Know what’s awesome? Brides who don’t punish their bridesmaids with taffeta, tulle or some other horribly fitting material.

I don’t think I’ve shared this on my blog yet, but I was asked to be the Maid of Honor is my friend’s wedding! This past weekend we went bridesmaid dress shopping and my dear, sweet, Tena, is 1) Allowing us to choose our own styles and 2) Wants us to wear a super pretty color of chiffon. She searched all the usual suspects for a line that had exactly the color she was looking for and finally found it in the Amsale collection. Love! We spent the day at Twirl Boutique trying on pretty much every dress in the collection and taking pictures because the other 3 girls live out of state. I think the consensus is to go with long dresses and though it is totally cliché (and usually not true) you can totally shorten it and wear it again!

Here were some of our favs:

That chiffon is so beautiful and lays so perfectly. Hip, hip, hooray to flowy fabric, pretty colors, great friends/brides and quality bridesmaid dresses!! Woohooo!

You know, every once in a while, things can get a little overwhelming. Taking on too many projects, tight deadlines, endless amounts of research and hours in front of the computer…oh, and life. I go through these ups and downs feeling on top of the world, like things are happening, then realize I have a long way to go. I was talking to a friend over the weekend and he asked how my business is going. I said, “Oh, it’s going…I just have a lot to take care of but I can do it. I will do it.” and he said, “You can do it – you ARE doing it.” And I was like, you know what, he’s right. I mean crap, Ang, cut yourself some slack! As long as I am moving forward, making steady progress towards my goals, I AM doing it. I saw this poster by ValentinaDesign on Modern Emotive’s blog the other day and it’s just stuck in my head. If I believe I can, I will. And gosh darn it, I am.