"We went to Charlotte's Weddings and Bella Victoria Boutique to dress shop. I found them in the Portland Wedding Workbook....both are awesome dress shops...and I found my dress!
What did I learn about buying a wedding dress? It’s very complicated, but it can also be quite entertaining! I thought I found that I had already found a dress a few weeks ago that in my mind “would do the job”. It was pretty, flattering, but it lacked any “WOW” factor for me. I even put a down payment on it. It was rather nice to go dress shopping again, however, knowing that if I didn’t find anything better, I still had a dress to use for my wedding.
Where did I go wrong? I was nervous and I settled.
I mean, I’ve watched “Say Yes to the Dress.” I know that you want to look gorgeous and the dress is one of your most difficult decisions. But until I tried on my personal perfect wedding dress, I didn’t quite understand that it is extremely important that you find a dress that is exactly what you want…as a bride, your dress needs to “WOW” you!
When I was finally wearing my perfect dress, (thank you Portland Wedding Workbook for suggesting such excellent dress shops) everyone in the room held their breath, including me. I could only smile, mom cried, and my sister and friends just kept saying how beautiful it was…it was the one!
I used the worksheet on page 9 of my Portland Wedding Workbook to help me choose my wedding dress. It was very helpful while we shopped because I was able to write down the designers I liked, the style of dress and details I wanted, as well as shoe and accessory ideas.
I especially found useful the “Tips to Remember” section next to the worksheet. It gives you suggestions to make your shopping experience more successful, such as taking pictures of dresses you like, wearing nude colored undergarments, bringing people you trust along with you, and setting your budget BEFORE walking into the bridal shop.
Also, on page 7, there is a fabulous little section called “Dressing Your Body Type.” It’s an editorial that lists the different kind of styles that flatter a variety of female shapes. It was super helpful because my instinct was to try on dresses that I thought were pretty but didn’t necessarily flatter me.
Here are a few of those “tips” I found very helpful while I was trying dresses on. I only realized they’d be issues after beginning to fill out the worksheet in my book, but fortunately before we set out on my wedding dress excursion:
1) It’s okay if you’re a couple sizes bigger in a wedding dress than in your jeans. Most women are!
2) A dress will very likely require tailoring to fit your shape perfectly. The other wonderful thing is that a tailor is able to make any number of changes to your dress. For instance, I’m having cap sleeves added to my dress because I prefer sleeves and it gives my dress a more vintage-y feel.
3) Make sure to keep your friends and family close. This is a requirement! You NEED people to honestly critique how the dress looks and if it matches your theme. You want to look your best and if you feel beautiful, your pictures will be gorgeous and you will have a happy memory of your perfect dress at your fairy tale wedding!
We had a photographer snap a few shots of our adventure and I was SOO happy when I looked at the pictures after!
I'm off for more wedding planning..."
Sara and Jon
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