Friday night after being at the gym all evening..I came home to do some relaxing and some internet shopping (like always)...and I stumbled across these AMAZING ties on ebay! They are seriously everything I had wanted in ties..and I was beyond frustrated after not finding anything for months on end.
Groomsmen Ties in Green...
Greg's Tie in Pink...
Greg's Tie in Pink...
As soon as the ties comes in, I'm going to take them to David's Bridal and match them up with the Bridesmaid Dresses! (which I picked out on my very successful Saturday!) And yes..I said David's Bridal (gasppp!)
Speaking of very successful Saturday....can anyone guess what I found??? Ohhhh yes! That's right..the most important piece to the puzzle (besides the groom of course!)
My D-R-E-S-S = PERFECTION!!
And no, don't ask questions...My fiance is a lil snoop while he's down there in the Army and I don't want him to know ANYTHING about it! (well, except for the price! haha)
I will however, tell you about the story...
On Saturday, we *me, my mom, Laura (MOH) & Katie (bridesmaid)* had made plans to go to TN to meet up with my Aunt and my cousin Tasha (bridesmaid) to do some dress shopping. We had only planned to go to one store, but then I found another place that I wanted to try out spur of the moment. At our first store, not to mention any names so we shall call it Store 1, we had a very weird experience. The lady who owned the shop was very pushy and decided that I had a 3 dress limit and that she would come in the dressing room with me because she didn't trust us with her precious gowns. While the dresses here were pretty..and the last one, I had almost convinced myself into believing it was "the one"..I still had this uneasy feeling in my stomach that I wasn't totally happy. So I decided that we should go to lunch..and if I still wanted the dress, we could stop back by.
While at lunch...there were a thousand things going through my head..every minor detail about that dress at Store 1. And so many details that I was unhappy with...soooo..I broke the news to the girls..we were heading to Store 2!
At Store 2 we were greeted by an adorable young girl as soon as we walked in the door. The store is rather upscale I would say and totally opposite of Store 1. The girl allowed me to walk around and view their inventory..then pick the ones I wanted to try on. She even let my best friends go into the dressing room with me and she just stood outside to help when needed...SHE WAS FABULOUS! :) I tried on probably about 8 or 9 dresses and loved almost all of them..haha. But didn't know if I had found "the one". The sales girl said..."I can't wait to see this one on you." and pointed to one of the 2 dresses left hanging in the room. Without further adue...I began my climb into it. And I pinky promise...that I didn't even have the thing above my waist before I started to cry my eyes out...yes, I had "that moment". That moment where every girl hears brides talking about and she rolls her eyes in disbelief and cheesiness...yes...I was having it! It was insane...my best friend Katie then proceeds to cry and my MOH Laura tears up a little. It was MY MOMENT! I totally had it! I never in a million years would've thought...
I had to take a second to catch my breath..then I decided to proceed from the dressing room. I cried again once I got up in front of the mirror..on that little pedistal thingy...and it was one of the best moments of my life! :) We took pictures...I cried...I sang..I danced..I even tried on & purchased the "fanciest veil" in the world! (haha, inside joke!) I kept picturing what Greg's reaction will be when he sees me for the first time coming down the aisle...
I'm pretty sure the thoughts in his head will be...
"yea...that's Shannon alright..that'ssssss why I'm marrying her!" :)
Well..to finish the story, I didn't even try on the last dress that was hanging in the dressing room..there was no point. I signed on the dotted line and CANNOT wait for my dress to come in and for me to have my 1st fitting! And if you're wondering what my perfect little dress looks like..you'll just have to come to my perfect little wedding!
