Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Wedding Dress? Check!!!


Brittany and I ventured over to David's Bridal yesterday. The first hurdle? Please show us something with a sleeve. I knew we were working with a professional when she asked, "Is this a temple wedding?" Oh, thank you.

And, no. This dress pictured here is just for pure entertainment. It got me to thinking about weddings in general and when I came across these little numbers.



You know you live in the modern world when they actually have "maternity wedding gowns". Shotgun and preacher, no extra charge.

Remember when Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney got married?



That one was over in about 5 minutes.

Anyway, our capable helper brought out her first set of dresses. I sat in a chair surrounded by mirrors with camera in hand. First dress? Too much stuff on it. I liked the back lace up detail. I like to see something coming and going. She likes a little bit of glitz, but not too much. Next.

The next one was one I picked out from the website. Mothers should just be quiet and speak when they are spoken to. It had coverage, yes, but, was WAY too plain. NEXT!

The third one, yeah, we liked it better than the second one. Eh. Next.

The fourth one, Brittany didn't think she liked it just from how it looked on the hanger. But, she tried it on anyway. It was too big and we weren't quite feeling it yet. Our delightful helper went back and got a size 4 for my tiny little daughter.

IT WAS MAGIC!

The fourth dress! Who knew it could be this easy. No, I can't possibly post a pic here! She was a vision of loveliness. You'll have to come and see her in her glory on March 11, 2011.

I have to rest and pace myself a bit. I get a little jittery when I spend money.

Monday, August 2, 2010

By popular demand



Okay, I am officially freaking out about planning this wedding/reception! Don't tell Brit!

For those that don't know, my beautiful daughter Brittany is marrying her Nate on March 11, 2011. That's a short 7 months and 9 days from now. Tomorrow we are going "dress looking". I am told by my more experienced friends that we may actually be purchasing tomorrow, but we'll see.

Brittany and Nate have chosen purple and white as their colors. A beautiful deep purple. They had initially chosen blue and yellow, and my mind immediately pictured a blue and gold banquet with a bunch of Cub Scouts running around. Thankfully, this will not be so.

I am hoping to meet with an old high school classmate with regard to her cake. We're scoping out photography. She's already decided on artificial blooms. No wilting. She'll have four attendants and Nate will have four groomsmen. We'll probably have Costco do the invites.

I think my stress just comes from wanting to make it nice for Brittany, within the budget we have set. I have a vision, I just need to be able to transfer that vision from my head to fruition. Wish us luck!

Sweet Dreams.

Okay dear friends, let your collective eyeroll begin. IT IS HERE!



A sweet gift from a sweet person. She knows who she is. Thank you.