I'm talking about dresses! A few weeks ago I had the pleasure to not just go dress shopping for myself, but also for my bestie, whose wedding is the month before mine. We both had a few people come along with us, and it was such a blast!
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Beautiful dress,
but not THE one |
When I lived (much too briefly) in Seattle last winter, my bus went by
I Do Bridal everyday, and I salivated at their window displays every time. This was our first stop on the journey to find the perfect dress, and they did not disappoint. Being a somewhat large group, with two brides, I was a little nervous as to how our appointments would go, but the gals there were awesome in every way. They had beautiful dresses, just right in my price range, and at the end of the day I found one I needed to think about. For me, making snap decisions, especially when a lump of money is involved, is really hard. The bestie also found a gorgeous dress to think about; which she later on went back and purchased! Yay!
We had a mid-day pit stop for lunch at The Cheesecake Factory (yum!), then went off to David's Bridal. I don't have much to say about this part of the day. We were tired, and the store in general was just frustrating. Needless to say, we could've went elsewhere and had a better time.
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| Had to try a fuller skirt! |
That was all the dress shopping planned for the weekend, but we couldn't give up that easily since I had driven all the way over from Ellensburg. So on short notice, the gang met back up on Sunday at
All That Shimmers near Tacoma. Their dress selection was huge, but it was a bit intimidating walking in there and seeing racks and racks of white. We walked in, without appointments, and were able to rummage through all the racks on our own. The nice thing about that salon was the laid-back atmosphere. They also let us take pictures, which a lot of bridal salons won't do. That being said, the customer service was night and day compared to our experience the day before. While the gal there was friendly and answered our questions, we had no help searching for dresses, putting them on, etc. In the end, though I found it. I found my wedding dress! It wasn't at all what I had originally envisioned, but it turned out to be a combination of all the things I loved about the different dresses from the whole weekend. It was the first dress that, as I stood there in the mirror, made me think that this whole wedding thing is actually real. It's happening. Oh my gosh, I'm actually getting married. Married. It was exciting and nerve-racking all at the same time.
