Wedding dress

[robinsnest]

There has been much hemming and hawing about my wedding dress. Should I buy one, Should I make one. They're soooo expensive, but perhaps worth it given the angst it would cause me in the end?

During my third fitting related meltdown before Belvidere Rob very sweetly pulled me aside. Looked me straight in the face and said "Dear, think about this feeling...PLEASE don't make your wedding dress" (Okay he never says Dear but I"m trying to make the moment seem sweeter than his just pointing out that I'm an idiot)...and that sealed it. I wasn't willing to ruin the fun of a wedding by making a wedding dress. I was going to suck it up, say "WOW I am incredibly blessed to have a family that can afford to buy me a lovely dress" and just go get one! 

We went shopping in the beginning in MA where my sister lives. Not intending to buy there, just because I was there, Molly was there, and Mom was there. Well it turns out that Shirley from Bridal Heirlooms is hands down the NICEST most wonderful bridal lady in the world. While the one who carries the designer I like in PA told me I was too fat for the samples and was wasting her time. So off we went to MA to buy a dress. I fit almost perfectly in the sample so really limited alterations will be needed and Molly will bring it down with her.

So if you want to see it. Here's the link. If you want it to be a surpise. Don't open it :-) There are also some potential bridesmaid dresses in there. We pretty much all agreed the green was our favorite. Possibly in the purple color, possibly in the green. It was way shiny in the photo due to crappy point and shoot flash. Please try to ignore the really stupid expression on my face.

Comments

[blackcat452.livejournal.com]

Its so pretty, congratulations! And how rude of that other lady, don't they work for commission? Where was that at?

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

They do work for commission which was why I was completely unwilling to give her my money regardless of how little! It was some place over in KoP I could look it up if you really wanted to avoid them.

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

Oh, I bet I know the one! Was it this one?

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

oh my gosh yes that's it! Don't tell me she told YOU you were fat. You're a TWIG.

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

No, my friend got her wedding dress there, and though she didn't have any complaints, I thought the staff were real snobs.

First of all, you are not remotely near fat. And ok, fine, maybe the samples are size 2, but that's no reason to tell a bride she's too fat to fit in it! That's truly a horrible thing to say!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

Well the Irony is the dress I bought was in the sample size! so she was really just mean for the sake of mean. Thus my desire to not give her my business.

[madamekat.livejournal.com]

The dress is beautiful, elegant, and timeless and looks AMAZING on you! Thank you for sharing!!!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Those are exactly the qualities I wanted. Timeless, and elegant. AND I'm pondering if I could wear it to 50s events after. Perhaps not. but it would be fun.

[myownsatellite.livejournal.com]

Oh Robbie, it's beautiful and so you!

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

Thanks :-)

[curiouschilde.livejournal.com]

Oohhhh!! It's sooo pretty. I'm so proud of you for buying it. YAY!! You look amazing in it. I can't wait to see it in person. Wish i could have been there to help ya. *HUGS*

[sewloud.livejournal.com]

Thanks I'm very pleased with it.