Finally went dress shopping!! Not the horror show i imagined :)

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Hi ladies! I was really active when this board first started then got caught up in holidayness, work and traveling for work.But hello again! Missed you gals and your funny polls! 

Anyway- I wanted to say that I took all the advice on this board and bit the bullet and went dress shopping. I went to David’s on Sunday. And at first the experience was a nightmare. Some 12 yr old handed me a long line bra and told me to put it on and threw me a slip over the top of the dressing room and I was horrified. HOW was I supposed to put this BRA on all by myself. It was SO tight and I couldn’t get it up at all. I was in tears. And starting to sweat, cry, I almost put on my clothes and left.

Then a girl came and knocked on the door. She introduced herself and said she was taking over. I asked if I could try on the dresses without the bra. And she said that she would help me. I said “HOW was I supposed to get this ON myself” and she was like “hun, you weren’t. im going to help you!!!” 

So anyway- she helped me and she was a doll. I tried on 5-6 dresses. One my mom liked and was flattering and my mom kept insisting we add sleeves. I don’t want sleeves. I was really upset. My mom said “its flattering, it fits and its pretty get that” .the girl next to me had a veil on and was in tears with her mom hugging. This was not what I thought it would be.
 
I think the consultant knew, and she came over with some more dresses and quickly rushed me back into the room. She looked at me and ges “its your day and you deserve to be happy no matter your size”. I think she related to me, because she told me since her wedding she’s lost 75 lbs! 

ALL in ALL in wasn’t a HORRIBLE experience that I assumed it would be and dreaded.I have an appointment on Friday and am going shopping at a higher end boutique to have a different kind of experience. I really “feel” like I might find the one on Friday. But I’m not getting my hopes up. Anyway I just wanted to say that it was with the encouragement from you ladies that I went in the first place J