Ladies and gentlemen, we are on the Berghoff's calendar for September 13! I am thrilled and also very very relieved to have a venue and a date. We haven't signed on the dotted line or handed over any cash yet, but that should be happening soon. The important part is we're on their calendar so no one can steal our date.

I've been turning my attention to the dress issue, and I have a feeling I'm going to end up with like 3 or 4 dresses before this is done. I keep finding all these pretty ones online, but without being able to try them on... Anyway, one is being sold by a girl in Chicago so I'm going to try it on this weekend. I suspect it will be too big for me (it's a 10, but she says it's a small 10 because it didn't fit her or a bridesmaid that's also normally a 10). But it will be nice to see it in person, if I like it I can either buy it and get it altered, or at least know if I want to consider ordering the same dress in my size. I keep forgetting to take my measurements which would make the online shopping part a bit easier.