heel or no heel?

Since my dress should be arriving shortly and alterations will be starting, I've been thinking about what shoes I'll wear for the wedding. The ceremony is on the beach so I think I'll be barefoot, although I do want to put on some sort of shoe for dancing and pictures.  I can't decide if I should wear heels or not. I would love a bit of extra height, but I have to keep in mind I'll be walking through the grass during the reception.  

Here are some pretty pairs I've found tonight:

Greetings!

It has been some time since we've updated our wedding blog.  Life sneaks up and gets a little busy sometimes, doesn't it?  We are currently less then 6 months from our big Day and the anticipation is building! Planning is coming along smoothly, since we've been dedicating each week to focus on a new task.  This week: Bridesmaids Dresses.  Choosing the dress, style, and color was the most painstaking decision of all since for some reason the only nice looking bridesmaids dresses are ridiculously expensive.  My goal was to find a beautiful dress in a fun color that each of the 6 girls will wear again, all for less than $200.  Sounds simple right?  Think again.

This was just a sampling of dresses that I was considering. I thought the colors were nice together, and each girl could pick the one she liked the best.  Decisions are never that easy though, and knew I needed to narrow it down.  Finally, after countless hours of searching and shopping, we have decided on 4 different styles of the same color dress from J Crew.  

                                             

I decided to go with the bright Blue Sapphire color because it was so fun, and really will lokk great against the white sand and the crystal blue water of the Caribbean.  What do you think?

i'm getting married this year!

happy 2010! 

this is the year we'll be getting hitched... now that is pretty exciting!

and in other news....

i found my wedding dress! yay!! i must say it is a huge relief to not have to go wedding dress shopping ever again. for me, the experience was not all it's cracked up to be. i went to a few places and i wasn't keen on the snobby consultants, florescent lighting, getting naked in front of strangers, and row after row of pouffy, itchy dresses that seemed to be the standard at most bridal salons. where's the glamour and champagne? or at the very least flattering lighting and a friendly staff? thank goodness for the Erin Cole Salon in Costa Mesa! i am so glad i found that place because i just may have worn a burlap sack to my wedding if i hadn't. this place is great, and i absolutely love the dress i found there. what girl wouldn't fall in love with a Vera Wang?! yup, that's right! this bride will be wearing Vera. i am in love! my sister said that i'd have dreams about my wedding dress after i'd found "the one". she was right. i went home that night and dreamed about that Vera all night long. i can not wait to wear that dress! here is a photo of me ordering it...

can you tell i'm excited! now, do i really have to wait six months for it to arrive? 

on a side note, it never seems to get old that it's january and the weather in Santa Monica is this beautiful. i took this picture tonight on the pier with my parents, who are in town just for the night. 

i feel very lucky to live here and appreciate it every day.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

the great dress search

I having been thinking a lot about wedding dresses today, so I'm trying to picture myself in all sorts of styles and shapes. Without trying anything on yet, it's hard to determine what is going to look good on me. Right now I'm loving etsy designer Sarah Seven's gorgeous wares. I wonder if I can swing a trip to Portland to try some on....