Simple and Affordable Bridesmaid Dresses

Bridesmaid dresses your girlfriends can wear again! If you or one of your girlfriends is getting married, it is a good idea to take a look at Utterly Engaged's Alternative Bridesmaid feature. UtterlyEngaged.com is a new online wedding magazine for the budget conscious bride. It is full of fun and creative alternatives to creating a high-end looking wedding within the budget. If only this site existed when I got married! In this issue, they talked about how you can find simple and affordable dresses and turn them in to amazing bridesmaid dresses with the right accessories.

I helped styled the ladies with dresses from Ruche! You would never even consider these dresses as bridesmaid dresses, but look how great they look with the right accessories and flowers!

Thanks special thanks to:
-Lucia from Utterly Engaged for planning and setting it up
-Stephanie Williams Photography
-Flowers by JL Designs
-Makeup and Hair by Theresa Huang
-Beautiful creations from etsy ladies - shabby chic necklace & barrettes by La Vieja Tun Tun and cute crochet necklaces by meekssandygirl, hair pieces from Be Something New
-Urbanic Paper Boutique for letting us borrow their place to get ready
-AND of course the lovely models that couldn't showcase the looks any better - Patricia Iluore, Afie, Tiffany Toto.

All pictures taken from utterlyengaged.com


Manzanilla Olive Floral Dress $36.99 & necklace by La Vieja Tun Tun

blueberry swirls handmade drop earrings $29.99 & wish upon a branch necklace $12.99. Sorry this dress is sold out.

floral bouquet ruffle dress $32.99

ruffle tulip dress $36.99

strawberry lemonade striped tube dress $36.99

plaid tuxedo tube dress $38.99, headband by Be Something New

long yellow linen jumper dress by Tulle $59.99 & crochet necklaces by meekssandygirl

Sorry, these are out of stock on these dresses.

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Ruche - New Fav Dress

One of my fav dresses this whole month. I absolutely LOVE the colors!


manzanilla olive floral dress $36.99




Photos by Stephanie Williams Photography

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Ruche "Name This Dress" Contest

Thank you all for participating in the previous "Name This Dress" Contest! I had so much fun reading all the creative names, I've decided to throw another contest!

Help us name this dress! If we choose your name, you win the dress! See Below for details.


Feel free to click on it for more detailed images.


Rules:
1. Leave a comment on this blog post with your name AND the name for the dress.
2. The name must have the word "dress" in it.
3. Limit only 3 entries per person. Open internationally!
4. Be creative!
5. Contest ends September 4, 2009. The name of the winner will be announced September 7, 2009 so please check back to see if you've won!


Contest Disclaimer:
No purchase necessary. We reserve the right to close the contests early or late without warning. We will post the name of the winner on September 7, 2009. You may exchange the item for a gift certificate of the same value, but you must request it upon winning. Upon winning, you agree that your name can be published on this blog at the close of the contest.


Seen on Online-Sweepstakes.com, contestguide.com, sandysrealm.com

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New Clothes at Ruche

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Ruche Fall Lookbook - Another Teaser

Well this one is a little late because the dress is already up for sale. Almost running out too!



geranium overture shirt dress $44.99

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Ruche Test Kitchen: Blueberry Boy Bait

Thanks to Smitten Kitchen for the delish recipe and Klassy C for the introduction! Our Saturday afternoon was reserved to make Blueberry Boy Baits! I must say that if Josh and I weren't already married, these would definitely reel him in (he agrees) haha. One of our fav things to do is cook together. Because of how hectic life and work can get, we don't get to cook and bake often anymore. This weekend was an exception, especially since we couldn't help it after reading all your dress names with the word "blueberry" in them. Klassy C, we are giving you a $15 Ruche Gift Certificate! =)

Better yet, I actually have a dinner party to go to so this would be the perfect dessert to bring!










Next time in the Ruche Test Kitchen: Peach Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting.

Picture from Smitten Kitchen.

