So today was a great day... I had my first fitting! I was a little worried about it fitting, particularly across my hips, because I've gained about 5lbs since I bought it in January, but there was no reason to worry as it went right on. The sides need to be taken in at the bust and it needs to be hemmed (I'm so short!). I'm also having the sweetheart neckline taken deeper, as it's more of a scallop now and I want a true sweetheart (meow!) My MOH and I celebrated by going to get big ol' delicious cheeseburgers LOL!
I also bought a veil today! I had originally thought I didn't want one, since it seemed like an unnecessary expense to me and we aren't having a church wedding. However, I wasn't really feeling "bridal" without it, so I thought I'd try some on. I ended up finding the perfect one, with beading and detailing along the bottom that matches my dress to a "T." It totally went against my plans, since it was WAY over what I was considering spending. Between that and the alterations, I'm sore in the pocketbook! I'm extremely happy though, so glad I got to see my dress again, it's been a long 8-month wait. I'll have hair and makeup trials the morning before my final fitting in September, where I'll get to see the whole shebang. (sorry, no pictures today, we forgot in our excitement! I'll have some at the final fitting)
Now for the totally weird RSVP issue! We began getting RSVPs today, after I mailed invites on Tuesday. We got one for a person that we didn't invite and do not know! HUH?! The RSVP was for one person (we did the "we have reserved __ seat(s) for you"); there was no return address, but it did come from our city (or a surrounding suburb, since the mail all gets sorted centrally); it was a woman's name written down, but it looks like a man's handwriting. So, we're checking all of our individual guests to make sure they got an invite and it didn't get into someone else's mailbox mistakenly. FI thinks it might be a wacky family friend playing a joke, so he'll check tomorrow. I'm slightly weirded out if this isn't a joke, and we might be having an unwelcome guest! I'm sure it'll all get worked out.