Wedding Planning News

So today ended up being quite an exciting day on the wedding planning front.

I woke up to three emails. The first was from my mom, who has been regularly sending pictures of flower arrangements that she gets at her office for inspiration. Always good. The second email was from Quyen, the awesome woman who co-owns Q Bridal with her sister.

So when my mom decided to fly all the way to Southeast Asia to help me with a wedding dress, I spent countless, stressful hours trying to find a reputable tailor. When most people think of Vietnamese or Thai tailors, they probably don't think of high quality. The area is more well known for their fabrics and CHEAP tailoring. I was not after a cheap tailor who could whip up a dress in a matter of days and have it fall apart while walking down the aisle.

So after awhile, I started to panic. I read about horror stories of women flying to Asia only to have the dress not fit right no matter how many adjustments. I read about how the mis communication that comes with the language barrier was just too much, and ended in disaster.

Right when I was questioning whether or not to have my mom buy an expensive plane ticket to Thailand, I came across Q Bridal. It is in Ho Chi Minh City and is owned by two Vietnamese sisters, one of which spends half of her time in the States. I was so thrilled when I found their website, and clicked on a link to their Facebook page. They seemed legit. Like, really good. They had albums for the dresses they have done in the past, including albums titled "Vera Wang Dresses" and "USA designers". I was so happy when the majority of dresses I looked through were in style and simply gorgeous.

I have been speaking with Quyen, who lives in Rhode Island for half of the year, frequently for the past few months, trying to hash out a design.

This morning I got an email from her that made me so happy. She had taken the two dress designs that I had really liked, consulted with her sister, and had come up with a design based off of a Judd Waddell dress. I was absolutely blown away with her and her sister's plans. I am obviously not going to post the picture on here for everyone to see, but you can Google his name for examples.

Smiling from ear to ear, I checked the third and final email, which was from Father Roger, my childhood priest. I had contacted him a few days ago to ask if he would perform the wedding, even though I assumed it would be a long shot. He is now retired and lives in Farmington, a 2 hour drive from home. But luckily, he agreed, and was honored to come back down to Yarmouth and perform the ceremony. How AWESOME!

Two huge weights have been lifted off my shoulders. My dress design is pretty much decided, and we have a priest for our wedding!

CHECK and CHECK!

This week is looking a lot better! :)