A Bridal Extravaganza, Bride Wars, and Bosoms

Well, if there's one thing I knew from the get-go, it was who I wanted my bridesmaids to be. Sadly, that list was 5 long and Matt's list of guys was 3 long, so I went ahead and asked three of my five best friends to stand by me. Maybe I can cajole Matt to dig up two more guy friends or cousins or whatever, but my other two understand what's going on and know that I Love Them dearly as well.

My Maid of Honor is Pamela, and she is awesome. How can you not be awesome when you have an entire song about bacon and a love affair with juice? Here she is with me at the Austin Bridal Extravaganza earlier today:
Modeling some super cute Gerber Daisies as part of my "Pops of Color" theme. Right now I have three different "themes" in my head, but not in an over the top Disney way... maybe I should call them schemes instead...

So besides talking to about fifty photographers I probably won't use because I'd have to pay for travel and there are a ton of them in Houston anyway, and trying free cake like mad, and getting a free latte from an awesome coffee company, there was a fashion show and this:
They (being Pamela and Bethany, my lovable bridesmaid who also lives in Austin) made me play a super silly quiz show style game, which I lost, and I wasn't happy about. Hence the picture.

Then we went and saw Bride Wars, which was okay but I would have preferred watching 27 dresses again for sheer planning value. My third bridesmaid extraordinaire is Julia, who along with Bethany, is a Bosom Buddy of mine. The Bosom Buddies is a group of girls who, in a very sex in the city like fashion, would meet up after high school once a week and grab mexican food and gab about pretty much everything. Ample bosoms were a requirement to get in. Don't know if you've noticed, but I don't quite qualify as "ample," yet after tagging along a few times the subject of my membership came up and everyone agreed I was well endowed, for a twig. So I'm a Bosom too, and I love my Bosoms to death.

P.S. - note for those just starting out: only go to Bridal Shows in your area. I found out a lot about Austin weddings, but I'm getting married in my hometown in Houston. Now I keep getting shitons of calls from people trying to book me in Austin. Huge mistake.