subject: I'm a Dress Floozy! [print this page] I'm a Dress Floozy! I'm a Dress Floozy!
I wrote this post in March of 2010, about one year ago and roughly TWENTY MONTHS before the wedding. Yes, I am that girl, the one who looks for her dress before doing anything else. What can I say? I have my priorities straight.cheap invitations for wedding
The first time I went dress shopping, I went with my much younger sis. (She's 18, and I'm practically 30. *gulp*) I had been stalking Jim Hjelm and his designs for yearswayyyyyyyy before my FH was hearing wedding bells. I went and tried on a bunch of gowns, including some of his designs. Nothing was really giving me The Feeling. I had just asked my consultant, "Aren't I supposed to have, like, a reaction or something?" and she told me "Some brides don'tit's OK." "Hmph" I thought, and tried on this dress.
Even though it is NOT what I thought I wanted (scoop neck?!?), I cried, my sister cried, and later when I brought two of my BMs, they cried too. Butmy mom, my step mom, and my FMIL were NOT impressed. I tried the gown on for them, and it was like a really awkward episode of Say Yes to The Dress. Crickets chirping. No eye contact. Lots of stammering.
So, in an effort to assure myself that this is THE dress, I went to another storeand that's when the floozing around began!
Both gorgeous, classy dresses that were equally flattering, although maybe not as "fun" as my Jim Hjelm dress. Now I am SO confused, plus my wedding is not until October 2011, so I feel equal parts pressure to wait "in case something better comes along" and to order it NOW so they don't discontinue it. Also,vintage wedding invitationsdid I mention I want the BEST deal POSSIBLE? And, I want to make sure I am wearing something age appropriate, too.
There are a lot of factors to consider when searching for The Dress. What did you consider when dress shopping that you might not have considered before the shopping experience?
