How hard is it to find a great dress for the inauguration?
Just how barren are the eveningwear racks at Saks and similar highend womenswear boutiques?
Is there a single dress shop in Washington that hasn’t been cleaned out ahead of Trump’s inauguration? There came a point where I knew I had to just go to the salon and purchase the gown!
We went to Panache Bridal in Pasadena, and ofcourse I wore my dress again before I purchased it.
So here’s a question. We all laughed but surely she asked me the question MARY, are you saying yes to the dress? My lace ball gown was finally purchased, and mine to wear! Fact, after drinking champagne I laughed and reminded her kindly that she still hasn’t even asked me the question. On p of this, the lady that helped me brought out the champagne before she even asked me the big question.
On January 9th, I gathered my family and friends and ld them today’s the day that I buy my dress!
Without a pause I yelled Yes on the p of my lungs!
While purchasing the gown but not being able to try on any more dresses, s this type of a bitter sweet feeling. Accordingly the gown that I was dreaming of and trying on so many times is should be my wedding dress. That’s when I was ld that bridal sizes are 2 sizes bigger than a normal dress size! One big finding that was a shocker for me was the bridal dress sizes. I was trying on dresses in sizes larger than I had ever before and was in complete shock! Of course, I’m doing some custom changes to the dress after it arrives which I will keep a secret until the wedding day!
Did you know that the dress should arrive in June or July, since I ordered in January. I will need to have the bustles added to the back of the dress. Another challenging part of the process was that a tally different color so you had to imagine it in whitish or ivory. Pretty impossible to imagine it in ivory or almost white. Any bridal salon I walked into was like walking into heaven! Ok, and now one of the most important parts. Any store had different dresses and different styles. I went to any bridal store possible, from Lovella Bridal to 3 different Panache locations, Winnie Couture, Mon Amie, The White Dress, David’s Bridal, JLM Couture, Karoza Design and very much more. Nevertheless, maybe it was the dressing up I was excited about but hey you only get to go wedding dress shopping once in your lifespan so it’s a good idea to take advantage of the opportunity.
After finding the one I was tempted to still shop around to be certain I hadn’t missed any other dress out there.
I’ve probably worn my dress every time I will tell myself see you next year. Nearly any weekend was a completely new appointment for me, my friends, and family. I should pick out random dresses to try on intending to like them. At Know what guys, I would ask if they had the dress and I will try it on, moreover and again. I thought to myself how can I possibly love this kind of a simple dress that doesn’t even have 1 stone on it! It was the complete opposite of what I was originally looking for. Generally, I also started using my imagination and adding belts as straps and customizing the dresses to fit more of my needs. Generally, it’s like the saying never judge a book by its cover. On p of this, my mom, grandmother, mother in law, aunt, ‘maidofhonor’, friends and cousins all accompanied me throughout the process. However, I didn’t know what I really liked until I tried it on.
I had plenty of very honest opinions on each dress I tried on. I fell in love with a dress that was lace and tulle. I tried on almost any possible gown shape from mermaid, ‘Aline’, ball gown, even 2 piece wedding dresses. I carried on hating all the embellishments on the dresses so I tried on more simple ball gowns and slowly fell in love with the simpler and elegant look. Walking into the entire wedding dress shopping process, I was going for a completely different look than the dress I actually bought. Besides, at first the look I was going for was a big ball gown with loads of bling! Notice, I started to like different shapes and styles than I wanted. Please do not take so many people with you.the more people the more opinions and the more confusing it can get.