UPDATED Mapp-Bressan Charlottesville Accomodations for October 16 - 18

Downtown Mall -- Omni, boutique shopping, dining

UVA Corner -- Red Roof Inn, Little Johns, The Biltmore

Hello all! Some actual wedding news (as opposed to Jenn Mapp musings). We have reserved blocks at two Charlottesville hotels. It may seem early but CVille fills up quickly in autumn. October 17 isn't a home game day (the Hoos will be twerping it out in College Park, MD) but it is UVa parents weekend. Plan accordingly.

Red Roof Inn
1309 West Main Street (on the UVA corner)
Rate- $89.99 Double and $96 King
Reservations: 434-295-4333
Mapp-Bressan Wedding Block (Reference- B26MAPP)

Omni Charlottesville
235 West Main Street (on the downtown mall)
Rate- $199 Single or Double
Reservations : 1-800- The-Omni
*Make your Omni Mapp-Bressan Reservations Here*

NEW ADDITION!

Days Inn- 29 North

http://www.daysinn.com/DaysInn/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=10134&brandInfo=DI

434-293-9111

Reference Mapp-Bressan Wedding

$109 a night if made by September 1st

Mapp-Bressan Wedding Block Questions/Concerns? Please contact Jessica Sheffield @ The Event Company
jsheffield@theeventco.net
434-974-6500

Check out The Event Company site for a preview of 10-17. Yummy wedding lovliness!

Charlottesville Day Trip

This past Saturday Matt and I were joined by Emily, Mom, Grandmom and Aunt Donna in Charlottesville for a round of catering tastings and to visit Ash-Lawn and the Colannade Club. What a wonderful afternoon! I can't wait for October.

Wedding Gown Value UP!

Saks Fifth Avenue announced it has picked up Christian Siriano's Fall 2009 RTW collection (the collection Jenny and I went to see during NYC fashion week last month - ahem;) as part of the retailer's new up and coming designer boutique initiative.

The news speaks volumes for the Christian V. Siriano brand, which, in a retail climate that has left many notable up and coming designers desperate for distribution, was able to score the golden ticket of luxury retail. Hopefully the venture is mutually advantageous; any one who follows fashion is well aware Saks needs the attention.

Mapp Girls Take Manhattan

The first wedding gown fitting with Mr. Christian Siriano has been confirmed for Friday, May 1. What I thought would be a low-key studio fitting/sketch session has evolved into a Mapp Ladies field trip. Good thing Christian brings the drama like my mamas! Hey, he's a short, brunette, mouthy Italian queen. We'll all get along just fine...

Can't wait to see what Grandmom thinks of Ellis Island, wish Birdie could come...

(and Ellis Island, Little Italy, Jersey Boys, Century 21, Central Park)

Plumagination

I am enthralled with feathery, tulle-fat, ribbon flower millinery. One part flapper, one part Bradshaw = my kinda wedding party. Sunday was spent exhausting Etsy-inspiration. Out of nowhere, early prototypes emerged, constructed entirely of on-hand material: Cibu photo shoot kimono fabric; red satin once employed as a holiday sash and deconstructed black angel Halloween wings. Refinement is necessary. I will spend the next week finishing edges and trolling Etsy for textile and vintage plumage. I aspire to Ban.do worthy finery.

Reasons I love Matt, #5B

Sunday Shopping =

Just another Monday taco night...

Fancy footwork

A little early, yes, but what better way to spend a snow day than Windows shopping for wedding shoes (err...working from home). Never one to shy away from well-healed drama, a few early front runners, for your perusal.

PS: Christian wrote me back, wedding dress worry subsided.

Top to bottom: Giuseppe Zanotti (Zappos Couture); Christian Louboutin "Picador" (Barneys); Christian Louboutin