One crisis is over, another is just beginning (language and long)

[morgana]

Last one in the pool, as usual, but I'll second everyone else's comments:

1. You rock.

2. The Dane doesn't need those medusa-clones, and neither do you.

3. Lawyer good, make sure bitches can't intervene.

4. The dress is lovely, and so will you be.

5. Him good catch, hang on to him.

Hang in there, kiddo, you're doing great.

[wagegoth]

What Morgana said.


And the very best of wishes. You are both incredible people.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Good for you!

The dress is beautiful. I approve

Good luck with everything.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

This is the dress we decided I should wear. What do you think?

I like, I like!

[tropicsgoddess]

Beautiful dress! Good move on getting a lawyer to do the legal stuff so the bitches-in-laws don't screw you and the Dane over.

[Dytchdoctir]

First:

You'll look your beautiful best in that dress! Will you post wedding pics? Please? Pretty please???!!!

Second:

This might amuse you; it's a story of a clueless MIL and the TITANIC wedding dress disaster.

http://www.etiquettehell.com/content...etitanic.shtml



Third:

Awesome pwnage!!!

And I thought my MIL was an a**h**e!

Our first meeting:

DD: Hello, I'm Dytchdoctir.

MIL: (in Spanish) Look, this dirty gringo wants to shake my hand!

DD: (in Spanish) And I speak Spanish.

[goldaries13]

Hi guys,

thanks for the kind words. Fuuny story about the dress:

The Dane: Maybe you should get something in all white. I mean, that black design... Are You sure?
Me: Oh, sweetie... Need I remind you everyone on my side is from the south? If I wore an all white dress, they would snicker at the implication.

We're still deciding on bridemaids' dresses. Nothing too hideous or neon, which is all we've been running into. I just can't see subjecting my closest female friends to something like this(too many ruffles. I may be from the south, but that's just ridiculous), or this(hideous color alert!)

Any suggestions?

[SengaKitty]

How about a tastefull soft grey or lavender sheath dress?

ETA: Something like this or Pick your style, and see if a store or seamstress can do it for you in the size and colour you want.

[XCashier]

This might amuse you; it's a story of a clueless MIL and the TITANIC wedding dress disaster.

http://www.etiquettehell.com/content...etitanic.shtml

I just finished reading that story. I don't know if that was a MIL From Hell, or just someone who way overestimated their abilities. That dress...YIKES!!!

And I thought my MIL was an a**h**e!

Our first meeting:

DD: Hello, I'm Dytchdoctir.

MIL: (in Spanish) Look, this dirty gringo wants to shake my hand!

DD: (in Spanish) And I speak Spanish.

Did she give you the patented Cat Butt Face™ when you said that?

Back OT, goldaries13, you have picked a beautiful dress. And you're doing the right thing, getting the lawyer to iron out the details. Here's to your Happily Ever After!

[BookstoreEscapee]

The blue dress isn't a bad color, but yeah, that's a lotta ruffles. Neon orange? No. (Besides, orange and yellow are hard to pull off if you don't have the right skin tone. They make me look ill when I wear them. So they're a little dangerous for bridesmaid dresses, unless all your maids are of similar skin tone.) I was at the mall a couple weeks ago and passed the Deb store, and they had all the prom dresses out. Oh my dog the hideous colors! Bright, bright green, orange, blue...it was like the neon '80s all over again. What the hell?

One of my friends had her maids in separates (actually, her wedding dress was two pieces, too, and came with matching pants!). They all had the same skirt, and they each picked the top that worked best on their figure. Another friend had long periwinkle-blue satin skirts and blue v-neck cashmere sweaters (which she bought them as part of their bridesmaid gift) (her wedding was in September, outside, on the water in Rhode Island so cashmere was a good pick).

[goldaries13]

<snip> it was like the neon '80s all over again. What the hell?

Doncha know? Everything 80s is, like, so in! Ohmigod!!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Doncha know? Everything 80s is, like, so in! Ohmigod!!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

Gag me with a spoon...

[Shpepper]

You might think about choosing a color and letting your bridesmaids pick their own dresses. Give them a swatch to match and let them pick one that looks best on them. If you want final approval, have them email you pictures before purchasing them.

[CaroPhoenix]

You might think about choosing a color and letting your bridesmaids pick their own dresses. Give them a swatch to match and let them pick one that looks best on them. If you want final approval, have them email you pictures before purchasing them.

That's what my ex-best friend's sister did for her brides maids and Maid of Honor. They all looked really nice, and they chose dresses they could wear again if they so chose.

[AdminAssistant]

Doncha know? Everything 80s is, like, so in! Ohmigod!!

Does that mean that in a few years we'll be back in baggy jeans, flannel shirts, and Docs with unwashed hair in our faces listening to Nirvana??

(Letting them pick their own dress within a color scheme is a great idea, IMO.)