I went wedding dress shopping this weekend and it has been a roller coaster of emotions for me. At first, I was hesitant to go. I am willing to admit that it's because of my size. I have put on weight and this is NOT the ideal size I want to be when trying on dresses. So I wasn't looking forward to looking "fluffy" in these pictures. Walking into the store, I felt overwhelmed. How many dresses can one store hold?! There were so many styles and looks. Who knew that white could come in so many shades!
When I finally tried the first dress on, I felt a little disappointed. It was the Jim Hjelm one that I had blogged about in an earlier post. That dress looks a lot better on that model. It had too much lace on the shoulders. It was eating up my shoulders. I had been looking forward for so long to try on this dress and when I finally did...blah. It looked blah on me. I just kept thinking, "Oh, no! This was suppose to be the one!" But once I looked at the price tag, I instantly felt relieved. "Phew, good thing this isn't the one!"
I tried on about four or five more and they felt okay. Some got a very quick no and some got maybe's. The maybe's weren't cutting it for me. I didn't feel a wow factor. And then..... I tried on the prettiest dress we had. I felt so beautiful in it! The term blushing bride comes to mind. I felt so happy instantly! But guess what? It was strapless!!!! I felt shocked. What?! But I had sworn I wouldn't get a strapless. How can this be the one I like the most? But it was! I twirled around in it. We took some pictures. We talked about the accessories. We discussed how great it would look in a church and later outside in a vineyard. It wasn't too heavy or too poofy. It was just right. (Wow, that sounded very Goldy Lock-ish).
The dress fitting ended with me having a big smile on my face! I think I'm going to try some more places just to make sure I'm not missing out on anything, but I just know I am going to compare every dress to that last one. Of course, I also want to have my Mom help in the decision, so I have to make an appointment for us to go back?
Is it really this easy though? I don't want to say I found my dress, but it feels like I found my dress. Every time I think of me in it, I smile! That's a good sign, right? How often do brides find there dress after the fifth or sixth dress? My last emotion on this roller coaster was concern. Am I being too quick in picking "the dress"? Should it be a lot harder than this?
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