My Maggie Sottero Limited Edition in taffeta and lace… What more could a girl ask for. AND - I look like I’m a size 6 in that thing, I have no idea how that happened, but that was my vision of myself for the next month or so. I felt great about officially having my dress. MY DRESS! It was so exciting – I couldn’t even stop talking about it. I just could not believe that I had completed such an essential part of my wedding so quickly. That’s great, right? One more thing off the list of things to do – and a mega savings on the budget side. $1,500 gown for $253 is just unreal... I was convinced that we could use that savings to put toward a band, since we had originally thought it was way out of our price range. So many great things are coming out of this running of the brides deal. The wheels were still turning…
Here she is in all her discount glory:
(personal photo)
Mr. S decided that we probably shouldn’t keep the dress at our house as he may be too tempted to look at it, so one of my amazing Bridesmaids, L, offered to keep the dress at her house for safe keeping – and I could visit as many times as I wanted. So, one night after work, a bunch of the girls got together for a “storing away of the dress” party. I wanted to try the dress on and get some photos to take home with me so I could look at it anytime I wanted. I put the dress on, Bridesmaid L laced me in to the corset top, and down the grand staircase for photos. We got photos of the front, the back, the sides, you name it. The best version of dressup I’ve played since I was probably 7 or 8 years old. The other plus to getting these photos was that I could also see how this dress actually looked in the back and on the sides while it’s on me. Remember the big warehouse where I was standing in my underwear in front of a 1’x4’ mirror? Yeah, that’s all I’ve really seen of this dress up to this point.
A couple days later, I got the photos. Front shot with the silhouette still looks awesome, maybe looking like a size 10 now, but pretty much just how I remember. Then I moved on to the side and back shots. Hmmmmmmm, uhhhhhhhhhhh, ehhhhhhhhhhhhh. I don’t know. Wow, I really need to lose some weight back there…. Uhhhhhhhg. Then back to the front. Well….?? I do like it. Yes, uh, yeah, I do like it. Wait a minute here B – Like it? This is your wedding dress!!! You’re supposed to be head over heels in love with this thing!!!! And then... I just wasn’t anymore – I think. I don’t know.
There were really two parts to this feeling. In looking at the photos, and really seeing the dress from all angles, I didn’t think it really flattered my figure (granted, I planned on losing a few lbs before the big day, but, what if I didn’t?). Secondly, after hearing so many stories from other brides about their dress shopping, and that silly little show (that we all secretly love) “Say YES to the Dress,” I envisioned my dress buying experience to be fun and glamorous. You should come out of a dressing room with a beautiful dress on and stand in front of the 3 sided mirrors and everyone says “yay” or “maybe another one…”. Definitely didn’t get THAT experience in a warehouse with a rack full of dresses and 100 other women running around in their underwear. I really wanted that experience, and I felt deprived that I didn’t get it.
What’s the harm in just looking for another dress?? Maybe I go to the dress shops, try on a few more. If nothing hits me as “THE ONE” I know I already have a dress to fall back on. Who knows, maybe trying more on will be the convincing I need that I really did find my dress the first time. Next stop: wedding dress shopping with the girls - again…
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