My dress is here!

( NOTE: All photos of the actual dress are behind links at the request of Mr. H… he doesn’t want to stumble upon them accidentally.)

In early March, I was having a little crisis of faith about my dress. I had only visited two dress shops when I fell in love with the one. I'm not a sparkly, flashy gal. I like simple, romantic, clean lines with a hint of color. So when the lady at the bridal store asked our budget, I said around $300. That was the most I could possibly bear spending on something I was only going to wear once, even if it was on the most wonderful day of my life. She, then, suggested going with a bridesmaid gown saying that dress could be ivory and I could add a bit of color with a red sash.

I ordered the dress that day. It cost me $163! Excellent...

I knew I didn't want white as it would wash me out so I planned on getting ivory. I changed my mind when I looked closely at the fabric swatches and found "latte". Oh yeah, a richer, warmer, kind of ivory. After placing my order, I got super nervous about the color not being what I thought it would but on Saturday, when I tried on my dress, I knew I had made the right choice. A September wedding deserves warmer colors as does my pale, freckled skin.

Emma's dress fits great, mine needs taken in about a full size in the body. Alterations are free. (score.)

So...Drumroll, please… Finally, we get to the part of the story where I actually have a dress! (and so does Emma, doesn't she look adorable! She can never just take a normal picture.

Dress - Front

Dress - Back

Dress - Side

Emma - Front

Emma - Back

Let me know what you think!! *eek*

I ordered my dress!

And Emma's dress! Saturday was a blast. I signed up for all kinds of giveaways at the Bridal Expo, got a great massage, and Emma & I got measured for our dresses and ordered them. They should be in by April!

Dress fitting, bridal expo & massage

That's my plan for Saturday. Mom, Emma & I are going Quincy, IL. Mr. H got me a year's worth of hour-long massages for Christmas so I'm going to get a massage, Emma & I are getting measured for our dresses and then we're going to a bridal expo. I'm so excited! I'm still planning on getting the dress I found on my first trip looking for a dress and Emma is getting an identical one. So, I hopefully will be updating more with lots of wedding planning news. 8 months to go! *gasp*

Dress Shopping!

Mom, Emma & I went dress shopping today and I think I found THE dress. I tried tons of wedding dresses on but they were all either too expensive or too foo foo fancy for me. So the lady at the store suggested I check out some of the two-tone bridesmaid dresses and I found this one. I would be wearing the one on the left in ivory with a red waistband and Emma's would look the same as mine. I tried one on like it but it was completely red and it looked fantastic. AND it's only $163! What do ya think?! I love it!!