sunshinegirl Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 (edited) After eight appointments and ~60 dresses, I found THE ONE! I didn't know I would have such a strong reaction (it's just a dress, after all) but I really love it. And it's a really unexpected silhouette and color given what I thought was going to look good on me - a diamond white, strapless, mermaid silhouette with ruching throughout and pickups around the bottom. (And yes, I'm a bit shocked that I know all of this dress vocabulary now.) Too bad we're a bit stressed out with other aspects of planning the wedding, but I keep reminding D that it will all be worth it when he sees my killer dress. 10/10/10 - 23 weeks from yesterday. Edited May 3, 2010 by sunshinegirl Link to post Share on other sites
Kamille Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Oh my goodness! Congratulations! I didn't know you got engaged. :bunny::bunny: This such marvelous new. i'm so happy for you! I'm going to go back and check your profile. There better be a detailed description of the proposal somewhere in there! Link to post Share on other sites
Author sunshinegirl Posted May 3, 2010 Author Share Posted May 3, 2010 Hee hee, well, he hasn't actually proposed yet... the ring's on order. Meanwhile, when we decided we wanted a fall 2010 wedding, we decided to see what kind of venues were available...and gee, six months out, isn't that when you're supposed to buy a dress?...and the wedding planning snowballed from there. I will most certainly post when he proposes - I'd guess it's going to happen in the next 3 weeks or so. Link to post Share on other sites
Star Gazer Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Wait, wait... no proposal?? But you do KNOW that you're getting married, right? Like, he's on board?? Can you show us the dress?? :bunny: (Love this stuff!!) Link to post Share on other sites
PutTheBlameOnMame Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 Oh my gosh. That sounds beautiful. I bet you're going to look like a princess. =] Congrats <3 Link to post Share on other sites
Author sunshinegirl Posted May 5, 2010 Author Share Posted May 5, 2010 I'll be able to show you the dress in a few days - my mom has pics on her camera that she will download and email me and then I'll post a few. Yeah, we joke around about whether this thing is really gonna happen since no question has actually been asked, or answered. Sadly, we're having a bit of reception venue drama right now. His parents really hate the place we really like - an orchard/farm with a big tent - so they flooded us with other options and offered to kick in some cash for us to "upgrade" the venue. I wasn't moved by the things they didn't like about our venue, but I spoke to a previous bride who got married there last year, and she pointed out that their tent might be too small for us even though they say they can accommodate our numbers. We have since been unable to reach the saleswoman at the farm to discuss it, and her non-response is making us nervous, so now we ARE looking at a number of other venues. This is the stressful part, since we're 5 months out and we picked a popular date. We are now thinking of hiring a wedding planner (I never thought I'd see the day...) to help us get some of these big pieces in place. So yeah, if the proposal doesn't happen considering all this rigamarole we're going through, someone (D) is going to have hell to pay! (Just to be clear: I'm not worried. I'm pretty sure D got exactly the ring I wanted, and it's taking time for the order to come in.) Link to post Share on other sites
PutTheBlameOnMame Posted May 5, 2010 Share Posted May 5, 2010 I think the place sounds nice. I like down to earth weddings. Link to post Share on other sites
Author sunshinegirl Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 I've posted an album in my profile with pics of the dress. It's the sample size so there are big black clips holding everything together in the back. When it fits me correctly it's gonna rock. Link to post Share on other sites
Kamille Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Wow! That's a gorgeous dress. You look so amazing in it! D will definitely melt when he sees you in it. Thanks for sharing it SSG! Link to post Share on other sites
tigressA Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 It looks gorgeous on you! Link to post Share on other sites
Star Gazer Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 :love::love: You look beautiful in your dress!!! :bunny: Link to post Share on other sites
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