All That Glitters is Gold(en)

Posted by: Ashley

Well, the good news is I made it through my 9.5 hour morning shift. The bad news is, I don't have an outfit post for today. However, before I start doing the loads of laundry, tons of cleaning and just a little bit of watching TV, I wanted to look at some of the dresses from last nights Golden Globes. There were a lot of gorgeous dresses and a lot of not so gorgeous dresses (though I do like Sandra Bullock's dress.)

Here are my top 6 dresses from the Golden Globes:

6. Lea Michele - I love the pink of this dress. It's sweet. Like bubblegum. I also like the ruffles. I think it works because of her minimalist makeup and lack of competing jewelry. However, I do think Lea is looking like she's on the verge of being unhealthy. I thought she was adorable in the beginning episodes of Glee when she had a bit more meat on her.

5. Scarlett Johannson: While her dress isn't the brightest color or the most daring, I love the vintage elegance and the soft color of the dress. Not just anyone could pull off those sleeves, but Scarlett can. I also like that she isn't showing off the girls too much, unlike another Golden Globe red carpet walker. 

4. Eva Longoria: This is a lovely dress. Not the most exciting dress, but lovely. It looks great on her figure and  I love the neckline. I think this dress would have been amazing in a plum color, but seeing as how emerald  was the color of the evening and there were no plum dresses out there (not that I saw anyway) I guess it's last years color. 

3. Dianna Argon: I love her. I think she is one of the most beautiful girls. This dress is simple and a soft color (like Scarlett's) but I love the simplicity of it. The straight neckline looks fantastic on her, and the necklace pulls the dress together. Her hair is simple, yet elegant. I think she looks like an angel.

2. Mandy Moore: This color is to die for. And one shoulder necklines are so adorable. I love that this dress features tulle in a great way. The sweetheart neckline under the tulle is a great look for Mandy and I love her non-invasive jewelry. I just like her, I guess.

1. Mila Kunis: Despite the fact that she spent $7,000 on a facial which really appalls me, Mila looks gorgeous. The green, the neckline, the hair, the detail... it's fabulous. Mila continues the trend of simple jewelry, which I like. As much as I love chunky jewelry, I love the soft looks with gowns. Anyway, I believe Mila looks 1000x better than her Black Swan co-star Natalie Portman. I know she is pregnant, but a huge rose on your dress? Really?

Well, there are my picks for the 2011 Golden Globes. Do you agree or disagree?

*All pictures taken from MSN Wonderwall

What They Wore: Ashley's Bridesmaids

Posted by: Ashley

So this morning M. and I went to work, came home and then decided we don't want to leave again. Instead we are going to take advantage of the cold, rainy day and stay in, bake bread and make some soup. Well, M's going to do that, I'm just going to be a cheerleader and taste tester.

On days that I work and don't put on real clothes, I'm going to use some fillers. But don't fret! I promise that tomorrow I will put up  an outfit post. Over the next few weeks some of the filler posts I'll be putting up will be from my wedding. I loved the outfits everyone wore and can't wait to highlight them.

Today, I'm going to highlight the dresses my bridesmaids wore. When I was trying to decide on dresses, I knew that I wanted different dresses (for my lovely girls different shapes) and different colors (because one color does not always work on everyone!) We ordered the dresses from Anna Elyse. I worked directly with their Pasadena office and could not have been happier with the support.

We ended up choosing the Clarissa Line from Anna Elyse's Silhouettes collection because they matched my dress very well and because of the wide range of options. One of the awesome features about their website is you can choose different dresses in different colors to see how they look together!

Clarissa Dresses

Sister-in-law M, Sister #2, Smash, Me, Sister #3, Sister #1 and S.

We used three different colors and three different styles. There was a tank, v-neck and sweetheart strapless. The colors were Tea Rose, Greyed Lavender and Rosy Beige. Because I knew how the girls were standing, I chose the colors (based on what would look good on who). It went: Tea Rose, Rosy Beige, Greyed Lavender, Rosy Beige, Tea Rose, Greyed Lavender. The styles were based on who was comfortable with what and who looked good in what. Sister #1 and #3 look great in strapless, easy. Smash isn't a fan of strapless and looks great in tanks, also easy. In the end, I think hope everyone was happy with what they wore!

I had clutches made for the girls in their matching dress colors. I even had their initials stitched in them. 

Look at their bouquet holding skills!

 

They all look so lovely!

The girls all chose their own shoes, I just asked that they would wear grey ones. We had flats, pumps, peep-toes and SIL M. even changed into sandals after the ceremony!

Thanks for being a part of M's and my day, ladies!

All photos by the very talented Roger and Lyndzee of EP Love.