Wedding Dress

Well another week has passed and another update to make. This weekend I tried on my mom's wedding dress to see if we could possibly make it more modern and I could wear it for my wedding. I did not think this was going to work, as much as I wanted it to, because her dress has long lace sleeves and goes up into a collar around the neck (very 80's style). My mom and I tucked the sleeves in and the top piece under the rest of the bodice, and I could not believe my eyes. The dress looks completely different, and very modern. It is almost exaclty what I thought I wanted: cream, lots of lace, and a very romantic look to it. I am so happy that I will be able to wear my mother's wedding dress on my wedding day. I was not going to wear it if I had to cut it up completely, but there are just a couple of minor alterations to make and it will be ready for me to wear on my wedding day, modern and beautiful. The lace that we do cut from the dress will be used to make my veil and garter, so almost all of the dress will reamain on something I will be wearing. My mom is so nice to let me do this and have this special story behind my wedding dress. She said I'm her only daughter and she's not going to ever wear it again, so why not : ) My mom and I are still going to go dress shopping at a couple of places just to have the experience of going, but her wedding dress sets the bar high. Knowing what my dress will look like has made me very excited and anxious for the wedding...I have a long time, but being able to marry Matt is worth the wait.

Our Wedding Date: October 14, 2011

We have our wedding date set!!! October 14, 2011 is officially set as our wedding date! I'm so happy! We chose to move it from our original choice because the church holds a Turkey Shoot on that weekend. The wedding will be on a Friday which will give us the freedom to set the time of day and decorate without having to schedule around Saturday night mass. This is the first bit of planning and I'm so excited to have at least one thing completed.

We had our first meeting with Father John on Sunday. It was nice to meet him and start our journey of marriage. We took a survey that we will later compare our answers with. I think we will probably have a lot of the same answers on them, but it will be interesting to see what we differ in. Matt also got to see the inside of the church for the first time. He thought it was pretty and that his family would like it too.

I wanted to announce the bridesmaids and groomsmen this week as well. We have so many special people in our lives and chosing who to be our attendents was a task that left us feeling blessed to have so many loving and caring friends and family.

Maid of Honor:
Maggie Crum (friend)

Bridesmaids:
Sally Wade (cousin of bride)
Carrie Tegart (cousin of bride)
Katie Hahn (friend)

Best Man:
Josh Robinson (friend)

Groomsmen:
David Novak (friend)
Corey Clark (cousin of groom)
Nick Townsend (brother of bride)

I also recieved my first wedding piece this weekend from my cousin Carrie. She got me a handkerchief that is stitched with flowers and says sister on it. It is stiched with blue thread, so I will be using it as my something blue on my wedding day. I absolutely love it!



I hope to post more details soon! I'm just happy with our wedding date for now!

Week 5: Meeting With Father John Moved

Well, we have been engaged five weeks now. It's a good thing we have two years to plan because time seems to be flying by! I'm excited to say that our meeting with Father John has been moved up to this Sunday, October 11. I'm hoping that we can get our date secured and officially announce it to our friends and family. I will also let everyone know who we have selected to be in our wedding party next week. I'm excited to finally have at least a couple of things started....makes me feel like a bride to be!