Betsey Johnson Tricot and Heirloom Lace Babydoll

Ah, I just had a vacation, and now there’s a three-day weekend coming up. Why can’t it be like that all the time? Who was the genius who did that math? “Let’s see, there are seven days in a week…how ’bout we work five and only have two off?” Yeah, great. Thanks a lot. It makes so much more sense to me to work four and have three off, don’t you agree? I mean, let’s be honest. We all probably waste at least eight hours a week between chatting on Twitter, reading blogs, and screwing around on Facebook. Granted, the majority of the time we spend on Facebook now isn’t posting photos, or updating our status, or commenting on anything anyone else does. No. It’s spent monitoring and updating our ever-changing privacy settings. At least, it should be. If Facebook has their way, they’ll soon be sending cameras into people’s homes to follow them around and see what products they use so the can pass that information along to marketers and advertisers. Let’s just drop the charade, ok? Facebook isn’t about helping people connect, or sharing pictures of vacations and weddings. It’s about getting you to spend money, whether through the many ads on the site, or the insidious games like Farmville and Mafia Wars. By the way, if you have nothing better to do than “harvest” crops on Farmville, you need to get a life. You heard me. Do you think you’re really accomplishing anything? Have you ever harvested a real crop? I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more involved than pointing and clicking, and it’s probably a little more physically demanding. And all those requests I keep seeing from people to help them build their barns. What are you, Amish?! Hey, here’s a thought. How ’bout you people get off your asses, go outside, and actually, I dunno, do something constructive? Wanna build something? Habitat For Humanity could probably use a hand. But no, you’re too busy milking your digital cows. That just sounds so wrong. Wow, I just rode that tangent all the way to town, didn’t I? All righty then. Fashion. Which is what this blog is about. If you’ve been reading regularly, you know I’ve been featuring wedding shoes, wedding handbags, and wedding accessories this month in anticipation of all the June weddings that are coming up. Well, since Monday’s a holiday and I won’t be here, I’m going to wrap up May with some frilly underthings. Don’t worry, this post is totally SFW. Unless your boss is a prude and won’t be able to handle seeing underwear on a mannequin. If that’s not an issue, read on! Let’s start with the Betsey Johnson Tricot and Heirloom Lace Babydoll.

After the wedding’s over, and you’ve endured your drunk uncle doing the electric slide at the reception, it’s honeymoon time! Let’s hope you’re going somewhere fun, warm, and tropical. You’ve packed your cute summer clothes, your sandals, and you better have packed plenty of sunscreen because doing the nasty with a sunburn is not fun. It’s second to doing it on the beach and getting sand in certain little nooks and crannies. But before you get out there and start baking, there’s the little matter of the wedding night. Well, let’s hope it’s not a little matter. Ahem. Anyway, let’s be honest. We know any lingerie you put on won’t be staying on very long, but it’s still part of the whole tradition thing, so you need a little something cute to put on. This babydoll nightie is perfect. It’s made of sheer nylon fabric, which is light and cool on the skin. And allow me to interject here—this is why you take your honeymoon somewhere warm and tropical. Flannel is not sexy. Period. The babydoll has a pretty sweetheart neckline, and antique-style heirloom lace on the bodice, front, and at the hem. The empire waist accentuates the girls nicely, and there’s a flirty keyhole back. The back straps are adjustable for a custom fit, and get this—it comes with a matching G-string. You won’t have any problem attracting attention in this little number. Go ahead and get it. It’s just $79 at Zappos.com.

Budget Saving Alternatives

Ok, before you get to the wedding night, you gotta get through the wedding, right? Right. You’re not going to put on a beautiful, expensive wedding dress and wear your everyday white cotton bra under it, are you? No, you’re not. And that’s certainly not going to be your something borrowed. Ew. You need new, pretty undies, and a new, sexy but supportive bra to wear under your dress. Check out this Cosabella Never Say Never Prettie Underwire Bra. The underwire will give you a little extra support so you not only look fabulous on your big day, but you look that fabulous forever in the many photographs you’ll be featured in. The Prettie is made from sheer lace with beautiful scalloped edges all around. The back and shoulder straps are adjustable to help you get the perfect fit, and the sweetheart neckline will accommodate just about any dress neckline while giving you just the right amount of cleavage. The Prettie is $64 at Zappos.com.

The one dress that may not work with that Prettie bra is a strapless one. So instead, try this Cosabella Never Say Never Flirtie Bandeau Bra. It’s made from stretchy, soft lace, and is seam-free so it won’t mar the smooth surface of your dress. The Flirtie has silicone taping at the top and bottom to keep it in place, and there is boning on both sides for extra support. It also has pretty scalloped edges. You could take this with you on your honeymoon because it will also be perfect under tank tops or spaghetti-strapped sun dresses. And even if your wedding dress isn’t strapless, you could wear this bandeau bra if the dress is a little low cut. But please, don’t go too low cut. It’s a wedding, not a Vegas floor show, ok? Well, unless you’re getting married in Vegas. Then I guess anything goes. Or stays. Whatever. The Flirtie is just $47 from Zappos.com.