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.