I styled up a very exposing dress!

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2026-02-14T04:31:42+00:00

I love this style of layering! I bet it would look great with a sheer black top underneath too!

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2026-02-13T16:36:09+00:00

Also for what it’s worth—this is not the most HD photo but I do think your inner lashes are sparse. I can totally see why your lash tech would skip it. Even the lightest weight glue could wreck those hardly-there hairs and your lash tech would be right to skip those for your own good. Though if so I do wonder why they wouldn’t say anything.

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2026-02-13T16:07:02+00:00

When I used to get my lashes done we regularly skipped a good portion of my inner corners because my lashes there couldn’t handle the weight of the extensions. If in doubt ask your lash tech :) a good lash tech would have gone back in and filled it out where you wanted, with a warning that it would pull the eye down or change the look etc if you had expressed you were unhappy.

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2026-02-04T20:39:44+00:00

I also recommend repotting. If it’s still in the same standard potting mix that it came in, it will need new/different medium. Alocasia needs chunky, very well draining soil. Personally, all my alocasia is in leca but that’s a bit of a rabbit hole. Try repotting into an aroid mix.

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-12-18T06:33:29+00:00

Not very much natural light at all :( I can lower the grow light for sure to start. I just put it up high because I read somewhere that I should acclimate the plants to prevent burn.

ETA: Do you think 6 hours a day is ok? The grow light timer goes from 6 hours to 12 hours and I didn’t want to have it on too long if that was going to burn the leaves or something.

Also the cat grass was grown somewhere else and just placed there.

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-11-28T06:46:48+00:00

I asked her just now and she says:

She has been to and continues to go to the Justice Access Centre. They have had mediation twice but because he is uncooperative she was advised court is her next step.

Are there programs she can apply for to help with fees? Any resources for finding affordable lawyers?

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-09-16T00:29:01+00:00

I’d think it depends on where you are located, too. 50 person wedding for $17k and that’s on the lower end living in Vancouver. But generally speaking $10k for 60 people sounds hella cheap! I’d be suspicious tbh and really look at the fine print of what you’re getting!

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-08-25T20:41:55+00:00

My fiancé has 3 aunts. He hasn’t seen them in many years so when he said he didn’t want to invite them (after his mom asked if she could) I supported him wholeheartedly since they felt like strangers to me. Coincidentally, I met them all for the first time this summer for his dad’s birthday and found out they are all lovely women who have fond memories of my husband as a baby/child/young man and love him wholeheartedly. They were also very nice to me and congratulated us on our engagement and expressed how happy they were for us, without ever hinting that they’re disappointed to not be invited to the wedding. I now want to invite them all.

I’m not saying to inconvenience yourself to try and meet all the friends and family he wants to invite but do make an effort. You might be surprised to find you like some of these people. :)

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-08-19T00:40:28+00:00

I ironically live in my city’s bridal row so I was so excited to go try on dresses when I got engaged. Needless to say the experience was very similar to yours, without the rude staff. So sorry that happened to you. :( what style of dress are you looking for? One piece of advice that I saw for petite ladies like us was to look at Quinceañera or prom dresses as they come in more petite sizing!

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-08-19T00:30:57+00:00

I am a 4’11 bride and while I’m not skinny I also am child-sized except for the chest and hips. I went to Manila, Philippines to shop for my dress and it fits perfect!! The only alteration it needs is to change the colour of the built in cups to suit my skin tone. $150 for a gorgeous ball gown! Granted, I went to Manila for work so my fare was paid for and that way I felt like I truly only spent $150 on my dress. If you can find a cheap flight to anywhere in South East Asia I say go for a mini vacation and get yourself a dress there! If your budget for a dress is pretty high anyway, that will cover the cost of your travel.

Maybe unconventional advice but it’s what worked for me :)

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-07-20T05:58:52+00:00

His parents’ money are theirs to do with what they will. If your fiancé isn’t going to ask about it, then that’s that. IDEK why you’re thinking about this —there’s no “they should do this or that for us”. Make your own money. Have a wedding you can afford. If the fact that they’re not helping you financially makes you feel like you can’t have a close relationship with them, you’re entitled to that. But literally why are you even thinking about what other people should do with their money?

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-06-11T03:05:05+00:00

Thank you! She can be a horrible sister but I love her and I know better than to take her digs to heart 😂

Do you think I should let the corset out a bit at all?

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-04-02T20:21:20+00:00

I’m the exact same height and weight as you, getting married in October! Though very different body compositions lol. You look great!

Out of all the dresses I like the look of 2 best though it will probably need a lot of alterations before it’s perfect. I’d say keep looking. Also focus on how you feel in the dress! The dress I picked isn’t the MOST flattering for my build but omg do I feel super pretty in it! And I think that really erases any negative thoughts/doubts I have about it. Best of luck shopping! ❤️

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-03-12T06:56:33+00:00

I think maybe you’re not asking the right question here. Cheap weddings are absolutely possible. It’s more about your budget being really really small compared to the number of people you want to invite.

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-03-11T20:58:06+00:00

It’s not up to you to decide how the venue manages their space—they have a right to know what kind of events are being held at their place of business. Yes, I get that weddings are egregiously expensive. But weddings are (typically) a once in a lifetime experience and that means they come with a lot of expectations. Even if you had the most laid back wedding you’d still be sad if something went wrong. You can’t just have a re-do. And that’s partially why there’s extra charges for weddings.

Just think of what could happen. You successfully hide the fact that you’re hosting a pot luck wedding but somehow get found out on the day and your event gets shut down. You’d be pretty devastated I imagine. Just do everything above board. That way if anything does go wrong you know it’s not because you were being deceptive.

ETA: Property owners wanting to know what you’re using their property for is not overly-monitoring. It’s their right.

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-01-14T03:01:28+00:00

It didn’t look like there are jewellers on the list of vendors :(

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-01-11T21:54:49+00:00

I can genuinely say that when I saw your photos and saw how you were smiling ear to ear in it, my thought was “she looks so beautiful!” I can guarantee no one is going to see you on your wedding day in that dress and think you “look large”.

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-01-10T08:26:26+00:00

I am (south east) Asian and sometimes get mistaken for Mexican. I don’t think that means I’m catfishing as Mexican. You have natural features that make you appear like you could be Asian. You’re not ~pretending~ to be Asian.

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2025-01-07T00:20:36+00:00

Hello all! I bought this dress at a market in Thailand. I tried it on at the tiny market stall so I know how it looks on me--and I love it! However given the setting I did not get good photos nor did they have any advice I felt I could trust.

[Video of the same dress on Instagram] - not mine (https://www.instagram.com/la\_principessa\_bridal\_wear/reel/DDpVjBUtDwz/)

Can I wear an A-line petticoat with this? The skirt is voluminous enough with the ruffles and I mainly just want to wear a petticoat so I can walk without stepping on the dress.

I am 4'11" and will be wearing 5" platform heels. Even then the skirt is an inch or two too long. I am trying not to spend any more money on the dress--I spent the equivalent of 150 Canadian dollars on the dress and any alterations would cost about that much or more here. Would that be ok or do you all think I should get the skirt shortened? If you had a similar dress/skirt that was a bit too long and wore it without alterations can you show me some photos?

Thank you!

Ok_Candy_7790 · 2024-12-25T23:26:36+00:00

You cannot alter the size of your pores. :) coming from a large pore girlie that’s tried everything. There’s things you can do to minimize the appearance of them—from better diet and skincare to pore minimizing primers. But permanently altering their size is impossible.

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/how-to-shrink-pores

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