"Say Yes to the Dress" Day

Last weekend I had the privilege of going wedding dress shopping for my sister, Lauren. I'm sure she will be the center of many blog posts throughout the next year. We heard from many people that Cincinnati had a great bridal district and they were right. It could use some work (the economy isn't helping much), but they pretty much have everything you need... bridal gowns, bridesmaid dresses, flower shops, Mother of the Bride dresses and more!

Lauren and I

Reading Bridal District with Lauren and Mom

We started the day at Bridal and Form. Unfortunately, they do not take appointments on Saturdays so we made sure we got there right when the doors opened. We had a wonderful consultant names Mora and their dress selection was huge! After two hours of trying on all types of dresses, Lauren narrowed it down to two.

We then moved on to European Bridal. Lauren had an 11:30 appointment with a consultant one of her friends recommended. Their selection was a lot smaller, but still beautiful. Nothing quite looked as good as the two dresses back at Bridal and Formal.

So an hour later we were back at the first shop making the BIG decision. We decided to get a third opinion by showing one of Lauren's friends on the shop's webcam. Both dresses looked AMAZING on Lauren. After trying them on 2 or 3 more times, she finally decided. Of course I can't show you the photos, but in a year I will definitely share them with the world! :)

After lots of hugs, tears and photos we said goodbye to my mom (she had a wedding back in Indy) and went out to celebrate!

James made the trip over later in the day to help celebrate "Say Yes to the Dress" Day. (He came up with that.) We finished the exciting day at Nada. It just doesn't get much better than that!

XOXO,
T