Holy crap, I have a dress AND venue!! Here's the story in a nutshell:
Last weekend, was the "dress looking" trip to NYC. I was NOT getting a dress. The plan was to get to the city, find our hotel, then come back into Manhattan to eat & putz around until Carrie got into town. Well, RK Bridal, the dress shop that was highly recommended to Jere, was actually right around the corner from where we got off the bus, so we figured it wouldn't hurt to go over.
Gilda was the 70-year old Jewish grandmother every girl needs--she heard my street size, told me I was in "The Diva Collection" and we started shopping. I was happy that part of our shopping included a tour of the discounted racks, since that's about my price range. All in all, I tried on about 9 dresses, most with some color, which was a requirement. The second dress I tried was an Alfred Angelo (actually, most were by him, which was convenient since most of the dresses I've loved were his designs). I fell in love instantly. The fact that it had come from the discount rack made it even MORE appealing (can you say 70% off?? I know you can.), but I kept trying dresses just in case. There was another dress I loved (also by Alfred Angelo), but it wasn't as perfect.
Needless to say, I bought the dress. Yes, you read right, I bought the 2nd dress I ever tried on, on a trip where I wasn't supposed to be buying dresses--and I had to tote it home on the bus!! But it is safely sitting in Jere's office closet waiting for me to find a good seamstress to take it in and make the alterations I want. No, my dress isn't available on the website, so don't think you've found it if you go perusing--it was a discontinued model, and I got the floor sample.
The Venue...as you all know, we were in a pickle about where to have the wedding. Mostly because it was Ellie's preference, partly because there were some details about H that we couldn't overlook, we went with the Doubletree Bedford Glen. We would be happy at either venue, but after going over the good, bad and mediocre between ourselves and getting feedback from former brides, we went with the place that was able to best give us exactly what we needed. I'm super pumped, we have a few days to sign the contract and put in the deposit, then it's REALLY ours!
Now to look into Save-The-Dates...
Last weekend, was the "dress looking" trip to NYC. I was NOT getting a dress. The plan was to get to the city, find our hotel, then come back into Manhattan to eat & putz around until Carrie got into town. Well, RK Bridal, the dress shop that was highly recommended to Jere, was actually right around the corner from where we got off the bus, so we figured it wouldn't hurt to go over.
Gilda was the 70-year old Jewish grandmother every girl needs--she heard my street size, told me I was in "The Diva Collection" and we started shopping. I was happy that part of our shopping included a tour of the discounted racks, since that's about my price range. All in all, I tried on about 9 dresses, most with some color, which was a requirement. The second dress I tried was an Alfred Angelo (actually, most were by him, which was convenient since most of the dresses I've loved were his designs). I fell in love instantly. The fact that it had come from the discount rack made it even MORE appealing (can you say 70% off?? I know you can.), but I kept trying dresses just in case. There was another dress I loved (also by Alfred Angelo), but it wasn't as perfect.
Needless to say, I bought the dress. Yes, you read right, I bought the 2nd dress I ever tried on, on a trip where I wasn't supposed to be buying dresses--and I had to tote it home on the bus!! But it is safely sitting in Jere's office closet waiting for me to find a good seamstress to take it in and make the alterations I want. No, my dress isn't available on the website, so don't think you've found it if you go perusing--it was a discontinued model, and I got the floor sample.
The Venue...as you all know, we were in a pickle about where to have the wedding. Mostly because it was Ellie's preference, partly because there were some details about H that we couldn't overlook, we went with the Doubletree Bedford Glen. We would be happy at either venue, but after going over the good, bad and mediocre between ourselves and getting feedback from former brides, we went with the place that was able to best give us exactly what we needed. I'm super pumped, we have a few days to sign the contract and put in the deposit, then it's REALLY ours!
Now to look into Save-The-Dates...
so happy for you!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYay! I went to RKBridal too, as did my sister. They are so wonderful, and they really do have dresses for any budget size. I'm so glad you went there on a whim, and got a dress you love! I wish I could recommend a seamstress to you, but we just used the ones at RK. It was a little pricey, but I didn't know where else to go.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on both the dress and securing a venue! Exciting!