Finally! Got the dress!
02/27/2006 02:19 a.m.
After trying to order a dress for my wedding (3/11) online, only to have them tell me it was no longer available in my size... well I went frantic for a few days, checking every place I could imagine online to find something suitable for our casual/country wedding at a price I was willing to pay (less than $200!) I went to 4 western wear stores, and a special occasion dress store as well, before we set out on the "big adventure" yesterday.

In miserable weather (100% chance of rain, which managed to fall directly over us for the majority of the day) we drove over 100 miles... from one end of town to the other, and back again, oh and just for fun, one more time to the far reaches of the county visiting 3 more western wear stores, and 4 more bridal stores!

20 minutes before the store closed, we walked into the Bridal Outlet... in less than 15 minutes I tried on more than 8 dresses! Yes, I won the gold in the dressing room marathon! I know have a lovely, ivory gown. Strapless, lace bodice, long satin skirt... and thank God I have a mother who can sew like no bodies business (when she's of the mind to) because the bodice was an unbelievable 4 inches too big around the top! The skirt will need to be shortened about 8 inches... once I get my boots and she can mark it.

Amazingly, my dress and the bridesmaids outfits are going to be much cheaper than the groom and groomsmen!

At least I've finally gotten the dress... I've ordered the grooms/men attire, we have to get boots for the kids still; and other odds and ends... but it's amazing what you can do in less than 30 days... if I weren't having to work I'd have finished this more than a week ago!

I'm currently feeling great relief!

Oh, and just so I don't have to post a new journal entry for it... I got/gave him his wedding present today... a male minature daschund. He doesn't have an official name yet... Jake or Bo...wonder if I could convince him to call him Jaebo... hehehe