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02-25-2008, 07:48 PM
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Congratulations!
If you haven't got your invitations yet, invitationsbydawn.com is definitely worth checking out. I got them on a recommendation and they did NOT dissappoint. My invitations were beautiful and very inexpensive. They are the same ones you order at the fancy boutiques, but cost a lot less.
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02-25-2008, 08:06 PM
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Carnation - congrats to your daughter. I also planning a fall (well late summer/early fall) wedding and I actually chose Dessy as my BMs dress. Dessy can run a bit pricey and I actually found if I ordered it online I could save my girls around $100. I ordered through Netbride.com and the dresses actually were delivered on Friday (2 months early!). I know a lot of brides that have ordered through them with no problems so I thought I might pass the word along.
Good luck!
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02-25-2008, 09:59 PM
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Oooh, thanks! Netbride will be the next website I go to! 
Because--yes, she'll be using her 8 sisters as bridesmaids as well as 2 of her Zeta sisters and 3 friends from home. Buying 8 dresses and 13 bouquets is going to be pricey!
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02-26-2008, 01:24 PM
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Oooh, thanks! Netbride will be the next website I go to!
Because--yes, she'll be using her 8 sisters as bridesmaids as well as 2 of her Zeta sisters and 3 friends from home. Buying 8 dresses and 13 bouquets is going to be pricey! |
No problem, let me know if you have any questions about it.
Also they do 110% price matching guarantee which is awesome! I found that Houseofbrides.com sold larger sized dress (size 18+) a bit cheaper so I mentioned that to Netbride and not only did they match that price but they gave me free shipping on my entire order!
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02-26-2008, 01:33 PM
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...she'll be using her 8 sisters as bridesmaids as well as 2 of her Zeta sisters and 3 friends from home.
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Wow! 13 bridesmaids!?!?! I'd love to see the photographer's face when s/he hears how big the wedding party is. 
I went to a fall wedding a few years ago. They used the colder weather to their advantage by offering (among other things) hot spiced cider and hot chocolate at the reception. It was great!
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02-26-2008, 06:10 PM
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Well, the photographer for the first daughter's wedding knew it would be like that because he's also a teacher at the high school that the Carnations go to!
Our first daughter was married at Christmas and she had a "Christmas morning breakfast reception", including hot cocoa! Now this one will be getting married in September so it'll be about 90 degrees in Alabama at that point...no cocoa for sure!
We took pictures of her trying on the gown but I wonder if I could somehow find the picture from David's Bridals website.
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02-27-2008, 01:35 PM
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I missed this whole conversation until right now...congratulations! Our oldest is so excited that she was asked to be the only "sorority sister" in a wedding this summer...her first time as a bridesmaid.
How exciting--have fun planning!
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03-19-2008, 06:04 PM
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Because--yes, she'll be using her 8 sisters as bridesmaids as well as 2 of her Zeta sisters and 3 friends from home. Buying 8 dresses and 13 bouquets is going to be pricey!
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Love the bridesmaid dresses too! Simple and classic is the way to go. And  at the size of the wedding party! I think it's so wonderful, though, to have all of her 8 sisters as bridesmaids. I always imagine growing up in the Carnation household as growing up in one big, fun, sorority house. Although I guess there are guys there too (LOL).
Hope you find the wedding dress shot online b/c it sounds GORGEOUS. Not to mention different from the norm--my friends are all in wedding season now, and while there are many pretty dresses out there, it seems like a lot of the dresses lately look almost exactly the same.
ETA: Was there a thread like this for your first daughter's wedding? I searched but I couldn't find it. I swear there should be an index of the important "carnation nation" threads (just kidding... sort of).
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03-19-2008, 08:26 PM
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ETA: Was there a thread like this for your first daughter's wedding? I searched but I couldn't find it. I swear there should be an index of the important "carnation nation" threads (just kidding... sort of).
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There was! It was "Now about these wedding plans..."
If anybody wants to see the gown picture, I can email it.
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03-19-2008, 08:55 PM
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03-19-2008, 06:41 PM
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Haha, the Carnation Nation forum!
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07-09-2008, 10:04 PM
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The BM dresses look a lot like mine...my colors were peridot (a little darker than celadon) and various shades of pink...I think the idea of incorporating the color of the carpet in with the flowers is a great idea
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07-09-2008, 10:28 PM
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I missed this thread but congrats Carnation! Her colors sound lovely!!!
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