I have to say, I was a little nervous about the fact that we decided to just get married at the courthouse.   I was really worried that the whole process would feel very uneventful and not very special.  However, the lady issuing the licenses was just the sweetest.  She genuinely seemed to be happy for each couple that came to her window and I feel like that general sentiment will be there the day we get married as well.  A week after getting our license, on March 5, we will finally be married!!

Today we took the kids shopping and Nick, our 4-year-old got his first pair of really good sneakers.  He chose a classic gray pair of New Balance 993.  $40 later, he was wearing his new shoes and jumping and running everywhere.  I have never seen a kid so young love a cartoon-free pair of shoes so much.

But back to the best part of our shopping day – we got wedding clothes!!  After a couple hours of help from my stylist, Nick, we found a dress that was perfectly “dancy” (which is how he describes a good dress).  I went to TJMaxx and Ross, trying on lots of colorful (and a few white) Calvin Klein dresses, along with few other brands.  Most of the dresses I tried were in these discount stores for $60.  I was willing to pay that for a wedding dress, but I don’t buy anything I don’t love.  Everything I tried was too long, too poufy, or too tight (or I was too busty and too bulgy).  There was a gorgeous CK linen sheath with a skinny black belt.  However, the little pleats just below the waist were not flattering on my Mama belly.

[I liked how this one fit, but didn't like the shoulder pads(!) and the grandma-like fabric.  Dustin didn't like the ruffly part at the neck.  Nick's verdict: "Too blue."]

When we left Ross, I was walking down to Target and I spotted Dress Barn.  Years ago, I always thought DB was an old-lady store.  The mall in which I worked when I lived in Orlando had a Dress Barn.  I went in on my lunch break one day, and was pleasantly surprised!  They have some super cute stuff.  You just have to look for it!  I found this one style of dress in DB that I could not. live. without.  I just had to choose a color!

This pink was gorgeous and I just loved the fit of this dress.  I definitely was not wearing proper undergarments though.  Gross bulges.  Cute bonus: This weird, useless pocket.

However, this kelly green is my absolute favorite color and I’ve always wanted to get married in it.  You can see on my face how IN LOVE with it I am.  Just one problem:  I. Am. Busty.  And this dress had pleats right where I don’t need them.  Again.

I decided that I could deal with the pink dress, but wanted to check a couple more stores before making the purchase.  The sales associate said she would hold the dress for me and I mentioned that I loved the color of the green dress, but the style of the pink one.  She was almost certain that they had just received the style of the pink dress IN GREEN.  She said it would take awhile to find it, and I assured her I would come back to check.  I went on to Target to help Dustin find his outfit.  He didn’t have a suit and really wanted to wear one.  Well, now he was one.  From Target!  For roughly $130, he got the pants, coat, shoes, and a shirt!

He got a light grey dress shirt and black wingtips (shoes on sale for $9.98!).  We wanted to find a tie to match my dress, so we held off until we knew what color my dress would be.

After Target, we went back to Dress Barn.  I was prepared to buy the pink dress if she wasn’t able to locate it in green.  I didn’t have to settle though, because she found it!  That lady is my hero!  I don’t have a picture of THE DRESS.  It’s just the pink dress, in the color of the green one in this post.  It has a black patent belt.  I am dying to accessorize to pull it all together.  Next up, I hope to find a cute sweater or jacket to go over it and black patent pumps.  I’m undecided about one thing: tights or bare?  Please weigh in!

Dress Barn is having a sale where you buy one dress and get the second for $10 off ($70 for two dresses!).  Since I loved that dress so much, i got it in black with large white polka dots and a coral-colored belt!  That will be my Easter dress!

After an early dinner, we scurried around the mall that was closing soon in search of a tie.  Unfortunately, we could NOT find a kelly green tie!  We bought the closest thing we could find (on sale for $20) and called it a day.  We came home and tried our clothes on together and we are going to look so nice!  It’s a shame we won’t have a photographer!

The rest of our wedding week to-do list:

-Shoes for me

-Jacket or cardigan

-Paint nails black

-Figure out what my “borrowed” and “blue” will be (look for a post about that tomorrow)

-Get haircuts

-Buy a camera (lost mine awhile back and have been meaning to replace it.)

Look for more posts about our upcoming wedding the rest of this week!

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