BIG NEWS!!!

I bought my dress today!!! It was totally unexpected. Mom and went to Benson Street in Reading just to look around and get some ideas. We ended up at Bridal and Formal. I had absolutely no intention of buying anything. I tried on about 15 dresses and was really having no luck up until I tried on "the one". I instantly fell in love with it. Here is the gist of it.....without giving too, too much away.... it is by a Spanish designer, Pronovias. It's strapless with a scalloped neckline, ivory, and somewhat fitted all the way down until it gets to the bottom where it kind of trumpets out a bit. It has a lace overlay all the way down and it is beautiful. I also bought the veil to go with it! Only thing left now is to HIT THE TREADMILL! This is so exciting! It is everything that I wanted and I feel like it will have that dramatic effect that I want, too! Yay!!!!

And now introducing....

Here are some of the groomsmen. Starting from the top going down... Neil, Adam's older brother and best man; Nate, Adam's roommate; Brian, one of Adam's friends who worked for him at Lids a few years back, and; Brandon, Adam's best friend who he met when he interned for the Reds. I didn't have pictures of all the groomsmen, but these are four out of the six. Adam's friend, Justin, and his other brother, Scott, will also be in it.

Introducing....

My bridesmaids!!! I love them all sooooo much and I am so excited that they are going to be up there with me!!! From top to bottom they are: Jackie, my sister-in-law; Alyssa, my friend from NKU; Leah, my friend from Louisville... she goes to Douglass Hills C of C, where I went when I lived there; Stephany, my friend from work. She is so much fun and we always have a blast together. She has also converted to being a Louisville fan! Woo-hoo!; Jessica, my friend from Christian Academy who is one of my best friends to this day. She, too, is a ton of fun and a HUGE Cardinal fan!; Carrie, my matron of honor. She is also a best friend from high school, my former roommate, and a HUGE Cardinal fan, as well! We have a lot of history together, so I am so glad that she is going to be a part of this!

OK, are they serious????

What are people thinking?

OK, so my big thing right now is flowers. I keep looking at flowers in all the magazines and in books. The problem is, I feel like I have a pretty clear vision of what I want for my bouquet, I just can't really find it in any of these magazines or books. This could very well be that maybe I don't really know what I want, which could mean that I will be indecisive about many, many things during the planning of this wedding. I already envision trying on hundreds of dresses and not being able to decide. OK, maybe hundreds is a stretch. This is hard, though!

One thing I do know is that my bridesmaids dresses will be.... black. I want them very sleek and classy. I do think that I want their flowers to "pop", though. I want them bright and colorful. I'm thinking bright pinks and corals. It is going to be Valentines month, so it would be appropriate. And maybe we'll do strappy gold stilettos or strappy black stilettos for their shoes. They are so gonna hate me after this! :-)