Reception location? Check!

Last night Bryan and I signed the contract for our reception location. It will be at The Legend at Bergamont. It's a little farther away than I would have liked (20-30 minutes) but the space is gorgeous and it had the indoor/outdoor feeling that I wanted. I still have yet to see it in the daylight since I work during the day and by the time I'm able to get over there it's pitch black outside. However, it looks beautiful and based on the photos I have no doubts that the grounds will be an amazing backdrop for our reception. 2 sides of the room entirely made up of windows. And there is a patio. So excited!!

The only item of concern was on the contract. No glitter! What?! How is there a no glitter clause in the contract. I guess someone had glitter balls in vases as centerpieces and the children decided it would be a great idea to remove said glitter balls and bounce them all over the country club leaving months of cleaning joy in their wake. I was told that if my glitter was tasteful and not able to be strewn about the club, I could have some. I'm envisioning glittery branches in the floral arrangements or something similar. Nothing crazy, but still a statement.

Yesterday was full of wedding stuff as my sister/maid of honor, Laura, and I went bridesmaid dress shopping. Of course I picked one that we couldn't try on and the swatch of color (the main concern) was less than an inch big, but I think it will be gorgeous. My semi-formal wedding is turning into quite the formal affair, but I'm loving it. Everything is very "me." I guess my friends and family wouldn't expect anything else. I was unsure about the color all day, but after google image searching similar colors I think it will turn out beautifully.

We also looked for wedding shoes but came up dry. I have a feeling that will be a continual search for the months to come. Not that I'm complaining. I love shoe shopping. Plus, I plan to change my shoes for cute wedge flip flops for the dancing and there are LOTS of them available that I'm not worried at all.

After the dress shopping and before the shoe shopping we went to Maurice's. I think I might be a little old for it, but I don't care. It also might be a little sad that the manager knows me by name. It was fun to introduce Laura to one of my favorite stores. She thought that everything in there was my style. I guess it was since I bought jeans, two of the same sweater two different colors, two wrap shirts and a tank top. Almost like a new wardrobe except the jeans need to stretch a bit or me to shrink. Both are possible at this point! I wore my new tank and one of the sweaters to work today. It was a hit! I've gotten lots of compliments. I can't wait to wear the black one. Probably tomorrow. =)

Isn't the cutest?

By the way, when I just went to the Maurices website, this is what I read: the leading small town specialty store and authority for the savvy, fashion conscious customer with a twenty-something attitude. It was started in Duluth, MN. Interesting!! And here I thought it was for teens. Plus, it was started in the midwest. While I'm all about shopping local, this is a chain store I don't mind frequenting.