Wedding Wednesday - Shit just got REAL!

I ordered my dress less than 2 months ago.  I was told it would arrive in 4-6 months.  That would put me at Feb - April for the dress.  Perfect.  It would only sit in a closet for a little while and then it would be altered and ready to go.  Wellllll I got a call last night that my dress is in.  It's done.  Less than 2 months.  And my first thought was "HOLY CRAP! SHIT JUST GOT REAL!".  I'm not even kidding.  It all became real when they told me I had a dress.  Now I won't be in to get it until January, there's no time with family and Christmas and my birthday and the like.  But January 10, 2011 I will be going in to try on and pick up my dress.  For those who don't remember what it looks like...

It will be ivory when I get the actual dress...but they only had white in store.  Anywhore, this is my dress.  It's here.  And shit just got very real.

Holy crap, I'm getting married!!!!!

Wedding Wednesday- Ladies' Attire Edition

It's that time of the week again, Wedding Wednesday!!!

This past weekend the ladies and I went dress shopping (for them).  We were all anxious to get some wedding fun going and they all wanted to get the dresses sorted out so myself, Kim (my BFF and MOH), Kelsey (my sister and BM) and Maris (my BFF and BM) headed out to look.  Kaylee (my rockin' friend and BM) couldn't make it this trip.  But she's got something in mind, and I'm happy as long as she's happy!

So the only parameters for the dresses were that they be knee length and in cherry red from Alfred Angelo.  The ladies were supremely happy that I wasn't being fussy and all got to pick dresses they loved!

So without further ado here are the dresses:

This is the beautiful Maris modeling the color we will be using.

Kim aka MOH in her dress.  Doesn't it flatter her?! LOVE it.

Kelsey in her lil number.  I had to hold the back closed b/c
her boobies are too big! (ZOMG did I say that?!)

Maris in this REALLY cute one-strap.
Coincidently it's in the color we'll be wearing for her wedding! haha

So that's Wedding Wednesday for this week. What do you think of our dress selections?

Rainy days in our future...

So it's been raining non-stop for what seems like days now.  Everything is wet and Environment Canada says it's going to last until at least mid-week.  It makes me not want to do anything.  Seriously, I just want to stay home with soup and hold-up in our flat until it all clears.  The dogs aren't much for it either.  They go out, do what they need to do and run to the safety of the doorway.  Mr. Dan doesn't seem too bothered.  He's waiting for the new Call of Duty to come out so he's doing research on all the neat little things this game can do and playing demos and whatever else video game guys do while they wait for the next "it" game.  However, I'm going dress shopping with 3 of my 4 wedding party ladies today...should be interesting! You'll see a post about our successes (or lack there of...it all depends on today) on Wedding Wednesday.  Wish us luck...oh and hopefully everyone brings rain boots! We're gonna need 'em!

Wedding Wednesday...yes I know it's Thursday.

So I know I'm late on the Wedding Wednesday, but I've been sick for a few days so bed has been my constant friend.  Anyways, today let's chat about my maid of honor and bridesmaids...oh and their dresses!!  I have 1 maid of honor and 3 bridesmaids. 

My maid of honor is Kim.  We've been best friends since we were about 5. She rocks. 

Kelsey is my little sister.  She's been a constant inspiration and great friend since she came into my life as that teeny tiny little baby.  I lurves her.

My other BFF, Maris, is another bridesmaid.  We've been super close since 12th grade.  She's basically my twin.



And last,  but defiantly not least, my really good friend Kaylee.  Kaylee and I met in university and I road trip to visit her and her family at least once every few weeks.  She's amazaballs!



We haven't been dress shopping yet but we've chosen Alfred Angelo dresses.  In a knee length in cherry.  The rest is up to them.  Kaylee will be ordering online, since there are no stores near her, but the rest of the ladies and I will go shopping the first week in November.  Here are some suggestions that the ladies have made.  I'm really open to whatever they'd like. 

Kim likes this...but in cherry red.

Kaylee thinks this is really cute.  I totally agree.

Kelsey isn't really keen on low-cut so I thought this might
be a good option for her.

So what do you think?  Any suggestions?

Wedding Wednesday!

Time for another edition of Wedding Wednesday!  This week is a very special post because we're going to be discussing, as promised, WEDDING DRESSES!

