Hey People!

I know it's been a while, but here is an update on the dress situation. Mama came to New Orleans for Columbus day weekend. We started to look on Friday night for a couple of hours and we have similar tastes in dress selection so it was real easy.  I saw some beautiful dresses, but nothing that i fell in love with.  (see attached pictures of the dresses that didn't make the cut).
Saturday we went to a few more dress places. I picked out two that I liked and tried them on. They were good dresses, but nothing that really fit my style.  The attendant offered another dress similar to the style of the first two, but  It was hideous. Mommy called the embellishments tacky, and I was fully prepared to put on my clothes and leave that store. Mom had decided to go to the restroom while I put back on my street clothes. When she left,  the attendant came out with one more dress. On the hanger, it looked beautiful..... so I was excited to try it on. Just as I had put on the dress and walked over to the pedestal, mommy walked back in and immediately her eyes started to fill with water. I had the biggest smile on my face, and with great excitement in unison we said "This is it !!!" I then began to walk around the store, checking out the dress from different angles. Other brides-to-be and thier families were complementing me on the dress, and how good it looked on me. I didn't stop smiling! I then remembered an article I read that told me to do more than just stand in my dress in front of the mirror, because on my wedding day I'll be dancing, sitting, kneeling etc... I then began to dance, and kneel in the dress to test it's comfort, and it passed. I finally went over to a chair nearby and sat down. I started talking to people in the store, my mother, our attendant.... the list goes on. Before I knew it, 30 minutes have gone by and I still had on the dress. Finally, the attendant walks over to me and says "Ma'am, do you want to change out of the dress now?" LOL! I guess because the dress was so perfectly fitted on me I just didn't want to take it off.  Needless to say, I ordered it that day, and it should be in by December 17. YAY!

Now on to the lovely ladies  who will be standing beside me on that day:
My maid of honor and bridesmaids will be wearing a gorgeous Tiffany Chiffon Fabric Dresses that is floor length. Two of my line sisters Aileen and Aknaris (Leen and Nari, respectively) did some leg work to find dresses that are complimentary to their body shapes. They gave me a list of 4 dresses to look at. I went to the bridal shop here, but unfortunately only one dress was available however, the one dress that was available happened to be my favorite. Just when I thought I was in the clear, I got a call from the Dress boutique and they gave me a ridiculous deadline that required me to leave work and that was impossible. That's when my super fiance stepped in and and actually convinced the store manager to allow him to leave the store with a sample dress so I can inspect it personally. (You know everything looks great online, but I didn't feel comfy ordering something I haven't felt with my own hands) So Matt shows up at my job with the dress in tow, and it was beautiful, so I placed the order last Friday.

Special thanks to everyone who helped me with these dresses: Mom, Leen, Nari, and Matt. I love you all so very much!!!

And now the rejects:




and that's all for now.

Matt and I are about to start our registry!!

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Mish