fitting into the dress

I have always been slightly unhappy with my body. i think everyone is to some degree. i've tried a couple times to shed the pounds with no real success. however with my pending nuptials it has motivated me into taking a real good crack at it.

its not that i dont fit into the dress. i do and it look amazing on me. theres just a few things i wish didnt show up lol. so im taking my motivation and running with it!

so then its like what do i do? work out...that lasted about a week before my workout buddy stopped coming by... *cough* zainab *cough*. weight watchers...kept being really over or really under my points. transitions...i dont get the whole low glycemic index thing. so i decided to give jenny craig a shot

they pretty much tell you exactly what to eat when and they have a weekly weigh in. so as i lose weight ill keep ya'll informed. lets say that right now my weight is x. goal weight is x-70. here i go... wish me luck

I'm not a prize to be won

I have joined this wedding forum where bride to be and newly wed brides come to discus all things wedding. It has made me realize how weird sales ladies at bridal shops can be. This post will detail every weird encounter I've had with a sales lady to date.

I am NOT wearing a veil at my wedding. I dont believe in what it stands for (submission to your husband or even farther back than that- hiding the bride so the hubby to be wouldnt run away) and I know thats not what people see it as these days but they still give me an inky feeling. Also, I dont want to feel like Anthony will be unwrapping me. I may be giving myself to him and thats the best present but he is also giving himself to me. So I told every shop lady at every dress store this when they suggest i try on a veil. Most just immediately go to tiaras. this one lady ... the conversation went like this

SL: "oh that dress is just beautiful on you! Now lets put it all together with a veil"

ME: oh no veil for me

SL: *stops mid step and gasps* WHAT?! no VEIL?

ME: yeah i dont really believe in them

SL: *spew* WHY NOT!?

ME: dont want to be unwrapped by FH

SL: *silence* Well why dont you just try it on anyway?!

..... some people just dont get it.

So as you all know, Im not a skinny girl. I have some curves on me. Which makes my size in a wedding dress rather on the higher end. I walked into Demitrios bridal with an appointment and they act like I dont have one. Then I say... well do you have samples in my size and they say... oh we can try them on for you... WHA? no way in hell! then i say show me the dresses in my size (after wandering around aimlessly for like 20 mins) and they show me one. they acted like bitches the whole time... hello wedding dresses arnt cheap. treat me like im about to spend several thousand in your store.

@ davids bridal i showed them dresses i like and they bring me similar ones that they have in my size i put one on...

ME:hmm idk if i like this skirt

SL: yeah its got pick ups

ME: yeah and this waist isnt working for me

SL: well its the same waist as this dresses you said you liked except it points up instead of down.

ME:....yeah so its not the same.

(anything for a sale)

for all you potential brides out there STAY AWAY FROM DEMITRIOS AND DAVIDS BRIDAL they dont care about you as a person just your money and they will lie to you to make the sale. I got my dress from Terry Costa. but the best customer service and beautiful dresses were at ALFRED ANGELO :)

The dress

So as I said in a previous post I have found my dress! I ordered it at the end of last month because they had a sale and when it comes to spending money...I always look for the best deal and this was it! When I ordered it (11 months before the wedding) they told me that it would take 5-6 months to get it. Now this is what I as told pretty much accross the board so I knew it'd be a long time before I saw my beautiful gown in all its glory. this would put it coming in around december or january (5-6 months before the wedding) and that was still a long time to hold on to it but not unreasonable. SO tell me why I get a call TWO WEEKS LATER saying my dress is in....WTF! what the HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH IT NOW!?

they called me like three of four times before i actually went in to pick it up. When I got there they pulled it out and laced me in. I felt SO beautiful. I pranced around like a princess for a while and tried on all the tiaras. then was like ok.... get me out of the dress. everyone who worked there thought I was out of the dress really fast. firstly they dont do alterations there...2nd... I HAVE 10 MONTHS so im NOT gonna use the lady you have buzzing around trying to make money off me. I will take as long or as short as I want thank you very much. Afterall I bought the dress. obviously it wasnt my first time in it...w/e anyway. now the dress in which I will go from miss to mrs is now hanging in my moms closet. and will continue to say there well into next year.

The wedding plans so far

apparently i've been busy/lacking focus. but i've been really busy on the wedding front in the last month. this post will give ya'll the quick rundown of where im at!

So while i was in pakistan i got to pick out and design my invitations!! my uncle is a print maker and so his gift to us is all of our invitations! they are gonna be very modern in our colors. i designed them and saw the mock up but i wont see the finished product until closer to the date! i cant wait to see em. dad should be bringing the save the dates with him. so that'll be exciting!

another little thing i picked up in pakistan are my reception shoes! they are cute sandals with little rhinestones on them and a super low heel. soooo pretty (Also a gift from my uncle-he rocks)

I won several things... bridal bootcamp (which is super killer, i've been twice and i have one more.) they are outside intense workout for and hour and i hurt so much afterward. i also won a mary kay pampering party that was kinda fun. nedra and her mom came with me and my mom it was fun. i also won lol 50% off certain packages... none that we will actually use but it was cool to get.

BIG NEWS!!! i BOUGHT MY DRESS! yep i found THE dress and ordered it! its supposed to be in by november! :) thats all youre getting out of me about that! i want it to be a killer surprise.

i also booked my honeymoon! yep! anthony and i will be running away to sandals st lucia! cant wait its gonna be so exciting.

we also had our first tasting. was not impressed so on ward and up ward.

in other news non wedding related... we moved! not very far mind you, we're right across the street from my old place. we really like this area but they were gonna up my rent over there and we needed more space and anthony wanted a place that was totally ours and not just mine. he said that he never really felt like my apt was home even though he lived there the better part of 3 months or more.

we prolly spent alittle more money than we should have getting new stuff for the new apt but our bathroom is totally pimpin! we have this awesome memory foam bath mat! and an awesome tension set shower caddy, brand new shower curtain...the worst part? we actually thought shopping for this stuff was fun! we're getting old and domesticated. haha anyway thats all i have for now. so until i have more interesting things to say my friends... adieu.