Seven down...MOH to go

Yesterday, I took a drive to Cincinnati with my mum; youngest sister Kimberly; soon to be mother-in-law, Debbie; and sister-in-law, Rachel. What a good trip! Not only did we have a blast, but both of the girls chose their dresses to wear in the wedding. Success!!

Kimberly will be wearing this dress (right). I really like this dress! It will look stunning on her. And Rachel will be wearing this dress (left). Another super cute dress. Cannot wait to see it in emerald green! Both of these dresses were classic choices that can be traced back to the original dress shopping trip. I love both of them!

So then there was one. Seven of the girls now have bridesmaid dresses. So much fun! That leaves one. Trish, my MOH (Maid of Honor) is planning a trip to Lexington New Year's weekend so we can do a little shopping. I would love to make her dress look a little different in some way. I wonder what it would look like, if she chooses a dress with a sash or something, if the sash was a different color than the typical emerald green of the rest of the dress. Opinions? I guess it will really just come down to which dress she chooses. More on that later!

Once Trish has chosen her dress, I will lay each of the dresses out so we can look at them as a group. I think they will be the best looking (and best dressed) wedding party of 2010!

PS, I have decided that silver shoes are the best option. I think a silver satin shoe will do the trick. Hilary has found lots of cute ones out in Hamburg...planning an outing with her to take a look! (Note: girls can wear whatever shoes they are most comfortable in...they just need to be open toe/strappy and satin.)

Oh! One other update: I have officially chosen my wedding gown! Love it!! Tried it on for the group yesterday and it was a smash. Mom made an appointment for me tomorrow so I can go ahead and order it. Wow. Ordering my wedding gown. What a surreal feeling!

Coming soon: consultations with florists...ideas...opinions...thoughts... Big decision to be made in the next few weeks.

Another Dress Chosen!

I can go into the Thanksgiving holiday breathing easy...another dress has been decided!

This morning, I was informed that Hilary has chosen the dress she wants to wear in the wedding. Instead of going with the one she orignally wanted, she has chosen the strapless little number you see here (left). Super cute and looked excellent on her, this dress will be a great compliment to the other dresses chosen to date.

So as of right now, we have five dresses chosen and three to go. So excited! Once all of the girls choose their dress, I will have to post them all together on here so we can examine what they will all look like together.

Now I should start taking inventory on the other things I want to get squared away before the holidays are upon us...things like hotel rooms, flowers and cake!

One final thought regarding bridesmaid attire...

The battle of the shoes:

As I mentioned before, I am trying to decide what color of shoes will go best with an emerald green dress. I have narrowed my choices to silver or nude.

Here two pictures I took on Sunday to get an idea of which shoe color looks best. The emerald dress in the photo is not exact, but it is pretty close to the dress color I chose. What color looks best to you? (Silver on left and nude on right)...

My way of thinking: the guys will be in gray, thus the silver shoes on the girls would match and provide an extra bit of pizzazz!

The nude shoes provide a more muted color scheme...and I like that it blends pretty well with skin (thus would not stick out too much), but I am not sure that nude would look better than silver.

I guess it honestly just depends on the theme I am trying to create for the day. Thoughts?? Suggestions??

Bridesmaid Dress Shopping: Take Two!

Yesterday, three of the bridesmaids (Crystal, Hilary and Anna) and myself ventured to Cincinnati to determine the dresses they want to wear next September. Having comandeered the Forever Yours line at Bridal and Formal, we snagged a corner of one of the dressing rooms so the girls could try on dresses...dozens of dresses!

After a short while, two of them determined what they want to wear. Crystal chose a cute strapless dress that has a slight sweetheart top. It was really slimming on her and looked great! (See image on left.)

Anna's dress is just as cute and is also strapless. When she got it on, we both knew it was the dress! She especially loves the sash that is on the back; though you cannot see it from this image. (See image on right).

Hilary is currently undecided. She is attempting to decide between two, one she fell in love with on the first shopping trip and another she came across on yesterday's outing. Both would look great on her; excited to see what she chooses! (Stay tuned!)

I love that though several of the girls expressed interest in some of the same dresses, there have been no duplicates chosen. I am especially looking forward to seeing all of the girls in their dresses at the same time! I really think it will look great.

So as of today, four of the bridesmaids have dresses chosen. (YAY!) One will decide this week and the other three over the course of the next month...next Cincinnati trip is coming up on December 20.

The next major discussion for the bridesmaids' attire: shoe color. Silver or nude? Hilary was wise enough to bring a pair of each color to try on with an emerald dress in the shop so we can get initial ideas...I will need to upload those photos so the discussion can continue.