Well, I *had* a dress. But, it was "drama dress".
I had to go back and try it on again, because I just wasn't sure. I kept telling the people with me that I just wasn't having that "moment" I expected. The consultant said that sometimes, you don't have that moment.
So, I bought the dress. I didn't see anything I liked better and it was sort of growing on me.
Then, the drama started. I gained some weight from medication. The dress no longer fit. So, I lost the weight.
I got back to weight I was when I got my dress. It still didn't fit. Huh?
So, I lost more... I'm down about 7 pounds, two inches from my waist and 1.5 inches from my chest.
It still doesn't fit. Well, it does, but I feel fat in it.
So, I think it's probably more psychological. I didn't LOVE it to begin with and now, it's not really fitting me (tell me how a dress becomes too SMALL after a bride LOSES weight??).
Anyway, I'm 5 weeks away from my wedding and I was stressing out and crying every time I tried on my wedding dress. NOT a good look for a bride.
So, last night, I decided to go back and try on some dresses that I might be able to afford as a backup dress... just to take some of the stress off.
I pulled some "okay" dresses from the sale rack and then, I saw a princess dress. It wasn't really my style, but I looked at my bridesmaid and said, "I guess I should try ONE princess dress."
And when I put it on? THE moment. That moment I'd been waiting for. The moment where everything blurs, except you, your FI and that happy future you have together. The moment where you are smiling so big that you're squeezing all your tears out. It is THE dress. So, I went ahead and bought it and had it altered. Now, I'm just trying to get SOME money for my first dress. We'll see how THAT goes.
Anyway, here it is. THE dress.
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