My Dress 2

And so the boring titles continue in an effort to balance out the turmoil of my dress search....

To recap a bit, after my first shopping excursion to Priscilla of Boston in search of Fern, I was newly obsessed with Melissa Sweet's Bee. However, I was not ready to make a purchase 2 years out from my wedding day, and the price was steep.

My new plan of action? To find a second-hand Bee. It would be cost effective, eco-friendly, and it would give me something to focus on for the next year. The problem? Bee was brand-spankin new and second-hand Bees wouldn't hit the used dress market until... well... spring 2010 it would seem. Nevertheless, I scoured the web and penciled in sample sales on my calendar. In March 2009, I needed another tangible dress shoppe experience. My mother came up to Manhattan on a Saturday for an appointment at The Bridal Garden in the Grammercy/Flat Iron/Chelsea-ish area. On the same block as the famous Kleinfeld bridal salon.

where all the action will happen

Since I've been laying low this week, the least I can do is offer some closure to this venue-hunt series. Which one of these beautiful, quirky, historic, do-gooding venues did we book??!!??

drumroll please..... (okay, most of my readers already know. And I'm pretty sure I gave it away in my venue rundowns) ....

The Pearl S. Buck Estate in Perkasie, Pennsylvania.

(huzaahh!!)

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This was the first venue we visited, both families in tow, and I had not anticipated falling for it as hard as I did. The grounds are absolutely beautiful and BIG. There's no traffic in sight which was a concern for some of the other venues I visited or just drove by in Bucks County. It's closer to home and more me than the Center City venues.

Marc and I really just felt at home here.  

philadelphia- city of historical venue love: Reading Terminal Market

In the search for my identity in the early stages of planning and "themeing" the wedding, long before I gave it up and admitted my supreme love of and comfort with girly flower rufflyiness, I wanted to delve deeper into this want for eco-green and try to be an urban indie bride.

Enter Reading Terminal Market:

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