I still need a couple strands to put under the linens around the cake table and I also have to decide if I'm going to have lights for the head table set up. Better jump on it because I dont know where I'm going to get them from if I wait much longer!
Let me just give you a short little history about my mom and I. We dont get along, ever. Most of the time when we're together we fight, its like we're both stubborn and have to get our own ways and we just clash. Well I moved out of her house to live with my dad when I was a young teen so we've never been close. Everytime we're together now its like we both walk on ice trying to be nice to each other, its weird.
She kept trying to try on strapless dresses, something which I said was a no from the beginning. It was like she wanted to be young again, and she's not. In fact, most of the dresses she tried on that she liked (and I didn't) were bridesmaid dresses! I know MOB dresses can be old, but they dont have to be.
Then she tried on this strapless dress that looked almost EXACTLY like the bridesmaid dresses we've narrowed it down too. It was strapless and pulled to the side with some sparkles on it. Even after she put it on and I said it looked way to similar she continued to talk about how she wanted it. Even that night once we were home she kept saying she wanted to go back and get it. I will cry if she does and not let her come to my wedding. ha I didn't post pictures of that one though becuase as I said, its a no.
Anyways, heres the dresses I've narrowed it down to..she only likes 1 of these though. The burgandy spaghetti strap one is the only one she likes out of the four, and its the only one I dont like out of the four! ha Figures huh? I had to include it though because it was the best looking 'young' dress on her. I still think it shows some pudge right in the middle tummy which is mainly why I dont like it, but I also dont like the fact that its spaghetti strap (although I'm willing to deal with it for her).
Which one do you like the best?
One of the last things I did while home for Christmas was look for bridesmaid and mother of the bride dresses. I went with my maid of honor first and we narrowed it down to two choices. Either of which will be in yellow.
This first one is by Alexia but I can't find it online. The only problem is it either comes in too light or too bright of a color. The price is right around $200 I think.
This second one is Davids Bridal style F12385. I like how similar it is to mine but I'm not sure I like it as much as the one above. The color for this one would be the perfect shade of yellow though.
My MOH honostly doesn't care which one we get. I emailed this to Jerry's sister Donna, who is also a brisemaid to see what her opinion was on them. I'm guessing whichever one she likes best we'll go with. Which one do you like better?
Another thing we did while we were back was meet with a couple of florists. Out of five florists we've only gotten one quote back so far so we haven't decided on anything yet.
First we met with Sue from Girtons Flowers in Jamestown, Ny. She had some great additions to what I wanted but I'm scared to get her quote back, they seemed kind of like an expensive place. I hope the price is on the lower end though because I really liked her!
Then we met with Anita from CRosiez who is also in Jamestown. She made me nervous because she wanted to design every little thing right then and there. She was more of the business end of the shop so she wanted to get everything right for her designer she said. I hope her quote is super high so I can feel good about eliminating her right away.
Next we met with a woman, whom I forget her name, from Virg-Ann Flower Shop in Warren, PA. She gave us a quote of around $1500 for everything including delivery and set up. I took pictures with me to every shop but hers because I forgot to print an extra set out. I thought her price was kind of cheap so I'm not sure she realizes how full I want my bouquets and centerpieces to be so if I think about going with her I'll have to email her a couple more pictures to make sure the quote is accurate.
We then met with Kim from Alleghany Floral. We eliminated her immediately because she was so whacky. Her phone rang the entire time we were there for our appointment and she kept answering it! She also couldn't remember my name and made me call her twice the day of the appointment to remind her about it! I do not want a woman like that ruining my wedding day.
Lastly we met with Marie from Ring Around A Rosey. This appointment went rather quickly because by the time I got to her I knew exactly what I wanted from meeting with all of the other florists. She seemed very polite and helpful and even put her input in on some color changes I may want to make.
Out of thsoe five I was really only interested in three. Since I've already received one of their quotes back I'm just waiting on two so then we can figure out who we're going to end up going with and put a deposit down. This is the last big vendor we need to book, well unless we end up having a videographer but thats still undecided.
Finding a cake baker was one of the first things we did when we were back in PA. The next thing we knew it was christmas day and we were tearing open all of our presents like mad little kids. Needless to say I am very happy with how it turned out because I got everything on my list, which wasn't much but still. Here were my three larger presents:
