Hiccups

We're closing on the house at 9am tomorrow.

Of course, all flights from Roanoke were cancelled after 10am today due to fog.

There's a number of other airports within a few hours of Roanoke, so another gal and I drove 3 hours to Charlotte, NC.

I'm booked on a flight direct to Indy at 8:10pm, arriving at 10pm.

So far, it's not delayed or cancelled. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Dress Crisis Averted...Sortof

Katie from Unique Vintage called me on Friday morning as promised.

According to the rep from the designer, the dresses will be in their New York warehouse on February 15. They will ship the dress directly to me from the warehouse, so it should arrive the third week of February.

BARELY enough time to get it altered if it needs it. Hopefully if it doesn't fit it will be too big, not too small (hmmm... weight loss motivation maybe?).

Rachael is going to make me a backup dress anyway, just in case. I figure if we do, the wedding dress will make it here on time and will fit. Isn't that the way karma works?

We found a pattern today that I really like, so when it arrives we'll go shopping for some fabric. I figure we'll do something slightly different, like a pale purple with silver or something. That way, if the dress arrives on time, I can wear Rachael's dress the night before.

I am so so so thankful to have a good friend like Rachael to save my wedding!

Oh, and the RSVPs are slowly but surely trickling in. So far, only one declined. Aieeee! Our little wedding is getting BIG!

The First Wedding Hiccup

It's looking like I don't have a wedding dress.

Yesterday I called Unique Vintage, the awesome online store that I ordered my wedding dress through. I wanted to find out when the dress was expected, and give them the new address to ship it to. When I placed the order in October, I explained this was for my wedding in March, and they assured me that it would arrive within 8-12 weeks. This is Week 9.

I knew it wasn't good news when the first girl placed me on hold and a different girl picked up. She said "I sent you an email that we wouldn't have the dress until February, and you said that was too late, so we refunded your money."

Um, no. That wasn't me. I definitely didn't get an email, and I definitely didn't get a refund.

She sent an email to the manufacturer and said she would call me back this morning. If I get the dress at all, it will likely be 1 month before the wedding.

I'm trying not to panic until I know for sure that this is a problem, but I can't help it. I looked for MONTHS to try and find a dress that I loved and that would fit the theme we're going for. I wanted a dress that says "bride" without being a typical bridal gown. This one was IT. I knew it the minute I saw it.

Thankfully, my good friend Rachael has offered to make me a dress if I can't find something else that works for me. With only 3 months to go until the wedding, I may have to take her up on the offer. There may not be time to get another dress ordered.

Lame. Of all things to fall apart, this is a major one.