Hello friends,
Well, I have good news to report. I have purchased a wedding dress! I found the dress that gave me "that feeling." While I wont tell you anything about what it looks like, I can tell you that it is beyond beautiful and so, so flattering. It took a little patience on my part (and Lisa and Mom, too) but I narrowed down shape, then fabric, then I got specific as to likes and dislikes. (Ex: I like rouching, I don't like taffeta, etc, etc) And voila! I found my dress! Now I have to wait the excruciating 8 months for it to come into the store. But it is worth the wait ;-)
I even ALMOST started crying. I blame that on the veil though, let me tell you it makes such a difference to see yourself with a veil on! I was all "bird cage veil or nothing" but when the consultant put a long veil on me with a blusher... I was choking back tears. So now my new undertaking is trying to turn my mother's 1978 veil headband into a 2014 veil on a comb. I think I will modernize Mom's veil (which is a cathedral length with a daisy chain edge and blusher attached) by adding some bling to the daisy chain I will wear that during our ceremony then change into a birdcage veil for the reception. The best of both worlds. And now that I have a dress and my look I feel like a lot of other details can be thought about and decided on. Also, who doesn't love shoe and accessory shopping!
Oh, I almost forgot. It is NOT the dress I was debating over a few months ago. I tried that one back on and still LIKED it, but i wanted to change this, and maybe do that, etc. When I tried my dress on it was PERFECT! No changing necessary. Well, that is not entirely true, I might add a small lace applique, but I didn't feel the need to change anything about the fit or color of the dress or any other major additions/subtractions. I am glad i went with my instincts and kept looking.
