{"id":2489,"date":"2009-09-29T19:38:57","date_gmt":"2009-09-29T23:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=2489"},"modified":"2012-07-20T13:21:55","modified_gmt":"2012-07-20T17:21:55","slug":"your-wedding-wish-is-my-command-now-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/your-wedding-wish-is-my-command-now-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Wedding Wish Is My Command. Now Vote!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week<\/a>, I mentioned that at my 2001 wedding, I changed out of my Richard Tyler wedding gown and into a custom-made white leather halter top and hip-huggers. A few of you requested pictures. Here they are.<\/p>\n

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Dancing in my Tyler gown and tiara.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another view of the gown and, more importantly, the cake!<\/p><\/div>\n

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I changed into leather but kept the tiara.<\/p><\/div>\n

I thought I was being pretty edgy with the leather at the time, but the gown is so conservative, isn’t it? I was striving for something “timeless” and “elegant” and blah blah blah. Pretty but boring. Nowadays, I would just go crazy. Maybe a rainbow-striped gown with a giant hoop skirt. There would have to be a whole bunch of midgets under the hoop skirt, of course. I’d have the midgets jump out and throw glitter at everyone after the kiss. Now THAT’S occasion dressing!<\/p>\n

Anyway, now that I’ve done what you asked and shared these photos, you can do a little something for me. Hey, there’s no such thing as a free lunch here! If you haven’t done it already, click here<\/a> to give my photo five hearts so I can be a winner in the Independent Fashion Bloggers Dress-Up Contest<\/a>. Need more reasons to vote for me? Read yesterday’s post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UPDATED TO ADD: My cake was by Ron Ben-Israel<\/a>.\u00a0 He later recreated it in a different color scheme for Modern Bride magazine<\/a>. I think my version is superior. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last week, I mentioned that at my 2001 wedding, I changed out of my Richard Tyler wedding gown and into a custom-made white leather halter top and hip-huggers. A few of you requested pictures. Here they are. I thought I was being pretty edgy with the leather at the time, but the gown is so…<\/p>\n

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