Bridesmaid Dresses Are In!

poor camera phone quality pic

    Kelcie, Court, and Kate went up Sunday to get the bridesmaids dresses that came in. We tried them on and they fit beautifully and are such a pretty green color ("Holly"- the color of the picture really doesn't do it justice). Since we were right by a shoe store, we also decided to check out what shoes would look the best with the dress. Courtney liked black the best, but nude, grey, golden 6" gaga shoes, and silver were also acceptable choices.


     Courtney's favorites were some Ann Marino black vintage heels with a bow in the front. They are kind of like a cross between victorian style and a 1930's heel. Very classy and sexy at the same time. Of course, we will look around and see if we see anything else similar elsewhere.

All in all, the wedding is shaping up to be very traditional, with a slightly vintage vibe. As per the rhyme: something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. Courtney on the lookout for something borrowed- does nail polish count?

Flowers + other updates

    An update about flowers: the bridal bouquet and the bridesmaids boquets are all finished.  And, thanks to Debbie's amazing skills with flowers, some of the entry hall table centerpieces are also finished. The centerpieces for the tables are getting there, but progress still needs to be made.

  Kelcie and Kate have learned through this experience that arranging flowers is not one of their many talents.  Also, Sonja (Court's cousin and bridesmaid) is (update: no longer) engaged!

Dress Drama= Done Deal!

    Courtney, the girls, and Court's mama went dress shopping again yesterday. Back up to the city, to David's Bridal because Courtney pretty much had her heart set on a certain dress. She brought a pic. of a dress that Jeff had liked and tried on a few more dresses just to be sure. A couple of the strapless gowns she tried on were stunning, but they had a bit more bling than Courtney was ready for. Here is another example.
     It was down to two beautiful dresses and Courtney tried one on and then the other until she was sure. But as soon as she'd tried it on again, after viewing the other, she knew. The assistant said that was the first time she had ever seen a bride actually hug her dress. And she got to ring the bell to let everyone in the store know she had "found the one" (besides her fiance Jeff, of course.)

(Jeff- do not click on this link!!!!!!) Here is the dress she chose.

     Then it was onward and upward to the bridesmaid dresses. Sonya had to work, so Kelcie and Kate got to pick out which dress they wanted (sorry Sonya- hope you like it!) Kelcie wanted short and strapless; Kate wanted the opposite. At one point, Courtney said they could all wear the dress they wanted in the color that they wanted, but eventually Kelcie's preferences prevailed. They got this beautiful number, in Holly Green with the concession that the spaghetti straps could be added in the same color.

    Next on the list is the Junior Bridesmaid and Flower Girl dresses, in the color of watermelon.