"Bridal Moment"

Re: "Bridal Moment"

• CamiSelene member

  

  November 2013

  I never had that "moment" but my mom sure did. The minute I walked out of the room, my mom cried. It was the first dress I had wanted to try on and I had tried on a couple before that but it was the only one my mom ever teared up over.

  

  
  

  
  

   

  
  

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• Bashley20062 member

  

  November 2013

  I went with my future mother in law and she told me she thought it was the one.  She said she had goosebumps.  I figured if one of us had a moment, then I couldn't go wrong with it. 

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• jocelync18 member

  

  November 2013

  I never had that "moment", and didn't cry like you see on all the bridal shows.  I definitely had a different feeling when I went in to try on my actual dress when it arrived, I was extremely excited. 

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• 88beautymarked member

  

  November 2013

  I cried. I cried so hard. I just pictured FI next to me and lost it. 

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• hlvonb member

  

  December 2013

  Bashley20062 said:

  I have been dress shopping a couple times and never had that "bridal moment" in any dress.  I ended up purchasing a beautiful dress that I love, but I was disappointed because I didn't have the "this is the one!" feeling.  Did anyone else struggle with this?  My consultant told me that a lot of people don't have that moment when they pick out their dress because there is too much going on, they actually have it at their first fitting.  Was this the case for any of you?  Like I said, I love the dress and it's beautiful so you can't go wrong with it, but i'm not sure if I should have held out for that "moment". 

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  I had a lot of dresses I liked and would have been 100% okay with walking down the aisle in but I am glad I held out because when I found the one I have, I was crying instantly when I saw myself in the mirror. So was my mom, friend and consultant.
  

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• Bashley20062 member

  

  December 2013

  I was able to pick up my dress this weekend and I am so happy with the decision that I made.  I didn't cry, but I felt so beautiful and bridal.  It is definitely the perfect dress for me.  

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• hlvonb member

  

  December 2013

  Bashley20062 said:

  I was able to pick up my dress this weekend and I am so happy with the decision that I made.  I didn't cry, but I felt so beautiful and bridal.  It is definitely the perfect dress for me.  

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  December 2013

  I didn't have a "bridal moment" either. I'm in love with my dress and like @Bashley20062, I felt beautiful & bridal, but definitely didn't cry. My mom & FMIL did though!
  

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• yojkd member

  

  January 2014

  I didn't even cry after the most amazing romatic personal proposal so I wasn't surprised when I didn't cry iwth the dress..I let it percolate for a while and my excitement grew. For my best friend, the moment she saw my dress she instantly loved it so that helped! 

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• brela11 member

  

  January 2014

  I am a total crier and I also didn't cry with my dress but I totally knew it was the one. I think I was just more excited than overcome with emotions. I have a picture of me in it on my phone and every time I watch bridal shows or see other dresses that catch my eye I look back at it and have never second guessed it!

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• clcacb1001 member

  

  January 2014

  I didn't cry when I picked my dress - I had looked at a ton of dresses, but I kept going back to that one - I figured there was a reason I kept going back.  I haven't gotten my dress back yet for my first fitting, but everytime I see it or mention it I smile really hard.  Everyone keeps telling me that moment will come, but I figure the happiness is enough! LOL
  

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• specificnorthwest member

  

  February 2014

  Bashley20062 said:

  I have been dress shopping a couple times and never had that "bridal moment" in any dress.  I ended up purchasing a beautiful dress that I love, but I was disappointed because I didn't have the "this is the one!" feeling.  Did anyone else struggle with this?  My consultant told me that a lot of people don't have that moment when they pick out their dress because there is too much going on, they actually have it at their first fitting.  Was this the case for any of you?  Like I said, I love the dress and it's beautiful so you can't go wrong with it, but i'm not sure if I should have held out for that "moment". 

  I picked out a pattern for my mother to sew. Until it turns into a completed dress, I'm not teary either. But I dont' cry in public.

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• MissJanelleD member

  

  February 2014

  I absolutely love my dress and I'm excited to go for a fitting to be able to have it on again.  That said, I didn't cry.  I felt beautiful and knew that my fiance will love it.  My mom and fmil cried for a similar dress but not the one that I picked, but they loved my choice as well.  

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• jravenna member

  

  March 2014

  I've been reading all of your comments about this, and had to chime in because I suddenly have new perspective!! I didn't cry or have the total "This is my dress!" feeling when I first found my dress either. I didn't really know what I wanted in the first place and I'm really not super into clothes or fashion anyway, so I just assumed the "Say Yes to the Dress" moment wasn't in me. In fact, the way I chose my dress was because one of my bridesmaids asked me if I thought I would find anything I liked more, and I said no. End of conversation, dress purchased, fairly emotionless all in all.

  
  

  BUT... I just had my second fitting. The one where the dress has been altered and you go back to try it on and see if anything else needs to be changed before adding the finishing touches. I took my mom, my sister and two of my girlfriends with me and absolutely MELTED DOWN when my seamstress zipped up that dress. It's the first time I had worn it where it fit me absolutely perfectly (without being clipped in the back or held up so I could walk), I had just gotten my veil in and was trying it on with my dress for the first time, I was surrounded by people I loved who were gushing about how great I looked, and I just looked at myself in the mirror and said, "It feels like mine." It was a perfect, memorable moment.

  
  

  So the moral of the story is this: whether it's at the bridal shop when you first find your dress, in a seamstress' home surrounded by half of your bridal party, or right before you walk down the aisle, you will have that moment. It might not be completely about the dress, but the dress will certainly be a part of it. It's the moment when you really feel like a bride, whether that's because of your dress or not. And not feeling that way immediately doesn't mean it isn't the right dress.

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