The Dress!

Don't get too excited...I can't divulge the first place winner in this post since Brodie frequents the blog every now and then (or at least tells me that he does)! However, I wanted to share a bit about my experience because it was such a pleasant surprise and a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be.

My mom, future mother-in-law, bridesmaid Sarah and Aunt Debbie joined me for the big day :)  Originally my mom had scheduled two days worth of appointments for us, but I got a free day out of the deal since I found my dress at the second store we visited!

Moni's in Manassas is absolutely awesome.  The owner (Monica) helped us herself and there were seriously 6 dresses there I could have bought and walked away happy!  (the store was recommended by my friend Caitie, so thanks for making it easy for us!)

Going in to the whole thing, I thought I wanted some simple, plain and to the point.  However, once I started trying things on, I fell in love with all sorts of styles.  The big princess ones made me feel like Cinderella.

The funky funs ones were just that (and we all know I can like funky and fun!)

And then there were the simple classic options.

Like many people I had talked to, however, I knew my dress was my dress :)  I'm not sure what it was, but as soon as I saw it, I couldn't let go.

Can't wait to share the dress with you all on June 11th!