Here comes the Dress Requirements

For those of you who don't know already, I am planning on making my wedding dress. I know, I know, I must be crazy or a total glutton for punishment. Who has time to shop for a dress with all the other planning going on... let alone make one?

Well, I guess, I have always thought I would make my dress. I realize life is busy, but I would hate to regret it if I didn't make it, after all I only get one shot at this. An added bonus from this is that Matt is delighted I won't be purchasing the $30,000 Vera Wang Wedding Gown that he has read lawsuits about in school.

Anyway, I have been thinking of some requirements in order to drive my design. I think the following will all have to be taken into account during the design phase: ( if you can think of any more, let me know)

• a pocket
• the ability to cut it off just below the knee so I can dye it a different color and wear it every year on our anniversary (I will have to sew in stretchy side panels when I am pregnant in the future)
• an embroidery pattern on the train that will be able to be cut and sewn into a pillow
• covered buttons
  

I am also thinking since it may be a December wedding that I can make a little fur coat to match. Matt likes to remind me we are getting married in California... like that has ever stopped me from wearing little fur coats before... Hello!

Who'd have thunk it?

Well, here I am starting Suzy's BrideZilla Blog. I never thought I would ever see those three words in a sentence together. Actually, I never thought of "Suzy" going with either of those other words, but here we are anyway.

This is intended to be a diary of my engagement to the wonderful Mr. Matthew Keller. A man who inspires me everyday to be a better person, woman, friend, girlfriend, fiance, and soon to be wife. I am so lucky to have met him. He is a dream come true.

The lovely Miss Carly Lima encouraged me to put this together as we both joke about being sooo far behind in our photo albums. What an easier way to record this time in my life than to write about it while it is happening.

So, here goes!

Carly - Thank you for always leading by example. I love that we always exchange our latest and greatest tidbits with each other.