Bridesmaid Dresses!!!

So I bought my girls dresses yesterday!! Yea!! So most of them don't quite know it yet but it will be ok. I originally wanted to get pink dresses but I really did not want them to have to pay a ton! So We went to the mall and we found a ton of black dresses that were on sale so we searched the whole mall and found a dress that we liked and had the lady put them on hold because they only had three and I needed five so the next day I went to my JC Penny and found the other sizes I needed so we bought the dresses!!! YEA!! The ended up costing right at 70. I think that is was a great deal, they were originally 90! Plus the girls are probably more likely to re ware a black dress than a bright pink one!!

E Photos and Family Photos

Engagement Photo Session!! Thursday we went and had our photos taken! It is kinda weird and awkward but kinda fun all at the same time. We went to pyramid hill in Hamilton it was very pretty and kinda neat! Chad is our wonderful photographer.. We don't have the pics back yet but I will put some up as so as I get them.

Today we had Family Pics! It is always a crazy event when you put near 20 people together to take photos! But is was fun. I think the pics should look good! But I am for sure pictured out after this week... good thing the wedding is 5 months away! LOL!!

Ayla

It only took forever but here is Ayla

I love Photoshop!! Really I do.

So I started working on invitations...I figured it would be cheaper and still look nice if I did them myself. I absolutely love photoshop it made everything so easy!!

One thing down a few hundred to go!

So we went dress shopping again! We went to most of the stores in Dayton and to be quite honest I thought I was gonna have to give up and give into spending 800+. Lillians was the last shop of the day. It was such a great experience! They say they have a dress for every budget and they carry a wide assortment of types and styles of dresses. The fitting rooms were very very large. My Family (mom, grandmother, and 3 bridesmaids) all had a place to sit. My consultant was very personable and asked what I wanted to spend and she did not bring me a dress over my budget!! That was way impressive!! So I tried on a few and they were ok, then I tried one on that I liked but of course it was 800. and I pretty much added it to the list of "800 and I can't afford it list" that was forming in my head. Then she asked if I was going to wear the bright white or the ivory and I said ivory and then she thought she might have a smaller size for me. Now mind you I have been trying on dresses 8-12 nothing has fit at all. and she brings back a dress that almost perfectly fit me. then she said if I was interested in the dress it was a sample and they were having a sample sale. The dress was 500 off!!! so it was under 300. I was so a God thing. Plus I got the veil added to package for much cheaper too. So all in all it was a great day. I have a dress and we are getting closer to maids dresses. But now I have a ton of other things on my list of random to do!!