Flower Girl Dresses

Well, now that we have our Bridesmaid dresses picked out, it's time to start thinking about flower girl dresses...

I was talking to Jennifer the other day (my cousin, and the mom of my adorable flower girls) and we both looked online at Mori Lee's website and go figure we both picked the same dress! It goes with the bridesmaid dresses PERFECTLY.


How cute is this?! And it has the band that is a perfect match to the bridesmaid dresses. This is the online version of coral, but let's hope the real thing isn't quite so orangy :)

Can't you just picture these cutie pies in this dress?!?
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(That's Reagan on the left, and Sarah on the right)

Jen is planning to take the girls to try it on some time after the holidays, and I can't wait to see pictures! I know they will be absolutely ADORABLE!

Dress shopping round 2...we have a winner!!

I just got back from a fun filled afternoon of dress shopping with my bridesmaids. We went to Mia's Bridal in Olathe, and it was a great experience! They were very helpful, and we came away with some great dress choices! Believe it or not, I have changed my mind (yet again...) and now all of the Bridesmaids are going to wear the same dress. Jessica, the Maid of Honor, will wear a different dress, but it coordinates with the others well.

So...without further ado...PICTURES!

The dresses are both by Mori Lee, and here are the pictures of them from their website:

Bridesmaid Dresses

Maid of Honor's Dress


The BMs dresses will be in the chocolate like its shown, but the part that's white in the picture will be coral. And the MOH dress will be all chocolate. ( I realize that in the picture here they look like completely different shades of brown, but I looked at swatches and the Chocolate is almost identical for both dresses :) )

And now pictures of my beautiful girls in their dresses!!
Jessica~Maid of Honor

A close up of the detail on Jessica's dress (ignore the silly face she's making...)


Ashley~Bridesmaid

Yet another silly face...I think we had too much fun today!!

Caitlin~Bridesmaid



Shelley~Bridesmaid


Detail of BM dresses (as modeled by Shelley...)



And last, to see what they look like together, a pic of Jessica and Ashley (clamped, zipped, and lookin HAWT!):



YAY! We made a decision! Finally. :) We haven't ordered them yet, I am now on the hunt for these dresses online so I can get them cheaper.


Jessie and Elaine, hope you guys like this dress!! hehe. But really, it was very flattering on everyone, so I'm sure you'll both look great in it.


I can't wait to actually order them! One more thing off the list... now I have to decide what the guys are going to wear. Ugh. It never ends...

Bridesmaid Dress Shopping

This afternoon, my 4 in-town bridesmaids and I went to Bridal Extraordinaire to go dress shopping. I'm so proud of my girls, in just one hour they all picked out a favorite! We haven't made any purchases yet, but here are all of the favorites so far...

The picture on the left is from the designer's website, and the picture on the right is the actual dress they tried on- of course the pictures don't do justice to how gorgeous the girls looked!

Jessica (Maid of Honor)
Dress by Saison Blanche


Ashley (Bridesmaid)
Dress by Bill Levkoff

Shelley (Bridesmaid)

Dress by Landa Designs

Caitlin (Bridesmaid)

Dress by Saison Blanche

All of the dresses will of course be in a Chocolate Brown color, and we will find some sort of Coral accent to go with each one.

And in case you need a reminder...click here to see the post that shows the dress Jessie picked out.

Elaine, you're the last one...can't wait until you come in town so we can go shopping too!! :)

The dress is MINE!!!!!!

On Wednesday, while sitting on the couch feeling sorry for myself (after having my wisdom teeth surgery on Tuesday), I got the call I've anxiously been awaiting since August 16th. "This is Bridal Extraordinaire calling, we wanted to let you know that your dress has arrived." YAY!!!!! And you better believe I scheduled the very first fitting appointment they had, which was yesterday evening.

I cannot even begin to describe to you how AWESOME it felt to put on MY dress. It is so beautiful, and it's ALL MINE! (by the way, thanks mom ;) I didn't want to take it off. I drug out the picture taking, veil trying on, and oohing and aahing as long as possible. But finally, I had to give it back :( I know it will be in safe hands, but I really kind of wish I could have taken it home (that could have been dangerous, though...I would probably have had to put it on at least once a day...)

Once again, I don't want to risk Matt seeing the pictures on this blog (even though I'm starting to doubt that he'll ever look at it....) so I'll post a slideshow...click here.

I love love love this dress, and now all I need to do is decide on a veil (you'll see in the pictures, I tried on a few veils, but we didn't like any of them) and shoes, and accessories, and I'm sure there's a million more things I haven't thought of yet....


Oh, and just a warning...the in-town bridesmaids and I are going shopping tomorrow afternoon...so be on the lookout for more pictures!!!!!!!!

10/30/08: Bridesmaid Dress Shopping

One of my bridesmaids, Jessie, was in town for a few days recently, so I took the opportunity to snatch her up and take her dress shopping! I still haven't been able to gather all of my in-town girls for a shopping trip, but I had to get Jessie trying on dresses while I had the chance.

We went to David's Bridal and Bridal Extraordinaire, and found quite a few cute dresses! My original plan was to put the girls in coral colored dresses, but once I saw one on Jessie I changed my mind. Not that Jessie looked bad in it, but the coral was just WAY too bright - and imagining 6 of them in a row was mind-boggeling. So I decided brown dresses and coral accents would be better. I'm happy with that decision (and I'm pretty sure the bridesmaids are now letting out a sigh of relief...). I'm still hoping to find some HAWT coral shoes they can wear, though! ;)
So here's the dress Jessie picked out...It's the one on the left, the short one.
Darling, isn't it!? It will be in the brown that's shown, but the band will be in coral instead of turquoise. It looks great on her, but I don't have a good picture - you aren't supposed to take pictures while you try dresses on at B.E., so I had to be sneaky about it, and my pictures didn't really turn out. Just trust me, it looks FABULOUS on her!

8/16/08: THE dress!

On August 16th (The day after Mom's birthday...) I gathered ALL the troops and went to Bridal Extraordinaire for round 2 of dress shopping. I didn't expect to buy a dress that day, but what can I say...I found the one. And let me tell you, it. is. gorgeous. I love it!!! Since there's a good chance Matt will be looking at this blog at one time or another, I'm not posting pictures of the dress (duh, he can't see it until the wedding!) but if you want to see a slideshow of pictures you can click here.

The dress is by Saison Blanche, and here's a description of it from their website:

Exquisite beauty unfolds in this richly embroidered bodice with Swravski crystal accent. Encircling satin band around a full A-line skirt completes the look with long chapel train. Available in DUCHESS SATIN: IVORY or WHITE.

I ordered it in Ivory (I think) but it looks white to me. :) It is supposed to come in sometime in mid-November, and I cannot wait! I have been anxiously waiting the day I get to put it on again :)

P.S. Bridal Extraordinaire was a DELIGHTFUL place to go dress shopping. I've never felt more like a princess in my life! I had my whole family (mom, aunts, cousins) and all of my in-town bridesmaids with me, and we got our own room complete with lovely couches and my own personal consultant! I got to stand on the platform in front of a huge mirror while everyone "ooh"ed and "ahh"ed at me...it was GREAT! :)

8/1/08: Dress Shopping...Round 1

On August 1st, my mom, aunts, cousins and I went to Natalie M's in Overland park, for my very first round of dress shopping. It was so much fun!! Mom cried at least 4 times, and I felt like a princess the whole time getting to try on such beautiful dresses.
Here are some of my favorites (all by Alfred Angelo)...




Since I'm posting this after the fact, I can tell you that I didn't end up with any of these dresses. I loved them all, but once I went shopping for round 2, I found "the dress" :)