I just got an email from the lady making my dress. She is my "Louisianna mama" and we see each other once a year at a technology conference. She has the muslin mock up started and will have it ready to try on March 1st. We are meeting March 1 to try on the mock up and pick the final fabrics. She is coming up from Louisianna 3 or 4 days before the wedding for final fittings and to help with last minute alterations for the members of the bridal party ... and now for color ... It's LAVENDER! My dress is LAVENDER! So pale it looks almost white - but I'm wearing my favorite color like everybody else. It is going to look great... The guys in white shirts, black pants and eggplant colored ties, the older girls in black dresses and the little girls in eggplant dresses ... and me in a purple dress too! 5 months from tomorrow it all comes together!