My parents are snowbirding it this winter. Since they are leaving mid January, there are a few things I want done before they leave. Number one: the dress.
This weekend I started my dress shopping experience. The first place we went to was a little shop about the size of my closet and twice as full. I found a dress there I liked, and liked more and more after leaving the shop. The thing is, the shop was so tiny I didn't really get a chance to see the dress. So I called other salons that carried the same line. And called. And called. No one had this dress!
Finally I talked to a very nice woman at a salon that explained that this dress was too new. Most places didn't order the dress, and the salons couldn't get a loaned version until after the trunk shows completed for the season (ie: December). The woman said a lot of places didn't order the dress because it was very different than most of the designer's dresses, and most "Maggie Brides" (it is a Maggie Sorreto gown) wanted a certain look.
So then I wondered: how many times does one have to get married to be a "Maggie Bride"? After all, I thought you were just a bride, and you bought a dress. Personally I'm hoping to only be a bride once, but are Maggie's brides often returning customers? If so, do I really want to go to a designer that other brides go to time and time again? Somehow that feels like a bad omen.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The Running Bride
To anyone that stumbles across this blog: welcome! I am the Running Bride.
So a bit about me. A few years ago, I started to run. I hate running, but did it anyway to try and lose weight and improve my health. The couch to 5k program turned into regular 5ks with friends, which turned into 10ks, which turned in a half marathon, which has now turned into even more half marathons.
Along the way I met another runner. And then about one month ago, we sat on a beach watching the sunrise over the ocean and he asked me to marry him.
So the purpose of this blog is simple. The next year will be a bit of a roller coaster. The last 30 days have already been filled with ups and downs, visits to reception venues and physical therapists. Between planning a wedding, training for multiple running events, selling and buying a new home - this next year is going to be crazy, and I want to remember as much of it as I can.
So a bit about me. A few years ago, I started to run. I hate running, but did it anyway to try and lose weight and improve my health. The couch to 5k program turned into regular 5ks with friends, which turned into 10ks, which turned in a half marathon, which has now turned into even more half marathons.
Along the way I met another runner. And then about one month ago, we sat on a beach watching the sunrise over the ocean and he asked me to marry him.
So the purpose of this blog is simple. The next year will be a bit of a roller coaster. The last 30 days have already been filled with ups and downs, visits to reception venues and physical therapists. Between planning a wedding, training for multiple running events, selling and buying a new home - this next year is going to be crazy, and I want to remember as much of it as I can.
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