9 Months to Go!!

9 months still doesn't feel that close to me but I know in terms of wedding planning, I have too many things to do in too little time. Not sure if its a good thing but I am not feeling any stress. I'm a procrastinator so I'm sure this is a bad thing.
I have been going back and forth on the bridesmaid dresses. The ones I really wanted cost around $200 and I don't want to make my ladies pay that much for a dress that (lets be realistic) they may never wear again. I also liked the Jcrew dresses and finally got them an appointment later this month. It was a nightmare dealing with them by the way. I thought my appointment was made and it never was...blah blah blah...The only thing I'm worried about is if they really do have a variety of sizes in their selection. I want everyone to feel comfortable. And I also just received my color swatch from Jcrew in the mail and I was pretty disapointed at "spiced wine". It wasn't purple-ly enough.

When I first got engaged, I swore up and down I would not use David's Bridal. But it seems I must renege on my word. I have finally found a few dresses that I actually like and there is a DB's everywhere. One of my MOH is going away to medical school upstate and I was worried about getting in dress fittings before then.
Here are my favorite dresses: The first one is geared towards my MOHs and the second is for the BM's. I like the color right now but I am worried that it will look different when I see the actual fabric in the store. My next step is to schedule an appointment in the store.

We finally sent in our security deposit for our reception venue. Unfortunately, I have not been able to contact the manager just to confirm my date. I'm in my rotation all day and when I get out, she is gone. I've also emailed her and no response as of yet.

What else is new? Its been such a long time since my last posting...Oh yeah! I've added another girl to my bridal party. She's my good friend from college and she actually helped me pick out my wedding dress. Welcome to the wedding mania, T!! So far, she has been very helpful. It doesn't hurt that she was just in a wedding last month, hehe.
Next on my agenda: I have to talk to my parents and get them more involved in my wedding, as per the suggestion of my FMIL. Not looking forward to it at all. But it must be done.
Thats all for now folks!