Engagement Photos

Today we took a few photos of Jeff and Courtney so that they can make their save the dates for the wedding. Here are an example of what the save the date might look like:

To see more of their engagement photos, click here!
(If the link isn't working, click the page link on the right side of the blog called "Engagement Photos")

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.

Wedding Books

Courtney bought a big 'ole wedding book today. Does anyone else have any other book suggestions for  wedding planning or decorations? If so, make sure to leave us a comment with the title or author.

~Thanks!

Say "Yes" to the dress?

Courtney tries on dresses!

     Hello everyone, it's Kate writing a post to tell you a little bit about our first experience dress shopping yesterday. To introduce myself, I am a bridesmaid and one of Courtney's friends since middle school. Anyway, I'll get back to the more important matter of The Dress.

    Courtney and I looked at dresses the other day online and from that, I got a few clues as to what she was looking for in her wedding dress: classic, lace, A-line, and vintage were just a couple of the words I picked up on from the dresses she showed me. A few days later, I got a text asking if we wanted to go up to David's Bridal in the city to take a look in person. Heck Yes! 

Lily, wedding dress extraordinaire

   So Kelcie, Courtney, Debbie (Court's mom), and I all started out on an adventure Saturday afternoon. Once we got there, it was a bit overwhelming being surrounded by a million static-charged dresses and lots of happy engaged brides, but soon our lovely David's Bridal Assistant, Lily, emerged to help us wade through the options. 

    Almost everything looked amazing on Courtney (yes, all 12 dresses), but she somehow managed to narrow it down to two options, both of which embodied "classic, lace, and vintage." However, each of these gowns had their own vibe and will create two very different weddings. We left undecided. 

Check them out below and make your vote as to which dress Courtney should pick:

Option 1: All Over Beaded Lace Trumpet Gown

                Highlights: cap sleeve, lace overlay, beading, train

Option 2: All Over Lace Patchwork A Line Gown

                Highlights: strapless, tiered lace on skirt, fitted bodice

Well I Guess We Are Getting Married (And A Brief Breaking Dawn Talk)

     For New Year's Eve, 2010, my friends and I decided to go to a Party. This is very much out of our character, as our interests tend to be similar to either twelve-year-old boys or eighty-year-old women. We waited patiently for the one person we knew at the party to text us on his arrival. After two hours of waiting we finally made it the party. It was there that I met a very nice young man, and a year to the day later he asked me to marry him.
     We have been engaged for about three weeks now and I decided to make this blog for those whom (isn't "whom" such a pompous sounding word?) might be interested in the goings on in the wedding process. You will get to read the ups and downs of working on a budget, mod podging together leftovers from other weddings, and the other shenanigans that will make this wedding possible. Not quite sure about which people will be posting on this thing, but hey, that is part of the fun.

 -Courtney aka The Bride

(So, while writing this I looked up wedding videos on YouTube and came across the wedding scene form Breaking Dawn, the first of the last of the Twilight Saga. It was very authentic. I mean I really believe that a teenage girl was given unlimited money to plan a wedding; it was that tacky. I enjoyed reading the books, but really? Go look it up on YouTube and you will see what I mean.)