We've been engaged about 6 months now.  We're not getting married until next September but I decided that come the one year mark I would start trying on dresses.  I didn't know how long it would take (1 visit, 2 visits? A month? 4 months?!) so I wanted to make sure I had lots of time...but not so much time that I'd change my mind.  I also wanted to make sure that I would get to try on a variety of dresses in a variety of styles so that I would really know what I wanted when I saw it.  So, it began...

Mom took me to a store a few weeks ago and we tried on umpteen dresses.  I saw a few that were nice...

My favorite from that trip...

Love the lace and beading detail on this!!

And then there were some that weren't quite so nice...

The vag dress. (As dubbed by Carrie)

After that adventure I knew I hadn't found it.  I found some that I really liked and I found some that I really didn't like.  I thought I knew the general style I liked though, so that was a good thing.  My next adventure would take place just outside of Boston.  I went shopping with my aunt and my cousin.  I teased you with one of those pictures recently.  I really really really liked that dress...and that surprised me.  It was plain, which I didn't think I would like, but it was really nice.  I decided that it might be "the one" but wanted to look a little more. 

Really, let's focus, I didn't want to make a decision and then find out there was another dress that I was in love with.  So mom and I decided to do one last trip this weekend.  We headed to Winchester's Bridal in downtown Hali with my sister and my mom's BFF Paula.  We were there for 2.5 hours!! HOLY HELL! Trying on dresses is tiring, and fun, and sweaty, and hot, and exciting and frustrating!

But I found some lovely dresses...

Yes, this is almost the exact same dress as before.
I just really really liked it.  

This one was really nice too.  Not so beady-sparkley and formal.
But still really nice.  Like my bouquet? haha!

And then I saw it.  A dress that I never thought I'd like.  It was a dress that had pick-ups...which until now I thought would look AWFUL on me.  Then my consultant told me to try it.  I didn't know if it would work but it was the last dress she had in the room (after 2.5 hours!) so I said yes.  It was plain so she added a really nice red sash and...

Waiting for the reveal...

Please excuse the sweaty-gross look I have...I was EXHAUSTED.

TADA!! This is the dress.  I knew the minute I walked out of the room.  It wasn't too fancy, it wasn't glittery, it was fun, it moved and swung around and it was different from anything I'd ever worn.  It made me smile, in fact my sister said it made my eyes light up (although in the pic I think I look like I'm ready to die from exhaustion!).  I loved it.  Mom immediately started crying (good sign!) and her BFF Paula pulled out her tissue too.  It's wonderful.  It's comfortable.  It's fun and different and I LOVE it.  Oh, and it was only HALF OF MY BUDGET! So I bought it.  Or rather my wonderful, fantastic mother surprised me and bought it for me.  It will be in by April, leaving me tons of time to get alterations and buy accessories to go with it.

I love it!!

Weddings...weddings...weddings!!

I thought about starting a Wedding Wednesday today, thinking that it would be a wonderful addition to the blog and I could keep all my wedding-ly thoughts in here.  I also thought it would be nice to have something solid, like a feature, once a week.  Then I realized it was Thursday.  So our first edition of Wedding Wednesday will be today, Thursday.  (You'll get over it.)

First I thought I'd start by introducing you to my wonderful fiancé.  Then I realized how much time and energy that would take so instead I invite you to venture here, to our wedding website, and browse around.  It has all sorts of need to know info.  So with introductions out of the way I thought I'd move on to my current obsession - the colours and theme/feel for our wedding.

I really want to use red.  I love a nice bright red.  It's cheery and happy and just makes me smile.  Then I needed something to go with red.  Well that decision was made easy when I walked into the ballroom we've decided to use and they had these huge yellow and red daises on the tables.

Think this...but with yellow.

So I've found my colors, I've ran them by Mr. Dan and by the girls, my mom, my dad, his parents...well everyone that apparently gets a say in my wedding decisions...and they all love it.  Awesome, because I wasn't going to change it anyways.  So now we move on to other things...like dresses, the groomsmen, bouquets, invites, yadda yadda yadda.  I want this wedding to be fun but still classy.  I want people to have a good time but I want it to look nice.  So I did some more searching online and came up with some inspiration....

I love the red dresses and the casual feel of this.  Also, Dan
has requested cheesecake (his only request) so it fits!

This is quite pretty.  More orangey than yellow but it's just an idea.

Kind of pink-y but I really like the feel it gives you.  Just need red
for some more pop!!

Oh and for good measure, and as a little tease, here's the dress I tried on while I was away.  I really think it might be the one.  I have pictures of me in it, but I will be posting a full bridal fashion show next week so until then you can look at the stock picture.

No I wouldn't wear the gloves...