Right now, E and I are on a "girl date" while my brother and his friend are on a "man date."
Our girl date tonight.... well, EVERY night that it's possible, consists of:
Pretzels, ice cream, and the wedding dress show.
Oh my.
I do love the wedding dress show.
However, I try to limit my intake of it to when I'm with E-Mac.
She's planning her wedding to my awesome brother.
He's so cool!
And he makes me laugh.
All the time.
So today's post is dedicated to E-Mac and Sean.
Just like Say Yes To The Dress: Bridesmaids, E-Mac had to go through quite a few dresses before she found the dress that she envisioned for their wedding.
The following is our commentary on "How to Pick a Bridesmaid's Dress."
E-Mac's thoughts are in italics, and mine are...not.
Step 1: Pick a color.
"I really like this petal pink."
Step 2: Find a dress.
"I really like this dress. Really. But look..."
"...I really don't like that price tag. Whoa. We can do better than that."
Step 3: Find a dress. For a person on a "normal" budget.
Three online stores later, no dresses for people on a "normal" budget.
Step 4: Start to think outside the box.
Step 5: Hit the mall and go to every store that sells dresses.
Hold on to your hats, folks. Here come the dresses!
"I like it.... but not the color. That's really the only color it comes in?"
What about a short dress?
"Cute. Too casual."
"It's nice, and I like that mint green, but it's not the original color I wanted."
Okay.
Pink.
Pink.
Pink.
Must keep the vision in mind:
Step 6: Shake it off. Remind yourself you can do it.
Remember the vision.
Focus.
Eat an Auntie Anne's pretzel and press onward.
Next!
Let's get creative... What about a high-low dress?
"Nah. Too young."
Next!
"I like it, but it doesn't come in all the sizes we need! But I like that minty green...."
Ah-ha! Mint green!
What about mint green?
"MINT GREEN AND PINK!"
Step 1: Find a color. Which dresses also come in minty green?
"too floofy."
Floofy.
Next!
"Cute, but I'm unsure about the spaghetti straps."
Next!
"They say that this comes with ivory lace instead of black, but there's no picture. Can't do it."
Next!
"Oh my goodness this is epic!... Wait. How much is it?"
Oh no.
Step 2: Go home and cry.
Step 3: Accept defeat.
Go get ice cream.
Ice cream makes it better.
Step 4: Go online and look at all of the dresses you already looked at... all over again.
Step 5: Decide on the mint dress that you tried on the first time you went dress shopping:
"Who wears a headdress to Prom, anyway??"
Step 6: Attempt to order said dresses in 4 different sizes.
Step 7: Realize that the dresses were from the clearance rack and the sizes aren't available online anymore.
Even though it says right there that they are.
Step 8: Cry some more. More ice cream helps, too.
Step 9: Accept defeat and go to the store to return the two dresses that you already bought.
Wear black.
You're mourning.
Step 10: Feel ambitious and try to find out if there's a way to "find" more dresses in the sizes you need from other stores.
Step 11: Cry more when the associate you talk to has laryngitis and can't really talk.
"That actually happened."
Step 12: Get a receipt that lists every Macy's in the country that has the dress in stock.
Proceed to call every store.
Get put on hold for an hour before getting to speak with a representative.
Cry.
More ice cream.
"We live way too close to Nicky Doodles."
Step 13: Find the final dress in Texas.
Good 'ol Texas!
Success!
After about two weeks of heartache, a dress was located and bought. Hallelujah!
A preview to next week's how-to: How to choose what color the groom will wear.
Step 1: "Refer to the cutest childhood photo you can find!"
(Aren't we adorable?)
That's right folks! He's wearing pink.
Wow.
That was easy.
If only the bridesmaid's dresses were that easy.
Love,
Shelbylicious
SL
This week's post was brought to you by:
Mama B's petunias! As well as daisies and Queen Anne's Lace, which are both in bloom now. I'll share some fun tips for flowers next week! Stay tuned!
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