Today I Bought the Dress!

Today I bought my wedding dress! And the veil and the underthings that go with it. Plus a garment bag to keep it all in.

I look purrty! And the dress was on sale and everything else was sold at a discount so I ended up saving about $200 on the purchase! Woo! The veil has scalloped edges with really pretty sparkly edging. It is very delicate and looks really nice.

News for my Bridesmaids! If you buy your dress as David's Bridal  (in any state) you can get $20 off of your dress if you give them my full name and tell them I am in Oregon. Woo!

News for the Groomsmen! Please let the guys at Men's Warehouse know that you're in our wedding party and we get a free suit for Lauran.

Here is some information on pairing and colors for The Parade of Female Body Types and the Longhaired Man Brigade. The colors are from David's Bridal. You can look them up.
Bride Jennifer and Groom Lauran will be wearing Apple (red) (well, I am wearing white but the embroidery is apple)
Maid of Honor Deana  and Best Man Edwin will be wearing Lapis (a wine purple)
Bridesmaid Michelle W and Groomsman Jason will be wearing Cognac (a warm orange/brown)
Bridesmaid Michelle B and Groomsman Kevin will be wearing Espresso (a darker more chocolate brown)
Bridesmaid Amanda and Groomsman Kris will be wearing Tangerine (a warm orange)

Ladies will wear Converse All-Star low tops in colors matching their dresses. You can order them in any color from online. Yes, Michelle, I know you're against it. I want you to wear them for the ceremony and the photographs and then you can wear whatever shoes you want. :) Dress length and style I am wanting look a lot like this:

Dresses at the knee. Does not have to be strapless. I would prefer not chiffon and would like solid colors. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me and we can talk. :) You do not have to buy your dress at David's Bridal. I would like to see photos of you in your dress of your choice before you purchase it. Strapless, strapped, or whatever to make you comfortable.

Guys (groomsmen and dads) will be wearing tuxes with vests to match. Once we set on a pattern of vest and stuff I will post pictures and information for ya!

For our moms and grammas we got $20 giftcards with my dress purchase for you to put towards any outfit if you'd like to purchase something new to wear to the wedding. We will mail them out to you!

We also found a venue. Waiting to hear back from Dads about it. Link to see it The Troutdale House. It looks gorgeous and I think will be right up our alley! Planning is going splendidly!

Deana and I talked about cupcakes today! We've decided on the flavors! One will be lemon with white chocolate frosting, one will be dark chocolate with mocha frosting and one will be red velvet with cream cheese frosting! Made my Mrs. Reynolds herself! And trust me, they will be delicious!