First dress shopping trip & other good vibes

Posted Sunday, July 13, 2008 7:25 PM

Well, my mom finally met Will's family yesterday--Jessica, her boyfriend Jason, and Will's parents. The great news is, they really like each other! Will's parents were staying in Altamonte, since they just got back from a cruise out of Miami, so my mom  drove up to meet us for dinner...

...and the first thing she did was hug Mama Anne and Mr. B :-) Off to a good start, and it got better at dinner. Everybody talked and laughed and took tons of pics, and everyone loved the food too (Okay, so it wasn't pizza, because Will and I took them to our favorite Japanese place....but the point is, everyone had a great time.

My mom drove back to Brooksville last night, but Will and I met his fam for breakfast before they left Florida this morning. Turns out their hotel was right next door to the Alfred Angelo company store! They weren't open yet, by the time Will and I got to breakfast or by the time we left(it was pretty early!). So I called this afternoon, and made an appointment for tomorrow. It looks like Will and Erin(one of my bridesmaids) are both tagging along. That way I'll get plenty of pics, and some really honest opinions  

I'm really excited---I get to see what look good on me from their collection, and it's only the beginning! There will definitely be more trips in the future, to AA and other places .

**Update 7/16/08: Since I last posted, I've been to AA with Will and Erin(a bridesmaid) and not only found The Dress, but a possible bridesmaid style too! I posted some pics of The Dress on the CFL board---look for a post by bluepoet if you want to see them. It's style R1707, and I'll be ordering it in about 2 week. Pics of The Bridesmaid Dress are there too, under that specific heading.

In case something drastic goes wrong, though(as much I don't want to think that!)...style 754 is The Standby . It's my second favorite if plans for R1707 go awry.

I guess I'm superstitious--I don't want to post any more pics of The Dress, or even look at another designer's styles, until R1707 is mine! I'm so excited I found my dress on the first trip! (I know some Knotties here may disagree with my shopping tactics, but I don't care. I had that "it's the dress!" feeling when I put it on, even though it was the last one I tried on Monday.)

P.S. I guess I'm just being silly, but there are no pics of "my" dress online right now, except for the ones I posted on Photobucket. I feel like calling it R1707 makes it a science experiment, though! I gotta find something different to call it.