Things are going well. Shortly after New Years, I went home for the weekend to visit my Daddy for his birthday. It was low key. We went to our favorite restaurant in town, Buon Appitito (it is TO DIE FOR italiano), and did lots of laying around the house watching Law & Order like my Dad loves to do.
The weekend before that, Sarah and I took on the Portland Bridal Show, to get good ideas and meet some vendors for the wedding. There were SO many WOMEN there. Brides, bridesmaids, moms, aunts, grandmas, ugh. I work with 5 other women (even though I love them so, they are enough woman for me) so this was almost too much for me. Sarah did a great job of asking questions, grilling them on what they do, what they can do for our wedding, and asking for sample slices of cake. At one point, she walked away from me, to throw away a napkin from a previous sample slice, and came back with a whole cupcake! I have no idea how she pulled that off. But then she proceeded to carry the cupcake around for the next 30 minutes or so, until we sat down to watch the fashion show. She later told me she was using it as protection, threatening the bridezillas (in her mind, not out loud, of course) with the pink and white frosting on top. Haha. She didn't like getting bumped into so much. It was fun though! We made some good connections, and I even made an appointment at a bridal salon!
And quicker than you can say "bridal couture", my appointment day had arrived. The boutique is called Anna's Bridal, in Lake Oswego. They carry a lot of the brands that I had been admiring in the magazines I have bought over the past few months. Of course, going in, I had no intention of buying, but just getting a good idea of what I might like. I asked Sarah and Meghan, another bridesmaid, and Meghan's mom, Jody (who is like a mom to me, she has known me since I was little) to come along. We got there a few minutes early, and so they ushered me into the office to fill out an info card while I waited for the consultant to be ready for me. As we waited, a tall, slender, tan, model-esque physique strode in and sat down behind the desk. He busied himself there for a few minutes while Sarah described her excitement to me, to help calm my nerves. He looked up and asked "Who's the lucky bride?!" I rose my hand in reply. He began to ask me a bunch of questions about our wedding: where, when, outside/inside, what type of dress I had my eye on. He then filled me in on the trunk show happening there that day, for the Matthew Christopher Bridal Couture line. He then informed me that he was THE Matthew Christopher. IN THE FLESH! Standing before me in all couture glory. He was totally flattered when I told him that I was familiar with his work. He stood right up and said "I have a few dresses you might like. Come with me." He picked out a dress called Peggy Sue first. I about passed out when he showed it to me. It was PERFECT. But one isn't enought. He picked out a few more for me, and sent me on my way with the consultant to the dressing room. Peggy Sue was the first dress I tried on. I then tried on about 10-15 more, but each time it reminded me how much I loved Peggy Sue. I put it back on at the end, and realized that it was the one when Sarah burst into tears. Matthew measured me, and helped me get a good vision of the finished product (were making a few small changes, such as making the neckline more of a sweetheart). He was SO much fun to be around. It is AWESOME that he goes around to bridal shops for trunk shows and helps out. At the end, he asked me if I had had fun, and I told him yes. It was a bit of a rush, and it went by so quickly. But getting a custom made couture wedding gown, picked out for me by the man who designed the dress, it could not have been more perfect. Anyway, check his 2011 line out, it is divine :) www.matthewchristopher.com
And a fun little fact, he is the male model in EVERY advertisement for his line. (but the mustache is fake... haha) I think that is so awesome!
All other wedding things are moving along! I'm getting really excited! It's going to be a BLAST!
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Oh, that sounds like so much fun. I want to see a picture!!
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