Bridal Talk Tuesday: Bridesmaids & I BOUGHT MY WEDDING GOWN!

Linking up with Elizabeth from

Life with Elizabeth today for Bridal Talk Tuesday!

I know it has been a little while since I have done one

of these. But I have been getting a lot of planning

done so not to worry I will have many things to

blog about on future Bridal Talk Tuesday's! 

On another note.. I mentioned that the my mom,

grandma (Mimi), little sister, friends [MS],

and Beverly from Preppy Wife Preppy Life and 

I were all headed over to Miami, Coral Gables

specifically, to bridal gown shop on the Miracle

Mile. Well, I must report that at the first store

the 3rd dress I tried on was definitely the one.

It was WAY out of my price range but Mimi

picked it out so I tried it on and it turned out

to be perfect! I obviously loved it and the 

designer of the dress just happened

to be having a trunk show

at the store I was shopping in.

So I met the designer and she was so nice

and gave me lots of suggestions for veils, etc.

The only problem was that this was only the 

first appointment out of 8 other appointments

that I had scheduled between that day and the next.

So we went to my next appointment

and it was awful, they had nothing.

Then I realized that all the shops I had

appointments in were just along the Mile so

we just stopped in, looked through the gowns

and quickly realized I wasn't going

to find what I wanted at any of those places.

Then we ate lunch and talked about the appointments

that I had scheduled for Sunday. One of the appointments

on Sunday I had paid for two dresses from one designer

to be sent into the store just for that weekend. Hmm.

Dilemma. So after lunch we went to my appointment

at one other salon that was somewhat comparable to

the one we had been in that morning. I tried

on a few dresses and there was only

one that was somewhat similar but

it just didn't feel right. So I knew that I had

to head back to the other salon. 

As soon as I arrived back the designer was their

waiting for us (she could tell I was coming back)

and I tried the dress on again and everyone knew 

it was the one. Then the designer personally

fitted me for the dress herself and is even

making custom alterations to the dress for me.

She also suggested a custom long veil. Then

she free-hand sketched the dress and signed it

and gave it to me! It was a great experience!

And I am so happy with my choice. I can't

wait to show you guys!

For now these pictures will have to do..

 My Mimi after we bought the dress

showing that her pockets are now empty. hah.

That night we checked

into the hotel and had a great dinner

at Fleming's! And beforehand I asked

[MS] and Beverly to be in my wedding!

 uhmm.. yes. Lots of stuff for 6 women and

1 night.

[MS] and Beverly with their Marley Lilly

gifts! [MS] is a bridesmaid and Beverly

is my MOH!

I asked [AB] to be my other MOH and 

[JD] from The Duke and his Duchess to be 

a bridesmaid last week!

I still have one more bridesmaid

to ask so hopefully she doesn't see this before

I send her hers!

Then on Sunday we got up, ate breakfast

and headed over to the Aventura mall

which is where the Jcrew store had the Bridesmaids

dresses that we could try on. 

It took a few but we picked out the Bridesmaids

dresses and the junior bridesmaids dresses also!

 This one was a no. Not crazy about

how it gathered on the side.

 Liked this one.

 Not crazy about the fan thing

at the top of this one.

 This is the style of the dress we picked

for the junior bridesmaids.

But it will be navy.

 Love the bow on the back.

These are the two we ended up going with..

The Erica dress in the Dark Navy.

And the Alisanne dress in Dark Navy

for the junior girls.

Do you like what we picked?

I wish I could show you a picture

of my dress but sorry, fiance' reads

the blog sometimes.

Can't wait for you to see! 

Let me know what you think!

xoxo,

Little Miss Southern Love