I remember doing the same thing with the old net curtains!..My mothers wedding dress was also in our dress up box (post divorce) but I stopped fitting it when I was about 10 as she was a tiny wench when she got married. I think it's a cool way to spend valentines day but where are you getting the dresses from? hiring them? can fake brides hire wedding dresses or do you have to lie otherwise they might think in your spinster state that you will destroy them intentionally. Every day should be chocolate day.

I'd suggest you not make a gown from venetian blinds, as if you accidentally tread on the cord you'll end up with your gown hoisted around your armpits.

Although, you could always take the advice I heard recently which was "just wear your nice knickers and don't worry about it". Mind you the lady in question was wearing approximately one and a half tea towels worth of fabric at the time.

I've run hot and cold on marriage over the years. I was anti when I was young, because girls have germs. Then late teens early 20's when I was full of optimism I thought that I'd quite like to get married. Then as mid 20's rolled around and my parents marriage was clearly sucking tragically, and almost without exception all my parents friends all got divorced (husband left for another woman in every case) I started to wonder if it was really a great institution. I'm still wondering. I think it is like any relationship with or without paper and witnesses, you get out of it what you put into it.

On a slow day at work, we once created an entire suit out of bubble wrap. It had trousers, a jerkin (?!), a buttonhole rose and a hat. All constructed with staples and cellotape. I mention this because it strikes me that bubble wrap would make a pretty cool bubble-wrap bridal ensemble. Just a thought.

Valentine's Day - meh. I'm pressied out after Christmas and his nibs' January birthday. I have no present-buying/thinking ability until at least May.

haha I too played bridal dress ups with my Mother's fabric off cuts... whoever got fabric that wasn't white had to be the bridesmaid and my Dad's roses would be used as bouquets. haha How sad... My fantasies will indeed become a reality in 24 more. I could send you my gigantic veil once I'm finished with it if you like Moata. Valentine's Day... unsure about this year. Usually we do something, but not really the flowers, chocolates and serenading that goes on in the mavies. hrm perhaps dinner and a movie would be nice.

Ha, that sounds like it'll be great fun! Hey why the hell not, you can't get away with registering for wedding gifts so you may as well "get your frock on". Be wary though, some of those places charge you to try the gowns on and wont permit photography either.

Have fun, we expect to see pics of you trying on the hideous poofy numbers all covered in lace, it's the best part!

I'm going to a Primary-School-organised beer festival. Weird... Why would a Primary School organise a beer festival? Why Valentine's day? I'm not sure but it was random enough to make me accept the invite. My partner's pretty anti-Valentine's day (it's a scam made up by greeting card companies/ shopping malls etc) and I don't really care either way - so the most romantic thing we'll probably be doing is having a bit of a drunk pash in a Primary School. Sweet.

Well being as my live in BF of 8 months blew me off over auckland anniversary weekend to go to Oz for the weekend and has not contacted me since I would say I am facing a very single, lonely, unloved, Valentines day. *sniff*

Ah, I so wish I could join you. I used to love playing Project Runway with old curtains and such too. I still like to make my own clothes (my grandmother was a tailor, and considerately gave me her pattern drafting genes), though these days old nana curtains aren't my fabric of choice.

Can't say I was ever a bride though. I never had any fascination with marriage even when I was a kid. I think it's because we were a church-going family back then, and seeing what marriage meant for those church women put me off it for life. These days the closest I get to it is being nagged by friends who say that since Mr Louisette and I are coming up to our 7th anniversary, we should get married. But I know what their game is. They just want to party and get drunk on my dime.

I have the best pictures from when I was a child all decked out in mum's net curtains playing bride! If I was in Chch I'd be there for the re-enactment!

Bridal dress ups for valentines is awesome.

having been a bride for a day, I wont say it was the pinnicle of my exsistance, but it was pretty freekin awesome. People are real nice to a girl in wedding dress. Ohh and the dress... I need to find another occasion for it.

First married valentines this year, not sure what we will do to mark it, I am a sucker for romantic gestures though.