dress + shoes + veil = happiness!

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Yesterday, I picked up my wedding dress. Trying on the "finished" version, I was terrified. What if the seamstress did the exact opposite (again) and took the dress in several inches instead of letting them out? What if it didn't zip? Is there such a thing as emergency rib removal surgery?

We had a helluva time zipping it up since there is so much excess fabric surrounding the zipper. The seamstress took 3 inches off each side and kept the fabric intact for resale purposes, plus having an invisible side zipper complicates things.(My mom is convinced the zipper is going to pull a kamikaze move moments before the wedding.) I slipped on my new shoes and veil. To complete the look, we decided to replace the cream ribbon that came with the dress with a deep navy. And for my something borrowed, my grandma's pearls.

The wedding dress ensemble is complete!

Going to a wedding shower today... It's impossible to have a wedding-free day, but I won't lie, I'll miss it when it's over!

the vest is yet to come!

Good morning, my lovelies! I trust you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was a mix of productivity and sloth. I completed my mossy DIY project and made hummus for the first time (feel free to suggest recipes). I won my cupcake toppers and walked to the gym and best of all, Andy found a suit to try on!

Now that we've joined a gym, I think he is ready to begin trying on suits - in addition to my constant reminders via shared Reader posts. Thanks to weddingbee, I'm pretty sure this post is what inspired his look: grey 3 pc suit (sans coat if >75º) + chuck taylors.

Here's a taste of that post:

Andy's suit Now the dilemma is deciding what to tell the two groomsmen to wear. Andy doesn't want them to match him, so we'll need to email similar (and less expensive) suit suggestions.

Also, in order to complete the look he'll need to find out the men's shoe sizes and get the Chuck Taylors as groomsmen's gifts or expect the guys to order the right shoe on their own... but c'mon we're dealing with guys here so most of this going to fall on me!

another exciting weekend ahead!

It's been a crazy week! Last week was filled with the ending of the Twilight saga (back to the real world) and planning our big Engagement Party - from what I remember it was a success - I must try harder to stay in the moment!

We are going back home tomorrow to meet with my pastor to take a relationship assessment, do a cupcake tasting, buy wedding bands and I have my final dress fitting. It's alot to pack into one day, I just hope Andy can handle it!

I still haven't decided which shoes I'm going to wear, although I'm locked into a 2 1/2" heel since the hem on my dress is insane. Sorry Wishna!! Here's what I have in my possession right now:

typical boring silver sandals - at least they're comfy

these look really "old lady" on my feet:

and these are soo cute but probably an inch too tall... I haven't tried them on with the dress yet (or next to Andy):

On a slightly-related note...
love her hair, love his suit:
from here

Argh!

Bandolino Wishna, why are you so elusive?!
I'm trying to find this sandal in blue, size 9.5 to no avail. Been to 3 Macy's, DSW, and countless websites trying to find it. I think this is much more practical than the 4" CL's and still pretty cute for a wedding on the beach/grass.

O.M.G.

I want these as wedding shoes sooo badly...

And for only $189... normally $689


And while I'm at it, I'll take these too! Who cares if I'm getting married in the grass or will be towering over my groom? They're Louboutins!!