PirateKitty
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Yesterday I went to try on dresses for the first time. Yes, I'm a little late doing this, as the wedding is 7 months away...but anyways, I booked an appointment at the David's Bridal where my mother lives, which is about an hour away from where I live. I also invited my FMIL to come with us, so I agreed to pick her up. She's about an hour away from me in a different direction. So total travel time to mom's is about 2 hours. 
My aunt decided to join us too. 
We all had rearranged our schedules to do this, and I told them, I'm only going to try on dresses at one place, so I better get lucky. 
We arrived about 15 minutes prior to the appointment, the store was packed. My heart was pounding as I was watching future brides emerge from the dressing rooms into the center of the store. Did I really have to stand up there too?
My sales assistant, Heather, was fabulous. She took me over to where I could find dresses in my size, and let us browse through all the dresses. She suggested I try on 2 or 3 different sizes, just to get a feel for what feels comfortable. With the help of my aunt Donna, and FMIL, they started pulling dresses out and asked "yes or no". My mother just stood there in awe and kept saying "gosh, they're all beautiful"! 
I picked out of total of about 9 dresses. How was I going to choose from 9 dresses I really liked?? 
Heather brought me a slip and a very scary looking strapless undergarment, which FMIL dubbed "a torture device". We had a horrible time with that torture device. I have a very large chest, and asked her to bring me a DD cup. Well, that turned out to be too big. So she brought a D, and I could put my fists inside those suckers! Finally she said "you must be a C". I was like WHAT? 
I haven't been a C since high school, but I like what size I am in the bridal world. 
Aunt Donna helped me put on dress #1. The dressing rooms were very tiny IMO, especially for the size of some of these dresses. We started with the dress in the smaller size, it was one of my favorites, so over my head it goes and gets zipped up and it fits!!
I'm thanking the big man now, that the dress does not have to be in the largest size. I walk out, hear the ooohhh's and aaaaahhh's from mom and FMIL and Heather, I step up to the center of the store, turn to face them and BOOM!!! 
The lights go out, alarms start to sound, sales assistants are running, a baby starts crying...what happens then? You see a camera flash, and there is my mother, trying to take my picture in the dark. 
The lights begin flicker, the manager is telling everyone to get dressed and proceed to the front of the store. We still don't know what's happening yet. BOOM! Another loud noise, lights go out again. Were we being attacked? What was going on? We hear fire trucks. I'm in the dark, trying to maneuver out of the gown, slip, and torture device as quick as I can. People in the store were streaming out the door. The manager comes over to help us out. I'm standing there half naked, my heart pounding, we still don't know whats happening. Then, one of the girls comes back in and says "The transformer behind the building caught on fire. The fire trucks are here, and we may not have power for hours." I cry out "but I have only tried on one dress!"
FMIL talked to the manager, explained how we had driven far and rearranged our schedules. And since the store had cleared out and we were the only ones there, the manager agreed to let us continue to shop. The sales assistants gathered flash lights. I tried on dress after dress in the dark. The only light other than flash lights, was the light at the very front of the store. With the help of the ladies at David's Bridal and my aunt Donna, I was able to take my time and I found "the one".
I'd post a picture, but none of them turned out. 
Its discontinued, so its not even on their website anymore. I had planned on paying for the dress, but my mom insisted. She even picked out a tiara and paid for that too. 
I want to give kudos to the staff at David's for letting me take my time and helping me choose my dress. I've heard so many stories about places being pushy, and having rude sales assistants. My experience with them was absolutely wonderful. They really made me feel comfortable. And I was so glad that they continued to help us in the dark, when they could have easily showed us the door and closed shop for the day.
My aunt decided to join us too. We all had rearranged our schedules to do this, and I told them, I'm only going to try on dresses at one place, so I better get lucky. We arrived about 15 minutes prior to the appointment, the store was packed. My heart was pounding as I was watching future brides emerge from the dressing rooms into the center of the store. Did I really have to stand up there too?
My sales assistant, Heather, was fabulous. She took me over to where I could find dresses in my size, and let us browse through all the dresses. She suggested I try on 2 or 3 different sizes, just to get a feel for what feels comfortable. With the help of my aunt Donna, and FMIL, they started pulling dresses out and asked "yes or no". My mother just stood there in awe and kept saying "gosh, they're all beautiful"! I picked out of total of about 9 dresses. How was I going to choose from 9 dresses I really liked?? Heather brought me a slip and a very scary looking strapless undergarment, which FMIL dubbed "a torture device".
We had a horrible time with that torture device. I have a very large chest, and asked her to bring me a DD cup. Well, that turned out to be too big. So she brought a D, and I could put my fists inside those suckers! Finally she said "you must be a C". I was like WHAT? I haven't been a C since high school, but I like what size I am in the bridal world. Aunt Donna helped me put on dress #1. The dressing rooms were very tiny IMO, especially for the size of some of these dresses. We started with the dress in the smaller size, it was one of my favorites, so over my head it goes and gets zipped up and it fits!!
I'm thanking the big man now, that the dress does not have to be in the largest size. I walk out, hear the ooohhh's and aaaaahhh's from mom and FMIL and Heather, I step up to the center of the store, turn to face them and BOOM!!! The lights go out, alarms start to sound, sales assistants are running, a baby starts crying...what happens then? You see a camera flash, and there is my mother, trying to take my picture in the dark. The lights begin flicker, the manager is telling everyone to get dressed and proceed to the front of the store. We still don't know what's happening yet. BOOM! Another loud noise, lights go out again. Were we being attacked? What was going on? We hear fire trucks. I'm in the dark, trying to maneuver out of the gown, slip, and torture device as quick as I can. People in the store were streaming out the door. The manager comes over to help us out. I'm standing there half naked, my heart pounding, we still don't know whats happening. Then, one of the girls comes back in and says "The transformer behind the building caught on fire. The fire trucks are here, and we may not have power for hours." I cry out "but I have only tried on one dress!"
FMIL talked to the manager, explained how we had driven far and rearranged our schedules. And since the store had cleared out and we were the only ones there, the manager agreed to let us continue to shop. The sales assistants gathered flash lights. I tried on dress after dress in the dark. The only light other than flash lights, was the light at the very front of the store. With the help of the ladies at David's Bridal and my aunt Donna, I was able to take my time and I found "the one".
I'd post a picture, but none of them turned out. Its discontinued, so its not even on their website anymore. I had planned on paying for the dress, but my mom insisted. She even picked out a tiara and paid for that too. I want to give kudos to the staff at David's for letting me take my time and helping me choose my dress. I've heard so many stories about places being pushy, and having rude sales assistants. My experience with them was absolutely wonderful. They really made me feel comfortable. And I was so glad that they continued to help us in the dark, when they could have easily showed us the door and closed shop for the day.
