As soon I was done with the tears of joy and frenzied calls to friends and family, (and scrutinizing and admiring the heck out of my ring!) it was time to get down to the important part of being engaged. The wedding. And as any bride knows, the most important part of any wedding is what the bride wears. Of course.
Everything else just falls into place, right? Well, its been a few months, and let me tell you, It does NOT set itself up that easily. But the wedding dress is still drastically important, as any girl who has ever thought of her big day can tell you. My wedding is most easily described as a *deep breath* Outdoor, Vintage, Eco, DIY, Casual wedding. Yeah. So my challenge was to find a dress to match all of that. I think it is worth mentioning that by Eco I mean Ecological AND Economical. And oh, do I love a challenge.
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The day after the Seattle Wedding Show, I ordered my dress at La Belle Reve. I’ve been so busy working and organizing the house that I wasn’t able to order the dress earlier this month. However, I did it today! While I was ordering my wedding gown, I remembered that today is my three year anniversary with Towie Bear. I felt a symbolic moment going over my spirit as I submitted the order.
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Just two days after Christmas, my mom and future mom-in-law joined me on a search for “the one.” The dress that would make me look the most beautiful that I ever have, the dress in which I will become a Mrs.
We found it that day and at the right price too! I won’t tiptoe around how expensive my dress was, the price tag said $599 and they were running a $50 off sale. That seems like a sign to me, so I ordered the dress.
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I have now moved on to the dress finding portion of this crazy journey and I have a slight problem… I have NO idea what I want in a wedding dress! But, there are 2 things I know for sure:
- I won’t do a ball gown style. Too much dress + too much sand = not a happy me
- God blessed me with hips and a butt that even the dancers from “Baby Got Back” can’t touch, which I think means that mermaid and drop waist are out!
Now that I have moved on past that, it’s all still very overwhelming! That is why I was so excited when I ran across this great little dress designer application on the Pronovias Website.
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I know that many buds have dreamed of their wedding dress from the time they were little girls. Cathedral train, A-line silhouette, Vera Wang, the works. I did not do this. A wedding dress had always seemed more like a necessity than something to hope and dream about.
After we got engaged, people immediately told me to start looking for “the dress”, that I would find the perfect dress, and not to give up until I did. I started looking at dresses in magazines and finally found one I sort of liked:
 Alfred Angelo Style 1148 None of the other dresses looked right to me. I found a local bridal store that carried that line and went to try it (and a few other dresses) on. Even though I knew the “other” dresses weren’t right, I still wasn’t sure about that dress. The one they had at the store was about 6 sizes too small, so I still really had no idea how it would look on me. I started showing the pictures to anyone who would look at them, and it was unanimous – everyone agreed it was the one. And yet, I didn’t feel it. It didn’t feel like “the” dress.
I started to doubt myself. Why wasn’t I excited about the dress? Was there something wrong with me? Did that mean I shouldn’t be getting married to Iris Dude?
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Hey everyone!
Some of you may be wondering where I have been… and I am sorry for that! Since my last entry, I have had a lot of changes in my life! Freesia Dude and I bought a house and we both got new jobs!! I am now an English Teacher and it is great  I didn’t realize how busy I would be as a teacher, and I am sorry for putting my writing on the back burner. I think I have finally gotten into a groove with my schedule, so please expect more from me
Anyways…. I have some big news-My wedding dress came in!!! The only thing is…. the dress turned into a complete disaster  I went to go try on dresses with Freesia Dude’s mom at a very popular bridal store… I found the perfect (at the time) dress hanging on a mannequin. I tried it on and knew it was the one! I was probably a bit overzealous as I bought it that day…. The woman at the counter told me that the dress on the mannequin was a certain size, and when it came in…. it didn’t fit. It was WAY too big. I tried it on at home multiple times and eventually began to hate the dress because of how large it was. (Advice: Always check the size of a dress yourself before ordering!!)
Many friends have suggested getting it altered, but I have such a horrible picture of the dress now, that I just can’t see myself in it on my wedding day anymore. Now I know there is supposed to be at least one wedding disaster…. let’s hope this is mine. Has anyone else had a dress dilemma? What are some wedding disasters you have experienced?
 Courtesy F22 Studio It takes a village to dress a bride? In my case, yes. One of my favorite features of my dress is the cascade of pearl buttons down the back. Sure, there’s a zipper, but the buttons are functional and also impossible to fasten on your own. Plumeria Sisters-In-Law to the rescue! Though I didn’t have traditional bridesmaids, both ladies were invaluable in helping on my wedding day and I can’t thank them enough. Look at what I put them through:
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 Courtesy F22 Studio Now that you’ve had enough of my vanity, it’s time to check out my awesome dress! Renella De Fina Olivia, how I love you so. I’m so glad the cheapie H&M flower worked out so well, or else I would have had to take drastic measures.
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I expected in the wedding planning process to ask and answer a lot of questions. That’s part of decision making, right? You do a little research, perhaps some googling, and come up with satisfactory answers which leads, eventually, to decision. Done! What I didn’t expect to have to ask, over and over again, is “who I am” as defined in my choices in wedding dresses, music, and flowers. How much does a flower, a song, or a dress really have to say about who I am as a person, and what if I happen to be different things to different people?
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I had my first experience with wedding dress shopping this weekend. I have to say, it went better than I expected, though still somewhat stressful. I wasn’t particularly “ready” to start this part of the wedding planning process, but wanted to take advantage of my parents visiting town. By “ready” I mean I had wanted to drop another 10 lbs or so before starting that particular adventure. But alas, I gotta work with what I’ve got!
I picked out two small wedding shops that didn’t require advance appointments (sweet!); and lucky for us, while at both shops, I essentially had the place to myself. Surprising for a Saturday afternoon! I probably tried on over 40 dresses of various cuts and styles and came away with 2 that I liked. Here is the front contender now:
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