Hi everyone
So, my wedding was supposed to be this coming
October. I went to a couple bridal salons this summer in order to look
for "the" dress. I tried on alot of different ones and the salesperson
suggested a certain dress that I tried on and absolutely LOVED. I love
the mermaid/trumpet silhouette on me since I am relatively "petite"
& curvier framed..I thought it looked amazing & it had just the
right amount of sparkle. The entire dress is made of "crystal lace"
which is lace with crystal sewn in, so the sparkle is incredible in
person.
I was so excited about my dress, that I raved about it
to some friends & in-laws...regretfully, I brought it up to my
sister-in-law, who is a sweetheart but very opinionated & good
friends with a bridal seamstress. She kept telling me I should go to her
friend's bridal salon with her, & I didn't really want to, but I
accepted & went with her to be polite & respectful... needless
to say, it was a nightmare & has made me wonder about my dress ever
since. (Especially since I pushed the wedding to March 1st due to my dad
getting sick recently, so I have even more time to second guess
myself!)
She showed me a catalog of many different dresses (she
didn't have any in store to try on). I didn't like anything except for
one dress. She then looked at the picture of the dress that I liked and
began saying it's too simple, it "looks like a parachute" (because it
isn't altered yet and I accidentally stepped on the front in the
picture), and in the place that I live, MANY brides simply go for the
poofy ballgown look and then alter it to add over the top crystals and
accessories. Personally, I don't like doing that, I find it a little
tacky...but what she said, & since ballgowns are the norm in the
area in which I live, I started questioning my dress. Which I ordered
after seeing her since I was so upset & adamant on the fact that I
love it.
Now that I have about six more months before the
wedding, I am seriously contemplating looking into a new one, but at the
same time I can't bring myself to do it. Whenever I go back into the
bridal salon and see the dress I picked I fall in love all over again,
but then I am worried no one will like it! (My family assured me they
love it, especially in person, since you can't see the sparkle well in
pictures. My fiance's brother's wife also wore a mermaid gown to her
wedding and I loved it & she looked incredible.)
I think
when the dress comes in this September, & I get it altered, I will
fall in love all over again. And when the wedding comes up &
everyone sees it in person, they will love it just as much. BUT, the
more I hear about people picking & wearing the ballgown style dress
with lots of bling, the more I am doubting myself...
Pictures are below. I'd love to get your advice!!! Do you think it is too plain, or I should look into another one for the big day?? Thank you so much!