Well, I finally sucked it up and went to the tailor yesterday to get my dress altered. It needs to be let out of course. Sigh. The shop is on a semi-busy street and I was standing on the little stool facing the mirror for about a half hour, my back to the windows, my zipper not quite up all the way, as if to say, "Hello, world! Check out my bra!"
The tailor was recommended to me by a couple of girls who live in an apartment right above him. Personal recommendations are always good. Plus, his name is Coco, and I couldn't resist that. While he was pinning me up, my friend Christy walked by outside and came in to say hi. And thus I was able to prove that I do indeed know the girls upstairs.
The best part is the alterations are going to cost around $100. That's to let it out, hem it and bustle it. Considering David's Bridal was talking $250-$300 for the same items, I think I came out pretty good overall.
And that's really the last big thing. I just still need to order the flowers and the pies.
Oh, yes, the pies. After pricing a few bakeries and really dragging my feet on the whole cake issue, Jason and I made an executive decision to have pie instead. A cake would have been $200 minimum, but probably more like $250 or $300. Cake isn't my favorite dessert really and Jason hates frosting*, so after salivating over all of the pies at the Big E this weekend, we decided pie would be the way to go. Nice fall pies like pumpkin and apple and maybe I can get some pecan thrown in for the Southern side of my family (aka 3/4 of my family). And a big vat of vanilla ice cream for a la mode. Just thinking about it is making me want some in a way that wedding cake never did.
Oh, and apparently my template is permanently gone, which is a shame since I really liked it. I guess it's an excuse to look for a nice Fall/Winter look. You know, in my spare time.
* I know this is a common dislike, but, really? You hate frosting? I don't understand. Sugar, butter, vanilla, sometimes chocolate. What is there to hate exactly?
2 comments:
I am totally behind your pie decision. I like cake well enough, but pie? Well that's just another story.
Maybe he hates the thick too-richness of wedding cake icing? It can be pretty bad. I prefer whipped cream frosting--not too heavy.
Post a Comment