Patience is everything...

I am trying to remember that. While on a full speed roller coaster to my future (moving plans, family expansion, career goals, wedding planning, and the list continues) it is really hard to remember to be patient. It often feels like everything is going a mile a minute and there is nothing I can do to slow it down, but oddly enough at the same time it feels like other things won't move forward no matter how much I try to make them. At this point all I can do is be patient, something I have never been any good at.

"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." - Isaiah 40:31

Wish me luck...

My fiance is so crafty...

I am so lucky to have a fiance that is so talented at everything he does! (Even though him being better than me at most everything is sometimes frustrating). I told him my vision for our wedding invitations and my ideas for save the dates and he executed them perfectly!

Yesterday we finished making mock-ups of our save the dates and wedding invitations. They are both so unique and so us. I am so excited to see people's reaction when the get them! The rest of the details are a secret, but trust me, be prepared to be "Wow"ed!

HUGE UPDATE!!

(Not THE DRESS of course, but a pretty one...I AM A BRIDE!!)

Life is going FABULOUSLY!! (Much of that do to with wedding stuff coming together!)

Last post I mentioned that I was going on my second dress shopping trip...well guess what folks...

I FOUND MY DRESS!!!

It was complete fate! My mom, sister, bridesmaids, flower girl, and I took a road trip down to Caryn's Bridal in Farmville, where my sister had bought her wedding dress. We had a great lunch at Macado's before our appointment (I got a delicious buffalo chicken wrap...yummm). Then we headed to Caryn's and met with my consultant, who just happened to be the same consultant that had helped my sister! (And remembered her!) So I gave her the list of dresses I had found on their website that I liked and she went to pull the dresses. While she was doing that I began to look at the dresses on the racks around me. I found a rack that was clearly meant to be "destination" wedding gowns, which was what I had in mind for my beach wedding. Low and behold, the first dress on the rack was a dress I had seen at Bridal Impressions in Harrisonburg and liked, but I didn't have anyone with me so I didn't try it on. (Ironically I had an appointment the next day at Bridal Impressions specifically to try that dress on so I could show my sister/matron of honor). I tried on several other dresses and none of them "Wow!"ed me. Then I put that dress on and I just felt so beautiful, bridal, and comfortable. It was everything I was looking for. Unique and different but flowy and beach. I was a goddess. Because I still wasn't sure if it was the dress or not I tried on a dress my consultant had picked out. It was a ball gown with a corset back and ruffles at the bottom. It fit me like a glove and I really did look good it in. I just didn't know how to feel about it. It was sooo different from my original vision I couldn't even handle it. I just stood in it for 10 minutes just staring in the mirror deciding how I felt about it. My sister and bridesmaids suggested I walk from one end of the stage to the other wearing that dress and look at myself in the mirror. I did and I liked what I saw, but I didn't love it. So I put the other dress that I felt like a goddess in and they suggested I do the same thing. I started walking and I looked at myself in the mirror. Suddenly I had a vision, I was walking in the sand towards Lorenzo. There he was, looking at me with the biggest smile on his face and tears in his eyes. He was beaming at me, glowing in that dress. In that moment I knew, it was the one. I broke into tears right there on the stage in my goddess dress. It was perfect, exactly what I wanted, totally ME. And believe it or not the dress was $250 cheaper at Caryn's than at Bridal Impressions. Talk about fate. It was the perfect dress for the perfect price and I had everyone I needed with me when I found it. Even now weeks later I can't wait to put my dress on and walk towards Lorenzo, the love of my life.

Dress Shopping Trip #2

So I am about to head out in an hour for Dress Shopping Trip #2!! So excited! We are headed to Caryn's Bridal in Farmville, VA (where my sister purchased her dress for her wedding in September 2009). I am bringing all of my favorite girls along with me and hopefully now that I have been dress shopping once before it will be easier this time, though I don't count on it. I think I have a better idea of what I want but honestly not sure. I am just excited to spend time with the women in my life and go shopping, though if I found the perfect dress that would just be icing on the cake....I'll keep ya posted! *fingers crossed*