Say Yes to the Dress

What a birthday!  This is definitely one that will live on for years.  Mom flew into NYC for the annual Kleinfeld’s sample sale, and it did not disappoint.  We arrived by 5:30 am and were prepped and ready with pillows to sit on, water, snacks, books, Kindles, flashlights and the kitchen sink.  We were second in line, and it was still dark outside.  They were washing the sidewalks, so we had to move from side to side to avoid the water, while still keeping our place in line.  We were so delirious from lack of sleep and excitement that we quickly formed a core group of early risers.  We were all taking pictures, talking about our dream dresses and eating our breakfasst out of Ziploc baggies.

At 10:30 am, the doors opened, and we were given numbers based on our place in line.  We then had a break to go and relax, shower, explore the city.  Mom and I decided to eat…what can I say  We went to my favorite restaurant in NYC, Morimoto, and had the most delicious sushi.

We were back by 2 pm, fortified with spicy tuna rolls and ready for action.  The process is you are assigned a consultant, they help you find the types of dresses you like, and you can try up to 3 on at any one time.  So, though I was second in line, there was a mad rush once the doors were open.  Mom and I divided to conquer and had our 3 dresses immediately.  I tried them on, but didn’t fall in love with any of them.  Second pull, same thing.  Third pull, same thing.  We were losing our steam by this time, but…out of the distance, it appeared.  We grabbed the dress immediately and went to try it on.  It was beautiful.  The style was sophisticated, the fabric luxurious, and unfortunately the price reflected this.  Never fear, that sweet angel (manager of the store) was there.  She whipped out her calculator and came up with a number that was music to our ears.  We said YES TO THE DRESS!  We had my second favorite meal that night, Vietnamese Pho, and watched American Dreamer, my mom’s and my favorite movie.  Oh, life is good. Find more pics check out the gallery.

Welcome!

After about a month of talking about planning a wedding we decided to actually start this weekend. Probably something ironic about beginning to plan a wedding on Independence Day…

• Step 1: We actually signed up for Basecamp (an online project management service) in order to track our milestones, to-do’s, communications, etc. I realize this sounds a little… psycho, but with all the other things going on in our lives right now it seemed like the best way not to loose track of what needs to be done.
• Step 2: Find a destination – Although we haven’t found one yet, I think we made a lot of progress. We’re looking at areas like the Greek Islands, Caribbean, and South America. We know what we want, but it’s hard to feel confident about a place based on some reviews and a couple pictures. More on this soon!
• Step 3: Create a website – Here we go! Now it is still under construction, but after 8-12 hours of coming up with a URL, finding the right theme, making the almost right theme the right theme, fixing bugs that were in the theme, we now have a working website. You’ll want to stay tuned because we’ll be posting some crazy, fun, and logistical information here. You’ll be able to keep track of Radar’s Adventures on the way to the isle, see pictures/videos of our events and parties leading up to the wedding, hear what’s going on in our heads along the way, And generally keep up with the logistics (Wedding and Parties Coming to a State Near You)as I’m sure they will change until the very last minute.

Hopefully we’ll keep things fun and entertaining to you. Feel free to drop us a note from time to time using our Say Hi page or by commenting on our posts.