It's time for fashion! I am officially in love with the mismatch. Many people tried to talk me out of it. And I went back and forth...we're discovering that sometimes, too much time can be a bad thing. Instead of renting a tux for the gents, and choosing a gown for the ladies which we found to be a little too formal for our style, we decided to outfit the boys in suspenders and let the girls pick their own green dress! We sent them inspiration pages, which looked like this:
And sent them a fashion worksheet with swatches we "obtained" from our local Home Depots. That's right, two of them. Cleaned them out. Those look like this.
With a little letter telling them the plan. I asked the girls to send me a quick pic before they buy the dress of their choice but other than that, have a ball! We're providing the boys the brown suspenders and green tie. My hope is that I can buy the mismatch ties to match the girls dresses. Feel free to costume it up, we said. This IS New Orleans after all. Oh, and what are we wearing? Well I can't show you but I am wearing my grandmothers dress, a sixty year old lace and tulle GOWN that is being cleaned right now. Thank you, Econodry! And Jason? Well at this point, we're thinking a vest. And we are loving the pinstripes.
A little less than six months to go now!
