Family Visits for Some Wedding Shopping

Mom, Aunt Karen, Meghan, and Janel drove down from Avon for some serious wedding planning before they headed back to Seattle. While they probably thought I was a little crazy, I had to get the most out of their visit, so they could help with the important wedding details of the dress, the bridesmaids, and the CAKE! To get an idea of my insane plans, here’s our itinerary for the weekend! Very productive…

CINCINNATI VISIT – ITINERARY

Thursday, July 19th
· Visit 20th Century (bring camera, measuring tape, & notebook)
· 2:00pm – David’s Bridal appointment by Kenwood
· Wendy’s Bridal in Kenwood until 8pm (no appointment needed)
· Visit Hotels at Phieffer road exit for guests

Friday, July 20th
· Bridal District in Reading
o Bridal & Formal (300 W. Benson – 821-6622)
o Cincinnati Bride (301 W. Benson - 10am-5:30pm - 761-7750)
o Benson Street Bridal (8901 Reading – 10am-6pm – 821-6250)
o Patricia’s Cake (samples daily from 10-5pm)

Saturday, July 21st
· Cake tastings
o Bonomini (Saturday before noon - sample set out) 1677 Blue Rock, Northside
o Take the Cake (Saturday at 12:30pm) Hamilton, Northside (241-2772)

Sunday, July 22nd
· 11am - Bridalrama (Duke Energy Center) - Bridal and Formal fashion shows at 12:30

I found my dress the first day of searching! I tried on a billion dresses, all of them pretty. But I just kept coming back to this one at Wendy’s Bridal in Kenwood. In all honesty, I was probably just ready to be done with the whole process! The first bridal store we went into I felt like fainting just looking at all the overwhelming dresses. But by the end, I was so wore out, that I just wanted someone to pick out a dress for me!

This is NOT my dress, but just a fun picture of me trying on dresses (mom took a ton!):


On Friday, we visited the infamous “Bridal District” for some more dress shopping. I ended up liking a very different dress than I ever would have thought, but the trumpet dresses looked flattering on. One of our favorite memories was when we walked into “European Bridal” and asked for trumpet dresses within my price range. The lady looked at me like I was crazy- “I’m sorry, how much? You mean you’re actually finding wedding dresses for that price???” Needless to say, we didn’t stay in that store for long.

Jayme, Kate, & Janel- Taking a break for lunch after some Wedding Dress shopping:


Right as I was about to throw in the towel, we walked into “Carrie Karibo Bridesmaids” where we found a number of great bridesmaids dresses that weren’t your typical ugly dresses that no one wears again. Meghan, Janel, and Jayme modeled a lot of dresses and we picked out the short A-line style in “Watermelon.”

On Saturday, we went back to Wendy’s Bridal again to confirm that my favorite dress was for me. I went ahead and bought it…and the veil to go with it. What a purchase! We also went to a couple bakeries for a couple cake tastings. Our favorite by far was “Take the Cake” in Northside. Delicious!!



And here's us after a long day of wedding planning! So tired....