},"modified":"2011-09-26T14:24:50","modified_gmt":"2011-09-26T18:24:50","slug":"what-the-fasshonaburu-bride-wore-her-own-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/what-the-fasshonaburu-bride-wore-her-own-design\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Fasshonaburu Bride Wore: Her Own Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gorgeous blogger Vyque of <a href=\"http:\/\/fasshonaburu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fasshonaburu<\/a> got married in Virginia on September 17 and I was there! Vyque and the new Mr. Vyque (aka Curtis) were on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.answers.com\/topic\/cloud-nine\" target=\"_blank\">cloud nine <\/a>&#8230; and a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fasshonaburu.com\/2011\/09\/fasshonburu-gets-married.html\" target=\"_blank\">livestream<\/a>. They&#8217;re modern that way!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12591\" style=\"width: 502px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12591\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12591\" title=\"vyquesmile\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquesmile.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquesmile.jpg 868w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquesmile-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beaming bride.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Vyque designed her ombre violet gown herself and had it made by local wedding-gown expert <a href=\"http:\/\/www.weddingwire.com\/reviews\/angie-cavallaro-fairfax\/ad3f5e9fccec110e.html\" target=\"_blank\">Angie Cavallaro<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12618\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12618\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12618  \" title=\"vyquelength\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquelength-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"675\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stunning!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It reminded me of Gwen Stefani&#8217;s wedding gown by John Galliano, but I prefer Vyque&#8217;s color and streamlined silhouette.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12619\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/access-fashion.com\/2011\/04\/the-top-10-iconic-wedding-dresses\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12619\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12619\" title=\"gwen-stefani-wedding-dress-6\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/gwen-stefani-wedding-dress-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/gwen-stefani-wedding-dress-6.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/gwen-stefani-wedding-dress-6-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-12619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gwen Stefani wedding photo via Access-Fashion.com. Click for source.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I appreciated the way the wedding cake matched the dress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12592\" title=\"vyquecake\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquecake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquecake.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquecake-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fabulush New York blogger <a href=\"http:\/\/midtowngirl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Midtown Girl<\/a> was also in attendance. She and I diligently tweeted the wedding. So did Vyque, judging from this photo.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12620\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12620\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12620 \" title=\"vyquephone\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquephone-678x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquephone-678x1024.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquephone-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquephone.jpg 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maybe she&#39;s just playing Angry Birds.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I wore a strapless pinkish-lavender Zang Toi dress that <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/12\/what-the-bride-wore-sequins-and-a-big-smile\/\" target=\"_blank\">has become my official cool-weather wedding-guest dress<\/a>. I was happy that I matched Vyque&#8217;s color scheme, just like the cake.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_12593\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12593\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12593\" title=\"vyquegroup\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquegroup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"538\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquegroup.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/vyquegroup-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: Midtown Girl, Vyque, Mr. Vyque, WendyB.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I enjoy wedding ceremonies that are conducted by friends of the couple. It&#8217;s easy to get <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themonastery.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">ordained online<\/a>. One of my stepdaughters &#8212; I have three &#8212; had her ceremony conducted by a magician friend. I guess magicians are good at these things because Vyque&#8217;s ordained friend was a magician &#8230; not to mention her ex-boyfriend from college! How civilized! His remarks included references to Clint Eastwood and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0096928\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bill and Ted<\/a> (&#8220;Be excellent to each other.&#8221;). Her sister&#8217;s toast later included a quote from Mal Reynolds, a character from the sci-fi television series <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malcolm_Reynolds\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Firefly<\/em><\/a>. Love it! The bride and groom wrote their own vows. You can read those <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fasshonaburu.com\/2011\/09\/best-day-of-my-life-fasshonaburu-gets.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While many states accept Interweb-ordained ministers as the real deal, Virginia isn&#8217;t very sporting about it, so Mr. and Mrs. Vyque had a secret ceremony before the big fiesta. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fasshonaburu.com\/2011\/09\/my-style-challenge-secret-wedding.html\" target=\"_blank\">here <\/a>to see what Vyque wore for that occasion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Congrats to Vyque and Curtis!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gorgeous blogger Vyque of Fasshonaburu got married in Virginia on September 17 and I was there! Vyque and the new Mr. Vyque (aka Curtis) were on cloud nine &#8230; and a livestream. They&#8217;re modern that way! Vyque designed her ombre violet gown herself and had it made by local wedding-gown expert Angie Cavallaro. It reminded&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/what-the-fasshonaburu-bride-wore-her-own-design\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,41,118,66],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12485","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-blogs-and-bloggers","8":"category-pictures-of-me","9":"category-weddings","10":"category-zang-toi","11":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12485"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12663,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12485\/revisions\/12663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}