I have a pretty solid idea of what I want to look like on my wedding day, which somewhat differs from what Josh would want me to look like on my wedding day, but its the dress i've been dreaming about my whole life so obviously I'm going to choose what I want. I've always wanted a timeless dress, I'm not into these new trends like feathers and lots of pickups. I love a good old fashion lace dress that is romantic and sexy in its simplicity. Josh loves satin a-lines and ball gowns (god help me). I didn't want to limit myself though in my first shopping experience and I wanted to make sure I actually did like what I thought I liked going into it, so I tried on lace, satin, chiffon and all different cuts. Turns out I look good in what I thought I liked.
I ended up falling in love with the first dress I tried on, which I feel like no girl really wants to do but I proceeded to try on seven or so more dresses to try and beat it with no such luck. I found two favorites but the first one just stole my heart. I'm obviously not going to post pictures of my favorites because 1. Josh reads the blog and 2. I want to keep it as much of a surprise as possible.
To try and combat Josh's love for big gowns I tried on a very full skirted dress with a cathedral train. Gorgeous dress but it swallowed me whole and I hate heavy dresses! I think I got my point across when I showed him the picture. I also tried on a mermaid and while I loved how it showed off my curves particularly my child bearing hips, I felt like a penguin and if I can't walk in a dress, then I certainly wont be able to dance in one. I also decided I didn't like empire waist that flares out from there, which surprised me because a lot of dresses I loved in looking at magazines were this waistline.
I really liked only having two people with me for my first time trying on dresses. It was nice to not have a million opinions thrown at me and to find out exactly what I WANT before I bring the whole motley crue with me. Too often I see girls trying to put you in their dream dresses but I'm pretty good at putting people in their place so I'm not too concerned about it, plus all my girls know exactly what I want but it was a peaceful and nice experience with just Mom and Emma!
Overall, I was thrilled with the shop, the bridal consultant and my first shopping experience, overall. I still plan to go to Winchester's to see the rest of my options but I'm pretty obsessed with the first dress!
Here are some pictures:
the only satin dress i tried on... it was aiight
the beast dress to show josh how ugly it was
The mermaid, so uncomfortable
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