Wedding Dress Photos

These are the photos that Robin sent me of the dress. One of them is the Maggie Sottero website photo, I believe.







I've posted some photos of my wedding dress and shoes since I've been asked many times what it looks like. The dress is a Maggie Sottero "Bianca" in light gold. The shoes match the light gold fabric. I was really lucky to buy this dress from a wonderful woman in Mississippi who ended up using a different Sottero dress for her own wedding this past July. She also sold me the matching shoes and full crinoline, so I have nearly everything! It made things so less stressful. I can't believe it worked out so well, purchasing sight unseen on the Internet!

I am learning how to keep a blog so that Robert and I will be able to post entries and upload photos in the fall. Here is a photo of our apartment in Mountain Park (in Southwest Portland). They are in the process of redoing the siding and putting in new windows, so hopefully it will be much prettier on the outside in a few weeks! We both will be leaving Portland on September 6th, and Robert will be in Sapporo, Japan for study abroad while I will be Assistant Master for Willard Residential College at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Robert just found out his Japanese host family consists of a mother and father (in their 50s), 86 year-old grandmother, and a 31 year-old son (who likes snowboarding)! Sounds perfect for Robert! Now we just have to think of some great host gifts for Robert to bring to them.
We'll also be using this blog to post details and plans for our June 2007 wedding in Sacramento. I finally have my dress and am in the process of figuring out the colors (with my bridesmaids' help).
Keep checking as we get the hang of this!