Love/Hate of your dress

[Cinderella Fan]

I had a love/hate relationship with my dress... well, I guess the 1st dress that I bought - and it ended up badly...

I had gone with BG and my Mom to look at dresses before I purchased anything, so I knew which style of dress I wanted. I wanted a strapless dress, with a swept panel on the front.I had a dress picked out, tried on, and was getting ready to order it, but it was going to be discontinued, so I wasn't able to order it to size...

So, when I saw my 1st dress online, I had to have it. It was a David's Bridal, and when I called my local store they didn't have it. So, I had to order it from another store, without getting to try it on. It was such a great price, I couldn't pass it up...

When I got the dress in, I really liked it and was excited about having it. But, the more I looked at it, the less I liked it. In fact, the day we drove 2 1/2 hours to have it altered, I cried all the way home because I DIDN'T want to wear that dress....

BG tried to console me, and said we would stop at a local store to see what they had. But, it was 2 months from the wedding, so I wasn't expecting to have great luck. When we pulled in the parking lot, there it was in the window! I tried it on, and BG said he HAD to buy me THAT dress!!! It was just perfect, it was the one....

So, I had 2 dresses. So, please make sure your dress on before you purchase it. I know I didn't lose very much money on the 1st dress, but it is just a pain now to have 2....

This is my 1st dress...

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2285&prodgroup=127

Here is the dress I fell in with....

 

[DisneyFairy19]

wow... Well I picked out my dress and I dont want to check out any other ones b/c i am head over heels for it but everyone has been telling me not to buy it now for I will change my mind.. But I have eyed this dress for over a year now.. I just hope I wont hate it by the time I get married, b/c I am ordering it this September

 

[JJClemson]

I thought I would have a love/ hate relationship with my dress.

I kept putting dress shopping off b/c I hate dresses and getting dressed up. My mom and I went to bridal stores for 3 weekends in a row, it was torture to me Then we went to a Macy's and the consultant gave me a dress. I saw the price tag and refused to try it on. My mom told me to anyway. It was perfect! I loved it I walked out and my mom began to cry and said I had to get it. So we ordered it. This was last May...

Months go by and I am trying to remember what my dress looks like (I never took a picture). I start regretting spending more than double what I budgeted for the dress. I see everyone's beautiful dresses on here and wonder what they'd look like on me. In December, I went back to the store and looked at my dress. I still love it, I'm so happy

I think a lot of people know when they find "the one". Kind of like how you knew your DF/ DH was the one

 

[Moonpie]

I have always been very happy with my dress choice. But, every once in a while when I see a particularly stunning wedding dress on this site, or in magazines, or on television...a part of me wishes I could have those dresses too! There are so many pretty, and different variations of dresses...that it seems a pitty that you can only pick one, to wear on just one day!

 

[Glorydaz]

I have always been very happy with my dress choice. But, every once in a while when I see a particularly stunning wedding dress on this site, or in magazines, or on television...a part of me wishes I could have those dresses too! There are so many pretty, and different variations of dresses...that it seems a pitty that you can only pick one, to wear on just one day!

lol...boy, do I know what you mean!! I'm getting married ( not the first time) on Halloween this year...In a small Victorian B&B on the jersey shore...28 of our closest in attendence...originally I thought a black dress would be so cool! we are using Nightmare Before Christmas loosely as our theme...

fast forward 6 months....my daughter says i definitely need a white dress...I've gone from black to white ...casual to well, a wedding gown! I bought mine on eBay also...just got it 2 weeks ago. I only paid $100 ..it needs to be taken in and I may have the seamstress add some bows down the back.

I admit, everytime I look at all the simply gorgeous gowns you are all getting, I am extremely tempted to give in, spend a gazillion $$ on something else.
BUT, I want something comfortable - most of our guests are going trick-or-treating afterwards! nobody has seen the dress because i want to surprise everyone! oh well, so sorry for rambling! I guess it is a love/hate relationship!

personally, i think when you see your new husband beaming at you, you will feel like a princess no matter what the gown- here's mine!

Michelle

 

[wendy46001]

fast forward 6 months....my daughter says i definitely need a white dress...I've gone from black to white ...casual to well, a wedding gown!

personally, i think when you see your new husband beaming at you, you will feel like a princess no matter what the gown- here's mine!

