Today was the first trip to a bridal shop and it was very overwelming. It felt a little bit like playing dress up but at the same time it didn't feel wrong. The first stop was Ivory Bridal in Langley and I was very impressed with the service I received. They were courteous and very helpful, the consultant told me, "the bride doesn't choose the dress, the dress chooses the bride" and based on my experiences so far I couldn't agree with her more. Originally I had decided not to visit this particular shop because their website looked a little bit coutour for my taste, but I fell in love with a dress I saw in a magazine and they were the only ones who stocked that particular designer. So after a couple of quick emails I had an appointment for 11am this morning. My posse consisted of Mom, Kathy, Anastasia and Sydney, all of who were very helpful and kind with their opinions. We started pulling dresses and very quickly had a few out that we liked and the consultant asked if she could pull some dresses too, I wanted to be open to anything so I said SURE! She got me into a fitting room and I just strated trying.
The first one I put on was not something I would have chosen for myself but I fell in love with it. It was stunning! I wasn't the only one who thought so either. I won't be saying much about it because of the Ian factor. If you must know feel free to email me at jvaness@shaw.ca and I will happily forward you a link (well.... except to you Ian, sorry).
The next one that was tried on was axed pretty quick, it was nice but didn't give the same OOMPH as the first one. Continuing on, there were a couple that were a couple amazing dresses that have "tied for second". We have dubbed them "Whipped Cream" and "Henry" (my family likes to name things because it makes it easier for us to desipher between them). I was put in dress after dress but nothing seemed to match up to the first one, even though they were all beautiful and I felt like a bride in them... they didn't have that same... OOMPH. So as the appointment was coming to a close the consultant suggested I put on the first dress again and see if it still lived up to my memory, espeically since it was the first one I tried on. So I did, and it did. So it is the front runner.
NOW, something you must know about me (and most do) is I love to shop, so this will not be the first and last shop visited. I have an appointment in a couple of weeks at Champagne and Lace where I am sure that I will find at least one or two more that jump out at me as "could be the one". This is a decision that I do not want to rush.
Now that I have officially been into a bridal shop as a bride I have to say that being a bride is FUN. I know that some people get really bent out of shape trying to have the perfect day, but in all honesty I have been enjoying the planning process so much. When it comes down to it, if the day isn't perfect I don't think I'm going to have a coniption about it. That being said, I still have 14 months for a coniption to build so maybe I should shut my big mouth. :)
I think too many people get caught up in the day and miss the part where its about every day after that actually matters. Some people say if you can take the stress of planning a wedding then you can take being married, and for some people the planning is overwhelming & somehow the day barely comes together by a few little hairs (only if they have the right help pulling things together for them) and sometimes it all falls apart. For many brides I think once they start actually making decisions they find the process isn't too difficult after all. And once you accept the fact that something WILL go wrong and you cant predict what it will be then you'll see there's no point in worrying about it. The entire world wont stop spinning just because its your wedding day.
ReplyDeleteAnd about the dress, my advice is to keep trying lots of them on because a) its fun! and b) you have a lot of time where you could change your mind, unlikely but still... why not keep the advantage of being able to take time to make the best choice.
You couldn't be more right Fi!
ReplyDeleteJust FYI, I have sourced a perfect invite for you... and I even have an example! I'm dying to show you! Are you coming up for mother's day?
ReplyDeleteoooh! I can't wait to see it, We're not coming up for Mother's Day cuz I've got plans with my mom and sis and Ian has to work but we'll make an effort to make it up soon.
ReplyDeleteTry for May Long... it's Nana's birthday... and we have a big garden project we need help with!
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