Magic Silver Pens

So I picked up my bridesmaids dresses this passed Sunday. I was really excited because these dresses arrived a week earlier than planned. I had to make a special order because they didn't have a dress on display in my color; and I was kind of nervous just in case the burgundy color didn't come out right. I didn't actually have to worry about that since the dress color came out beautifully. BUT I was very surprised to see that the beading ended up being more of a yellow/gold/red instead of a red/dark red or red/silver color. You see this dress was not available as a sample in person in my color, and when you order it in burgundy, I guess it comes with gold/red beads. The samples dresses I saw were in other colors (red dress, red beads) (purple dress, silver purple beads), and so I assumed that it was going to be in those color combos.

Lesson #1: never assume anything. I was a little worried. I immediately called Paul, even though there wasn't really anything he could do at the moment. I think he just calms me. So Paul thought that it wasn't a big deal, but it kind of is a problem since silver was our other wedding color. We have a word for wrong color combinations in Hawaii, you know like wearing pink and orange together. I don't know how to spell it, but it's not flattering. I tried not to freak out since there's no way to replace the dresses. My friend, Jen, came with me to Michael's Arts and Crafts, and she picked out a silver fabric pen that we could use to paint the beds the right color. I did an experiment on just beads (not on the dress) to see what it will look like, and if it would flake off. Jen had a red bead flower and when we started inking out the beads, it completely covered up all the red and didn't come off when it was dry. I had hope.

Lesson #2: If you have a problem, friends will be there by your side to help. I did a little section on a size 8 dress, and it looked okay. It took me about an hour to do all the beads on that one dress, but in the end it looked fabulous. Paul said that he couldn't even tell that the beads were gold to begin with. I'm sure I have a few touch-ups especially when we see the beading in the sunlight, but I am kind of relieved that this problem could be solved. I just need 5 more hours to fix it thanks to my magic silver pen.

Lesson #3: I can turn anything gold into silver!

I'm hoping that is will be the biggest problem I will encounter, but knowing how weddings go, that always isn't the case. I'm going to try to take everything in stride and not sweat the small stuff.