The Search for The Dress: Part One
So, we have tentatively set a date (July 17, 2010) and have started to look at venues for the ceremony and reception. We are not procrastinators, yay (well, on this at any rate. The further we work ahead, the less stress we'll have during school.) And today I went with my mom and youngest sister to try on some fancy things. It was fun and little scary, mostly because I was terrified I would STEP ON THE EIGHTY YARDS OF FABRIC and inadvertently rip it and then the sale's lady would yell at me and nobody would have any fun.
But that crisis was averted. Pictures are below the cut (so my love can't peek). I need opinions! My mom was very careful to not influence my opinions. Too careful. HALP.
(Also: there might be a significant amount of wedding talk on here for the next few months. I know many of you are fandom friends, so if you find this irksome and want to defriend me I understand completely. Not everyone enjoys being subjected to foofy dresses and whatnot every few days.)
This was the very first one I tried on.I like the back, but it took forever to lace up and the dress was *heavy.*
Back:
The front was cute too, with the little bow.
Front (Ignore the look on my face. Erin took the pictures too quickly):
The second dress had lace along the bottom (which I loved) but again, it was so darn heavy. It was also a bit too big (hence the clothespins).
Back:
I liked the haltar top on this one as well. It helped the dress to stay up since I'm not very blessed in the chest department.
Front:
Dress Number Three was twice my size (I'm a six; it was a twelve), so it was clothespinned to bejeezus and back.
Back:
Front:
Dress Four was one of the two that I really loved. It originally had cap sleeves on it, but I had the salesperson take them off because they were huge and looked ridiculous on me. I loved, loved, LOVED, the beading on this gown. It was romantic but not overbearing.
Front:
The train was still long, but it wasn't nearly as heavy as the other ones.
Back:
Since I liked this dress so much, the salesperson brought out a headpiece and veil to try on with it.
Around that time, the store manager came out and suggested I try on some gowns out of their catalouge. This was one of them:
Front:
The front wasn't bad, but the back seemed strange to me. I wasn't a huge fan.
Back:
The final dress I tried was one the salesperson who was helping me brought out because I liked dress number four so much. Its a bit similar, but the embroidery is more flowery and the fabric sparkled in the light. I can't decide if I like this one or the fourth dress more:
Front:
Back:
And more with the veil and a different headpiece:
And there we have it. I'm supposed to go back on Wednesday to discuss how much alterations could potentially cost, because any of the dresses would have to be taken in at the waist and bust. It'll probably have to be hemmed as well, because even in heels I had to lift the front to walk.
And this had better post, because uploading these pictures took far longer than it should have.
But that crisis was averted. Pictures are below the cut (so my love can't peek). I need opinions! My mom was very careful to not influence my opinions. Too careful. HALP.
(Also: there might be a significant amount of wedding talk on here for the next few months. I know many of you are fandom friends, so if you find this irksome and want to defriend me I understand completely. Not everyone enjoys being subjected to foofy dresses and whatnot every few days.)
This was the very first one I tried on.I like the back, but it took forever to lace up and the dress was *heavy.*
Back:
The front was cute too, with the little bow.
Front (Ignore the look on my face. Erin took the pictures too quickly):
The second dress had lace along the bottom (which I loved) but again, it was so darn heavy. It was also a bit too big (hence the clothespins).
Back:
I liked the haltar top on this one as well. It helped the dress to stay up since I'm not very blessed in the chest department.
Front:
Dress Number Three was twice my size (I'm a six; it was a twelve), so it was clothespinned to bejeezus and back.
Back:
Front:
Dress Four was one of the two that I really loved. It originally had cap sleeves on it, but I had the salesperson take them off because they were huge and looked ridiculous on me. I loved, loved, LOVED, the beading on this gown. It was romantic but not overbearing.
Front:
The train was still long, but it wasn't nearly as heavy as the other ones.
Back:
Since I liked this dress so much, the salesperson brought out a headpiece and veil to try on with it.
Around that time, the store manager came out and suggested I try on some gowns out of their catalouge. This was one of them:
Front:
The front wasn't bad, but the back seemed strange to me. I wasn't a huge fan.
Back:
The final dress I tried was one the salesperson who was helping me brought out because I liked dress number four so much. Its a bit similar, but the embroidery is more flowery and the fabric sparkled in the light. I can't decide if I like this one or the fourth dress more:
Front:
Back:
And more with the veil and a different headpiece:
And there we have it. I'm supposed to go back on Wednesday to discuss how much alterations could potentially cost, because any of the dresses would have to be taken in at the waist and bust. It'll probably have to be hemmed as well, because even in heels I had to lift the front to walk.
And this had better post, because uploading these pictures took far longer than it should have.