278 Days To Go....
And one major step is finished! My mom and I went dress shopping this past weekend, and I found my dream dress. We started looking Friday morning at about 11:00ish, and by about 1:00pm I had found it. Or at least, I was pretty sure I'd found it. I still wanted to try more dresses on, of course, but I couldn't stop thinking about this one specific dress.We started off at a store called Christie's. Apparently it was supposed to be the hoitey-toitey dress shop with a great selection, etc. Well, quite frankly, I've seen a better wedding dress selection at a large value village. Honestly, the dress selection was not impressive at all, and they looked dingy, and I only found 3 I wanted to try on. The lady at the store wasn't helpful at all, she didn't really take much interest in what I was looking for, and hardly talked to my mom and I. So, I found 3 dresses I wanted to try on, and only one of which I was considering. So, we were there about half an hour when we left and hit the next store up the street.
Now, Lindgren's was a dream. My mom and I walked in, I mentioned I happened to be in the market for a wedding dress and they swept me in the door. They got me to fill out an appointment page and we went directly into the back room. They started asking me what I was looking for, or at least what I thought I was looking for. They took that into consideration, looked at my figure, and started pulling out dresses. The owner, Lisa, took one look at me, listened to what I had to say, and asked me if I was willing to try on things that weren't my "ideal" dress. I told her I was open to anything and was willing to give anything a try. So, she picked out a dress and sent me to the change room. Well, the other girl (Christiane I think was her name) strapped me into the dress (it was one size too small, and a corset dress lol) and I paraded out onto the dias and looked in the mirror. My jaw dropped...my mom's jaw dropped....and I just started smiling. I didn't want to take the dress off. I couldn't believe it was strapless, I couldn't believe it was white (I wanted ivory), and I couldn't believe it had a train lol. I was pretty sure that was the dress I wanted, but I tried on others...what the heck, right? So, I had to have tried on about 7 or 8 dresses there. They were all beautiful, but there was always something about them I didn't like. Some of them I felt like I was drowning in fabric, some of them were too beaded, and some of them just didn't suit me at all. I tried on the first dress again, and felt completely at home. They wrote down the dress for me, because they knew I had another store to hit. (Although I'm sure they knew I'd be back lol).
Saturday morning came and my mom, my dad and I headed out to the last bridal shop. We got there early, afraid it was going to be busy. I was the only one there! The girls there were fantastic. I picked out a few dresses to try, and then my mom and the owners started picking out more. I tried on dress after dress, and I found quite a few that I liked, but none of them as much as the one at Lindgren's. Then, one dress came along that was made of a chiffon type material that was layered assymetrical, more of an antique white, and it was very flattering. It was moved to the top of my list, but I had to go back to Lindgren's and try on the other dress in order to make a final decision. I had my dad with me this time to help with his opinion. So, we drove back to Lindgren's, and they strapped me into the dress again. I walked out of the changeroom and I was glowing. I just felt like a princess in that dress, I felt like a bride. I couldn't stop smiling, and even my dad said he liked that dress the best. So, the decision was made.
My dress, if a white strapless corset style dress. It has a chapel length train. I would give more details but I know matt reads my blog from time to time lol. It would be just my luck he would decide to read it. And I certainly can't post pictures! If you'd like to see what the dress looks like, and what I will (mostly) look like in the dress, just let me know and I can forward you a picture. Bear in mind the dress is one size too small, and they had me strapped in pretty tight lol. Some things are poking out that shouldn't be...(no not THOSE things lol).....but they won't be with my actual dress.
Anyway, that's one major step out of the way. LOL I went home and told Matt he couldn't back out now, the deposit on the dress is non-refundable and I'm not paying just under $1000 for a dress that won't get worn lol. He laughed and assured me he wasn't going anywhere lol. The next step: his suit. :o)
Sara
-Who can't WAIT for her dress to come in.....6 months to go lol.
posted by Sara @ 6:23 p.m.
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