Happy Halloween!

Well, it seems I've been dreaming of my wedding day for a long time! I was a bride for Halloween one year when I was younger (somewhere around 1st or 2nd grade I think, I was 6 or 7). My dress will be much different from the one in this picture! Just thought it would be fun to share on Halloween!

Bridesmaid Dress Decision

I did it. I FINALLY made a decision on a bridesmaid dress, after almost 2 months of looking. I went back up to Cincinnati Bride tonight, with the intention of choosing one of the dresses I found at an earlier time. My consultant Sally showed me this new dress they got in and my decision was made instantly. I love the style and I think it will look wonderful on all of my bridesmaids. Here's the link, check it out if you'd like:


http://www.morilee.com/Bridesmaids/Affairs/

You have to go to the 2nd page and it is the 4th dress in the top row (shown in black). If you click on it you will get a closer view and you can change the color by clicking the swatches on the right. My dresses will not have the flower shown in the picture and I am choosing between the colors eggplant and grape.

I'm really excited about this decision and happy to have another task checked off the list! I can't wait to see the lovely ladies in these dresses!

Chicago!

This post has nothing to do with wedding planning, but I just wanted to share some pictures from our weekend trip to Chicago with Amy and Shawn. My friend from high school, Adriana, was in town for a medical conference and I hadn't seen her in 3 years (she lives in Venezuela). So, we asked Amy and Shawn to come along with us and we had a great time!

The four of us in Millenium Park at "the bean".

Billy and me on the Wendella Boat tour on the Chicago River.

A view of part of downtown Chicago from the top of the Hancock Building.

The girls enjoying martinis at the bar at the top of the Hancock Building.

A trip to Chicago isn't complete without Garrett's popcorn, it was our last stop before we left!

Bridesmaid Dresses Again!

I know I just went up to Cincinnati Bride on Saturday with Karianne, but I decided to go back today with Kate and Amy to look around some more. I showed them the dresses I had found with Karianne and had them try the dresses on to see how they would look on them. We ended up finding 2 more dresses that I really liked and now I'm trying to decide between those two so I can have a dress picked out and check that off my list. They are both really cute, so hopefully I can make a decision soon.

While we were at Cincinnati Bride today, I ordered my bridesmaid dress for Amy's wedding in June! I was bummed because they didn't have the sample dress in because they had to order a new one. I was happy to get that ordered so I have one less thing to worry about. This is such a fun time and I'm so happy to have such wonderful people to support me through all of this decision making!

Church

My mom and dad met us at St. Rose today for church. It had been a long time since they had gone to church there and they just wanted to remember what it was like. Also, the priest that is marrying us was the pastor at Guardian Angels when I was young, he was also giving mass that day and my parents feel he hasn't changed at all! It was nice to have them there with us today.

Dresses and Meeting our Priest

Karianne, Liam and I drove up to Cincinnati Bride this morning to check on the bridesmaid dresses to see if they even carried the dresses I was interested in. Unfortunately, the two dresses I was interested in were not carried at the store. So, it was back to square one. We looked around and found some dresses that were similar and Karianne tried a few on. I'm happy I at least have a few new ideas for the ladies. Hopefully I can make a decision too. Karianne was such a great help today!

This afternoon, Billy and I went to St. Rose and had first meeting with Father Barry. We gave him our information and just talked a little bit. He gave us information on pre-cana classes which we'll have to decide on soon. The big thing we did today while we were there was take the FOCCUS test. We'll find out at our next meeting what we really need to discuss before we get married. It was interesting to talk with Billy about it when we left, we'll see what happens next time.

DJ, Invitations and Transportation

I know there are many places I can find a DJ, some invitations and transportation. I'm just really lost as to where to start. I've had people give me recommendations, but honestly, these are the areas where I hope to spend as little money as possible.

So, if you have any recommendations, please send them my way. I have a day off from school in the beginning of November and hope to get at least a few of these taken care of on that day.

Thanks!

Nine Months to Go!

It's been a whirlwind already and I can't believe there are only nine months until the big day! It seems so far away right now, but I know that's just because I'm anxious for it to be here already. I'm thankful now that I have to time to get plans in order. I'm looking forward to all the fun planning that's ahead!