Your gown is gorgeous...don’t think it needs a thing

and your right black / white (i almost went bronze, my mom called it tea) you'll feel like a princess...

 

[Glorydaz]

Your gown is gorgeous...don’t think it needs a thing

and your right black / white (i almost went bronze, my mom called it tea) you'll feel like a princess...

thank-you bunches!!

Michelle

 

[JandJ]

I had a love/hate relationship with my dress... well, I guess the 1st dress that I bought - and it ended up badly...

BG tried to console me, and said we would stop at a local store to see what they had. But, it was 2 months from the wedding, so I wasn't expecting to have great luck. When we pulled in the parking lot, there it was in the window! I tried it on, and BG said he HAD to buy me THAT dress!!! It was just perfect, it was the one....

So, I had 2 dresses. So, please make sure your dress on before you purchase it. I know I didn't lose very much money on the 1st dress, but it is just a pain now to have 2....

This is my 1st dress...

http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=2285&prodgroup=127

Here is the dress I fell in with....

Your second dress is stunning - just gorgeous! The first is pretty but honestly I have to say it does not compare to the dress you wore! What a wonderful man to buy you your dream wedding gown!

 

[smoof]

I bought my dress too soon because it was on sale, and I didn't think I would find anything like it that would fit me. When it came down to 2 weeks before the wedding I hated it. I was in tears driving home from my fitting. I still hate it. Mom mother is living in a dream world and denies any of this happened, which makes it worse.

 

[princessblueeyzes]

I tried on dresses for at least 6 months before I found the dress that I absolutely loved. I had a couple of others in mind but am very pleased with my dress. I must have tried on every dress in the store at least 2 or 3 times, then when I tried on my dress I just knew it was the one. I took pics. of all the dresses. I was so glad to find my dress.

You will know your dress when you don't have second thoughts about it and can't wait to wear it.

 

[pintradingwedding]

I tried on dresses for at least 6 months before I found the dress that I absolutely loved. I had a couple of others in mind but am very pleased with my dress. I must have tried on every dress in the store at least 2 or 3 times, then when I tried on my dress I just knew it was the one. I took pics. of all the dresses. I was so glad to find my dress.

You will know your dress when you don't have second thoughts about it and can't wait to wear it.

love it!

 

[pintradingwedding]

i'm so curious to see dresses that girls bought that they ended up hating

so much more interesting than the ones we all love

 

[Cinderella Fan]

Your second dress is stunning - just gorgeous! The first is pretty but honestly I have to say it does not compare to the dress you wore! What a wonderful man to buy you your dream wedding gown!

Thanks Jen - it was my dream dress! We pulled into the parking lot and the dress was in the window. This was a Saturday - the dress had arrived that morning... I had it on for about 17 seconds when BG said he HAD to buy that dress for me... He loved it as much as I do...

Even DH knew it was the one.

 

[Laurafoster]

I loved my dress but it was a hard decision to buy that one as it did not have a train on it! That was the flaw that i was not happy with. In hindsight though it didnt matter as i found it great to not to have to worry about it when taking pics on the beach or dancing at the reception or walking through epcot.

 

[DisneyObsession]

***Input from a bride who stills regrets it!***

I was married in 1983 and went gown shopping with Mom. We found the perfect "Cinderella" gown and I fell in love with it! We ordered it, but the price bothered me. It seemed so expensive! ($425) I kept second-guessing the price and ended up looking at another bridal shop and "settled" on another which was less expensive. ($325) I never truly the dress, but rather went by price. To this day I regret not buying the original one and "settling".

My advice???

If you find a dress that is perfect...get it! Yes, we all have budgets, but you will always regret the choice.

If only I could go back 24 years and do it all over again!

(I am, however, thinking about a vow renewal at Disney for our 30th Anniversary in 2013. I'll definitely get the dress I want for that one!!!)

 

[Emwit27]

It's been great reading responses to this post. I bought my dress just last weekend. It was the first time I went dress shopping and I went into the store with a list of 3 dresses I wanted to try on. I only took 1 friend because I didn't want to be influenced by many conflicting opinions. Strange how things work out sometimes...

I instantly fell in love with the second dress I tried on. I thought it looked so great on me...at least that's what I thought. This complete stranger who was there with her daughter came up to me and said the color just didn't look right on me. I looked to my friend who just sort of shrugged and looked away. I thought they were crazy and insisted that I would tan and the cream would look great...but they, my friend and this complete stranger, talked me into trying on the last dress. Hesitantly, I did. While I was putting it on, my friend told the lady that I was getting married at Disney World.

