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Yes to the Dress


Ali had her wedding dress shopping day with Blake's mom, Grammer, my mom, cousins, Torrie and Jossie, myself and Jayden. It was great that everyone was able to be there on a Saturday. The plan was to start in Boone and then head to Ankeny and Ames. We arrived in Boone to a very nice wedding shop. We slipped off our shoes and all started picking out dresses that we thought Ali might like. Her consultant did the same. The first dress she tried on, she liked. We all ooh and aww and gave her thumbs up. The second dress she tried on she liked even more. The third dress she really liked and whispered to me,"this is the one". She knew it was the dress and loved it. She didnt want to try on another dress and was so happy she found, "Th Dress." all of this took place in about 45 minutes! It was a fun and special time and I am so glad I got to share that special moment with Ali.
Next, we browsed the bridesmaid dresses. It didnt take long for the girls to pick out the dress they all liked an Ali liked. She is easy to please, she is not finicky. The girls had a fun time together. This was the first of the grand daughters that Karen got to be there for the dress shopping. She surprised Ali by purchasing her dress. We all ate lunch together at a Mexican restaurant before heading to Ankeny to browse another wedding shop. Since dress shopping was done, we focused on decorations and flowers. Next door was a popcorn shop, which led to the idea of having popcorn at the reception. We all brought home bags of popcorn. It was a special day and fun for all of us. I am getting excited and I am so happy for Ali.
  Later, Ali came with Bridgett to try on the flower girl dress. I had saved the dress from our wedding that Ali wore as flower girl at the age of 7.  I saved it thinking Ali would want it for her wedding. It is really neat that she too has a future step-daughter. Bridgett is 9, so the dress is a bit small and may not work for the wedding next August. We had Bridget try it on for some photos and we will consider alterations and having her wear it. She was pretty cute in it and excited about trying it on. The countdown begins, wedding planning time!

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