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something different - wedding dress shopping

I write so often about the farm, because it is our lives, but I have been leaving out some pretty exciting adventures in other areas of my life lately. Since Jonathan and I became engaged in November we started wedding planning, but not just for our wedding. My sister is planning a wedding in October of this year, and our best friend Savannah is first up to the alter, getting married in June! It has already been so much fun going through this together. We have made three wedding dress shopping trips. The first two were local, David's Bridal, Amhreins, that sort of thing. The third though, was a road trip to Church Street Bridal in Lynchburg, VA which is run by the YWCA. The shop is completely filled with donated dresses from department stores and designers, and all the proceeds go to a good cause (helping battered women and children, etc.) And I haven't even told you the best part, the dresses are CHEAP. They had the largest selection of dresses we have seen, and a whole terrace filled with dresses that need a little love for even cheaper. Savannah lucked out and found a gorgeous dress that fit her perfectly for the amazing price of $59. My sister found a stunning super low cut designer dress that was originally $7000, and even though it was only $500 that was out of her budget so she had to pass it up. She found a dress online she likes just as much, hopefully. We plan to make another trip down there in a few months to look for reception dresses, bridesmaids dresses, etc. The staff was super friendly and nice, which is a first because every other store has been filled with snobby attendants who seem to dismiss us as penniless stoners upon first glance, which is perhaps relatively true, but not the point! We had a great time on the trip, and I wanted to share- for anyone else out there who may be in the market for a wedding dress. You can visit their website here, or like their facebook here. Now we all have dresses (what's that, I have a dress? oh well yes, I guess I forgot to mention that...) I can't wait for the next planning adventures!

a picture of all of us brides to be at Church Street Bridal
Today we are riding out to see Savannah's venue, then shopping for invitation supplies.

Until next time,

Angela Kelly
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