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| I'm a huge fan of understated beauty... And that's all I thought about... |
The whole moment was surreal! From scheduling the appointment, the drive to Trudy's, meeting the dress consultant (Ms. Jenn), actually discussing what I wanted in a wedding dress: (With lace, a "poof", and without a question, sleeves!)
OH and DID I mention the part that I had to get half-naked in front of a complete stranger!?!
YUP! So I know I wasn't going to Kleinfelds but daaaaaaamn... I awkwardly stood there and realized she wasn't leaving even when I had to get undressed... And flashbacks from a couple months ago went through my mind... And I simply told myself to breathe and that I would be trying on my first wedding dress ever!
I got undressed and changed into my strapless bra in front of Ms. Jenn-And immediately had to take off because the dress had a built in bra!
The first dress was a gorgeous Allure bridal dress... It was body hugging (mermaid/trumpet), lace, and had cap sleeves... And people I looked banging! Slammin! Like toot-toot! It accentuated all my wonderful curves!
To be honest, I went into this appointment thinking that I am too fat and nothing is gonna look good and it would be my motivation to lose weight... And the results were the opposite!
The first dress was/is beautiful but it had a keyhole in the back and the front was a deep-v, it looked gorgeous, but I would've been uncomfortable- and cap sleeves just were not as modest as I like to be and with my tatas hanging out or with my back wide open to make skin on skin contact... egh...
One of the other dresses that I was super excited to try on was a princess-poof, lace-tulle-galore dress! And again I loved it! I did a couple of twirls and realized that if I chose this dress I would be over compensating for the 15 year-old me that never go to wear the poofy dress for my quince.
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| I love this quote! Never underestimate simplicity. |
Then Ms. Jenn added the final piece that did me over... and I knew that it was my dress! And then ensued the water-works, from myself, my mama, and one of my bridesmaids. My Maid of Honor got teary eyed but she was fulfilling her MOH duties by snapping pictures away...
I have always been obsessed with "Say Yes to the Dress" and am perplexed when they get all emotional AND I, certainly, wasn't expecting to have that 'a-ha' moment - like I fell in love... the same way I fell in love with my Babo...I was completely caught off guard... Because I wasn't expecting to choose a dress and to feel that way ABOUT A DRESS...I wanted the dress to exemplify my simplicity and modesty and that I AM a woman, a Beautiful woman, that says "Lilly" and it does!
I said yes!... well like I said on FB - I actually made an exhaling sound of like oh-ho-oh-ho... that Ms. Jenn found extremely adorable... The end result, I now have my wedding dress!
That is all,
'Til Next Tuesday,
Toodles
PS:
Some Tips:
1. Come with plenty of pictures (Because they didn't have the dress that I had set my mind on but Ms. Jenn was able to recreate it and actually improved upon what I wanted with the same dress designer from my pics)
2. Come with heels that way you can size up how you'll actually look
3. Bring a strapless bra just in case (even if I didn't use mine- always just in case)
4. Take pictures, take pictures and take pictures, that way you can see what you look like on film
5. Bring people that know you and what YOU'RE looking for and are truly there for YOU...Thank you ladies for being there and for your support - - - Lucky for y'all, I ended up not trying on 100 dresses as mentioned in your gifts. Lol...
* Not gonna number this one because this one should be of no surprise... But just have fun with it! It's totally like playing dress up! I kinda wanna be a wedding dress consultant now! You get to play dress up with live dolls!
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| My mama made fun of the other ladies when they grabbed tissues and she was the first one to cry... Love my mama! |
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