Beautiful! So pretty!
I will add a vote, very lovely dress…
beautiful Ralph Lauren dress. Love it!!
OK, ladies, I imagine you thought I would never get back to you with an update!! I really had meant to several times in the last few weeks since I was actively posting on the thread about the process in finding dresses for myself for BOTH of my daughters’ weddings. This is probably why I have rarely started a thread on CC because it means I must keep up!! 
Honestly, the dress situation for me has taken several twists and turns since I posted about ones I was considering and so on a few weeks back. At this juncture, I will skip a few steps and links that I didn’t get around to posting, as things were rapidly evolving, and instead, I’ll get more to the latest updates.
PART ONE of D1’s WEDDING ATTIRE:
First, I’ll start with D1’s wedding which is just 3 days away in NYC!! D1 and her fiancé left for NYC today and are living it up there leading up to their big day. As an aside, this coming week is chockfull of occasions in my immediate family. Monday night, I’ll be in NYC for D2’s opening night of the current musical she is in. Tuesday is D1’s wedding!! Thursday is D1’s fiancé’s graduation at Harvard for 2nd Master’s Degree (first Master’s was last year at University of Cambridge, UK), on way to the PhD at Harvard, and the celebration of that with them that evening. Lots going on!
If you recall, D1 is having a very small intimate family wedding and celebration. Originally, this daughter was going to wear a dress she bought for her wedding…a very pretty gold and ivory jacquard dress. She had indicated I should think of wearing a pale color. I ordered a salmon colored lace dress from Sundance Catalogue which I liked but wasn’t in love with. You may recall that I then realized that a brand new dress I had bought this season but hadn’t yet worn, but was not bought with the wedding in mind, seemed quite suitable and so my plan was to wear that and get new shoes. That dress is:
http://www.sundancecatalog.com/product/cherished+moments+dress.do?sortby=ourPicks&page=2&refType=
I’m no longer wearing it to D1’s wedding, which I will explain in a moment, and that is OK, in the sense that I didn’t buy it originally for her wedding and was keeping it anyway. Now, I am going to wear it to D2’s opening night Monday night in NYC, the Harvard graduation (calling for sunny and low 80s!) and may consider it for D2’s rehearsal dinner in September. While I have heeled sandals I could wear, I decided to get these shoes in beige that I’ll wear with this dress:
http://www.shoes.com/womens-spring-step-lorca-beige-p2_id384110?adtrack=&term=Women%2527s+Spring+Step+Lorca&offer=&device=c&network=&matchtype=&mkwid=&creative=&pcid=384110
But alas, that no longer is for either wedding!
A few weeks ago, D1 shared more details of their wedding plans. In fact, D1 is no longer wearing the gold/ivory jacquard dress she had gotten for her wedding, but it will be lovely as Matron of Honor at D2’s wedding since D2’s bridesmaids can pick their own dresses out in burgundy or gold. Instead, she is now wearing an ivory silk dress to the knee. She got almost like new ivory Manolo Blahnik shoes to go with it. But I digress. The plan now is that they want me to wear black and her sister and her fiancé to wear black too. This was an entire change. I ran a few black dresses by them either from my original dress search as well as started a new one quickly. I wanted them to OK the dress. We picked just one for me to order from Saks and see how that went and possibly order others if that wasn’t right. Things already narrow down quickly when it has to be a certain color, I’m not an easy fit or size (16), and I prefer to not be sleeveless, and now add in that my daughter wanted a say and so nixed a few options I showed her. In fact, I had already ordered a black short sleeve Teri Jon dress with a white lace overlay from Neiman Marcus that we all discussed here on this thread a few weeks ago, because I wanted to get the sale and thought maybe D2 would like it. But neither daughter liked it and so I never even tried it on and had to return it. However, another one of the dresses I had on a list of links I sent to D2 soon after I last posted here about dresses/links, that was navy (and D2 nixed that one), I found also came in black when I looked at the same dress on Saks’ site. In fact, I was able to get it on sale, which mattered since the regular price is $500 which really is more than I prefer or can spend. The dress came and it fit and I think looks decent on me. While I don’t want a common looking lace dress, at least this one’s lace is a nice lace that is a leaf pattern and there are vertical pin tucks over the entire dress. It is Teri Jon by Rickie Freeman. This is the dress:
