Dresses!

This post is all about dresses.  I love dresses!  Most of my life I envisioned myself in a red satin mermaid-style strapless dress.  I wanted to have a bouquet of calla lilies and a beautiful veil/fascinator combo.  Everything would be perfect.  But you know...it's come to my attention that nothing is perfect.  Things that I love may not come to be.  More and more I am considering just finding a pretty dress and whisking Nick away somewhere so that we can get married and I won't have to take anyone's opinions into account.

But honestly, I'm open to people's opinions all the same.  If I weren't, I wouldn't be putting myself and my future wedding out here in cyberspace for all to see.  So without further ado...

The Dress:

This is the dress that I'm pretty sure I'm in love with.  It's the red satin strapless beauty I've always dreamed of.  It's also hella cheap.  Like, with shipping and custom measurements, only about $150 cheap.  Most of me really, really wants me to get this dress.  I can afford it myself and I know that Haley can make fantastic accessories for me to wear with it.  

Then.  Well, then...there's the little part of me...that really likes this dress.  A tiny little part of me wants a traditional white wedding dress.  I love the Greek goddess look of it and the crystals on the straps.  There's a gorgeous cowl-neck across the back and let's face it, the draping is stellar.  I would look damn good in this dress and I really like it too.  Plus, I can wear it with no shoes and no one would know the difference!

The Reception Dress:

This is a dress I'm considering for the reception.  It's got twisty straps so that you can make it look different when you play with it.  That was a really inarticulate description of a pretty, spring-y dress.

I like the artsy-ness of this one with the brushstrokes and the pickups at the hem.  It's a little more casual, but colorful and fun.

I think this is a really classic, pretty dress.  I have no idea what I'll look like with a peplum on my dress, but it is pretty adorable.  

This is classy, pretty, and great for hourglass figures like mine.  Very classic too.  Hmm.

The Bridesmaid Dresses:

This has been my favorite by far.  I love the green apple shade, I love the pleating...the neckline...I love everything about it.

I think the peplum on this is adorable, but the neckline isn't for everyone.  It depends on who I pick as bridesmaids, I guess.  If I pick bridesmaids at all.  Honestly, it's so hard to pick from the girls that I love.  And I don't want any of them to have to wear this pink shade.  Ha!

The third possible bridesmaid dress is this little number.  Love the color.  Love the pleating detail.  I think this would look good on most girls...

So by all means, give me your opinions on these.  If you love them, hate them, or even have suggestions for me, please, let me know!  I don't have any girl friends here and I'd really love someone to just say, hey, these are my opinions.  I've been gathering lots of wedding-related ideas on Pinterest.com and I'll be posting snapshots like these for this blog, including wedding color palettes, food ideas, accessories, etc.  So, if anyone is reading this, thanks for reading!