ShanaMouse
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- Feb 6, 2012
Hi Everyone!
First off I wanted to thank all of you that are still following along!
Secondly, I went dress shopping over the weekend and had a blast !!!
On Saturday morning I headed over to my mom's house to pick her up so we could go dress shopping. As I was early and she wasn't ready yet, I decided to prepare for a day of dress shopping by watching Say Yes to the Dress! lol. By 10 am we were off to pick up my friend and bridesmaid, Sarah. We had two stops to make after that: the first one was David's Bridal and the second was Alfred Angelo, which was conveniently located right across the street.
DISCLAIMER: I dont have many pics from our visit to DB but do have some.
Our appointed at Davids Bridal was at 11 am, but we got there about 15 minutes prior. The store was still very empty with only a few brides there, which was a plus from how I had seen it during their busy times in the early afternoon. The lady checked us in and then send we can browse around a little and the consultant will come get us. As I was browsing through hundreds and hundreds of dresses, nothing really stood out to me. There were a lot of dresses I thought were "nice" but not nice enough to the point where I wanted to try them on. When the consultant burst around the corner asking if I were Shana, I immediately knew we would get along! He was outgoing, funny, attentive, and very kind. Not once, throughout the entire process, did I feel as though he was being really pushy (which was a fear of mine) to buy a dress.
So i had printed out a list of dresses I saw on their website and he did inform me that they only had 4 of the 9 dresses I picked in store. UGH! So he said he will pull those and I can try those on and if I don't like them then we can always look for more. When I got to the dressing room I had about 5 dresses hanging there, some of which looked familiar and others who I had not seen before.
The first dress was a real princess dress; tight on top and as big as it can get on the bottom. Sarah was helping me get dressed while my mom waited in front of the room. As soon as Sarah put me into the dress, I knew I didn't want to show my mom. I had not even seen it in the mirror yet and I already knew it looked horrible. Reason being that the widest part of my body is right around my waist and the dress hit right on the widest part and then ballooned outward. It was horrifying. Sarah said I should show my mom anyway so I walked out and the first thing my mom said was "you look like something I would put on top of a cupcake". Needless to say, dress #1 was out, which is fine because I didn't feel good in it anyway.
From there I went on to try 2 or 3 more with mediocre reviews by all of us, even the consultant. Then I put on an all lace dress, which looked really old hollywood like with a low cut back and was ivory in color. So far, this was the front runner. It was nothing like i had tried on before nor was interested in, but it looked great on me and I felt great in it. Then I tried on 2 or 3 more dresses that he had pulled but nothing really stood out.
Lastly, Sarah had picked a dress off of the rack that I feel in love with on the hanger. When I put it on, i LOVED it. I felt like a real princess in it. This was also the dress that my mom and sarah loved the most and quickly bumped up to number one. here are some pics:
Here is a picture of Sarah and I. She is wearing the Vera Wang bridesmaids dress, which I really liked.
I really loved the dress but didn't want to make a rushed decision and buy it, knowing that I may find something better at Alfred Angelo. I told our consultant that we were going to lunch and thinking about it. He was very nice about it and said no problem and to let him know if I needed anything.
After about 2 hours at DB we headed to lunch at Olive Garden. After that we headed over to Alfred Angelo. I was really looking forward to this as I had been in the store before and thought that they have great dresses.
We browsed the racks of dresses and picked out anything and everything I wanted to try on. My mom picked some, Sarah picked some, I did and the consultant did. I ended up with about 7 dresses in the room.
The first dress I tried on was actually a powder blue color. I do have to say that what caught my attention, at first, was the fact that it was not white or ivory, but then i looked at the actual dress and thought it was very pretty. The consultant then said it also comes in white and ivory. here are some pics:
Although I liked the dress, I didn't like it on me. Additionally, I thought the dress gave off a different vibe than what we are going for at the wedding.
Next was a similar dress to the DB one that I like. It looked like one that would be good for the beach
I liked the way this dress felt, but I thought it made me look kind of boring and, need I say it... "ROUND". lol
Then there were a few other dresses I tried on that got lame reviews and that I also didn't really care for. Then I had dismissed some before even putting them on and then there was one dress that was hiding behind all of the other one. Looking at it, it was STUNNING! I put it on and couldnt believe how amazing it looked and how it made me feel. I walked out of the dressing room and my mom gasped and said "YES! SHANA THIS IS IT!" I looked at Sarah and she said "Oh my gosh you look amazing!" This dress trumped all of the others I had tried on. I looked in the mirror and it looked even better on than on the hanger.
THIS IS MY DRESS!!!
before I made my decision, i walked through the store one more time to see if there was one I missed, but I didnt and I couldnt wait to put the dress back on one final time to confirm that this was the one... and it was!!!
There were other brides there that complimented me on the way it looked and I knew I had to have it.
The best part is yet to come: my budget was about $1200.00. Want to know how much this dress was? $497.00! Yes, that's right, $700 under budget. I paid for the entire dress then and there, as I didn't want to have to worry about another bill later down the road.
It was an extremely successful day of dress shopping, I'd say. The dress will be in the store in about 4 months (around Xmas time or in January she said) and then we get to the alterations, etc.
