Wedding Wednesday: Getting Ready!

Here we go, finally getting to my wedding day! 

Getting ready was a really fun part of my day. One of my goals from the beginning of wedding planning was to make sure that I had plenty of time so that I could enjoy the entire morning and not be rushed or late for pictures. I had pictures scheduled starting at 1:30 at the venue (me getting dressed) so I wanted to go to the venue around 12:30 to double check all of the decor before I had to get dressed. 

So...my bridesmaids and I stayed in a hotel the night before my wedding. I slept with my maid of honor in one room and the other girls were across the hall. My best friend and I had some snuggles and chatted when we woke up before we started getting ready. 

We went to Starbucks to get the traditional 'Bride' and bridesmaids drinks and grabbed a light breakfast from our hotel. 

 When we got back, it wasn't long before the hair stylists arrived. I had a lot of drama with having a stylist, her moving unexpectedly and having another lady at the salon do my hair. Neither of my trials were exactly perfect for it gave me some anxiety. She also brought an assistant who worked on my bridesmaids. 

My hair took way longer than it was supposed to and when I got up and looked at it in the mirror, I hated it. Literally I wanted to cry. My mom and bridesmaids were all like, you look so pretty, its okay...but it was bad. There was no poof like there was supposed to be and it was so matted down with hairspray. It was nasty. I had to just hold it together and get my make up done because my make up artist was there waiting.

Finally, 4 hours later we were all ready. Thankfully my make up was amazing, I felt like a supermodel. That made up for me hating my hair and I tried to not let it get me down. We packed up our stuff and headed to the venue in our robes. We took this teaser picture for me to put on facebook, I'm a little obsessed with it. :) 

After I checked out everything in the venue, it was time to get dressed! My mom officially zipped me into my dress put it took all of my bridesmaids to get it all on right. There's a lot of poof! My bridesmaids were the best and kept the morning so fun and light hearted. They were constantly reassuring me, checking in on me, and making sure I was doing okay. I love them. 

Adding those finishing touches! We had a nice 'locker room' to get ready in at the country club. There was nobody else in there and plenty of space. We could also peek out of the windows as they set up the ceremony decor so that was fun. I also got to watch my future husband walk out to his spot for the first look before I went out. 

Next you'll get to see the first look! Writing this was so much fun, I love re-living the memories and all of the feelings I had on that day. 

Linking up! 

Wedding Wednesday: Update!

Hello, friends!

I've fallen off of the blogging earth for a while, sorry about that! It's a bummer because this month has had some really fun times but I also hit a slump. I'll write more about that later because it's Wednesday so that means...wedding! 

I bought this headband last night and I am so excited for it to arrive. 

I got these shoes from David's Bridal but they were too big, so I had to send them back. I went to the store and the size down was too big so I might be on a new hunt for shoes, but I want something similar. 

I changed my mind on my bridesmaids dress. I was happy with the one we had but after looking at pictures I wasn't too sure about it anymore. I don't want to share the new one but I'm REALLY happy with it. I also was finally able to see the color in person (they had zero dresses in my color when we were trying them on in december) so that eased my anxiety. This isn't the dress but look how perfect it matches the groom's tie and the color I've been using for my centerpieces. 

I am going flower girl dress shopping next weekend! I can't wait for some fun with my little princesses! 

Linking up!

Wedding Wednesday: On the hunt for the perfect dress

I'd like to start off by thanking you all for such great feedback and ideas about how to spoil my bridesmaids. I have been looking at gifts online and can't wait to finally start purchasing some things. I definitely want to spoil them as much as I can, especially since they will be helping me so much. 

This week I want to talk about my dress. I still don't own it yet, but I'm trying to find one and it's been a struggle. 

We (my mom and I) went to David's Bridal two weeks ago because I figured it was a great place to start. I tried on like 10 and definitely had one that I really liked and a lot that I didn't. I didn't want to commit the first time I tried on dresses but I felt pretty good about the experience and had one that I knew if I did buy I would be happy with it. 

I had an appointment at a smaller boutique in my own on Friday and my MOH joined me and my mom for this trip. At this store most of the dresses were a lot bigger than my size so it was harder to get an idea of what they would look like on me. The one that I really liked my mom didn't like, and then one that my mom and MOH liked I liked, but wasn't in love with. My mom also couldn't stop comparing everything to the dress at David's Bridal and that kinda drove me nuts.

My third appointment was on Monday and ...

This is what happens when I write posts early, I wrote this all Sunday night. My mom and I went shopping on Monday night and guess what...I SAID YES TO THE DRESS!

We went to a third store and there was one that was completely different like I kinda liked, it had an illusion back with a ton of beading, a lace top and chiffon bottom. It was so different from the ballgown I liked that it was hard to commit. We went to dinner and then my mom said, lets just stop at davids bridal to look at your bridesmaid dress colors. Well then of course I had to put back on the dress I liked and the consultant was like, you know if you come back to visit a dress it probably means it's the one? I wore it for like 20 minutes then finally rung the bell and made a wish for my wedding, and it's mine! :D 

Did you guys have that moment where you just knew it was your dress? Anyone try to think it wasn't the one but it ended up being your first choice?

Linking up Lisa Nicole && Kristyn