Dressing the Ladies

In a previous post I said that I had a skirt and top picked out. I also pointed out that, if left to dress myself, we might ALL be sorely disappointed -- envisioning a wedding with a presentable bride and instead having a giant white tulle-ipop (little stick legs supporting an enormous puff-ball of white tulle) come down the aisle.
Thank heavens that last night some of the bridesmaids, mom, and I went shopping for their dresses. It hadn't even occurred to me to try on dresses, but at the last minute I did. WHOA!!! I tried on a dress that looked a lot like what I'd envisioned for mysef (at least on the rack). Major fashion-decision shift. The dress from the rack, on me, was at best hideous.
Re-group.
And here's the lesson that we should take away from this: enlist professionals. The saleswoman wisely grabbed a dress unlike the atrocities I kept cooing over, and hauled it into the dressing room as well. It was the last one I tried on. It's not one that I'll wear, but no kidding, I looked just like a cake topper. A really CUTE cake topper! The kind of cake-topper that would NOT burn her wedding photos while wailing, "I'm an albino beluga whale!"
And, while I'm babbling on about dresses and whatnot, get a load of this. My bridesmaids (all much better dressers than I) tried on the FIRST dress they picked out and they loved it! And it was SO pretty! They just looked smashing! So, they bought it.
Then we went out for some Thai food.
Whew! that was fun!

The Fun Run

I am SOOOO Excited about this!!!

To Register or Not To Register?

The question has been asked. Multiple times. So, here is what we are thinking.
1. Please, really, we just want to see you and have you come to the wedding. Your friendship is really the most important gift, and you've already given it. Our knee-jerk reaction to the "registering" question is that we really, truly, do not expect anything.
2. But then, some savvy recently-wed brides told me that some people just bring gifts, and WANT to bring gifts. I'm even guilty of arriving at a "no gifts please" party with a gift, once or twice. I've also been told multiple times that those who want to bring gifts also really want an idea of what to bring.
With that, we've decided that we will register with a couple of places, maybe REI or Target. I'm also toying with using "wists" as a registry. When we register, we'll post a link on here to where we've registered.
But please know, really, we don't expect any gifts. We just want to see your smiling faces having a really good time. A wedding is one of those events where you have all those nearest and dearest to you in one place at one time, and that never happens often enough. So, truly, your presence is presents enough.

A Little Wedding Game

This game is "What the heck is THAT?" For each picture up there, let me know what you think it is. Just take a guess. Whoever gets the most answers correct (there are 5 things up there) gets a prize at the wedding. I don't know yet what the prize will be. I'm not even positive I'll remember on the big day. But, we'll try really really hard.

And, there is another category, "What the heck is that FOR?" (because, here in eastern Washington we end our sentences with prepositions.) So, if you have a brilliant use for any of the items above, let's hear it!

To play, just enter your guesses in the comments for the blog.