We got to David's Bridal, and I had already been registered, as I had gone dress shopping back in January 2011 (before I got pregnant). I had found the perfect dress back then, but they had no records of which one it was, plus I had gained weight since having John. I also am on a stricter budget now since my parents aren't paying for my cake & dress anymore (they'd rather an open bar instead). My budget is $350 for the dress. Oh my, how that changed!
First off, they gave me a tour of the store, and then they got me into a changing room. A small Asian woman (Amy) pulled out 3 dresses for me to try on first. She asked me to take off my shirt and bra so we could get my corset on. No problem. She then asked me to strip down to my underwear to try on the dress. I started to undo my pants when... I forgot to wear underwear! Luckily, she said that wasn't the first time that's happened, and she just got me to step into the dress by myself, and she'd come in then and do it up. How embarrassing! She kept saying how we were getting to know each other on a "personal level"; awkward!
I started trying on gowns, and they just looked like a frumpy white dress, each and every one of them. My audience (the one and only Kacey) was very monotonous throughout this part. "Yeah, I like it". "It's Alright", etc.
There was this one dress that I absolutely loved, except... a quarter of the skirt was pink and green! There was no way I could deal with that, but I absolutely loved the way it fit on me. After seeing what I could look like, no other dress was doing it for me. None of them made me feel like I did in that ugly colored dress.
But then, all of a sudden, out of no where, she pulled a dress that was a little higher than my budget (we were running out of options!). I slipped it on, and she did up the corset. I started feeling like I had done this before. I stepped out, and Kacey's eyes lit up. I turned around. It was THE dress I had fallen in love with originally! It was beautiful! I felt like an elegant princess in it. They found me the perfect veil, some shoes, a skirt, and voila - I could envision it all.
Amy then warned me that this dress, priced at $500 was only at that price for another 2 weeks. After September 3rd, it was going back up to $650. I didn't feel like purchasing the dress, since if I was going to have to pay $500 for it, I might as well try other dresses that are $500 as well. I need to make sure that it's the perfect dress, though I'm fairly certain it is.
I was so quick to get married, to have a baby, and I was fine with all that. But to buy this dress, I'm not sure if I can do it! Once I buy it, then that's it. This wedding is really going to happen. Maybe this is the "cold feet" people keep on talking about?
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