When I opened the door to the dressing room stranger lady was the first person I saw. Her eyes got huge and her hand covered her mouth. Then, out of nowhere, she started balling. I...slowly...as I thought this was strange, walked out of the room and in front of the mirror. When I saw it I knew...this was the one. And stranger lady came up behind me and whispered, through tears, "You look like a princess in that dress...". Then I turned to my friend and we both lost it. And that was it. My fairtale dress. It had moved a complete stranger to tears. When I was standing there in front of the mirror I kept thinking "Wow, if this lady has a breakdown at the sight of this dress I can only think of how my mom will react! And my husband...".

And then I wouldn't take it off. I wore it around the boutique for the next 45 minutes trying on every veil and tiara they had.

No regrets here...

 

[Chantelle]

After looking at many wedding dresses, I bought a dress this past summer at a department store. It was actually a prom dress, but it was white and had a bit of a train so it made for a very nice wedding dress. It was also in the style I thought I wanted, with the wrap around the middle. I bought this dress hoping to keep wedding costs down.

8 months later, I was back in the bridal shop looking for bridesmaid dresses. There, on display, was a wedding dress that happened to catch my attention. It was a lot different from what I thought I liked but was so unique that I started to regret my first choice in dress. Of all the bridal shops I looked at, no dresses really excited me, but this one definately did. It also met my requirements of being fairly lightweight to allow for easy airline travel and I knew was a style that would look good on me.

I left the store, but kept thinking about the dress. I spoke to my MOH about it and she encouraged me to get the dress if I really liked it that much. I went back in the bridal shop to look at it again and was told that all dress orders were on 20% off but the sale ended in the next two days.

Finally, I broached my fiance about purchasing the new dress, thinking he wouldn't go for it since I already had a dress bought and because the cost was 4x what I paid for the other dress. The only response I got from him was "I was expecting you to do this". He was very supportive of my irrational choices and encouraged me to order the new dress. I wasn't able to try it on since the only size the had was way too small for me, but I have ordered it and can't wait to try it on.

 

[Maggimus]

I bought the first dress I tried on-- but I knew what I wanted when I was going in. DH and I had looked together on the Internet and when we saw this dress we just knew it looked like it fit my personality to a T. For my prom I wore an odd looking dress

---and when I found it-- I knew it was the one. So for my wedding, it was only natural to be a little different than your average body fitting dress. And when I found it-- I, too, knew it was "the one".

When i got to the store I brought photos of 3 dresses.. the one I absolutely HAD to try on-- and then others that I would try on just to appease myself in knowing that the original dress I chose would be the one. When I tried it on-- I knew. I didn't want to try on anymore-- but the lady insisted I do so... so i tried on two more and I was acting almost spoiled.. like 'Blah- another ugly wedding dress... I want to get back in my first one'.. and so I did. I just knew it was the one.


To this day I don't regret the decision one bit, and honestly don't believe I ever will. I love my dress so much. It really fit me and my personality well.

 

[Glorydaz]

I bought the first dress I tried on-- but I knew what I wanted when I was going in. DH and I had looked together on the Internet and when we saw this dress we just knew it looked like it fit my personality to a T. For my prom I wore an odd looking dress

---and when I found it-- I knew it was the one. So for my wedding, it was only natural to be a little different than your average body fitting dress. And when I found it-- I, too, knew it was "the one".

When i got to the store I brought photos of 3 dresses.. the one I absolutely HAD to try on-- and then others that I would try on just to appease myself in knowing that the original dress I chose would be the one. When I tried it on-- I knew. I didn't want to try on anymore-- but the lady insisted I do so... so i tried on two more and I was acting almost spoiled.. like 'Blah- another ugly wedding dress... I want to get back in my first one'.. and so I did. I just knew it was the one.


To this day I don't regret the decision one bit, and honestly don't believe I ever will. I love my dress so much. It really fit me and my personality well.

awesome!!! love, love, love your wedding gown AND your prom gown!!

Michelle

 

[Maggimus]

awesome!!! love, love, love your wedding gown AND your prom gown!!

Michelle

Thank you very much, thats so sweet of you to say.