Yesterday was also our final meeting with our photographer. We went over the “Must Take” picture list – which is basically just a list of group shots we want. Family – just a warning – you will be needed for group shots during the cocktail hour. A separate post about this will follow. Sarah, our day-of photographer, seems really cool. Hopefully she’ll get all the detail shots b/c I didn’t specify anything in particular. I’m sure she’ll be great!
After the final meeting in Philly, we blasted back across the river and into Jersey. A quick dinner and off we went again. Mom & I had our first fitting’s with Jan of Ed’s Tailor Shop (the local shop downtown). We went to her house which was incredibly convenient b/c it was on the way to Exit 7 of the Turnpike. My dress ONLY needs a bustle! I wasn’t sure how it was going to work b/c the back of my dress is asymmetrical. She just picked the train up and tucked it under, kind of off to one side. It looks perfect! I was envisioning a bustle right in the middle of the back of my dress. But with the asymmetrical swoop, it just looked weird. Having the bustle off to the side looks awesome. My mom’s dress just needs to be taken in a little but also no hem required.
Since our dresses don’t need much, Jan agreed to make Rob’s vest. YAY! I took the fabric to the custom suit guy here in Newark and they said no. They, apparently, don’t like working with outside fabric, in case they make a mistake. Also they were going to charge $175 for the vest. That would have been fine, if they’d done it. I don’t know what Jan is charging us but I don’t really care. I don’t have to make it! The taffeta that my dress is made out of is going to be a giant PITA to work with and I want Rob to have something that looks really nice. I’m SO glad she is doing it. Luckily, Rob was waiting out in the car, so he just popped in and got measured. Super!
