The Date

The wedding day has been set and the venue has been chosen and booked! October 2, 2010 is our wedding day. We are getting married at Myrtle Grove Plantation. Check it out at www.myrtlegroveplantation.com

Yay!!! We are so thrilled!!!

My Dream Ring

Today was the first sunny day I could get outside to take a few pictures of my ring.

Decisions, decisions!!!

Well, David and I have been thinking October 9th would be our wedding day, which would work out so wonderful for our out-of-town guests with October 11th being Columbus Day (holiday for kids in school). But we may have to consider another Saturday in October because a lot of places are already booked. People have told us (and Mom) about great places and we have just disregarded them as possibilities, but I think we need to reconsider our original tentative date and look at some of these great places! I will keep you posted!

The Dress

I had an appointment today at 12:00 at David's Bridal. Mom and I checked in and walked around for a few minutes and then I saw a dress on a mannequin. I just had to try it on even though I said I did not want a strapless dress. I found one or two I liked and tried those on. Then came the one from the mannequin...as soon as I tried it on I fell in love and started eliminating other dresses I had tried on. I wanted to be sure this dress was the "one" so I tried on a couple more and found the one with the spaghetti straps. But I had to try on the strapless one more time, just to be sure. The sales associate asked if I wanted to try on a veil and I told her I never really thought I wanted a veil. But I agreed to try one. As soon as she put the veil on me I started crying. I had always heard people say that you will know when it's the one...boy they were right!!! I just knew!! So, a mere 2 hours after arriving, I had my dream dress! I love everything about it: the style, the fabric (great texture, not so silky/shiney) and the pockets!!

My Inspiration

A friend found this video on the internet and I absolutely fell in love with it...David loves it, too.

http://www.vimeo.com/8636011

There are a few things I would change to make it more "us" but I love the vintage and outdoor vibe!!!

The search begins..

Well, Mom and I are headed to Raleigh today to start the search for THE DRESS. My friend from high school, Kelly, is meeting us there. I am so excited!!!