Dress to Impress

I'm going dress shopping with my mom and sister tomorrow in Grand Rapids - I just found out about an hour ago that my sister will be able to break away from the baby for a few hours. I'm SO excited...and since you all know by now that 'excitement' hasn't exactly been in my wedding-planning repertoire, this is REALLY good news.

I suppose it can't hurt that I'll be going to a bridal salon that carries the line that includes a dress I fell in love with while searching online. *sigh*

I have to admit I was really worried for quite a while about the fact that I was NOT feeling this whole wedding planning thing. Yet, as soon as we found the ceremony and reception sites, I felt an instant calm that allowed me to clearly envision the rest of the process without wanting to hyperventilate.

We'll see how I feel after trying on some dresses, of course. ;o)

Big Day Update

I know I told you we would be getting married on May 9th, but things have changed. We are now getting married on May 16, 2008 (which gives us one more week - yay!), and I'm FINALLY getting excited about this wedding planning thing.

That's because we finally have a place to get married:



...and a place to hold our reception:



Can you say RELIEF?!...

It's really nice to finally have some definitives and to now be able to jump fully into the planning. I won't lie and say I'm not nervous about how little time I have and how much still needs to be done, but we can handle it. I have my little sister - the Maid of Honor - scoping out bridesmaid dresses for me, and plan to go try some wedding dresses sometime this weekend.

So. Officially, I can say I'm planning a wedding. And that in roughly 200 days, I will become a "Mrs".. :o)

Question

Although I'm seriously considering running away and marrying Mark without telling a single soul (except, of course, you - ha!), I'm also trying to find a way to ask my desired attendants - my two sisters and my two best friends - to stand up at our wedding. Is there a cute way to do this? I tried to ask one of my best friends at dinner the other night and it just felt trite...I was nervous, almost like it was a first date or something! What the hell, right?

So, does anyone have any great ideas on how to make this at least a little special for my girls? They ARE very special to me, so I would like to ask them in a little different way if possible.

Thanks!