What to wear?

We’ve been talking a lot lately about what to wear to our wedding. On the one hand, it is one of those extraneous details that we can just figure out when it gets closer to the date. On the other hand, it is something important to consider, since it is our day, and we want to look good for the big event.

One difficulty that we have is that getting matching outfits will not necessarily complement our complexions. Media images notwithstanding (no, I do NOT have yellow skin, contrary to the cartoons many of us grew up with), I do have dark hair and dark eyes. Meanwhile, Chris has medium-dark brown hair, but a generally ginger complexion (light skin with freckles). What this means is that I look best in darker coloured outfits (blacks and greys with white shirts) whereas Chris looks best in earthtones (green, brown, rust).

So where does that leave us? It will be difficult to finding matching outfits that complement us both. So perhaps we shouldn’t bother trying to match? We’ve already joked about drag, and wearing wedding dresses. And yes, both of us are equally horrified at the thought of wearing such a thing. (By the way, we are also fans of My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, which always features incredibly gaudy and eye catching dresses, that oftentimes don’t even fit through doorways). We’ve also been talking about some of the outfits that appear in some of the period dramas we’ve been watching (like Pride and Prejudice and Downton Abbey)–but that’s something inherently difficult to pull off without it being part of a larger overall theme. I did find this website for wedding outfits that caters specifically to GLBT folks, and a lot of the beautifully shot photos made me smile (and I can’t believe that one day soon it will be us in similar photos!!)…but I unfortunately didn’t get too much inspiration from the pics. (In part because lesbian couples can do a better job of pulling off different combinations of masculine and femine clothing than gay couples can–just look at how great Ellen and Portia look).

All kidding aside, our outfits are part of the big day and we do need to eventually figure something out that doesn’t break the bank. What we’ll try first is to pull all of our jackets out of the closet, and then figure out which combinations work best. And if none of them suit us, then I guess it is off to the shops–unless any of you reading this are size 38R and have nice taste in colours and fabrics?