Possible BM Dress Alert!!

I may have found BM dresses!!!!!! woohoo!!!!

Jeanna and I went out on Friday to Bella Couture and Lady Gray to see if they received any new dresses.  Bella Couture didn’t have any WOW BM dresses which was a bit disappointing.  They have so many awesome wedding gowns but very little BM dresses.  Anyway, we then ventured out to Beacon to check out Lady Gray’s BM dress selection.  For the New Yorker’s reading this, we had a HUGE storm on Friday and Jeanna and I just made it to the store before it hit!

Jeanna was an awesome bridesmaid and tried on like 8 dresses!  She tried on this one and we fell in love with the sash and the loop-tie-thing in the back..lol

When I told Tina(owner of Lady Gray) I liked this dress and told her my whole idea about having six girls in the navy and two in the fuschia she suggested changing it up a bit.  She suggested having all the girls in navy blue dresses with the fuschia sash then Amber and Jessie will have the embroidered sash so they stand out just a bit.  I thought that was a different and took it into consideration!

On Saturday Amber and I were dress shopping for dresses to wear at my cousin’s wedding on the 4th of July.  After having no luck at Macy’s we stopped in Brides Fantasy because I remembered they carried the Bill Levkoff line.  Amber tried on a bunch of dresses and then she tried on the dress with the embroidered sash and I tried on this one

Amber and I stood next to each other and the dresses looked awesome together!!  I asked to see the color swatches and the navy blue swatch is right next to the fuchsia and OMG- they looked  hot next to each other!!

The only thing I may want to have done is get them shortened.  This a T-length dress but I feel like it’s much longer than T.

Sooooo… this is a dress I am definately considering for the girls.. Thoughts?!

Btw- these pictures of the dresses are not very flattering.  They look better in person.

Flowers will be the death of me

Well, I guess you can probably tell by the title of this entry my first floral experience did not go so well..lol..

My mom, Andrew’s mom(Peggy) and Jess(Matron of Honor/sister-in-law) went to Flowers by Reni in Fishkill.  Andrew’s parents suggested taking a look at this florist because Andrew’s dad works for the owner of the shop.  So, I figured it couldn’t hurt!

The shop was your typical flower shop.  Lots of cutesie knick-knacks and stuff.. We  were brought  into a back  room with a round table with numerous books and magazines.  We sat down and the FD,floral designer, (don’t know if that’s her exact title) came in and said, “You don’t really have an idea what you’re looking for, right?”  Ummm.. i said, “not really, I’m here just to get some ideas and to ask some questions.”  She said, “Well, I can’t really help you unless you know what you want…. take a look at these books and magazines(flower books and bridal magazines) and mark down what you like.  I’ll come back if you have any questions..”   At that point, I had a few questions.

Q: Are there any albums/portfolios of the arrangements you have done?

A: “No, the only pictures we have are the ones people send us.” I found this very odd.  How do you not take pictures of the work you do?! Plus, I feel like they are not creative since all their designs are based out of a floral book.

Q: Are calla lilies in season in June?

A: “Yes they are!  Only the orange/peach calla’s are more pricey in the fall since they are in high demand.”  This was good news.  Last I heard, they were not in season and it would cost $$ to have them.
After my two questions, the ladies and I decided to start looking through the books to get some ideas.  Now, the only thing I know is that I want bright/bold colors for the girls bouquets.  I know that doesn’t really narrow it down, but that’s what I envision.

Here are some pictures of the things that caught my eye.  I’m going strictly by the color combination and the actual arrangement, not by the type of  flowers.

Such a gorgeous calla lily bouquet!  How awesome would that look against a navy blue dress?!!  OoOOOOoOOo!!!

Took a picture of this since there were so many bright colors!  The picture on the top right is a ring bearer pillow… I’m not going to lie, it def. looks like a four-legged spider..lol.. Andrew’s mom pointed that out to me!

I know this may be difficult to see, but I thought these were interesting.  It’s almost like its a two-tier bouquet. Very different!

I have to say this is my favorite picture!  The arrangement on the left is a boutonniere and the one on the right is a wrist corsage.  I absolutely LOVED the color combination and the rose!  Again, imagine those colors with navy blue!! AHHHHH… i think it will look awesome! The colors will pop!!

After looking at these books/magazines for over an hour, I had enough.  I was experiencing a bunch of different emotions.  I was a little overwhelmed, angry, annoyed and upset.  Overwhelmed because I still had no idea what flowers I liked or want.  Angry, annoyed & upset that the Floral Designer made me feel like an idiot walking in there without having a clue of what I want.

When the FD came back to see how we made out, I said, “I found a few things that caught my eye. But I guess I can’t do anything unless I have my exact dress colors and at least an idea of what i want.”  I then showed her the rose boutonniere and wrist corsage picture.  I told her I like these color combinations.  She said,  “I guess it’s safe to say you’re going for more of a modern touch rather than formal.”  I agreed and thought that was the only thing she actually helped me with!!
The FD reassured me that I have so much time to look and come up with ideas.  I said, “Yah, a little over a year.  But, don’t you book up?” She said, “No, we never turn anyone away.”  Wrong answer if you ask me.  Let me explain.  So, you mean to tell me this place may have three or four weddings in one day and every arrangement, every flower, and every petal will look ABSOLUTELY perfect!?!?!!?!? (That may be a bit of a bridezilla statement.. haha)  I reallly really find that hard to believe. It made me feel like they focus on quanity, not quality.  So, that actually was a huge turn-off for me.

So, it sum everything up.  I guess I have A LOT more to do before I consider seriously looking at flowers.  I’m going to call two other places, Floral Bliss and Flowers by David Anthony.  Peggy recommended Floral Bliss since they did the flowers for Danielle’s(Andrew’s sister) wedding.  Flowers by David Anthony is a company my cousin Katelyn is using for her wedding and had nothing but great things to say about him.  Lisa, Paris and I met him and fell in love with him and his designs.  David and I have been trying to schedule an appointment but our schedules are not working in our favor!  I’ll keep everyone posted and let me know what you think about the pics!