Going to the chapel...

Well guys, with a little less than a year to go I already got a wedding dress. It was one that I had my eye on for over a year (sad huh? lol). I'm absolutely DYING to show Daniel because I can't keep a surprise to save my life, but Im under strict orders from my mom and Amy to NOT, under any circumstances show him the dress lol. We made the trek to Green Hills yesterday and I was accomopanied by my mama and best friend Amy. It was so fun and felt so great to be surrounded by love on a special day like that. I had already set up an appointment with a personal shopper at JCrew (sounds fancy, but I assure you the service was free yippee!) and had a huge dressing room waiting for me with my top three dress choices all laid out ready for me to try on. Andrea, the personal shopper, advised me to try on the dresses in a 3-2-1 fashion, with my least favorite being the first to try on.
I did this and the first two dresses were exquisite. But then...
I tried on my all-time favorite, to-die-for dress that I said over a year ago (long before a ring was ever in our minds) "that will be the dress I get married in."
It. Was. Fabulous.
It was amazing. Truly and utterly. I came out and everyone went 'Oh yea, that's it.'
It was perfect for me. No frills. No lace. No beading. Just pure lovliness and simple elegance. With one sexy silhouette. I was smitten:)
I will admit though that even though it was definitely on the low-end price range for a wedding dress, it was the biggest purchase I've ever made, personally and that was hard to swallow. BUT I kept telling myself... we're having such a simple affair as far as the wedding goes (food, music and friends in a field) that I was getting that darn dress, the dress that I had been eyeing for over a year.
I also picked up some awesome bright red nail polish to wear on our special day. I'm envisioning short red, retro nails and a homemade (or cheaply bought!) birdcage veil.
If you know me, you probably know that I was never all for a wedding... the important thing was that I just simply wanted to MARRY daniel. I always told him that I wanted to elope and then celebrate with family later, but he never budged on the wedding idea. But now that I have this amazing dream dress... I'll admit... I'm all over the idea of a (SIMPLE!) wedding :)