Yesterday was such a special day.
Early in the morning, I met up with my mom and my sister for a morning wedding dress shopping!
Fueled by coffee, we headed over to The White Magnolia, a beautiful bridal boutique owned by one of my sorority sisters, Kerrie.
The boutique is absolutely stunning and from the moment we walked through the door, we all felt giddy with excitement.
There were so many gorgeous dresses in many different shapes and styles.
Leslie described what she was looking for and we spent some time walking around the boutique, pulling dresses for her to try. Leslie then slipped into the first dress and when she came out to show us, my mom and I were blown away.
She looked stunning. The dress was just so her. It was romantic and feminine and she looked like a bride. It felt like we already stumbled upon a winner, but we didn’t want to stop at the first one, so Leslie tried on a handful of dresses. She looked pretty in every single one, but nothing compared to the first dress.
After about an hour, Leslie put the first one back on. It became increasingly clear that it was the one. She found the dress! I can’t believe it was the very first one she put on and that it only took one appointment. I am so thrilled for her and know she will be such a gorgeous bride on her special day.
Her dress will be in sometime in December and then the alterations begin. I can’t wait to see her in it again!
Lunch
After we left the boutique, we were hungry and decided to grab lunch and talk wedding talk over salads at Panera.
At my sister’s urging, we all ordered the strawberry poppyseed salad with chicken and a warm baguette. I loved every bite.
Once we were done with lunch, we headed back to my parents’ place for a little more wedding fun.
My sister continued trying on bridal gowns and slipped into my mom’s dress!
And then she tried on my dress!
Clearly we have wedding fever!
I spent the rest of the afternoon chatting with my mom and sister about wedding-related to-dos before driving back to Ocala and enjoying a relaxing dinner at home with Ryan.
And now I’m off to Orlando for the day for a special training through my gym. More on that later!
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I’m going wedding dress shopping on Saturday, I was SO excited already and this post has taken me all the way to giddy!!!!
Looks like so much fun and a great day, overall! It brings me back to when my mom, sister and I were shopping for my sister’s wedding gown! Once she put the first one on, we knew that was it, also! She tried on several others, but ultimately, we all knew that first one was breathtaking and definitely her!
I live in Jacksonville Beach and recently got married. I had a very detailed lace dress and called around about alterations from the recommendations from WM and the bridal boutique LOVE at the beach. I ended up going with Ann’s Alterations located at 1110 Third Street South, Jacksonville Beach, it is right next to W90. Ann specializes in making pageant dresses. I highly recommend her when your sister starts looking for someone to make her alterations. She made the lace look untouched, did all alterations in about 3 days, and was extremely reasonably priced, not to mention just the sweetest lady. Thought I would pass the information along!
Congrats to your sister – I’m sure the dress is beautiful! Fun fact…my mom actually wore her big sister’s wedding dress when she got married. Leslie trying on your dress made me think of that and the pictures from both my parent’s and my aunt’s wedding.
Wedding dress shopping is SO much fun! I remembered shopping for my gown…the memories! Sounds like the three of you had a great day!
Sounds like so much fun. My sister needs to hurry up and get hitched so I can do the same!
Did you end up trying on any yourself? I don’t think I could resist!!! 🙂
The day I bought my wedding dress, my mom and I played dress up with hers too! I loved it! Her dress looked a lot like your mom’s….gotta love the long sleeves and veil/hat. 🙂
I got my wedding dress last Monday! It was such a great experience! I fell in love with the 6th one I tried on, but the 1st one was the runner up! 🙂
All I can think of is the episode of Friends where Monica tries on Emily’s dress & then she & Phoebe couldn’t stay away from wearing wedding dresses. You & your sister are beautiful & I know she’ll be a gorgeous bride just like you were.
When is Leslie getting married??
the same thing happened to me when i went dress shopping! the first dress i tried on i KNEW it was the one, but since it was my first time dress shopping i of course wanted to try on more. i actually went to a few more stores, but i knew that first one was the ONE.
love her in your moms dress!!
