“I’m very suspicious of the idea of the one greatest day of my life. And for me, that day was really part of a whole chapter,” says Jessica Murphy of her 2007 wedding. For the small ceremony at her high school chapel, she wore her mother’s dress and her grandmother’s favorite perfume, Bellodgia by Caron, a soft carnation and rose scent. “I was very happy wearing it that day, because it was something I loved that was already part of my life, the way my husband was already part of my life by that point.”
— Our own Dr. Jessica weighs in on wedding fragrances. Read more in at How to Pick the Perfect Wedding Fragrance at Harper's Bazaar.
Your wedding choices seem excellent! I agree about how much success is guaranteed in trying to create a big day. I was far from being a perfumista at the time, and I don’t remember if I even wore perfume on my wedding day. But I do associate White Linen, which was one of my first post-college purchases, with the early years of my marriage. I also associate it with a feeling of the hope of success, as in: I got a job! I have money left over to buy something fancy! 😀
Ha, I don’t remember if I did either! I had a garden wedding, it was very laid back.
What a lovely choice. Bellodgia was such a gem. So sad it’s gone….
It really is a shame.