L563
I went to Washington state to visit my family and go dress shopping with my aunty. My mom has been gone for for a while now. She was an amazing seamstress and always dreamed of making my dress as she did hers.
I am a plus size gal so we only had a few local choices we are lucky we went in the order we did.
We went to blue sky bridal sweetest staff, felt beautiful, a dress I could settle for in budget, and on trend. I never had a moment of not fitting the look and each look was catered to my silly blathering of not this or that but but something. All flattering all meant to be true contenders.
Brides for a cause is a serve your self kinda place nothing wrong with that. Racks and racks of dresses and then that feeling again as I walk to the back to find the half full rack with the sizes that would fit me. It's a thrift of dresses you don't always get lucky. It still stings when you walk past so many racks and even see dreamy blues. You pull it off just to check but it's not in the wrong area it's still a size 12 and your not.
Then you go to the champagne place, you know the saying don't try on a dress over the budget. My budget didn't even include beer. Embrace bridal with it's oddly striking yellow walls. This lady isn't really your friend but there's water in the back and a floor all to yourself. She wants to make herself a sale today. I had enough time to try on many dresses, but I didn't need all that time. A full satin dress, never, boat neck velvet? it...has character?
No the English net lace of the first was amazing soft glorious leaving me in awe just like its price tag. The worst was yet to come when I tried on the second dress surely its just a lark with glitter and to poofy for a 5'2" girl like me. I am sensible, but no one is sensible when they fall in for a dress. Previous I had only felt this attraction to cute stuffed animals and my fiance. L563 of course I didn't buy it! I had the things I needed to know.
the first look
she even made it ceremony convertible
I I may have mentioned my assets being over exposed.
This girl was going to be her own fairy godmother. However I couldn't find it on the website of allure. Although surely they sold it. Sadly they sell it right down the street from where I live in Missouri funnily enough.
I thought it was a dream come true when I found it in my size on stillwhite. Little did I know. That the seamstress had called me two sizes too big when writing the number on the tag. ouch, but alterations are to be expected. Then I see it at my first talk with a lady whos going to fit my dress the lovely lace appliques at the hem of the skirt have been cut in half, the organza layer underneath so frayed it would almost be to short. Guess new with alterations doesn't mention the bang up hem job she had to spend so much on.
I still would've bought it is the sad thing even at the same price. How often does your dream dress go on sale in your size? I can see L563 in a size 10 on stillwhite right now 500$.
I feel like I only have half my dress but even if that was the only way to get appliques that's not even counting the cost of having them removed and sewn on. I just hope my aunt can recognize that I got the dress we love.
1,000$ in alterations needed, a dress already bought 200$ over the 800$ budget. Was it worth it to only save a thousand in the end? Didn't I save more since a new dress still needs alterations. I'm not even married yet :p
TLDR; Just wondering if sometimes it's ok to miss out and dream a little lower. Did you ever regret your dress even when it was always the one?
p.s. Dont be afraid to try a style even if it's not meant for you it can make for great memories.
