Wedding planning weekend!

Whew, this summer is insane! But that's okay, I like it that way. I have taken yet another week and a half, two week break from blogging, but I'm not closing up shop. I feel like a lot of the blogs I read have been posting "This may be my last post..." posts, but I really do enjoy having a place to chronicle things in my life.

That being said, here are some two week old photos for you!

A couple weekends ago, my mom and grandma (actually my dad's mom...yes, they still talk even though my parents are divorced, and my mom does her hair!) came out to visit so they could see my wedding dress, help me choose some accessories, see our venue, etc.

We'd been planning the weekend for a couple months so I was thrilled when it finally arrived. I remember feeling like work just dragged on that day, especially once they arrived in town in the mid-afternoon!

On Friday evening we went to the dress shop to pick up my dress and hopefully choose a veil. What actually happened is my mom and grandma, (both wearing something bedazzled,) convinced me to add some bling to my dress. I am not a blingy sort of individual, but it did look good. (It's so hard not to share photos of that dress!) So we ended up choosing a belt, but I am still on the market for a veil.

If you know of any good places to find one, let me know!

After that, we ate dinner and headed back to their hotel for the evening.

The next morning, we got breakfast and met Tom and his mom back at their house. We looked through baby pictures for awhile (Tom was a REALLY cute baby, blonde curls and dimples and all that) and then headed out to take a tour of our wedding/reception venue and the hotel next door where we will be blocking rooms.

I liked that when we took the reception venue tour, there was a wedding set up for later in the day. We didn't get to see that last time we were out there, so that was helpful. Although that particular setup was smothered in pink. Like, baby pink. And glitter. I often wonder with weddings like that if the guy had any say in it, or if that is the exact vision the bride had since she was five. OR maybe they both like pink a lot! But still, I wonder about these things.

Then we got lunch, and my mom and grandma headed home to Chicagoland, and Tom and I took naps and went to a concert riverfront with some friends.

I love that dress shop.

Taking home the dress!

Dinner on the riverfront. (Sorry for the grainy photos. I've been out a digital camera since I dropped mine in the snow in January.)

Happy Monday!