Girls just wanna have fun!

After my hellish work week, I was so glad to fly home to Florida to spend some quality time with my mom and my two bridesmaids. My mom picked me up at the airport on Friday night and we spend the next few hours drinking coffee (we're both addicted) and talking about the wedding. Saturday I got up early, picked up the girls, and we headed out for our day of fun! We split breakfast at Simply Delicious, a tiny and aptly named restaurant in Cocoa Beach. We then drove to Orlando and hit David's Bridal, where I found the bridesmiad dress I'll be wearing to my MOH's wedding. Unfortunately, I didn't find anything I liked for my wedding. We headed to the Florida Mall with the goal of hitting the major department stores for dresses with wear-again ability. Instead, we found a whole host of ugly. Witness:





Lush was offering free facials, so Kalen and I partook while Abby wandered into Pottery Barn. Aren't we lovely?





That's me looking like a legless midget on the left.

We popped in New York and Co. and I unexpectedly found reception shoes! These beauties were only $9.99, they are the exact color of my dress, and they are comfortable! I am a flip-flop girl at heart, so I'm busting out of the heel after the ceremony is done.



Then I went to Nordstrom's for a make-over. After much painful deliberation, I've decided to do my own make-up (more on that later). The make-up looks at Bobbi Brown looked the most like what I wanted, so I plopped down while Abby documented and Kalen offered thumbs up or down as each new layer was applied. I will post a whole entry about the make-over soon. Overall, I was very pleased with the look and the customer service. I definitely want to kick it up a notch for the wedding, but this was a great start. And I bought some rocking eyeliner! I never like the way eyeliner looks or feels on me, but I love this stuff. It's a purpley-brown color, it feels light, it applies easily, AND it doesn't budge without make-up remover (a must as I know I will cry on the big day!).

When we got home, I tried on my dress (with the veil, headband/tiara, and flip-flops) for the maids and they and my mom. They all teared up! I don't have dress pics yet, but I will post some when I get fitted. The conclusion to the bridesmaids dress saga is that we will be ordering them online, which is yet another post to write!

How have you celebrated with your maids?