-The Bride's Best Bitch-

It's that moment that every little girl dreams of. That moment that every mother wants to see happen for her child. And my friends, that moment has finally been realized.

I own my first designer gown.

A Badgley Mischka.



I mentioned before that I'm the maid of honor for my best friend's wedding. The original intent was to hike on down to David's Bridal for the $99 special, but once we realized the shop was way the hell out in BFE we decided to hit up the heaps of boutiques that litter Boca Raton first.

The dress was actually the first one I tried on, but after about a dozen others, the bride, her mother and myself all agreed the first one was the winner of the lot. The gown itself is a gorgeous goddess style cinched empire that we ordered in black and I honestly felt beautiful in it. That doesn't happen often so when it does, it's worth the payment plan that follows.

The great thing about it is that unlike most bridesmaid gowns I see, this is one I'll be getting use out of over and over again. I can either keep it full length and use it as my theater/ballet gown (I'm so waspy it hurts sometimes), or have it hemmed after the wedding to be my new LBD.

The dress also finally justified a shoe purchase I'd been saving for for about five months: a pair of blush suede five inch stilettos from Steve Madden. They're everything I hoped they would be for the last half year. Plus, they're an amazing carry over option for my every day looks. I'm smitten.

The only thing left to sort out is my jewelry, which will be solved with a dip into my mother's insane collection (I'm hoping for some bold emeralds or green sea glass) and a clutch. While I was originally thinking snake skin, I'm on the fence again. Oh, the decisions.

1. Badgley Mischka evening gown $400 (gulp, and thank fuck for layaway)
2. Emerald collar from Cartier
3. Caryssa blush suede pump from Steve Madden $90