The Search for the Perfect Wedding: A Visit from the MOH!

My absolute BFF & MOH came to visit this weekend & we had so much fun doing wedding stuff, as well as just catching up (I haven't seen her in over 6 months). On Saturday morning we went to Clark Gardens for a tour of the location since she hasn't had a chance to see it. She loves it just as much as I do. Daniel & I decided to do Rose Pavilion for our reception since it is secluded & the roses will be in full bloom in April. Ashley was full of wonderful ideas about how to decorate the area, I'm really excited about putting them into action!!

The entrance to rose pavilion

A better view of the pavilion

We're going to hang "swoopies" from the ceiling...

...as shown here! (aka: ceiling swags)

& decorate the poles with white lights!

Along with looking at the ceremony & reception area, we also discovered the most adorable model train station! What a cute idea!! Hopefully guests will be able to go check this out while the wedding party is doing photos!

After Clarks, we headed to Alfred Angelo to look for bridesmaids dresses & a rehearsal dinner dress for me. Ashley tried on dozens of dresses, and we realized why most people end up hating them-- there just aren't a lot of attractive bridesmaid dresses out there!! We found two that we liked and spent a while deliberating between them...

We ended up going with the blue one (although, of course, it will be in celadon green instead of blue) because it is more elegant for the evening wedding. Ashley loved the orange one so much, though, that she is considering getting it for the rehearsal dinner!

I found my rehearsal dinner dress at Alfred Angelo on Saturday, as well, and ordered it so that it will be ready in plenty of time for the wedding.

In between wedding shopping, Ashley & I went to the Flying Saucer, ate sushi, and picked out wine for the wedding (Ashley is a wine rep, so quite an expert on the subject!) Our wines for the wedding will be: