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I cannot believe the day is (almost) here - how did we get here so fast?? Dress Drama So, my beautiful dress came - and it did NOT look anything like the photo!! Well, so be fair, it actually did look very close, it just was a bit wonky proportionately (it had to be, from the measurements I gave them, so mostly my fault) and she had added these ugly fake pearls along the bust line for God knows what  reason. When I tried it on, it was a bit heartbreaking - mostly because it just didn't look or feel right, as it hadn't been altered for me yet. I basically just felt like a giant, chiffon blimp. It. Was. Awful!  Thankfully I have an amazing seamstress who got right down to work and began pinning and altering right away, so I began to feel better about it. After a few tweaks and 2 fittings, it was MUCH better, and I actually ended up adding a few details from each of the dress options I showed you earlier to create one beautiful, unique, perfect dress. We had to be a bit creative ...

Welcome to the Married Doula! I have been meaning to do this update FOREVER!! And am only finally getting around to doing it now - at least I'm doing it at all, right?? My last update was in FEBRUARY, and it is now the end of APRIL - oh boy. Thankfully I have made several big decisions, so at least there has been progress. This update is all about the bridal party attire, because that is basically what I have completely done (minus shoes for me & the bridesmaids). My Dress I have found "the dress"!! I made a post about my 3 options, and did end up picking one of them - the one most people liked, actually, and the first dress I ever laid eyes on & couldn't get out of my head. My dress will be... Dress #3!! I had so much anxiety about making the "final" decision, especially not being able to try them each on before sending away the money. I finally decided to just go with my gut, and I really think the cut of the waist will be really flattering with my...

Hello, and welcome to the Married Doula! I am a MAJOR PROCRASTINATOR, I need help! My count down tickers informed me today, we have exactly FOUR MONTHS until our wedding day! What?! So, I've basically done nothing. And by nothing, I mean add a million things to my pintrest board, but haven't ordered a single thing (though we did print out Save the Dates - they're in a drawer in my kitchen right now - we printed them a month ago!). I also haven't really blogged about it, so I figured I'd get this post down today. My Wedding Inspiration Location We are a "redneck" couple - not so much in practice, we do have indoor plumbing and all of our teeth, but as a hobby. My fiance has built up his big, lifted, shortened short box 1975 Dodge since 2011, when it was handed down to him from his father, who was given it by his  father (my fiance, H's, grandfather). We're also an outdoor couple, long before we were dating we would hike up mountains or climb trees a...

Hello, and welcome to The Married Doula! Hopefully you've made it here through my other blogs, The Novice Doula (thenovicedoula.blogspot.ca) and The Pregnant Doula (thepregnantdoula.blogspot.ca). If not, please check them out, as well as being engaged, I am also pregnant with baby #2 and an aspiring doula. So, who am I? I'm the Married/Novice/Pregnant Doula! This is me: And this is the groom, we'll call him H: As you can see, he's obsessed with his 1975 Dodge, and wears a basic uniform of black tee shirt and jeans on a daily basis, whether to work, to work on vehicles, or even to photoshoots (the blue was a rare deviation from the norm).  And here are some of my favourite photos together: Our story is a wonderful one, that I absolutely love to tell, so sit back and enjoy! We met back in third grade, when H and is family moved to our home town and joined our elementary school. While I don't remember much of that year, it was his least favourite in school - but even b...