Photos of long ago wedding traditions

Hey Gals, Try using this site as a dress option.  You can rent a dress! 

I have been scanning this site for a rehearsal dinner dress.  It's fun.

Follow this link:

Rent the Runway

Bridesmaid dress option!

                                       

                                                         The Latest News!
                                       I have asked Marie Funk to be my Maid of Honor! 

Marie has already displayed strong enthusiasm and support for the wedding and festivities leading up to the big day.  We are planning to sample as much cake as possible, and hop into those dress parlors!

Here is our first bridesmaid dress purchased!  This is the dress Karen will be wearing and it's perfect! It's from Macy's and it's called "Blush".

Blushy Spring Bridesmaids!

Hello Ladies!

Tim and I are getting married! I have decided to ask the 7 of you to be my bridesmaids because each of you fills a special place in my life and I cherish you. Our wedding date is set for April 23rd, 2016.
My hopes are that your role as bridesmaids will be supportive by helping me celebrate and share the memories.
Here is our bridesmaids blog just for the ladies! Please use this site for posting all wedding related details and comments.

Introductions:

Karen LaSelle- Laura’s oldest sister. Mother hen of the group, very loving, Highly organized, an accountant. Lives for her family. Loves a good drink, and her girlfriends. Great with hair and make up. She has been married to her husband Mike for 18 years. She is the mother of Connor and Jaiden. Her birthday is April 24th, the day after our wedding so something special is coming to her! Fun Fact: My mother got married on her sister Debby's birthday.  Karen is a Taurus.

Alissa Strickland - Laura’s older middle sister. Social and hilarious in a group. Can be seen laughing loudly with her head thrown back. Secretive about her landscape architecture talent. Loves a good drink, and her girlfriends. Seems to always be learning something new from her kids. She is the mother of Saige and Bridger. Alissa is a Taurus.

Amanda Judson - Tim’s oldest sister. She has a great eye for art, and craft. She is an amazing cook. On occasion her and Tim share recipes. Always a good listener. Loves the snow , and lives in Cambridge near Boston. She is married to Nicholas. Amanda enjoys her quiet time, and loves to travel abroad. Amanda is a Gemini.

Jessica (Jessa) Bailey - Tim’s youngest sister. Jessa is a burst of positivity and motivation. She lives her practice of health and wellness. Loves champagne, and her girlfriends. Great with hair and make up. She is a take action type of person. She lives in Sag Harbor, NY.  She co-owns a business with her boyfriend Mateo. Jessa is a Gemini.

Julie Brazen - Laura’s oldest friend. They met in second grade, and were side by side throughout high school and most of college. Laura more recently met Julie in Southeast Asia in 2010 to travel for 3 weeks together. Although they don’t see each other often they keep in touch by phone. Julie knows Laura through and through. She has a dry and witty sense of humor. She is a videographer, and a volunteer helping to motivate low income teens in Detroit run a 5K through the YMCA. Julie is a very good speller. Lives for her family, and friends. Julie is an Aries.

Marie Funk - Laura’s great friend. Laura met Marie in North Carolina in 2009. First, as neighbors, then besties foreva. Marie does community-based social work with people experiencing severe and persistent mental illness. She is a great writer.  She can be seen bending at the waist due to her ballet dancing experience. She is very compassionate. She is up for anything. Great sense of humor. Loves a good drink, and her girlfriends. Lives for her family and is especially close to her brother Will. Marie can keep a level head in stressful situations. She’s calm as a cucumber. Marie is a Sagittarius.

Sydney Kirk - Laura’s great friend. Inseparable while working at Trader Joe’s. Sydney has lived in Vietnam since July 2014. She teaches K-5 graders Physical Education in an international school in Ho Chi Minh. She’s funny and creative. She’s always trying to help. Loyal and trustworthy to those she loves. Can be seen drinking a homemade green drink after a core workout. She’s a naturalist, and a purist. Sydney is a Leo.

What are we going to wear?

1. I hope that you will wear a dress to the wedding.
2. I hope that you will find a dress in the color hue that I am choosing to make for a romantic and feminine aesthetic.
3. Find any style or fit that suits you. Please find a dress that hangs or can be hemmed just above the knees.
4. Please look for a gold shoe color to wear, but wear any style you like, heels, wedges, flats, or sandals. Matt, glossy, anything gold.  We will be on cement, grass and gravel.

Here are color examples for dresses I'd like you to wear to the wedding:

Unbelievable coincidence!  Tim's mom, Rebecca, and her sisters shown below.  Although our dress color is slightly lighter, it's an uncanny similarity! My heart was so warm to discover this!