Last night, I went to David's Bridal with my mom, my sister Niki, and two friends (Jana and Lisa). I had gone and tried on a bunch of dresses and narrowed them down to four, this trip was to get opinions on the dresses and mostly to get the bridesmaids into dresses.
I had prepared for this trip by going through one of the D.B. publications and circling every dress I thought I might like, as well as the colors that stood out to me.
Jana and Niki were awesomely patient, trying on every dress the consultant brought over, and putting up with my reactions to the dresses. Lisa lucked out, getting stuck in traffic and arriving once we had pretty much made a decision, and only had to try on a few dresses. My mom, as any of you familiar with her well know, does NOT like shopping. She took on the "keep it moving" role. We didn't like it, she sent the girls back into the dressing room. She even tried to chase down another consultant who accidentally stole our book.
We narrowed it down to two dresses, and after looking at the colors, we've pretty much decided which dress and color, I just want to get my other bridesmaid (who lives in PA) to try it on and give her stamp of approval.
After the girls were done, it was my turn. As I tried on the dresses, I knocked each one out of the running. Finally, I put on the last dress, and let's be honest, I knew that this was the one. It was the first dress I tried on the first time I came in to D.B., and it was still the one I loved. I showed the girls and my mom, and they gave their approval. My mom said, "Why did you need us here? You already knew." That's my mom for you. They helped me pick out a veil, and I bought the dress and veil! I'm so pleased to have this taken care of, things are going smoothly so far.
Next up: Choosing invitations.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
A Story About My Fiancé; or, How We Got Our Reception Site
As is often the case, it would seem that I spoke (or wrote) too soon when I posted about the continued reception site search.
Mike called the woman we met with at OSV (as Old Sturbridge Village will henceforth be known) on Friday. He told her that we had thought about it, and decided that we really couldn't manage to have our wedding before the end of April. He went on to tell her how much we loved the place, and how we really wanted to get married there, but that we just couldn't afford their regular price. He asked her if there was any way they could give us that price for November, and after a short check with her boss, she said yes!
So we're looking at the two dates they've offered us in November, and we will shortly be setting a date! I'm so excited, and yet again feeling very lucky to have Mike.
Mike called the woman we met with at OSV (as Old Sturbridge Village will henceforth be known) on Friday. He told her that we had thought about it, and decided that we really couldn't manage to have our wedding before the end of April. He went on to tell her how much we loved the place, and how we really wanted to get married there, but that we just couldn't afford their regular price. He asked her if there was any way they could give us that price for November, and after a short check with her boss, she said yes!
So we're looking at the two dates they've offered us in November, and we will shortly be setting a date! I'm so excited, and yet again feeling very lucky to have Mike.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
And the search continues...
Time for a little update.
A couple weeks ago, Mike and I went out to two potential reception venues to decide if we liked either of them enough to move forward to setting a date.
The first place we went was The Publick House in Sturbridge, MA. It was nice, and the woman there was nice, but we decided it wasn't really what we were looking for. We also crunched the numbers when we got home, and it is also more than we are looking to spend.
After The Publick House (and a stop at a diner for a late breakfast, since we were running early for our next appointment), we went to Olde Sturbridge Village. Unfortunately, it was terrible weather for a visit, since it was cold and extremely windy. We loved OSV, particularly the reception area. They have an on-site ceremony hall, which is nice, but not quite what we had been thinking of. This would probably be our ideal site, except that we can't afford their normal per plate price, and their seasonal discount that we can afford is only good until the end of April. We thought about it, and after much debate decided that given how hectic our lives are right now, and how many things are already scheduled during that time, that it would be crazy for us to try to pull off an April wedding.
So we are going to keep looking. We have a couple of appointments set up for the next few weeks, but given my schedule (two weeknights of school, two weeknights of work, one weeknight of internship, as well as four weekdays of school and/or internship), finding time to visit potential venues is tough. We're soldiering on, and I'll be sure to update as we have more news!
A couple weeks ago, Mike and I went out to two potential reception venues to decide if we liked either of them enough to move forward to setting a date.
The first place we went was The Publick House in Sturbridge, MA. It was nice, and the woman there was nice, but we decided it wasn't really what we were looking for. We also crunched the numbers when we got home, and it is also more than we are looking to spend.
After The Publick House (and a stop at a diner for a late breakfast, since we were running early for our next appointment), we went to Olde Sturbridge Village. Unfortunately, it was terrible weather for a visit, since it was cold and extremely windy. We loved OSV, particularly the reception area. They have an on-site ceremony hall, which is nice, but not quite what we had been thinking of. This would probably be our ideal site, except that we can't afford their normal per plate price, and their seasonal discount that we can afford is only good until the end of April. We thought about it, and after much debate decided that given how hectic our lives are right now, and how many things are already scheduled during that time, that it would be crazy for us to try to pull off an April wedding.
So we are going to keep looking. We have a couple of appointments set up for the next few weeks, but given my schedule (two weeknights of school, two weeknights of work, one weeknight of internship, as well as four weekdays of school and/or internship), finding time to visit potential venues is tough. We're soldiering on, and I'll be sure to update as we have more news!
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