Wedding Dress Shopping: Part 1

While back in Iowa I thought it would be a great opportunity to include the gals in my family in the wedding planning. They won't be able to travel to Amarillo before the wedding, so I thought a little wedding dress shopping would be a fun bonding activity. There is a David's Bridal in Amarillo and one in the Quad Cities - so it seemed like a logical place to start the search. This way, if I found a dress I really liked, I would be able to find it without much hassle in Amarillo.

Did I mention that it had snowed heavily the night before? Did I mention that we were experiencing sub-zero temperatures?

Perhaps then we shouldn't have been surprised when the the power went out shortly before our arrival at the bridal shop. The consultants were worried that they would have to close for the day. A few moments later, the power to the complex was restored. Here, we are standing in the dark.

Perhaps now would be a good time to pause and explain why there are so many pictures to document this expedition. My cousins, Kate, Meg, Libby and Ele each had a digital camera to capture the event. I had my own paparazzi. (At the end of the day there were 413 digital pictures from the 70 minute visit to the bridal shop)


My goddaughter, Ele, tells me what she would like to see me try on.


My aunts, mom, and grandmother discuss what kind of dress they would like me to try on...

Here are pictures of the dresses I tried on...







One of these dresses might be the one. What do you think?