Bought it!

This past Monday, I bought/ordered my wedding ceremony dress, which I'm not showing to Henry because he's being old-fashioned and doesn't want to see it before the big day. It was a bit nerve-wracking--my mom was buying it for me and said I could get the more expensive, tissue taffeta silk fabric one instead of the shantung silk version, and I changed the color of the dress right after we left the store because I got freaked out about having a too white color for the wedding. I'm still a little anxious that the color may clash a bit with the autumn gold accent fabric we've chosen, although I know that the main color for our wedding, a dark teal color for the bridesmaids' dresses and other decorations, goes well with the ivory color of my dress. Who knew that buying one dress would ever consume so much of my energy? But for now, it's just a waiting game, as my dress won't be ready for my fitting for another three months.

It's been an interesting journey, the girly-side of the wedding planning. I never thought of myself as a super-girly woman, although I do like wearing dresses (although not high heels particularly) and I wear makeup fairly regularly these days (powder, lipstick and blush usually). But there's something about trying on these gorgeous, expensive, well-made fashion creations that brings out even the least girly-girl's ultra-feminine side. My mom even got in on the action on the day we bought my dress, cooing at herself in the mirror when she tried on this stunner, which she ended up buying. It was very cute, especially since my mom's selection of "eveningwear" mostly consists of conservative jewel-toned sweaters and black polyester slacks (not that I'm knocking on mom's wardrobe, but it was really nice to see her in something glamorous and totally fashionable).

I can't wait to have my dress in my hot little hands in a few months! Since I never went to my proms and have only been a bridesmaid in one wedding, I have to say it's fun playing princess for the first time in my life.