the dress

my dress is currently being created in China by Milly Bridal.  I fell in love with a Jenny Packham dress that i found at Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, and since buying a dress there is just a pipe dream, I checked with Milly to see if they could replicate the dress. they say they can, so i am just waiting to see the rough draft! i hope to hear from them soon, as it would be nice to know for sure what i will be wearing! i will post pictures immediately upon arrival. if it just doesn't look good (or isn't what i expected), I have a Wtoo back-up dresses that i will order if i am in a pinch. hopefully it will go well! update coming soon!

shoes

so this is love, mmm mmm mmm mmm, so this is love....... oh my goodness, so this is my first wedding weekend attire purchase. don't think that i'll wear them on my wedding day, but definitely need at least a pic or two with them on... i'll probably wear them for the rehearsal dinner. i am very happy about this decision!!! 
here's how it happened: 
Tokyo has some amazing footwear, and today these shoes stole my heart. it was love at first sight. they spoke to me and told me that my wedding would suffer if i didn't buy them immediately. upon much deliberation (recalling our weekly budget-crunch meetings) - i finally decided to be strong, walk away and leave them alone...i would do my best to forget about them....and if it was meant to be, we would find each other again. i turned to leave, when suddenly another girl walked right in front of me, grabbed my shoes off their pretty pedestal and asked for them in MY size! This prompted the saleslady to say that there was only one pair left in my size.  oh heck NOOO, that meant (of course) that it was ON - I had to find a way to buy them. they were MINE, after-all.  she debated between my pink ones and some other black ones and meanwhile i just stood there watching...pining...they were MINE, PUT THEM DOWN!!! finally the sales lady asked me what i was looking for and i said loud enough for all to hear (shame went out the window - along with my will-power), ''I want to try those shoes on, the pink ones, in my size, because they are PERFECT for my upcoming wedding. I am in love with them.'' There was a moment of silence, as everyone debated what to do about the crazy foreign girl (me).  Ultimately, I guilted the girl out of buying the shoes, and alas, I won. victory. i'll have to take a better picture soon.