I hope you guys like it!
First off I wanted to thank all of you that are still following along!
Secondly, I went dress shopping over the weekend and had a blast !!!
On Saturday morning I headed over to my mom's house to pick her up so we could go dress shopping. As I was early and she wasn't ready yet, I decided to prepare for a day of dress shopping by watching Say Yes to the Dress! lol. By 10 am we were off to pick up my friend and bridesmaid, Sarah. We had two stops to make after that: the first one was David's Bridal and the second was Alfred Angelo, which was conveniently located right across the street.
DISCLAIMER: I dont have many pics from our visit to DB but do have some.
Our appointed at Davids Bridal was at 11 am, but we got there about 15 minutes prior. The store was still very empty with only a few brides there, which was a plus from how I had seen it during their busy times in the early afternoon. The lady checked us in and then send we can browse around a little and the consultant will come get us. As I was browsing through hundreds and hundreds of dresses, nothing really stood out to me. There were a lot of dresses I thought were "nice" but not nice enough to the point where I wanted to try them on. When the consultant burst around the corner asking if I were Shana, I immediately knew we would get along! He was outgoing, funny, attentive, and very kind. Not once, throughout the entire process, did I feel as though he was being really pushy (which was a fear of mine) to buy a dress.
So i had printed out a list of dresses I saw on their website and he did inform me that they only had 4 of the 9 dresses I picked in store. UGH! So he said he will pull those and I can try those on and if I don't like them then we can always look for more. When I got to the dressing room I had about 5 dresses hanging there, some of which looked familiar and others who I had not seen before.
The first dress was a real princess dress; tight on top and as big as it can get on the bottom. Sarah was helping me get dressed while my mom waited in front of the room. As soon as Sarah put me into the dress, I knew I didn't want to show my mom. I had not even seen it in the mirror yet and I already knew it looked horrible. Reason being that the widest part of my body is right around my waist and the dress hit right on the widest part and then ballooned outward. It was horrifying. Sarah said I should show my mom anyway so I walked out and the first thing my mom said was "you look like something I would put on top of a cupcake". Needless to say, dress #1 was out, which is fine because I didn't feel good in it anyway.
From there I went on to try 2 or 3 more with mediocre reviews by all of us, even the consultant. Then I put on an all lace dress, which looked really old hollywood like with a low cut back and was ivory in color. So far, this was the front runner. It was nothing like i had tried on before nor was interested in, but it looked great on me and I felt great in it. Then I tried on 2 or 3 more dresses that he had pulled but nothing really stood out.
Lastly, Sarah had picked a dress off of the rack that I feel in love with on the hanger. When I put it on, i LOVED it. I felt like a real princess in it. This was also the dress that my mom and sarah loved the most and quickly bumped up to number one. here are some pics:
Here is a picture of Sarah and I. She is wearing the Vera Wang bridesmaids dress, which I really liked.
I really loved the dress but didn't want to make a rushed decision and buy it, knowing that I may find something better at Alfred Angelo. I told our consultant that we were going to lunch and thinking about it. He was very nice about it and said no problem and to let him know if I needed anything.
After about 2 hours at DB we headed to lunch at Olive Garden. After that we headed over to Alfred Angelo. I was really looking forward to this as I had been in the store before and thought that they have great dresses.
We browsed the racks of dresses and picked out anything and everything I wanted to try on. My mom picked some, Sarah picked some, I did and the consultant did. I ended up with about 7 dresses in the room.
The first dress I tried on was actually a powder blue color. I do have to say that what caught my attention, at first, was the fact that it was not white or ivory, but then i looked at the actual dress and thought it was very pretty. The consultant then said it also comes in white and ivory. here are some pics:
Although I liked the dress, I didn't like it on me. Additionally, I thought the dress gave off a different vibe than what we are going for at the wedding.
Next was a similar dress to the DB one that I like. It looked like one that would be good for the beach
I liked the way this dress felt, but I thought it made me look kind of boring and, need I say it... "ROUND". lol
Then there were a few other dresses I tried on that got lame reviews and that I also didn't really care for. Then I had dismissed some before even putting them on and then there was one dress that was hiding behind all of the other one. Looking at it, it was STUNNING! I put it on and couldnt believe how amazing it looked and how it made me feel. I walked out of the dressing room and my mom gasped and said "YES! SHANA THIS IS IT!" I looked at Sarah and she said "Oh my gosh you look amazing!" This dress trumped all of the others I had tried on. I looked in the mirror and it looked even better on than on the hanger.
THIS IS MY DRESS!!!
before I made my decision, i walked through the store one more time to see if there was one I missed, but I didnt and I couldnt wait to put the dress back on one final time to confirm that this was the one... and it was!!!
There were other brides there that complimented me on the way it looked and I knew I had to have it.
The best part is yet to come: my budget was about $1200.00. Want to know how much this dress was? $497.00! Yes, that's right, $700 under budget. I paid for the entire dress then and there, as I didn't want to have to worry about another bill later down the road.
It was an extremely successful day of dress shopping, I'd say. The dress will be in the store in about 4 months (around Xmas time or in January she said) and then we get to the alterations, etc.
I hope you guys like it!