tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post2415758881436223034..comments2024-03-28T18:20:55.824-04:00Comments on Mille Fiori Favoriti: Wedding Dress DreamsPat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-56468015959641243452011-09-27T21:15:55.018-04:002011-09-27T21:15:55.018-04:00I missed this one Pat. I remember well shopping f...I missed this one Pat. I remember well shopping for our three daughter's wedding dresses. A special event. Two of of our girls picked their dress after just a few minutes. It was so funny that two of them knew exactly what they wanted. Actually one of my daughters let me pick her wedding dress. She was in college when I was looking at wedding dresses just for the fun of it and I saw what I thought was perfect. She wanted a cream color (not so common then) because she is a redhead and when I called her she told me to buy it sight unseen. Needless to say she loved it, thank goodness.<br /><br />Your daughter is very pretty and I know she will be a beautiful bride.<br /><br />Your little grands are both adorable. The love for our grands is so awesome it is just amazing. Trained at two is terrific. My boys were trained at that age too. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing this special day with us Pat.<br />XO, JeanneJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02496069719875179788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-77264042297786537912011-09-05T16:07:44.632-04:002011-09-05T16:07:44.632-04:00Nonna, your grandsons are adorable!!!
We had that ...Nonna, your grandsons are adorable!!!<br />We had that same Fisher Price doctor kit with my children were young. How fun that you saved it. <br /><br />I'm glad to hear that your home didn't receive any damage from Irene. We are having our share of rain from Lee today. I would love to go out and get a Diet Coke, but it is pouring out there. <br /><br />Your daughter and DIL are both lovely. I know you had a joyous time wedding dress shopping together.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-78309452762234496392011-09-05T12:43:23.984-04:002011-09-05T12:43:23.984-04:00Those dress shots are beautiful, as are your daugh...Those dress shots are beautiful, as are your daughter and daughter-in-law. What a fun girls-only day. <br /><br />Your grandson sure are growing, and they're absolutely adorable, Pat! What a great time for you! Congratulations to the oldest for the potty training milestone. I'm sure he LOVED his medical bag. And the baby? Oh, wow! So huggable!<br /><br />I'm thrilled you enjoyed your visit...and that the homefront was relatively unscathed by the hurricane.Lisa@GrandmasBriefshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09118045229896169387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-63065476285500308842011-09-04T23:03:57.903-04:002011-09-04T23:03:57.903-04:00How wonderful that you found the dress so quickly....How wonderful that you found the dress so quickly. Can't wait to see it. Wedding dresses are so fun. I would love to win your giveaway.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11719155857313319690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-67021007500480036012011-09-04T19:18:33.409-04:002011-09-04T19:18:33.409-04:00I think I already entered for the giveaway, Pat......I think I already entered for the giveaway, Pat...what a wonderful one it is.<br /><br />How exciting about your upcoming wedding - rather the wedding of your daughter. I am so glad I had one in my family a year and four months ago. I wonder if my other two sons will ever get married. My wonderful daughter-in-law, Laura, was sweet enough to invite me to join her mom and maid of honor on the wedding dress shopping expedition, knowing that, with three sons, I would probably never have that experience. It was a most wonderful and joyous day. Christine, her mom, and I shed tears with almost every dress she tried on. Afterwards, we went for lunch - no tea for us - we had hefty doubles of margaritas!RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-76933853687719417532011-09-04T16:23:36.496-04:002011-09-04T16:23:36.496-04:00What a wonderful time for you and your daughter! S...What a wonderful time for you and your daughter! Sweet, sweet photos!GratefulPrayerThankfulHearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912258806814037028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-25768544769344288722011-09-04T00:15:28.249-04:002011-09-04T00:15:28.249-04:00What a happy special time. I'm thrilled that ...What a happy special time. I'm thrilled that you girls had such a wonderful weekend together. Perfect time to be away. ;-)<br />Have a nice holiday weekend. ~ SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873375271470225199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-36965858215559793652011-09-03T17:32:32.436-04:002011-09-03T17:32:32.436-04:00zHappy you were saved from the storm. That must ha...zHappy you were saved from the storm. That must have been a wonderful trip. Your Daughter is lovely, I knew it was her right away. She looks so much like you.