27: Pretty dresses for pretty little girls

27 days to go!

Today was a very successful day conquering many items on the to-do list and completing some DIY projects. But before I get to any of that ... I want to blog about the adorable dresses we picked up for our flower girls a couple of weeks ago.

We are fortunate enough to have two absolutely adorable little girls in our lives - my niece, Shyann, and my cousin's daughter, Taeyah. Shyann is the daughter of my only brother and she just turned 6 in January. Taeyah is my maid of honor, Farina's, daughter and will be 4 in April. These two little girls are so darn cute that I just had to have them both as flower girls in our wedding!

Considering how young these two girls are I wanted to wait until pretty close to the wedding to get them dresses. I also wanted to be budget savvy and find matching dresses under $50 each. I started searching online in late December but I was not having any luck finding anything in the price range I was looking for. Then one Saturday afternoon, as we were out running errands for my bridal shower we decided to stop at Burlington Coat Factory to see if they had any white dresses for little girls.

One of the dilemmas I was running into online was that Shaynn wears a little girls size 6 and Taeyah wears a toddlers size 4T. Online I was not finding very many options of the same dress in both toddler and little girl sizes. Luckily, Burlington Coat Factory had a wide selection of white christening gowns in all sizes! We searched the racks until we found matching dresses in both sizes, in our price range, that were almost as adorable as the little girls that will be wearing them!


This photo does not do this dress justice! The girls got to try their dresses on at my bridal shower (I wish I would have gotten a picture) and they looked so darling in their matching dresses - I can't wait for them to wear them on our wedding day!!!

Flower Girl Baskets

When Jon and I got engaged we both agreed that we wanted two flower girls in our wedding - my neice Shyann and Farina's (my cousin and Maid of Honor) daughter, Taeyah. By the time March rolls around, Shyann will be 6 and Taeyah will almost be 4! They are adorable!

Early in the wedding planning process I had mentioned to Jon that I was not fond of flower girl baskets and I thought maybe the girls could carry pomander balls of roses instead. But, Jon had decided that he wanted the girls to carry baskets and toss petals as they walked down the aisle ahead of me. So, I started the search to find the most reasonable baskets that were as adorable as these two little girls will be on our wedding day. I searched website after website after website. These baskets are not cheap! But, finally, I found the perfect baskets, at a reasonable price, and we ahead and placed the order this morning.
The basket is simple yet elegant - and it was right in the budget that I wanted to spend! The girls are going to be adorable walking down the aisle together (hopefully in matching dresses - that has yet to be determined) tossing out red rose petals. I can't wait!!!

Flower Girl Baskets: attempt #1

Kylie had found me the perfect flower girl baskets - they were adorable and not too expensive ... so Saturday we went to the local bridal shop where she had seen them to pick them up (after we went to David's Bridal and picked up my shoes and all the bridesmaid dresses). BUT the store was out and did not know if or when they would be getting more in ... so, its back to square one with this little detail. I'm going to search the internet for just the right baskets for my two favorite little girls :)