How exciting that your sister found her dress, and on the FIRST try, at that! It’s so cool that she could try on your dress and your mom’s, too…God knows I would not fit in my mother’s wedding dress! She’s 5’0″ on a good day, and I’ve got a good 3 inches and 30 pounds on her, haha.
And isn’t the strawberry poppyseed salad the best? My family loooves Panera.
Looks like so much fun! When’s the big day?
Loved this post! I purchased my wedding dress at a local boutique style wedding dress shop and loved the quaint feel 🙂 I can’t wait to see Leslie’s dress, I am sure it is gorgeous!
What an amazing day! Wedding dress shopping is the best 🙂
I had that same salad last week, it’s so good! Wedding dress shopping is so exciting, that’s amazing she found “the one” on the first try!
I remember when I went wedding dress shopping with my sister – the first store she went to, she found the dress she was looking for!
Ah, so exciting!!!
What a fun afternoon! I ended up with the first dress I tried on as well – it was exactly what I wanted!
Good for her for finding her dress at the first shop! Your friend listened very well to what your sister was looking for. And how fun to try on your dress and your moms! YAY wedding fever!!
-AJ
FitTravelerAJ.com
SO FUN! I was just watching Real Housewives of OC and saw Tamera trying on dresses and it brought me back to that same day for myself! I truly loved that moment and sharing it with my mom and grandma is something I will never forget! Thanks for sharing this special moment and reminding me of my day! Love + Shine CourtStar
Your family is so beautiful! Also, that salad is my favorite at Panera!! 🙂
My wedding dress was the very first one I tried on too! Such an amazing feeling. I’m glad your sister found her perfect dress already
What a special day! Huge congratulations to your sister!
My wedding dress was actually the first one I tried on too! I’d seen it on Pinterest randomly one day (someone I was following had pinned it and it was on the front page when I checked Pinterest out of the blue) and I fell in love so I searched high and low for the dress here in Australia. Luckily I was due to fly over to Louisiana to spend time with Jesse and meet his family and there was a boutique in Lafayette that I made Jesse drive me all the way to (and then made him wait outside) just so I could try on my dream dress.
When you find the one, you totally know!
Trying on wedding dresses is always fun. My MIL actually tried on hers when we got married. After 30 plus years she still fit in it!!!!!
How exciting! Funny how that works. I seem to know lots of brides who ended up going with the first one. Sometimes you just know 🙂
I can’t wait for my sister to get engaged and married! Like you and Leslie, we are super close! I hope she wants to try on my dress 🙂 I’m not going to lie, I still slip in on every Anniversary (OK, it’s only been 3 years… in Nov. haha) to reminisce. I knew the second I saw that salad photo that it was from Panera. Sad? Maybe, but it is so yummy!
tell your sister she’s gorgeous!
So glad Leslie found a perfect dress so quickly! Looks like it was a fun day!
I love that salad from Panera, it is so fresh and yummy!
Wedding dress shopping has to be one of the most exciting experiences!
Looks like your mom was going for the Grace Kelly look with her dress… http://www.babble.com/celebrity/kate-middleton-wedding-dress-totally-channels-princess-grace/
So, so fun! I loved planning my wedding with my mom and sisters. Even though my sisters are younger, it was so much fun to share the girly wedding planning together. I can’t wait until it’s one of their turns! I actually wore my mom’s dress for my wedding! AFTER I took it totally apart! 😉 She had long sleeves too and the skirt was WAY too full for my taste. I loved making her dress mine. Definitely something special I will always cherish.
How lucky Leslie found the dress on the first day, at the first store, and even the first dress! Can’t wait to see it in the next several months!
I love that you have wedding fever!! I feel like it is a real thing! With my wedding coming up in January I feel like I’m just soaking up anything WEDDING! It’s hilarious because I really didn’t think this would happen. Wedding fever exists I’m telling you! Looks like you guys have a fun day 🙂
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