<br />Have a great weekend.<br />yvonneLa Petite Galleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553902574516930172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-82471884735367486892011-09-03T06:13:59.200-04:002011-09-03T06:13:59.200-04:00I remember wedding dress shopping...what a lovely ...I remember wedding dress shopping...what a lovely memory to be able to share with your mom!<br /><br />Just the doors to that place look dreamy to me!<br /><br /><br />Leon and Marvin are getting so big, Pat! How great that you saved the Dr. kit all these years!People Who Know Me Would Say:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04621641188403948733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-4822920661469067212011-09-03T05:48:18.688-04:002011-09-03T05:48:18.688-04:00You have me curious about the dress. It sounds li...You have me curious about the dress. It sounds like you had a nice time. Your grandchildren are beautiful. It must be difficult to leave your loved ones whenever you go home.From Beyond My Kitchen Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10748389222000989848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-42926084993634545422011-09-02T22:01:08.627-04:002011-09-02T22:01:08.627-04:00What a great experience Pat, I remember how it was...What a great experience Pat, I remember how it was when my daughter picked her dream dress. Your grandsons are beyond adorable, and potty trained already? They grow too fast!Proud Italian Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101116879818585638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-86558964892461293302011-09-02T20:58:46.894-04:002011-09-02T20:58:46.894-04:00What fun, Pat! I'm so glad you had the chance ...What fun, Pat! I'm so glad you had the chance to enjoy wedding gown shopping with your daughter. Glad your d-i-l could be there as well. Glad you had no storm damage. I have very fond memories of NYC. My trip was great. I saw a lot, and I felt that I "lived the life." You see, I stayed in an apt (not hotel), and shopped for groceries like a Manhattan-ite and rode the subway many times to get where I was going. NY is a neat place.<br />Hugs, BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792341123595520130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-37870889770754555442011-09-02T20:44:24.631-04:002011-09-02T20:44:24.631-04:00That was a profitable trip for you! And your pictu...That was a profitable trip for you! And your pictures of the wedding gowns are just as gorgeous as your photos of New YorK! Have a good weekend!podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-38426980256311959192011-09-02T13:11:05.345-04:002011-09-02T13:11:05.345-04:00Pat, thanks for the comment on my post! I did not...Pat, thanks for the comment on my post! I did not have the luxury of my very own wedding dress. My mother did not want to spend the money, so she went behind my back and borrowed a dress from a friend, then told me what she had done. When my sister married, however, she wore the dress that dreams are made of, and it was all hers.<br /><br />You have a beautiful family.Judiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02778815502961000469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-47970798325235690812011-09-02T09:47:10.481-04:002011-09-02T09:47:10.481-04:00Ah, the wedding dress! My dil's 4500 dollar d...Ah, the wedding dress! My dil's 4500 dollar dress sits "preserved" in a box upstairs in a closet! The oldest of 4 girls, her sisters all chose their own dresses, so this one will never be worn again. My dil is very tiny, and my 10 yo gdau is nearly as tall as her now! So no hope of that!<br />I am glad your dd had such an easy time of finding her dream dress, that's wonderful!<br />LOL, I have my son's FP med kit here too, His kids still play with it, and I have rec'd many injections from them!!<br />Glad you had no damage, it wasn't fun here, and I so feel for those still suffering! Those people in VT stranded , and no trailers on the way to help them! Very sad.<br />Have a great weekend, the sun is supposed to be out until tomorrow and then wet, wet, wet!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323768335143979148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-21205422680246797972011-09-02T08:48:43.230-04:002011-09-02T08:48:43.230-04:00Oh I love hearing stories like this where the brid...Oh I love hearing stories like this where the bride and those with her knew that it was "the dress." I've only been shopping for wedding dresses twice and one time it happened this way and it was the first dress that the bride tried on. Four of us stood gaping because the future bride was so lovely. She tried on several more just to be sure, of course, but that first one was "the one."