Sneak Peak............

The moment every mother (and father in our case) dreams of, our daughter's wedding and picking out the wedding gown. Dwayne has always said since April's first prom dress, he wants to help her pick out her wedding dress. He has told us this repeatedly though the years, "Remember, I want to go with you when your ever buy a wedding dress". Daddy loves his little girl very much and has always wanted to share in the excitement of buying her dress. Imagine our surprise (and maybe relief.......lol) when the time came he declined to go. I'm not sure why, maybe because he gets a little emotional as he gets older.
The BIG DAY was Saturday, the 17th. The consultant at the bridal shop was absolutely a dream. She made sure she got to know April and her wants and ideas on a gown. She took all of these ideas into consideration before bringing in a few gowns for April to try on.
Mike's Mom, sister and one of April's friends joined us in the "viewing" of the gowns. I wanted to make sure the dress was what April wanted and didn't want to influence her decision. Mike's Mom felt the same way. The funny part is, the first several gowns she came out in, we didn't like. No one said anything and apparently we didn't even look at April either. On the way home, she said she didn't know what to think, she would come out in a gown and it was total silence. She said she would look over at us and we wouldn't even make eye contact with her. I didn't know we were that obvious!! lol
The dresses just weren't eye catching and just not April. Lisa and Danielle picked out a few for her to try on along with the others. Still, we just weren't "feeling it". The consultant then went to get a dress they just got in on Thursday. This was it. April came out smiling, she stood on the podium in front of us and we just all smiled. She glowed! It had the WOW factor.
Just to make sure, the consultant had her try on a couple more dresses. Nope, the WOW was the one. She tried it on again and there was the moment of just knowing we had found it. The first veil she tried with it worked perfectly. It was truly a wonderful experience. Dwayne would have loved that moment so I captured it on film for him.

April and I before leaving her house: (She loves me taking pictures, can't you tell with the roll of the eyes......lol)


Okay, this one is better:
The beautiful bride at the bridal shop:

Whoops!! I deleted the pictures after Dwayne saw them.This is as far as you get to go, stay tuned in September 2012.......


So so grateful for having a daughter and this journey we're on. Dwayne and I love this time of our daughter's life. Chad and Todd are just as excited for their sister and the day of celebration on September 8, 2012.