The cousin who contacted me lives about 90 minutes away. Really doesn’t need to spend the night. I do hope he and his wife come.
People with kids have had to figure this out. Your cousin and his sister will be able to find solutions that work for them.
Attention moms of B/G and wedding guests! saks is running a dress event - 25% off
I will say this about the Saks site. When you choose their “mother of the bride category”, a lot of the dresses they show are only available in black. While I wear black for other occasions, I’m not wearing it to my daughter’s wedding, and I suspect it is not a popular color for MOB. But I did find a couple dresses I liked there – links sent to D for comment.
D1 said no black. I just went to get my dress fitted.
@intparent I found it best to not search for MOB. I filtered by length and color.
yes…did not have success when searching MOB…
I tried on a dress at Saks. I was tempted (well not really as it was $$$$$$$$) to buy it and wear the size tag on the outside as it was a size 4.
Well keep the price tag on too, and that will really impress people.
Friends know me better than to think I’d pay that $$$$$$ for a dress. Many are still shocked that I paid $$ for a pair of shoes recently.
I ordered a dress from Saks to try. Not on sale, but RetaiMeNot had a 15% off coupon that worked
https://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374306640926&PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524447156681&R=628732175034&P_name=Theia&N=4294920026+306640926&bmUID=m9l66C6. Gee, the dress is now on sale 25% off. Only $900. “only”.
@intparent - is the dress you bought eligible for the 25% off? Maybe Saks will price adjust?
No, it was specifically not eligible. But I was happy to get some break onit.
Jym - congrats on fitting into a size 4 Theia!! 
Agree - gorgeous dress, too much money for one-time wear.
I have a cute size four dress from Loft that I’m hoping to wear to the meet and greet the night before our wedding. I think I need to stop snacking!!
So…tomorrow I’m going to a bridal show at our wedding venue. No, I don’t need anything BUT…get this. In January during the cold snap…a pipe burst and they had to do some extensive remodeling…and fixing! Apparently, lots is new. I can’t wait to see it. The wedding planner invited all the prospective couples to the bridal show at no charge…and since the bride is in Texas right now…I’m her proxy!
I can’t wait to see the renovations!! From the pictures I’ve seen…it looks like the whole place has had a huge redo!
I do have to laugh at the D who asked a minister to leave God out of the ceremony…my older sis married a Lutheran minister; for my dad’s Catholic funeral, she had the naivete to ask if she could do a reading out of the King James Bible because it was ‘so lyrical and beautiful’…I was standing next to her and about DIED…the priest just said an abrupt No, the readings were already set.
I am very thankful DD and her H FINALLY are getting their wedding thank you notes out. Close friend and sister both told me they have received nice thank you notes this week. Wedding was last July and baby is due in early May. I have a few neighbors that will come with me to the baby shower (invites not out yet, but event is a few weeks before the baby is due). Some friends are already asking about baby registry too.
I just got back from the wedding venue…and all i can say is WOW. We liked it before…but the new improvements are excellent. Just gorgeous. Nice neutral light grey walls, white marble floor tiles, white wood trim, Silver instead of brass chandeliers. They moved the bar in the lounge area and it completely opens the space up. Chairs used to be black with cream color seats…and now are silver with white.
It’s like they redecorated this place with our kid’s wedding scheme in mind.
So happy!!
@thumper1 , their loss turned into your gain - what a win!
We had D’s shower yesterday. I was just supposed to provide my house as the place … but the maid of honor who was supposed to plan it is in her clinical phase of her Nurse Practitioner program & ended up having to turn over the planning to me. It was very small, so it wasn’t so bad (FSIL’s mom had to work, so she didn’t invite any of her friends/family, and lots of folks are from out of town). I had way too much food, and I hurt from the day I spent cleaning. But my house has been spring-cleaned, and we had a really nice time.
I had to go back to square one on shoes. I had a pair I really liked, but the tailor told me I needed a pair 1/2 inch lower (not enough hem to let it out, so lower shoes are the answer). I ordered some that I hope are as comfortable as the ones I originally ordered.
It’s getting closer, and I am really getting excited!
Neiman has 25% off some dresses.