I did some digging and played with the color changer on both Dessy’s After Six and Alfred Angelo’s sites and came up with the following dresses for myself, in no particular order. I really dig the pop of color and the fact that all the dresses can be reworn over and over again!
Thoughts?
I had no idea until today at lunch that Steve had no idea that we were having a bridal party in Vegas. since his family isn’t attending, as in his brother who would be a best man in a traditional wedding, he thought we were just going out there with a few friends to get hitched. nothing formal, nothing traditional, nothing wedding-y. he just said that the more traditional my outfit is (closer to white), then more traditional things will turn out even though we’re heading to Vegas to do the most untraditional wedding possible.
huh. I had no idea. I wonder who in the bridal party would still want to attend. Ii mean, my brother and Cathy are totally still attending as our family representation. but I’ve heard rumblings about the date falling on a Sunday and us staying out there for 5 days and some other stuff. With zero obligations to attend, I actually wonder how many guests we’d have. Oh yeah, it’s a trip to Vegas with a 2-3 hour ceremony/ cupcake party.
In this light, I do think I’ll be buying a blue dress, pale blue likely, so I can wear it multiple times. I have a picture in my mind of what I want, but haven’t found it yet. Big poofy skirt that I can puff out with lots of crinoline to be super cute 50s chicky.
There was a family event in Miami on Saturday and I was informed afterwards that our wedding was a topic of conversation since a lot of them follow my updates on Facebook. my older brother was telling everyone to “be there or be square!” um, no. i told him that it’s going to be a small wedding with just a handful of friends. he said that I needed to stop telling everyone the date and the location if I didn’t want people there. I corrected him and said that the date and location, being the entire city of Las Vegas, is out there for anyone to know, but the specific location, like the actual ceremony location, will only be told to the guests we want in attendance. he got all huffy. sure, I’ll be inviting family and knowing that 95% of them won’t be in attendance due to a variety of reasons.
Also, big news, I’ve been emailed by the girl buying my dress that she’s going to be able to pay me by the end of the week. She confirmed the amount tonight. YAY!
dresses are David’s Bridal
My MOH and I went last night to try on a bunch of dresses at David’s Bridal. I fell in love with the one above in brown, but in either the silver or champagne colors. the problem is the varying shades of blue in my outfit. maybe I really do need to pic a shade and stick with it.
my veil yarn is a creamy ivory color and will be edged in a few rows each of orange and blue. pattern progress above. seriously, most amazing thing I’ve knit since I started knitting and 2nd major lace project. Abby’s garter was the first.
I just saw a pair of absolute beauties on Zappos and I’m kinda in love with them… they’re royal blue with bling bling on both straps. Yeah, I think I’m just going to buy them… lol
so which color dress do you think I should choose?
the paper for the ketubah has been ordered and is in my hot little hands! it’s white, 12×12, and non-textured. i need to send 10-12 sheets to our calligrapher, Amanda, in Gainesville. unfortunately, she’ll be out of town when i’m there next week visiting.
from the same company, Paper & More, i ordered 3 different colors of envelopes for our wedding invites: dark metallic blue, and metallic copper.
i’m leaning towards the dark blue ones, but the copper ones are in the running as well. whatcha think? keep in mind that our invitations are black with white lettering and the nighttime Vegas skyline, and our colors are orange, blue and ivory. i also order a sample for my graduation announcements in a deep purple. they’re so pretty!
my shoes have been ordered and are about as damn cute as can be! they’re turquoise with a small little kitten heel, about 1.5″ and they’re mary jane’s. so effing cute!
my veil is coming along really nicely! i’m at row 61 of about 126 rows. the 61st row is 388 stitches. the last row is about 800 stitches. i’m no where near halfway done with it. but damn, it’s gorgeous! i really need to take an updated picture of it to show y’all. but not tonight seeing as it’s already after 1am! 🙂
You read that right! This morning I received a DM from the @LuxorLV twitter account telling me to hang tight, that their Twitter Tuesday rates would be published shortly. I’ve been all over twitter the last few weeks asking which hotel we should stay in: the Luxor or Excalibur, the Luxor or Flamingo, the Flamingo or Tahiti… you get the drift. Well, the Luxor has been on my short list for a while, and actually kept retweeting my questions out the their follower base.
Today, when the twitter-only rates were published, I was floored. I was able to book a Tower Luxury Suite for not much more than the normal price of the Tower Deluxe room.
Yes, we are staying in a huge suite that is larger than my first apartment in North Carolina for 4 nights. We will have plenty of room for the cupcakes and wine reception I’m envisioning. Also, with as big as the room is and as pretty as the pictures are, we can totally have the ceremony and take professional pictures in the room!
This after I emailed the link to this top secret special deals page to all our Vegas invitees and some have checked it out and booked their room already! I actually wonder if I should bother to get a room block. I should email again and see who hasn’t booked yet and if they want to book there and then decide.
When I was chatting with my younger brother’s girlfriend earlier, she was telling me all these places they (she) want to visit during our Vegas trip. We’re totally doing the Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, Red Rock Canyon and Zappos! Where else should we go?
Whether you are aware of it or not, I am the biggest Bon Jovi fan. Ok, not THE biggest, but still pretty big considering I am still in love with an 80s hair band. However, they’re older, have more marriages (and divorces) under their belts, have a new image, and, best of all, have a slew of albums! Their latest, The Circle, is simply amazing. Yes, I am the girl that buys their CDs on the day they come out. And I don’t buy CDs! The only ones I ever buy are for Bon Jovi.
Y’all should all know by now – if you’ve been following me from the start at least – that I am graduating from East Carolina with my MBA in May. May 7th to be exact. It’s been a very long 5 year online only process through East Carolina. What does this possibly have to do with Bon Jovi? Well, due to the proximity of their North America tour in cities Jen and I can attend or graduation… I basically have to pick between attending graduation and meeting all the friends and faculty that have helped and guided me throughout the years or attending my and Jen’s 6th(?) Bon Jovi concert together since high school.
And that’s about as tough a decision as a girl’s got to make. Do I fly to Miami and attend that show with Jen and Diana, or make them come up here to attend the Charlotte show since it’s the closest one to me? Jen already said she’s got the same dilemma between Bon Jovi in Charlotte or attending my graduation. *sigh* annoying.
Enter the glory of Twitter and finding out this morning that one of the funniest tweeter/ blogger’s, @Momspective, is giving away a pair of tickets to the Charlotte show. I am doing everything I possibly can do to win this pair of tickets. Seriously. I’ve followed her blog, friended her on Facebook, tweeted about it, and now am blogging about it myself.
Yes, I am desperate for these tickets. Because weighing Bon Jovi against graduation is seriously one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. It breaks my heart thinking I might have to miss them in concert. But… 5 long years and $75K later, I am finally graduating.
Yes, yes, I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Things are really tight at home, financially, and I feel silly ogling pretty, not to mention expensive, things online for our wedding. Until last night, when right before the snores began, Steve muttered “you’re going to be my wife one day” … *melt*
Ok folks, this is my latest idea: the trumpet flare dress. What are your thoughts on how it’ll look on me? One of my bridesmaids is coming to town in December (YAY!!) and I’m thinking I might drag her back to DB with me. I adore it in this color, but wonder if it will work well with my ladies also wearing blue. Another alternative is Champagne or Orange. Crazy, I know. I’m going to check them out in all the colors next time I venture into DB.
Here is the latest picture of me… what do you think about this dress on this body? (Yes, I’m sideways, but it looks much better on my monitor this way.. haha)
I took a study break tonight and got up to row 36 (of 126) in my veil. I love it!
