Today I was just sitting at home perusing jobs and trying to get some wedding stuff sorted out when my friend and Matron of Honor Karen texted me to say that she was going to Staples that day and there is a David's Bridal right near there and would I like to come along and do a preliminary dress search? At first I said no because I was still in my pjs and had a lot to do and it was 3 pm already. But she pressed forth and before I knew it I was not only perusing dresses but trying them on. I really only wanted to try on one at that point because Karen had her baby Henry with us and I didn't want to make an almost 1 year old hang out in a bridal store for too long. But he did surprisingly well! He found the dresses interesting and kept tryng to go under the girl in the dressing room next to me's dresses! He's a cheeky little monkey! ;-)
Well we found two dresses that we both liked. The other two I tried on were a bit too poufy for 5'3" me. The dress pictured is not one of the dresses we really liked. I would say this one came in third place out of the 4 I tried on and, as you can see, it's not particularly figure flattering. I am leaning towards one done in lace and one that is beaded and has a better shilouette but still has enough swish and swagger in it to be considered "princessy" and "wedding dress like". The lace one is gorgeous but not in the traditional style of a wedding dress that most people think of.
In any case, we are just beginning this search. We still have several other shops to check out and sales to shop! But we at least know what kinds of dresses I am leaning towards and what to look for.
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