Dress Regret

I have major dress regret.  

Since my first fitting, I decided that I no longer liked my wedding gown.  However, unlike women on Say Yes to the Dress, I did not go out and buy ANOTHER wedding gown.  I tried to reason with myself.  If I loved this gown at one point in time, then there was a reason I bought it and that means I should stick with it.  I don't know if my regret comes from the fact that the dress really isn't for me, or if it comes from the fact that since I got my gown I have been to other bridal shops and watched wedding shows, or maybe it's because I never did enough research before getting my gown and didn't try on enough variety.  I honestly don't know why I hate my dress, but I know that I do and I know that I am really hoping on my wedding day I end up feeling beautiful.


I only really tried on two different silhouettes.  I only tried on 3 dresses total.  That might have been where my mistake was.  But I thought I knew for sure that was my dress.  But like any normal (yet completely insane) bride, I now am over thinking every decision I have made, and sadly I am regretting the most important gown I will ever wear in my life.  


All I can do is hope it's all in my head and that next week I will feel as beautiful as I once did in my wedding gown.  So with that said, here are some gowns I really am now wishing I had tried on or bought.  I feel that this type of gown would have looked better on me and I wish I had given these a try.  I actually swoon over these gowns. :(

So there you have it...the gowns above are now what I wish I would have gone with.  They're beautiful...or maybe I'm just losing my mind.

Turn That Frown Upside Down

Moments after writing my last post about how stressed I was and about how sure I was the world was coming to an end, I get a call.  Not just any call, THE call.  MY WEDDING GOWN CAME IN!

I did my happy dance in my office for a split second, texted my fiance, and then did what any logical bride would do. I decided I should leave work then and there and go try my dress on.  I reached to grab my purse and remembered key words from that phone call.  Words like "appointment" and "Thursday or Tuesday only".  Hmph.  Way to ruin my day.

I had to put aside my desire to run out of work flailing my arms and screaming "It's here! It's finally here" and realize the reality is, I have to make an appointment to go try my dress on.  So, I called my mom, told her my dress came in, and we decided we'll go together next week at a SCHEDULED time to try on my gown.  So now I can bring things like my necklace, earrings, veil, and shoes to get a REAL feel of my gown.  I guess this works out for the best, I don't look very fabulous today and everyone knows you have to look amazing when you try on your gown because frizzy hair ruins even the best looking gown.


So, next week it is. I get to find out if my gown looks as amazing as I remember.  Possibly even better since it will be in MY size. YAY ME!