First Dress Fitting!

FINALLY my grandma had my actual wedding dress ready for the first fitting! The top was a little too see through still so we will have to add another layer of fabric. It was definately still a work in progress. the lining wasn't attached to the outside fabric yet, we needed some more tulle, pieces still needed to be made and added, still needed a zipper, etc. But it was so exciting getting to try on a dress that actually looks like a wedding dress! It is going to be so pretty! I would post pictures but I don't want to risk Zach seeing it. The little clues above were almost more than I wanted to reveal.

Don't worry though. There will probably be a whole nice long blog entry about the dress and the process and whole transformation of my design of it, from what it started as, to what it developed into. And yes I promise to include LOADS of pictures.



Other notes Zach and I have been super busy house hunting and I really have been slacking on the wedding planning. I feel like there are things I should be doing because as the date draws ever nearer I am going to be swamped with things to do. ( ONLY 64 DAYS TO GO!) My mom was saying how I needed to make a timeline. With when things need to be done from now up until the date as well as a timeline of the weekend of the wedding ( especially the wedding day). It seems so overwhelming to do that all myself though.



The Bridal shower is set for April 24th which is also the day the RSVP's are due. Which I have only gotten about 40 back so to the other... 90 or so of you, you need to get on that!



The bachelorette party has had little to no planning so far. I guess Ashley is working on getting all the bridesmaids in to help with that. I don't know if it will be dinner then out to some bars or what. I do know we were thinking about getting a Limo so we could pAArty it up without driving!



I think I have figured out where I will order my flowers. the hydrangea's I am still set on ordering from Wedding hydrangea they also have a blog! You can view it here.

I was already thinking about using just hydrangeas in a bright blueish purple ( to coordinate with the bridesmaid sashes) for the groomsmen's boutonnieres. Low and behold their blog had the perfect example! As seen below:

For the rest of the flowers ( bright green roses, ivory/cream/ or white roses, Purple Lisianthus, and Purple Anenome's) I will get from Fifty Flowers which seems to have all the flowers I want to order and for reasonable prices.

Most of what I have read seems to say that the flowers should be ordered 2-3 weeks before the wedding. I don't know if you can order them sooner or if I should just go with that estimate. They will get delivered thursday. Not sure if we should make up all the flowers Friday? I'm thinking doing it all the day of the wedding may be too hectic. Any suggestions? Has anyone else done their own wedding flowers? I still need to read up more on making the bouquets and making the boutonnieres and everything too.

I guess that is enough updating for today!