This past weekend was a very successful wedding planning weekend, but it was also bittersweet. We said good-bye to John Hoyt's grandmother, Lovie Mae Holder. She passed away Wednesday morning and the viewing was Thursday and the funeral was on Friday. Mom, thankfully, was able to be at the funeral and had the honor of playing the piano at the service. We are planning on finding a way to remember her at the wedding.
Friday evening, Mom and I went to Atlanta to a small bridal boutique where I found an amazing dress. Unfortunately, after I tried it on and fell in love, I caught a glimpse of the price tag and saw an outrageous number, and had to walk away.
Saturday was a more successful day. Mom, Aunt Donna, Gran, Bethany, Katelyn, Jackie and I all spent the day hunting for the perfect dress. When we arrived at David's Bridal, I immediately began to get excited. I tried on four dresses and found one that was beautiful, but didn't really seem to fit me well. Katelyn tried on a bridesmaid dress that I really loved. The problem I'm encountering now with the bridesmaid dresses is that there are several different fabrics. I thought I could get away with everyone having different fabrics as well as different styles, but we took a picture of two different fabrics side by side and one looks a lot darker than the other, so I will have to decide which fabric I want I guess. We'll see :) Next, we drove to Atlanta to Bride Beautiful. There, I found two gorgeous dresses that I was absolutely in love with. One had some beading on the train that I wasn't too fond of, so immediately the other jumped out as "the dress". We kept that in mind as we headed to the next shop, New Natalie's Bridal. This place was very different. The selection was huge and I felt so overwhelmed by how many dresses there were. I chose 5 dresses to start out with. Of those 5, 1 really stood out, but the color was a darker ivory than I wanted, so Katelyn went to find the same dress in a lighter ivory. The dress, aside from being a little too big was gorgeous! The color was amazing and it was almost everything I wanted in a wedding dress. Everyone approved and it jumped to the top of the list. Jackie described the dress at Bride Beautiful as va-va-voom, but this dress as va-va-voom-voom!! I am still thinking about it for a few weeks. If I decide to get that dress, mom and I have decided to add a few touches of lace at the top and possibly the bottom to make it the perfect dress and to also make it a little more unique. The dress really made me feel beautiful and fits our wedding theme perfectly!
On a completely different note, I am still looking at caterers but I have decided on a photographer for sure. I will be sending the deposit off today. Her name is Melody Hendricks and she is amazing! You can check out her gallery and blog at http://www.memoriesbymelody.net/.
Things are still going pretty smooth! I'm obviously having so much fun planning the day for John Hoyt and I to finally get married! We have begun looking at honeymoon destinations, but he is planning the whole thing. We also have been spending a lot of time looking at houses. We have found several that we really love but we're waiting for about nine or ten more months before we buy. It's hard to believe that in the next 15 months, I will be graduating from college, becoming a homeowner, getting married, and Taylor's graduating from high school. It will all happen very fast, but it is all very exciting!
PS: Thank you to all the girls that went with me this weekend! I am so happy you were there with me and it was so much fun spending time with you!
Friday evening, Mom and I went to Atlanta to a small bridal boutique where I found an amazing dress. Unfortunately, after I tried it on and fell in love, I caught a glimpse of the price tag and saw an outrageous number, and had to walk away.
Saturday was a more successful day. Mom, Aunt Donna, Gran, Bethany, Katelyn, Jackie and I all spent the day hunting for the perfect dress. When we arrived at David's Bridal, I immediately began to get excited. I tried on four dresses and found one that was beautiful, but didn't really seem to fit me well. Katelyn tried on a bridesmaid dress that I really loved. The problem I'm encountering now with the bridesmaid dresses is that there are several different fabrics. I thought I could get away with everyone having different fabrics as well as different styles, but we took a picture of two different fabrics side by side and one looks a lot darker than the other, so I will have to decide which fabric I want I guess. We'll see :) Next, we drove to Atlanta to Bride Beautiful. There, I found two gorgeous dresses that I was absolutely in love with. One had some beading on the train that I wasn't too fond of, so immediately the other jumped out as "the dress". We kept that in mind as we headed to the next shop, New Natalie's Bridal. This place was very different. The selection was huge and I felt so overwhelmed by how many dresses there were. I chose 5 dresses to start out with. Of those 5, 1 really stood out, but the color was a darker ivory than I wanted, so Katelyn went to find the same dress in a lighter ivory. The dress, aside from being a little too big was gorgeous! The color was amazing and it was almost everything I wanted in a wedding dress. Everyone approved and it jumped to the top of the list. Jackie described the dress at Bride Beautiful as va-va-voom, but this dress as va-va-voom-voom!! I am still thinking about it for a few weeks. If I decide to get that dress, mom and I have decided to add a few touches of lace at the top and possibly the bottom to make it the perfect dress and to also make it a little more unique. The dress really made me feel beautiful and fits our wedding theme perfectly!
On a completely different note, I am still looking at caterers but I have decided on a photographer for sure. I will be sending the deposit off today. Her name is Melody Hendricks and she is amazing! You can check out her gallery and blog at http://www.memoriesbymelody.net/.
Things are still going pretty smooth! I'm obviously having so much fun planning the day for John Hoyt and I to finally get married! We have begun looking at honeymoon destinations, but he is planning the whole thing. We also have been spending a lot of time looking at houses. We have found several that we really love but we're waiting for about nine or ten more months before we buy. It's hard to believe that in the next 15 months, I will be graduating from college, becoming a homeowner, getting married, and Taylor's graduating from high school. It will all happen very fast, but it is all very exciting!
PS: Thank you to all the girls that went with me this weekend! I am so happy you were there with me and it was so much fun spending time with you!
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