http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/main/ProductDetail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524446495225&R=631333736504&P_name=Teri+Jon+by+Rickie+Freeman&sid=154D5EAB7F22&Ntt=teri+jon+by+rickie+freeman+lace+pintuck+dress&N=0&bmUID=ljesgA4
D1 and fiancé approved. Then I had to get shoes. They had very specific tastes and nixed several I had bookmarked. They didn’t want it to be sandal and they didn’t want any ankle strap. However, I found one that I like that they also liked and I also don’t want too high of a heel. I ordered them and we all like them. They especially liked that they are from Paris and they got engaged in Paris. Oh, and they were on sale, even better. So, this is also all set! Here are the shoes:
http://www.shoes.com/womens-charles-jourdan-jesse-black-leather-p2_id466738?adtrack=&term=Women%2527s+Charles+Jourdan+Jesse&offer=&device=c&network=&matchtype=&mkwid=&creative=&pcid=466738
(CONTINUED IN NEXT POST)
PART TWO OF D1’S WEDDING ATTIRE (CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS POST #243):
Meanwhile, D2 has NO days off (working 7 days/nights per week) between the time she learned of the black clothing requirement until D1’s wedding day. So, I was very busy finding possible black dresses for her online (though she typically doesn’t want to deal with buying online or with the returns…but she had no choice and I offered to do the legwork, send her links, buy it, and take any returns back for her when I see her in NYC for D1’s wedding, and same with shoes). She barely had time to look at the links (she truly has a very intense schedule and is juggling several major projects, not to mention is in shows 8 times per week and daily rehearsals just for that one project). Just as she was about to review the links, she learns from her sister that they want a very specific look…more like quote: “breakfast at Tiffany’s” and not too short. D2 says most of the dresses I sent her were short (though that is her normal style), though I said a few went to the knee. But then D2 reminded me of a black dress I bought her six (!!) years ago for a performance and she has barely worn it since. She tried it on and sent her sister a photo of her in it. Sister liked it and they decided she is going to wear that dress. She doesn’t seem to feel badly at all that it is not new. It is a very good dress and has a bit of similar style to her sister’s bridal dress. As far as shoes, I then did a search for black shoes for her. She wears boots a lot and sister told her no way. She certainly will please her sister. She is not that into heels, but will wear fairly low ones. I sent her links of several shoes that I thought she’d like and could use for other events or even on her own honeymoon. But then she learns from sister that she doesn’t want her to wear any sandals or nothing strappy. Given the time of year, the shoes I sent were dress sandals. So, they were all out. Then, D2 said she still had black pumps I got her several years ago that she rarely has worn (but needed for a wedding, if I recall) and she sent big sister a photo and those were approved. So, it is turning out that she is not wearing new clothes but I did all that searching on her behalf due to the pressing time. D2’s fiancé had to find a black suit at the last minute too and apparently got one yesterday. So, the clothing for my older daughter’s wedding is set…it better be because the wedding is in three days!
These newlyweds will leave the day after the Harvard graduation next week on their 2.5 week honeymoon to Asia…Japan, Taiwan, Viet Nam, South Korea, Thailand, and India.
Next up, the twists and turns for MOB dress for D2’s wedding, which is in September. 
Wow–sounds like you’ve been VERY busy. So glad things are coming together nicely. So many happy things for you to celebrate! =D>
So glad everything came together for you and your daughters. Very nice dress and shoes. Congrats on all the family milestones and enjoy the wedding.
