I thought I might be able to start focusing on real life again though, if I just post a bunch of stuff here and get it out of my system. It will be kind of like therapy for me!
I found my dress about 2 weeks ago at Evalina Couture in Calgary, after going to 3 other bridal shops. I made my appointment at Evalina's first, but it was 2 weeks away, so I went to the other salons first. I found one dress that I really liked (a really pretty Paloma Blanca in 'oyster' colour, with pickups through the skirt, v-neckline and a copper band around the waist). It was a beautiful dress, and I probably would have gone with it, but it didn't feel quite right. I was hesitating, and now I realize that it was because it wasn't "the" dress. I didn't realize it until I found "the" dress at Evalina's:
http://i252.photobuc..../03_L732-1.jpg
http://i252.photobuc....4_L732back.jpg
It's a Romona Keveza Legends dress, and I ordered it in a deep ivory colour. Funny thing is, I'd tried on so many dresses before I found it, that for the past 2 weeks, I kept remembering it as a very soft pink colour, and then when I went in on Saturday to actually order it, I realized it was actually a deep ivory colour! I like the ivory even better though, so phew! They're also adding cap sleeves for me. I forgot to take pictures of myself in the dress, and I'm so annoyed with myself!
I haven't ordered my veil yet, but I think I'm going to get the one in the picture of the dress. I tried it on with the dress at the store, and it looks really gorgeous together. That said, before I tried this one, I thought I would get a mantilla veil, and I still think that would look really pretty, especially since my dress has pretty simple lines. Would love to hear some opinions on the veil!
Other than the dress, we've booked the ceremony and reception in Wailea, Maui, the photographer, the videographers, the officiant and our plane tickets. We've only been engaged 5 weeks, and it feels like we've done almost everything! Our wedding planners at A Dream Wedding have been a huge help. We really didn't have much of a choice though, since we had always talked about getting married in the fall (not that it makes much of a difference in Hawaii!), and we didn't want to wait until fall 2009. For me though, it's probably best this way, because it minimizes the time that I can spend thinking about the whole thing. I've also never been great at waiting for things!
