weekend.

It's been a little crazy this week, my papa's birthday cookout is tomorrow, so I came home for the weekend. My mom, dad, and sisters aren't home, right now they're in Atlanta playing basketball.  So it turns out that it's really great I came home...

My mom's mom was having severe arm and chest pain yesterday morning.  My uncle had to take her to the hospital [she's still there] and there's no one to sit with my papa.  My aunt is going to be going by to check on him periodically, so I'm going to be able to help with that.

So please keep my family in your thoughts this weekend.

On a more positive note, I nailed down a DJ for the wedding!  I have a feeling he's going to be great!

ready for the weekend.

Are y'all as ready for the weekend as I am?

Well I am practically jumping up and down because of all the fun things that I get to do this weekend!

Tomorrow KOTR is coming!  I'm so excited, this will be the first time I've seen him in 4 weeks!  Hopefully he'll be here right as I'm getting off work and then we'll be hopping in the car to head to my hometown for the night.

 Aren't I so lucky to be able to call such a pretty place home??

As y'all know from my previous posts, I've been doing a lot of wedding planning.  Last weekend the crew that went dress shopping and I toured this possible venue:

It was really nice and only about 15 minutes away from my house.  I thought I had made up my mind and I even had the event coordinator pencil KOTR and I in for June 11, 2011...but then I discovered this place:

OMG I think I'm in love.  It's a vineyard located in Ronda, NC about 40 minutes away from my house.  Y'all really should check out their website.  The photos on the site are breathtaking.  I can't get enough of them!  While I was at work yesterday I kept the website up all day and every time I got a free second I just sat and stared [and maybe daydreamed a little about my dream wedding!].

I am overjoyed that KOTR gets to tag along to tour the vineyard tomorrow!! [Although if I had to guess I'd say he's not too thrilled.]

And to top it off we're having our engagement photos taken in Chapel Hill on Saturday evening!!!  I'm so happy that a family friend, Jenny [check out her blog!], as agreed to take them!  I know she is going to be great!

Have a good Friday y'all!

THE dress.

This past weekend I went home to go wedding dress shopping!

I decided to bring my mom, my grandma, my sisters, and my MOH.  My grandma treated us to breakfast at Cracker Barrel before my appointment, and it sure was good!

 3 of 6 bridesmaids (+ me, of course!) waiting for breakfast

the beautiful MOH and myself!

Before the weekend I had looked through a couple bridal magazines and what seemed like thousands of dresses online.  I had decided that I loved the designer Maggie Sottero, but I was trying not to get too attached because I'd heard that most of her dresses started at $1,000 and I just didn't want to spend that much.

I'd heard so many good things about this bridal boutique in Yadkinville and I would highly recommend it!

For what it lacks in the fancy-ness department, it made up for with the bargains!  They had a good selection of dresses.  The best part about it was the wonderful customer service.  I couldn't have asked to be helped by any nicer ladies.  They were great!!

I picked out 7 or 8 dresses, but after I tried on dress number 2, I knew it was THE ONE!!  I just couldn't wipe this cheesy grin off my face:

I had to do a whole bunch of editing to this....I don't want to give KOTR any ideas! ;)

I was so excited because the dress I chose was a Maggie Sottero dress and it didn't cost any where near $1,000!  I was the happiest girl in the world while I had my dress on!  I can't wait to finally wear it for KOTR and see the look on his face!

If KOTR tries to get any of y'all to tell him what it looks like, describe this one to him:

 That will really have him sweating bullets! HA!