Dresses for My Girls

This Saturday I will be heading out to a couple of stores to hunt for dresses with my bridesmaids. I am thinking pewter colored, cocktail length dresses. Since I have 9 bridesmaids, I want each gal to pick out her own style (probably from the same designer) because I want everyone to feel comfortable. We have appointments at The Wedding Shoppe, Rush's and David's Bridal. It is going to be a long day! I have been scoping styles on the internet.

Here are a few that I liked from David's Bridal:





There is a website, www.dessy.com, that I really like for bridesmaid dresses. I am particularly interested in their After Six collection, which is available at both The Wedding Shoppe and Rush's Bridal. There are so many styles to choose from! Here are a few that I liked:












Finally, I am also considering JCrew. I am especially fond of their silk chiffon collection because there are 4 adorable dresses available in graphite that I think would work. Unfortunately, there is not a store in MN that stocks wedding attire, so I would have to order them sight unseen. Of course, they could always be returned to a JCrew store but that seems like a hassle.

I'll let you know how it all goes after next weekend. I hope I have one more item to check off my list!

Say Yes to the Dress...Don't Mind if I Do!

Those of you who know me may consider me one of the most indecisive people you know. That being said, I actually picked a dress within about a month of being engaged! It probably helps that I have thinking about my wedding day for awhile, tehehe. Going in, I was pretty sure that I wanted lace and I did not want strapless. My first dress shopping trip was to L'Atelier Couture on Selby Ave in Saint Paul...big mistake! The dresses were so gorgeous but I don't think I tried on one for less than $2500! Here are some from that trip:









I really liked the last one, but alas, it was not meant to be. The next place I went was The Wedding Shoppe on Grand Ave in Saint Paul. By then, I had narrowed down my preferences and ended up liking the following two the best (they did not allow pictures so we had to take them on the sly--they looked much better in person):




The next weekend I went to Mestead's Bridal in Rochester, MN. Here were a couple of my favorites:







Agghhh, decisions, decisions! I will reveal tomorrow which dress I ended up choosing! Thanks for reading:)