wedding dress shopping. valley.

happy friday ya'll!!

from the feedback we got yesterday you all enjoyed cake's story! so today should be an even more enjoyable ride! unlike cake's "say yes to the dress"esque story valley's is a little bit more unique! 

once valley was engaged she started poking around the internet just to get ideas. one of the first dresses she stumbled upon was this simple white milly dress on the neiman marcus website.  it was elegant, timeless, simple, and could be styled anyway the wear wished. valley immediately sent the link to cake with the message something to the condensed effect of, "isn't this stunnnnnnning!!! would it work as a wedding dress? who orders a wedding dress off online? they have my size and it's only $500? this is exactly the type of dress i'd want to get married in! HELLLLP!!!!"

here's a video of the dress's movement; it's stunning in real life. 

(sorry you have to scroll down a little on the page and click the video.)

okay so this is the point in time where valley and her fiancé set a date and she gets down to business. she tries desperately to work out a weekend where all our sisters, mom, and valley's future MIL would be available. this is next to impossible given work schedules, babies, the wedding time line, distance . . . etc sooooooooooooooo once again valley circles back to this milly dress.  she looks online and it's been MARKED DOWN!!! say what?!?!?! so valley calls cake in total excitement and they scour the neiman marcus website for their return policy and discuss the possibility of ordering this dress. . . .eeeek should valley pull the trigger?!?!? after so much debate and cake's urging of "what's the worst that can happen? you have to return it?!?!" valley orders the dress!!!

it arrives on a weekend where all but cake are present at our parent's lake house; the family face time's cake in for the try on. as soon as valley walks into the room there's an audible gasp. it's perfect. it fits perfectly. it flows perfectly. it's soooooooo valley. it's the one.  so low key that there's hardly a story, but that's why its soooooo valley.  

and just like cake's dress it's simple but never boring and can be personalized with amazing accessories.  valley drew her veil inspiration from maria vontrapp in the sound of music.  she found a beautiful veil on this danani handmade veils, here's the link to the veil she ordered. it's also shown with a wreath which fit right in with her vision!

here's a few pics from valley's wedding day. maybe this post will get valley's butt in gear and get her to share a few more with you all. promise she wants too; she's just busy with life and we know you totally get that because we're friends & all :)

professional photos by lamb + lark. isn't she best! swoon.

happy friday & we'll see ya next week.
x&o.

cake & valley.