Whilst Meghan starts her new life as a royal, many of us are still discussing and gathering inspirations from her recent wedding outfit. From hollywood to a royalty, I would imagine the many factors she had to consider picking out her dress. Keeping it simple yet elegant, tasteful yet with a hint of sexiness and va-va-voom!
The slightly off shoulder boat neck style she wore certainly had me starting to look at dresses in that style. And so my first choice of wedding dresses under US$ 200, would be this popular wedding dress off shoulder lace number above. If I had a choice to do it all over again, this would be one of my top picks.
A perfect choice fit for royalty would be the Princess Ballgown. Full tulle skirt, covered 3/4 sleeves and lace galore. This number above speaks for itself of full royalty elegance and a classic dress to walk down the aisle in. Indeed a style Grace Kelly would also approve of.
Now this style is slightly controversial for a princess, but certainly appropriate for the many of us " commoners". Quite similar to Kate Middleton's wedding dress style, the bodice is totally lace with a deep V to accentuate the decolletage. However the long lace sleeves, kept this number in check in terms of classiness and elegance.
A very popular wedding dress style is the Mermaid Style. And before you jump and say " its not for me", look at the several variations above to match any body type and figure.
Again, the main essence in these selections is lace and more lace! I love how simple some of the outfits can be, whilst others have that extra touch of a lower back or subtle neckline.
I know how tight one's budget can get with a full blown wedding party, hence this beautiful 2-in-1 wedding dress gives you the best of both worlds. Complete with a large church train, this dress takes you down the aisle in style. Capture those lovely shots with this big and beautiful outfit. However when it comes to the dinner party, toss off that removable large train and you got yourself a sexy, slinky evening dress to dance the night away in. A perfect dress which you can recycle as an evening outfit to other black tie events. Most of us cannot do that with our wedding outfits so imagine the mileage you will get with this style.
And so these are my top 5 Wedding Dress Styles, all under the very manageable budget of US$ 200 and certainly styles I am sure Meghan Markle would approve of.
Have fun dress shopping and share with me below which is your favourite wedding dress style above.
Love,
Simone xoxo
A difficult post to write today. I was off social media for over a month now as my dad was taken ill in early June 2018 and from then on it was a difficult time for the family. Up until he left us on 3 July 2018.
The reason why I decided to do this outfit post - because this particular outfit had a special connection to dad's final journey. I wore this outfit for his funeral send off and more so, how I came about to purchase this.
After 2 weeks in hospital, Dad had badly wanted to go home although it was against hospital advise to do so. We knew he was not physically fit and ready but I could sense his strong desire to be back in his own home. So, I did what my heart told me to do and signed off the papers to have him discharged that day. However as he was weak and could not support himself to walk - the quickest preparation I had done was to dash off to the nearest Salvation Army and got him a walker as well as a wheelchair for this trip back home.
Having to wade through the clothing section to reach the back where the medical equipments are - I chanced upon this lovely black dress from Emporio Armani and it called out to me. Fit me to the T. And so with all the stuff I got in Salvation Army for Dad, this dress was a little pick me up for that day.
Little did I realise Dad had it all planned out that I would find this great bargain for $10, as it was this same dress I chose to wear on the day of the funeral. Indeed the Salvation Army had me prepared up to the end.
For those of you familiar with the poppy flowers being used as remembrance for War Veterans, hence this dress was so poignant in its message for me to remember my Dad with it's poppy motif on the sleeves.
I do miss him so much and dearly but glad that I had put my life on hold just to be with him over those last few weeks he was with us.
If you can feel my loss and pain, may I just ask of you to light a candle and offer it up for my Dad Henry. Send him a little prayer along the way and I thank you for being there for me during this extremely difficult time.
Love,
Simone xoxo
Dress : Emporio Armani
Earrings : Sugarfix by Baublebar
Heels : Saks 5th Ave
Ring: old