Soozie, that is a lovely dress. Like it a lot! So glad that Saks sale saved you a few $$. Have fun!!
Great choices, @soozievt! I especially like those Charles Jourdan shoes.
Congrats and have fun during the busy week ahead!
UPDATE ON MOB DRESS FOR D2’S WEDDING (SEPT):
PART ONE:
For D2’s wedding, I truly have time, but I did start the search a couple of months ago and as posted here a few weeks ago, had narrowed it down a bit and shared some links. Here is an update of what has transpired since then.
You may recall that I really like this Adrianna Pappel dress in lead grey and went ahead and ordered it before running it by D2. Many of you on this thread seemed to also like it, and more than some others I posted links to. Me too. But then it came and I told you that it was too snug to wear as is and that I would be very hesitant to buy something with hopes to lose some pounds even though I want to and should by her wedding. So, I resigned myself to returning it.
This is the dress to remind you:
http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/3-4-sleeve-fully-beaded/4286338?origin=category-personalizedsort&contextualcategoryid=0&fashionColor=&resultback=9173
BUT as I kept searching around, lo and behold, I found that Nordstroms had the same exact dress in 16W (plus). I normally don’t wear Plus, but apparently a regular 16 in this designer doesn’t work for me and it doesn’t go past 16 in Regular. So, I ordered the 16W. And it fits great. I do like it a lot. One issue with it, but I think this is solvable, is that my nude bra which is fine with the sheer part along the top having nude bra straps, is not fine in the sense that more than just the straps show through the sheer fabric….like the triangular section front and back of the part of the bra that narrows to the straps. That is not good. I could take the dress and try to find a bra that works. I am thinking, however, this would be an issue with most bras and so may have to go with a strapless bra and I am not positive if that would work well for me given my bust size, but maybe a strapless bra that has clear straps. I could investigate this at a good lingerie place. The Nordstrom return policy is liberal and so this dress has been in my possession for about 3 or 4 weeks, but that is fine.
Meanwhile, after sharing links here and then finding many more links of possible options for my dress for D2’s wedding (reminder, she does NOT want me to wear the colors of the wedding party……which are gold and burgundy), I sent D a set of new dress links (that I meant to share here, but just never got to it, but I think it had a few we shared here too). She nixed most of them (she also doesn’t like lace that has a nude fabric lining which one of the Tadashi Shoshi dresses had that I liked in navy and some of you did too). ALSO, she said she honestly wasn’t that fond of the lead grey Adrianna Pappell dress that I do like (this was when it was too snug anyway and before I told her I found it in 16W, but I went ahead and ordered it in 16W as mentioned above). Mind you, this was all going on simultaneously with running dresses by D1 once she switched gears to wanting me to get a black dress pretty fast for her wedding!
