Getting Fitted

Will I find one? How many will I have to try on and when do I decide which dress I want? How much will it cost? Believe me, I'd love a fairy tale wedding now that I finally found someone to say yes too. As glamorous as I feel, I don't know how much my budget can expand.

     We all want to feel like a queen on our wedding day I suppose.  As much as I want that fantasy wedding, I'm just the average woman with an average paycheck, but that doesn't mean I can't find a way for my ladies and I to look the part. Let's see what we came up with so we can all feel the glam on my wedding day.

This Sunday all of my bridesmaids and I got together for a drink and dress fitting. . . . . . .  

We went to a local store and found a few that I really liked. My 4 bridesmaids and I were there for 3 1/2 hours!

My sissy & bridesmaid

 I found about 5 dresses that I really liked. Sadly, it was either the top half or bottom half. 

 

 I'm not much on the beaded look, but some were very elegant. 

 I definitely love the ivory compared to the pure white.

 I found that I really like lace.

 I adore the sweetheart cut.

I'm infatuated with chiffon.

 I'm definitely leaning towards something vintage.

Now since I don't have permission to post bridesmaid's pictures with the dresses they tried on, I won't. As far as their dress selection, I wasn't too thrilled. I was also dissapointed that they didn't carry but a few sizes of each dress. My lovely ladies range in their curves and I didn't get to see many dress fittings for them. The customer service was excellent but the choices were slim. 

Most of the wedding dresses were between $800-$1500. The bridesmaid dresses ranged from $100-$140.  My favorite lines were Casablanca Bridal and Allure. I'm seriously thinking about checking out David's Bridal since they have a wider size range and dress selection. As far as the wedding dress, I think I found one online and I'm contemplating on ordering it as a back up dress.

So, what did I learn in all of the chaos? I learned that I definitely have the best bridesmaids and I picked them all for a reason. I learned more about my taste in wedding dresses and that I will be spinning my wheels on how to save more $. 

To Have And To Hold

Are you planning your wedding or know someone that is? Well, if you'd like you can follow my journey in getting hitched and maybe take a few heads-ups with you. On these posts you will see my activities in preparing for the wedding. Everything from venues, decorations, dresses and themes. Of course there are so many things to choose from so I'll probably only post the options I know I will go with. I hope I can help someone out there through all of my trials and errors. Enjoy and congats to all you lovely brides-to-be! 

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