hitched and then some...

for some weird and crazy reason, i was able to secure my wedding gown even before i booked all my local suppliers... yes, wedding dress muna bago ang simbahan! tama ba yon?!?!
for the benefit of those who haven't heard this story...

i spent a weekend at Minneapolis around May (?) 2007. out of boredom, my very good friend Bhabes and I stopped over one of the nearby bridal shops. my intent then was to look for a nice color motif. yeah, and maybe try on a few gowns hehe.

so there it was, my size in a rack, scanned through the dresses and then one gown caught my eye. Bhabes was really excited and wanted me to try it on. (i won't even describe it at this point!) so i snuck in the fitting room and put it on. *SHRIEK!!!* i never wanted to take it off!!! Bhabes joined me inside the room and snapped some pictures. i went out and took my turn in front of the 360-degree mirror and viola! i wanted to cry. hahaha! the store owner even said that it seemed that the dress picked me ;) *bolera ampf!*

i asked the lady if she can put it on hold for me until tomorrow. she immediately agreed.

we went home, i called up zayd and told him of my recent escapade hehe. Bhabes was really intent on getting that gown for me so she took a chance and grabbed the phone from me so she can talk to zayd.

needless to say, i was back at the bridal store first thing next day! :)

p.s.
yes, i hand-carried my wedding gown from Minneapolis to St. Louis and then back to Manila. my mom could not believe her eyes when she saw me holding the gown. that's when it actually dawned on them that this wedding was a go. hahaha!

zayd still hasn't seen my gown.