I have bought my wedding dress!!

Hey everyone! So on friday i went to The Perfect Dress at 11 to look at wedding dresses. My mother came with me to the appointment and we were given a consultant to help me find the style i liked best. We were there for a couple of hours and i tried on tons of dresses. I had originally thought that i wanted a wedding dress that looked like a yellow dress Belle wears in Beauty and the Beast and though i did find a beautiful dress in that style, i ended up falling in love with a more form fitting style with a trumpet skirt that was cover in tiny lace work and beading. I thought that dress with a crop jacket was perfect and just the dress for me. After we left there my mom suggested we try David's Bridal just for fun. I got there with the mind set i was just trying on dress for fun but would find nothing. Again we got a consultant to help us and after looking through a magazine i showed her the style i liked. She grabbed about 5 dresses for me to try on and the first few were nice but didnt really interest me. Then i got to the 3rd dress. It looked a lot like the dress at The Perfect Dress except there was less bead work on the bottom part of the skirt and it came with a beautiful beaded and lace jacket. The jacket has three-quarter length sleeves and will be perfect for a fall wedding.  The dress was light ivory with a very vintage and antique look and i immediately fell in love with it. I tried on the rest of the dresses and then put that one on again. I kept looking at myself and loving it more and more. The consultant grabbed some beautiful shoes to try with it and they fit perfectly. I was 99% sure i wanted that dress, but still wanted some time to think it over so we made an appointment for 3 the next day to come back.  When we came back on Sat i brought my mom again but also my friend Jessica who is a bridesmaid.  I just tried on the one dress from the day before and loved how i looked in it. Jessica thought it was definitely me and after trying it with different veils and stuff i decided it was the dress that i wanted. I got the shoes that i tried on with it as well. I can't believe i now have my dress!! Its so nice to have another major thing done but still so weird at the same time. I can't wait now to wear my dress for bridal pics and of course my wedding! It is so amazing! Now i can move onto thing like the photographer, cake, flowers, etc! Ill let you all know when more is decided! : D

Forgot to mention... ;)

I just remembered a few things that i want to add that i have in mind as well.  Besides having emerald green, white, and black as the colors, i am also thinking of adding a lighter mint green type color to be an accent to the deeper emerald green. Also, for the bridesmaids i am planning on having them wear dresses that will be emerald green and will have the dress be just past the knees as well. Not sure on the type  or style yet but have an idea in mind. We are also thinking of doing the engagement pics in September so we can have fall colors in those pics as well as for our wedding, though we may also do some in the summer so we have both. Haven't yet settled on a photographer but have been looking around. Heritage Gardens contracts with a photographer that we met with and who seems very nice and showed us tons of great examples for wedding they have done, so that is one idea.  There is also the guy my friend Becky used at her wedding last Aug. who i really liked as well, so we shall see. I also know now that i want a square cake, though no design has been chosen yet. So there is that small update for you, and as i said before, more will come after i try on dresses on friday. : )

Date and reception place are set!

Hello everyone!
 Haha ok so i am not only new to the whole blogging thing, but i am terrible at it as well. ; ) I have not posted since the beginning of April. Since i last wrote a few more things have become concrete in my wedding plans.  We have decided on Nov. 10 for the wedding date. We realized that a week day is much cheaper then a weekend for weddings and also that saturdays are one of the busiest days for Nick's familiy's work, so a week day was easier. We had then liked the idea of Nov. 3 for the wedding, but then realized that his brother wouldn't be back from his cruise until Nov. 4, so the 3 was out. Since we liked the idea of doing a wednesday for the wedding, we then picked the 10 and are very happy with the idea of that date. I have officially booked Heritage Gardens as my reception center as well and the down payment has been submited. I am very excited for that because i love it there and think its a beautiful place for my reception. We are also definitely going to get married in the Salt Lake temple but have chosen a specific time for that to occur just yet. Luckly not many people are planning weddings in November at the moment so the day is pretty open right now.  Also, i am going this friday to an appointment (may 21) at The Perfect Dress to try on wedding dresses!! I am super excited and will be going with my mom and possibly Nick's mother as well if she can make it. I have some dresses i found online that i like, so i am going to print them and take them with me so they have idea what i like. It should be a lot of fun and really helpful in helping me find the perfect dress for me. I will let everyone know how it goes after its over. : D  Ooo and for our honeymoon we probably get to go on a cruise, which should be a blast! A cruise sounds like an awesome and fun idea and as long as i have a beach, which on a cruise of course i will, i will be happy. lol  Thats all i really have for right now, but now that my finals are over i will for time to give to wedding planning too so i should be able to keep you better updated!