Introduction

I've always been a bit of a bridal nerd. The day TLC's Say Yes to the Dress came out, it was pure joy as girl after girl chose her pretty white dress for her big day. However, I was little. The show's first episode aired in 2007, making me only a teen. Not many people took my love of bridal very seriously. To them, I was too young or they claimed I would get bored of wedding things before my own big day.

I'm proud to say I've proven them wrong.

Since I started watching Say Yes to the Dress, my wedding bug evolved. It turned into Four Weddings and Bridezillas. It was fed by bridal magazines, including Brides and The Connecticut Bride. Pinterest and Tumblr fueled the fire along the The Knot. Okay, maybe The Knot was responsible for a lot because let's face it, it's one amazing site filled with tons of wedding things.

Then in September 2012, my older sister got engaged. She looked to me for some help since I knew my way around parts of the bridal industry. I could browse the Knot's Lookbook app more effectively than most people know Twitter. As her sister, it made sense that I would become a bridesmaid.

The only downfall was the fact that we were states apart. It's difficult to plan an event so big with a person hours away. However I've looked up to her as she's about to walk down the aisle in Manhattan at the end of this month.

While being her bridesmaid and having my wedding bug, I really hope that I'm ready when it comes time for my own wedding. I am so grateful that I have an amazing boyfriend who understands the bug.