Friday, March 28, 2014

On wedding dress styles

When I went to my hometown for the day yesterday to look at some wedding reception places, I decided it was important to try on wedding dresses with my mom at least once. When I found out the place that I bought my senior prom dress from(did college application stuff instead of sewing it) is selling some wedding dresses these days, I knew it was the perfect kind of full circle.

We walked in and started flipping through racks of dresses and pulling all shapes and shades of white and textures- slinky satin, soft laces, a line dresses, with trains, without trains, with straps/cap sleeves, strapless, and, of course, all different levels of poufyness. I thought I knew what I wanted, so I tried on lots of dresses with less full skirts that were a bit fitted through the hips. We pulled a couple of "princess dresses" just to rule them out, and instead we ruled them in.  I thought I liked lace, and a little beading. Turns out I'm not all that crazy about a dress full of it, and i much prefer pearls to crystally things. Those were good and odd moments of clarity. 

What I discovered hadn't changed from the thoughts in my head: 
I want to be able to move in my wedding dress. Walk freely. Dance. Not worry about exposing myself. Find a way to incorporate old lace. 

It's food for thought to be sure. I'm thinking abut how to add some pouf and change up a neckline. Sketches soon. 


Sunday, March 23, 2014

A BIG project

I am undertaking the biggest project I have to date because a man asked me a question. 

Jon asked me to marry him, and I said yes! 

And now, I am making my wedding dress. 

And because he promised not to peek, I get to share the journey with y'all! 

Getting married, I'm hoping, will make me a better chronicler of things, a better thank you note writer, and one more prepared for challenges ahead, and those are just the things I'm hoping will happen between now and November when we tie the knot. 

Yaaaay!

Now, let the planning begin. 

Words of wisdom, anyone?