~Bella Couture~

Bella Couture - OPENING SOON! 104 Croft St, Mt. Laurel, AL, 35242, 205-995-3444 ...

I haven't blogged in a while, but this post is worth bloggin for. One of my sweetest, closest friends(Colleen A.K.A. "Coco") is opening a Bridal Shop in August 2006 called Bella Couture Bridal Salon in Mount Laurel, Alabama. Colleen has been seeking the Lord for over a year now for His will in her business dream of having her own bridal shop.

I am stoked! I took off this past Friday and we have been working fervently to get the shop ready. I can't believe I helped to etch an entire showroom concrete floor, sealed it, and have helped to paint the office. The store will be beautiful with tan and gray marble colored concrete flooring, ivory painted walls(with a special tissue painting), and satin fabric lining the ceiling. I am also excited because I will be working in the shop part-time. However, I am more excited for my friend Colleen. This is a dream coming true for her. She has committed her plans to the Lord and they are being established(Proverbs 16:3).

This dress is from one of my favorite lines she will be carrying, Alvina Valenta. In addition she will be carrying Justin Alexander, Allure, Marissa, Bellissama, and Enzoani.

On my way home from the shop tonight I heard this song and I thought of Coco and her shop. This post is for you Colleen, for continued favor and blessings to overflowing.

Ecclesiastes 3:11
11 He has made everything beautiful in its time.

The Real Me Lyrics
Foolish heart looks like we're here again
same old game of plastic smile
don't let anybody in
hiding my heartache, will this glass house break
how much will they take before I'm empty
do I even let it show, does anybody know?

CHORUS:
But you see the real me
hiding in my skin, broken from within
unveil me completely
I'm loosening my grasp
there's no need to mask my frailty
cause you see the real me

Painted on, life is behind the mask
self-inflicted circus clown
I'm tired of the song and dance
living a charade, always on parade
what a mess I've made of my existence
but you love me even now
and still I see somehow

CHORUS
Wonderful, beautiful is what you see
when you look at me
you're turning the tattered fabric of my life into
a perfect tapestry
I just wanna be me

CHORUS
and you love me just as I am

Wonderful, Beautiful is what you see
when you look at me