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"Name This Dress" Contest Winner

Thank you so much everyone for playing! I had so much fun and I hope you did too. After going through 580 comments, roughly 1500 dress names....I've finally chosen a winner. It was VERY VERY difficult, I spent almost 3 hours reading all the names. There were so many good ones, some that made me laugh ("The Mamasita Smurf Dress" & "I'm on a boat dress" - you have to have seen the SNL episode to understand that one) LOL, some made me want to go back on vacation, and some made me crave for blueberry pie (I NEED BLUEBERRY PIE!). BTW You ladies have to check out "The Blueberry Boy Bait" recipe (Thanks Klassy C for the delish recipe). After watching Julie and Julia, I think I'm going to have to make this recipe this weekend! I'll let you know how it goes.

Anyway, after much thought, the winning name for the dress is....."Sail Me To the Moon Dress" by Ali!



The reasons why I chose this name are because:
1. I LOVE Frank Sinatra
2. This dress reminds me of a waltz and anything ocean related (waves, sailing, etc)
3. The name subtly ties together all these things

So CONGRATS TO ALI!!!!

Thanks all! Stay tuned for the next "Name This" Contest!

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Ruche Fall Lookbook Teaser

Here is a lil teaser from my favorite photographer!

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New Jewelry!

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A New Week

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I wanted to give you a little peek on a recent photoshoot I styled with photographer Stephanie Williams. I won't spoil the surprise and tell you what the shoot was for...that will come later this week! =P






Don't forget to check out our Item of the Week that Vicki from Simply Hue picked out! This rainbow embroidered peasant top is marked down from $34.99 to $22. This week only though!





Don't forget to enter the "Name This Dress" Contest! But if you like the dress, please get it soon! I think we're going to run out before the contest ends (of course I saved one for the winner). Also, we'll be adding more jewelry and clothing this week. Check back soon!

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New Fall Arrivals

Ruche has some new arrivals for Fall!



These are my absolute favs:


Aren't these the cutest sweaters you've ever seen?!

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Ruche's "Name This Dress" Contest

It has been a little more than a year since our first "Name this Dress" Contest! It was so much fun and we got so many creative responses last time, it is a shame we had to wait until now to do another contest! Sorry ladies! But better late than never right? Anyhow, we just got this lovely piece in and it is dying for YOU to name it! If we choose your name, you win the dress! See Below for details.



Feel free to click on it for more detailed images.


Rules:
1. Leave a comment on this blog post with your name AND the name for the dress.
2. The name must have the word "dress" in it.
3. Limit one (3) entries per person. Open internationally!
4. Be creative!
5. Contest ends August 19th, 2009. The name of the winner will be announced August 21, 2009 so please check back to see if you've won!


Contest Disclaimer:
No purchase necessary. We reserve the right to close the contests early or late without warning. We will post the name of the winner on August 21, 2009. You may exchange the item for a gift certificate of the same value, but you must request it upon winning. Upon winning, you agree that your name can be published on this blog at the close of the contest.


Seen on Online-Sweepstakes.com.

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"Item of the Week" by Simply Hue

Vicki of Simply Hue chose our Peach Trellis Embroidery Dress as the "Item of the Week". Grab one until Sunday for only $30!!!

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Have a great weekend!

The hubby went on a business trip to China for the next two weeks. =( So I'm stuck here at home by myself and Roji of course. Having a dog is such a wonderful thing. It feels like having another human being at home so it isn't so bad. I love my lil furry son. Well I'll make the best out of these two weeks and spend some "me" time. This is the only time I really get to rent chick flicks. I rented "He's just not that into you" and got myself some green tea. Gonna go cozy up now...have a great weekend!

I'll leave you with this...

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Ruche & Simply Hue - Item of the Week

ShopRuche.com is starting a new tradition! Each week, we will be putting an item on super sale. Vicki, writer of the blog "Simply Hue" helped us choose our very first item. Vicki is an artist and color consultant so you can definitely trust her taste! This week, she chose the perche country smocked tank. We are marking it down to only $24! Grab one this week before the offer ends!




Trust me, this top is much better in person than pictured. Colorful flowers and paisley prints cover the entire tank. Smocking at the bust makes this top extra comfortable you could even sleep in it. What is so adorable about it is the cute ruffle straps and the eyelet trimming at the empire waist and along the bottom.


Enjoy!

Great choice Vicki!

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