<br /><br />Your little grands are adorable. Congrats to the eldest on a task well learned. Life is so much easier after that. ☺Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-1834589205445673942011-09-02T08:45:39.499-04:002011-09-02T08:45:39.499-04:00WOW... so exciting! What a sweet day... and your ...WOW... so exciting! What a sweet day... and your daughter, DIL are so pretty. It will be very fun to see what dress your daughter chose. Isn't it funny how often one of the first try-on's is "the dress". Did you get an outfit for yourself for the wedding yet--Mom of the bride-to-be? Your grandsons are sooo CUTE--goodness how they've grown! Thanks for sharing your family time with us, Pat. :o) Happy Weekend ((HUGS))Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-29173381771869252382011-09-02T01:20:57.450-04:002011-09-02T01:20:57.450-04:00What a fun time to spend with your daughter gettin...What a fun time to spend with your daughter getting her dress! My daughter's wedding and the preparation leading up to it was one of the happiest times of my life! Such a special time. Your grandson is precious! Love & blessings from NC!Tales From My Empty Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13788675019831201104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-45960419065425841002011-09-02T00:11:08.119-04:002011-09-02T00:11:08.119-04:00so glad you didnt suffer the wrath of Irene. what ...so glad you didnt suffer the wrath of Irene. what fun ...I loved shopping with my daughter for her wedding dress too!!!debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385843302635223519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-6236759689640492692011-09-01T17:04:17.754-04:002011-09-01T17:04:17.754-04:00I'm so happy, Pat, that your daughter found th...I'm so happy, Pat, that your daughter found the dress of her dreams. That is rare--especially so early in the search.. You --as the Mom--was lucky!!!!! Can't wait til the wedding so that we can all see it.<br /><br />Your grands are gorgeous. <br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-49326739703668800642011-09-01T17:00:27.878-04:002011-09-01T17:00:27.878-04:00What a wonderful way to spend a day! A lovely expe...What a wonderful way to spend a day! A lovely experience! Hopefully, I'll have such an occasion to look forward to as my daughter went to Rome with her boyfriend last Sunday, & came back engaged! <br />Enjoy your weekend Pat!Shirleyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12219451442180410908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-59036939869080567952011-09-01T15:00:03.165-04:002011-09-01T15:00:03.165-04:00It's the last picture...the eighth dress from ...It's the last picture...the eighth dress from the left. How did I do? Your daughter will make a beautiful bride.<br /><br />Nona...cute grandkids! You saved the doctor kit. That's so neat that now he plays with the same kit his Dad played with as a child. Both your kids live in Colorado? I saved all the Fisher Price little people and the Fisher Price school bus, but no grandkids.<br /><br />Glad all is well in your neck of the woods.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068151073417372746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-65036161318826659012011-09-01T14:09:30.581-04:002011-09-01T14:09:30.581-04:00I know you are glad to find things at home safe an...I know you are glad to find things at home safe and sound. We are praying for all those impacted by the storm.<br /><br />I can hardly wait to see the chosen gown. I love weddings.<br /><br />Your two little fellows are the cutest. I know you must have been the recipient of lots of wonderful hugs and kisses.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10535622044396271722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-31505490610519020482011-09-01T10:44:12.926-04:002011-09-01T10:44:12.926-04:00Isn't it fun to go wedding dress shopping?!!! ...Isn't it fun to go wedding dress shopping?!!! I went with my god-daughter and the dress should arrive by Sept 15 ... plenty of time before the big day of Nov 12!!!! Fun, fun, fun! Sounds like you had a lovely day!Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648866385164116020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-83633436889321326482011-09-01T09:36:04.097-04:002011-09-01T09:36:04.097-04:00So tell the truth...did you choke up a bit and fin...So tell the truth...did you choke up a bit and find a wee bit of mist in your eyes when she first stepped out in a wedding gown?<br /><br />The research/expose book The Wedding Machine written in the 1970s documented that almost all brides buy one of the first dresses they try on, and something like 95% buy the very first dress they try on. <br />I believe that is because of the "rush" the girl feels the first time she sees herself in a bridal gown...a feeling hard to duplicate with the following gowns.<br /><br />I purchased the second gown I tried...the first was a gown designed for a winter wedding, in velvet and fur. I knew it would never work for a Southern California wedding but had to try it on any way.Thoughts on Life and Millinery.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15826496514403918108noreply@blogger.com