Once D2 nixed the majority of dresses in that round (which I won’t bother posting those here), she did say she liked two. These were the two: http://www.dillards.com/p/pisarro-nights-plus-floral-beaded-sheath-dress/504583360?di=04282975_zi_navy&categoryId=672474&facetCache=pageSize%3D100%26beginIndex%3D0%26orderBy%3D1%26facet%3D-1014954%7C-101495487%7C-1014956%7C-101495687#ReviewHeader
But I reminded her that she said “no gold” and just before I was going to place the order for these, she thanked me for pointing that out to her that the second dress had a gold skirt, as she didn’t realize it. Oy. So, the second dress above was out. But that night, I found a taupe dress fairly similar to the navy one above, and ran that by her and she said yes, order it. So, I ordered the navy one above and this taupe one:
http://www.dillards.com/p/pisarro-nights-plus-beaded-sheath-dress/505656386?categoryId=PDPZ2
UPDATE ON MOB DRESS FOR D2’S WEDDING (SEPT):
PART TWO:
OK, so if you follow me and your eyes have not glazed over, I had three dresses in hand at this point……the lead grey Adrianna Pappell from Nordstroms that I found in 16W and really like and the two Pisarro Nights dresses from Dillards, a Navy one and a Taupe one. All fit. My personal preferences were that the grey was my favorite, but the taupe was a very close second (and no bra issue with it). I liked the navy but it was my least favorite because the beading was too large of a floral pattern, in my opinion. So, knowing that D2 originally said she was not so keen on the grey one (only saw link of it), I was content to go with the Taupe one since she OK’d it. I suggested that I bring ALL THREE down with me to NYC to show her this week when I come for D1’s wedding and she thought that was fine. However, I realized that the two dresses from Dillards had to be returned by May 26 and so if any were to be returned, it would have to be sent by yesterday and before I head to NYC Monday. I wrote D1 that and I took a selfie in the taupe dress so she could see an actual photo of me in it. She texted back that she did not realize that the beading is GOLD. Oh. ….seemed pretty obvious to me but she likely had looked rather quickly at the links late at night. In my opinion, the gold beading would make the dress blend nicely in any photos with the wedding party. However, she wants me to have NO gold on my dress….any color but gold or wine. OK, I thought the dress was decided, LOL. Yesterday, the taupe and navy dress were returned!
That leaves ONE right now……the lead gray dress that I like, but when she saw the link, she was less keen (though now she says she just wants me to like it, but I’d like her to like it too). So, my plan is to bring the grey dress from Nordstroms to NYC this week since I’ll be seeing her for D1’s wedding and see what she thinks. There is plenty of time to go and I could start my search over. I have already found a few new links since I had taken a break for looking for that wedding for myself for the past few weeks. In fact, the lead grey dress now comes in Amethyst. I suppose that is a possibility, though I prefer the grey. I also feel amethyst wouldn’t look great with any group shots where bridesmaids are in burgundy. (D likely doesn’t care about that). Waiting on the shoes until the dress is decided.
Right now, this is kinda on hold as I have this week’s wedding to focus on and the other events!
PS, I’m posting now before I go to NYC for D1’s wedding, or else too many more turns will take place and this week is so busy I likely would not have posted this!
And by the time you get to,that graduation on Thursday…this won’t be D1’s fiance…they will be married!
I love the black dress for D1’s wedding!
I’ll get to the other dress…tomorrow!
Thanks ladies! 
@thumper1 Yeah, at Thursday night’s graduation celebration at a restaurant in the North End (Boston), they will be a married couple!
Tonight they sent me a photo at their NYC hotel (which is also where the wedding celebration will take place Tuesday night). They showed me that the hotel gave them a bottle of champagne. I had to laugh because it seems that their weekend engagement event in Paris, also involved free champagne wherever they went, and same with at Cartier’s for the ring pick ups, and now at the hotel in NYC. I told them that from now on, they should just say they just got engaged or just got married everywhere and enjoy the free champagne gifts.
I had to deal with the strapless bra vs. clear straps question with the dress I wore to S1’s wedding last summer. If you try the clear straps, be sure to take a picture. I found that the straps were more visible in pictures because they were shiny. Also the strap adjuster was visible. I wasn’t keen on wearing a strapless bra, but got a good one and was fine, and I’m not small busted either.
But for now, just enjoy this week.
Thanks @shellfell I remember reading your post about that a while ago. If I keep the lead gray dress for D2’s wedding (want to get her opinion of it in person), I will explore the bra options fully with the dress in hand.
I have never found it very comfortable to wear a strapless bra for any length of time. I hope you have better success. Some folks have done well with built-in bras that are sewn into the gown.
Everything looks lovely! You’ll look fabulous! Best wishes to all!
Quite a journey for you soozievt-but worth it for all upcoming celebrations. Well done!
Ohh Cartier rings. Do tell us about the rings
Thanks for coming back with some updates - I loved them all! Can’t wait to hear how your whole week goes - what a busy, busy time you are going to have!