The Dress

I am so blessed to share that I had two very important people with me when i went to try on wedding dresses. I wish more would have been there but who would have known that I found my dress on the first visit!

Yes, I found my dress, and i am so incredibly excited to get it. It was much more than I had considered, but it's perfect. My mother and one of my sisters came with me. We stopped first in Sacramento at a nice bridal store. Two of my sister's had gotten their dress there so I thought it had to be the place. I went in with one idea and was highly disappointed. It was nothing that I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong, trying on very expensive dresses is fun, but very tiring. We were there for only half an hour, I tried on at least a dozen dresses (or it felt like a dozen) and was told that they didn't have the style I wanted in our price range. So I picked up my things and sulked out of the store.

I was ready to go home. Then my momma came up with the brilliant idea of stopping by David's Bridal closer to home. You don't need an appointment there and she had the rest of the evening off so why rush home. Great idea Momma!

We got a bite to eat then rushed back to David's Bridal. I tried on a few dresses, without the help of the gal that was supposed to be helping us. Pretty much all she did was put a sticky note on the door of my room and told me she was with another bride as well so she would be in and out. My mom, sister and I raided the racks and racks of dresses. They are all so big and full of static. I was beginning to get overwhelmed. After reaching our limit of dresses, I went and tried some on.

I really only went through about ten there, but the last one, was the dress! I was trying on my first dress for the second time when my mom brought to me another gown. It was similar, she said, to the one we were admiring on a manikin in the front. So after debating really hard on the first dress, I jumped into the last dress, about ready to give up!

I still remember it like it was this afternoon. I walked out of the door and the first thing I see is a reflection of myself! Gasp! It took my breath away for a moment and I got a permanent smile on my face. I do a quick walk (because I'm pretty sure I am not allowed to run in this place) to a pedestal to see what I really look like. I was so excited, I kicked a shoe off of it that a little girl had placed there. I heard her say "AWW" like she was disappointed I took the shoe's place.

Get over it girl, this is my moment!

I think that was the only moment the whole day that I was incredibly selfish.

I couldn't stop smiling! It was perfect!

(keeping this short so I don't bore you to death) I decided with the agreement of my Mother and Sister that this was the dress!

I went through my moments a week later afraid I got the wrong dress! The pictures I had were not very flattering so I began to panic! My Sister calmed me and reassured me that i loved the dress and she loved the dress and that every bride goes through that. I don't get my dress until probably June, so I have a while before I get to see MY dress again, but I am now extremely anxious for that day!

It was not anything that I went in looking for, but it ended up being the most perfect dress I could ever find! The designer is Oleg Cassini and it's perfect! These pictures are actually an ivory dress but I ordered White so it will look a bit different. (and I'm pretty sure my hair won't be in a messy bun nor have guitar pick earrings in my ears)

ENJOY :)