Tuesday, March 3, 2009
T minus 116
As I came out after each change Joy let me know what she liked and didn't like about the dress. Joy and I pretty much liked the same dresses. We decided that the one we liked best was not the dress I had put a deposit on! Of course. I would rather loose my deposit than get the wrong dress through.
There is one more dress that I have seen online that I would like to try on. I have called several shops and they do not carry it. I would like to find it before I order the one Joy and liked. It is an off the shoulder chiffon dress that rauches in a crisscross on the bodice and has a "loveknot" on the side. The back dips down in a "V". I have always wanted an off the shoulder dress. My "dream" wedding dress I wanted (long ago) was an off the shoulder design. So I would love to find this dress to try on before i make my final decision.
Joy and I had a great time, and I really appreciated her help. We have a lot in common. Seems we both always have some sort of "drama" happening in our lives. We both seem to be drama magnets, although in my case it has calmed down considerably. I hope for Joy, her drama mellows out.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Dress shopping and driving
Don't get me wrong, I love to drive. Best thing that ever happened to me. Freedom. At 18, I would take off down to Southern Maryland in the middle of the night to see my brother ... or to OC to watch the sunrise. Now though, you literally take you life in your hands going on the beltway. Nuts on the road weave in and out of traffic @ 75 mph on a "55 mph" highway. And don't dare give them a dirty look or anything else. You will be dead. They would just as soon follow you off the highway to a side street, pull a gun and shoot you. Life in the suburban city.
Anyway, I digress. Time is getting short. Only 143 days to the wedding, which translates into ... order the dress! Josh's mom got her dress last week. Amy chose a royal blue which should be beautiful. I wasn't sure what I wanted, but I was leaning toward a deep purple or a deep green.
So Saturday I went to two small local bridal shops. In this economy, I am becoming deeply aware of just how much local merchants need the business. I actually had fun ... if I didn't look to close at my body! At the first shop that was a deep purple, it could not be ordered as it has been discontinued. Luckily it fit! It will need to be shortened, and altered at the bodice but I did get in it! Yay. So I put a deposit on it.
Then I went to a shop that Laura & I had first looked at gowns for her. They were right busy , since it was Saturday, but they said if I didn't mind waiting a little while I could try on the dresses I wanted to look at. I found a gown by the same designer as the dress that I liked at the first shop ... but in the new collection. I like them both so now I have to decide. I sent links to Laura ... she will let me know what she thinks, she has a good fashion sense too!
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Whirlwind Weekend - Continued
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Whirlwind Weekend - Part One
Laura looked through the book of photos the the bakery had to choose a design for the cake before we actually tasted the different kinds of cake. She decided that there were one or two that she liked design wise. Laura liked a particular cake that had sugar sprinked on the top and sides of the cake. It was a 4 layer square shaped cake that was arranged as if it were gift packages stacked on top of each other. Very pretty, and the sugar sparkled and reminded us of the beading on her dress.
We started discussing with the woman helping us about options for the design. Laura preferred to have round layers instead of sqaure. We were told this wouldn't work because the cake was supposed to look like boxes. I disagreed, saying that round "pill" boxes or hat boxes could also stacked in the same manner ... but we were told this idea would not work.
We went on to the tasting part of the appointment. They had several different flavors and conbinations of icing and cake for us to taste. Laura, Lisa (Laura's younger sister) and I all liked the Neapolitan cake the best. It had layers of vanilla, chocolate and strawberry cake, with buttercream chocolate and strawberry filling. We also liked the Red Velvet cake, and surprisingly a coconut cake with an amaretto filling.
They gave us an estimate for the cake ... about $1,500! We thanked them and then head off to the next destination ... a bridal shop to look at the dress Laura found for the Junior Bridesmaid.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
The Chesapeake Bay Beach Club
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Five Months from today!
Laura and Josh live in Columbus, Ohio. This weekend we were supposed to go to the brides tasting at CBBC on Saturday to sample the food for the reception. The economy has gotten in the way of our plans. Josh's company is unfortunately laying off a large amount of people. Thankfully he still has a job, but now Josh has to work, so he will not be able to come down this weekend. We postponed the tasting to March so that Josh can come too. The good news is Laura is still flying in from Columbus this weekend to visit. I get to see my "baby" for a weekend. She's only been gone a month but it seems like forever. We will be trying to finalize which the florist to use and hope to get to a cake tasting or two. Mmmm ... just what the MoB needs ... more calories!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Why am I the Reluctant Mother of the Bride
It was January 2006 and it had been snowing all day. We live in Maryland, northeast of Baltimore, so we do occassionally get snow. More ice than snow ... but that's for another time. My daughter Laura was living in an apartment with a roommate from college.
Laura called me in the middle of the night, as she had many times before, to say she was sick. Being the "good" mother that I am I told her to wait it out until morning and I would take her to the doctor. About 7 am I called in to work that I needed time off to take my daughter to the doctor. Then I headed over to get Laura. We went to a Patent's First that was nearby, and boy did I feel like the world's worst mother after they looked at her. She was dehyrated from the flu, and I had completely missed it!
After an IV to bring her fluids up we eveantually went back to her apartment. She was miserable to say the least and I felt terrible for being Mommy Dearest. Enter into this picture ... Josh.
Josh was living in New Jersey at the time. He had been introduced to Laura through her roomate after much cajoling that she should just "meet" him. They ended up talking all night long like they were long lost friends. And that was the beginning of their story.
Josh had few days off from work so he came down to visit Laura. She told him she was sick, but he came down through the storm anyway. After introductions I went outside to dig out Laura's car from the snow. By this time we probably had 6 - 8 inches or more on the ground. I turned around and Josh was out there helping me to shovel out not only Laura's but her roomate Jess's car. What's not to love about a man that just jumps in and helps out!
No, the reason I am the reluctant MoB is because I don't like being in the spotlight too! It's her & Josh's day ... can't I just sit back and enjoy in the background? No ... it doesn't work that way.
So this is my journey, as this reluctant MoB makes her way through the perils of an American wedding.