I know I’ve been terrible about blogging recently! Ah- so sorry!! Between wedding planning, 50 hours at least a week at work, a puppy, and grad school….my brain is about to explode! Ok, back to normal. Sorry for the rant.

We are beginning to talk about what in the world Apricot Dude and his men will wear on our big day! My thoughts are that black is just a bit too dark for the wedding we are thinking. My thought was tan like this:

or maybe grey like this:

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Alright, I have finally decided on a bridesmaid dress color…yay me! After all is said and done, I have decided that not picking the color first was probably the dumbest move. Well, that’s sort of a lie. I picked the color but then when I saw it in person, I didn’t like it. Words to those who are at this stage of planning: decide on color first. Here is the final verdict: grapefruit!! It is a gorgeous reddish-orangey-pinkish color, what I would classify as coral. Not one bridal store in Cincinnati had a sample in of any B2 dress in grapefruit so I picked based on a swatch but I’m confident it will be great! Here is a look at a sample from their website…

Ok this still looks orangey but it's not....I'll just take a picture when they come in

So all of my girls have chosen their dresses- which is super exciting! Now I’m facing a major dilemma—which color I want! I had my mind set on coral until I saw a swatch in the store and it was pink. Which is not what I want at all. They showed me a swatch of tangerine which looked like it would fit more with my color scheme but it’s just a bit orange. I would much rather have orange than pink but now I’m stuck. Why don’t online colors look like they do in person? (I know the answer just venting a bit….) Here are the two colors on the Jasmine website:

Color: Tangerine

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Good news! We finally decided on our bridesmaid dresses! We are going to go with a long, chiffon dress from the Jasmine B2 line. I love how formal they are for our church ceremony yet casual enough for a June wedding. The best part? There are 21 different options for my gals to choose from!! I have no doubt that each of them will find a dress that they are in love with. They will all be in the Coral color.

But wait, it gets even better! There is a place here locally, actually in Indiana, who sells the B2 line. It is a very nice woman who runs a bridal shop out of her home. (I’ve been in 2 weddings where we have purchased our dresses from her so she is reputable). She is INSANLY less expensive than other bridal stores! Oh, just wait….there is more! If we order in the month of December, they are an additional 10% off! As an added bonus in case this wasn’t awesome enough…they have multiple maternity dress choices for my Mom-to-be Bridesmaid!

This is the Coral color!

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As you know, I had a lot of DIY projects so now I want to show them off! Remember me talking about making my veil?

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No….I do NOT have a bun in the oven BUT I found out last week that one of my bridesmaids does!!! What an exciting time for all of us! Her and her husband have been trying for what seems like forever, which makes this little miracle baby so much more of a blessing. Guess what her due date is? June 3rd. Guess when our wedding is. June 9th. I love it!

When she first told me, I honestly didn’t even think about my wedding. All I could think about was how happy I was for her. She was so scared that I would be mad or not want her to be bridesmaid, which is 100% the opposite of how I felt. She will still be my bridesmaid no matter if she is about to pop, in the hospital or a new mommy. We’ll just have to wait and see!

My preggo bridesmaid and I on HER wedding day!

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I’m a detail-oriented person so I think as I begin to share the elements of the Lilac wedding with you, I’ll share some details first. Bring on the pictures….

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I know I’ve been a bit absent from here lately but I promise I have a good explanation. Like I’ve said before, I work in college athletics and well…..it’s football season. Need I say more? Nonetheless, I’ve still been wedding planning and have plenty to share! We are about 7 months away from the BIG DAY and honestly, I’m not stressing too much about anything except for one: bridesmaid dresses. We don’t have them yet and I’m certainly beginning to stress a bit. Here are some that I have found but am not totally sold on them yet. Let me know what you think.

Love these..from JCrew. Only issue is price, $225-just a little high.

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Right now I’m in a bit of a wedding planning lull.  My law school semester has just started, Mr. Peach has graduated and received his MBA and started working and summer is slowly saying goodbye.  However, the past 72 hours have been wedding madness!!

So remember when I wrote about my bridesmaid dress change of heart? Well earlier in August, we travelled back to Priscilla of Boston to show my Aunt my wedding gown.  While there our AMAZING bridal consultant told me she had good news.   Priscilla would be coming out with a bright pink fabric for bridesmaid dresses this season!!!!!!!!  Bright pink was exactly what I wanted I just couldn’t find it.  Great.  She told me to touch base with her at the end of September when the full collection was in stores.  Fantastic right?

So this past Wednesday, news broke that David’s Bridal would be closing Priscilla of Boston.  I freaked.

Photo: weddingbee.com

After several freak out phone calls to Peachy Mom and Peachy MOH the news finally went online on Priscilla’s actual website.  In its released statement, Priscilla pledged to completed all orders already placed with them, all dresses would arrive in store before it closes on Dec. 31^st, but alterations would have to be the bride’s responsibility and done elsewhere.  Still not calm yet.

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