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Well, yesterday was wedding dress shopping day. I had been hoping to just be able to buy something online but my BFF and my brother really, really wanted the experience of me trying stuff on. Well, the day had it's good points (the lovely old women at the bridal shops telling me everytime I put something on how great my figure was and how
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I didn't so much get the "you have to look like a bride" comment on every dress so much as I looked at myself in the mirror and thought, "Well. Here's what I look like in a Bride costume. Next." The didn't feel like me at all. And then I went back to one I'd tried on earlier, and after 20 other ultra-bridey dresses, I just went... "Ahhhhh, see, here I feel like myself the dress in which I'll get married."
And, yep, it's on the nontraditional end of things: Champagne instead of white. No train. Not strapless. Not princessy.
I was also operating within a small budget (small being a relative term when weddings are concerned--don't get me started on the financial evils of wedding industry). But one thing I did learn about myself (ymmv) is that feeling comfortable and happy in the dress turned out to be more important to me than saving, say, $200, to stay inside my budget. That's very easy for me to say because I lucked out and got a deal because my dress was a sample, so I was able to stay within my budget.
Of course, you have to watch out because as I'm sure you've noticed, there are a thousand things you'll have to spend money on in the coming months, and if you choose to go slightly over on all of them, you'll be really over budget. But your dress is your dress, and it's going to be in every picture taken of you. Centerpieces will fade from your and everybody's memory. You're always going to see images of your dress. So I say do what makes you the happiest and feel the best.
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