I've read the warnings on here from other brides. I've read articles all over the internet. Even my own common sense told me, "Once you've bought your dress, STOP looking at other gowns!"
And what did I do? I was looking for flower girl dresses on davidsbridal.com and I thought there wouldn't be any harm in seeing if there were any new dresses. And then I saw
this.
I started looking at dresses before I was even engaged, and I fell in love with the dress I ended up buying. I loved the big poofy skirt, and I liked that the bodice was cuffed at the top: I am lacking in the chest department and felt like all the other strapless tops really emphasized that
However, I've seen soooo many other girls with "my" dress that it doesn't really feel special anymore. There's a girl in Randy Chapman's portfolio in that dress, I've seen it for sale on eBay by at least 3 different girls, and I've seen it on other wedding planning sites. Even when I was trying it on in the store, a woman came up to me and told me how beautiful it was... her daughter-in-law wore it 2 years ago. At the time it didn't faze me, but now it kind of does. I know that's the risk I run buying from David's Bridal, and there's a chance the same thing could happen with this new dress as well.
I showed it to DF and his first reaction was that it looked too "old" and the shrug reminded him of a doily (sp?). After awhile of looking at it, though, he admitted that he really could see me wearing it and he was just trying to hate it so that I wouldn't have to make a choice
He suggested that we go to DB tomorrow and try it on to see if there's even any reason to consider it -- I could end up hating it once I see it in person.
At first, I hated the pick-up skirts that are popular now, but they're really starting to grow on me. This one especially doesn't seem as dramatic as others that I've seen, and I love the little shrug (even though I know I would probably be dying in the August heat).
The money worries me because we're on a budget. My original dress was $499 on sale and this one is $699. Supposedly there's some kind of sale going on at DB this month, so it would probably be $649. I would, of course, try to sell the original dress, but I would still be waaaaaay over my $600 dress budget. DF said not to worry about it -- it's a once in a lifetime expense and I should have the dress I really want and feel most comfortable with.
I would have to buy all new accessories as I don't think the current pink ones really go with this style dress. Or maybe they would if I got the pink sash? And I don't think a veil would look right either, so I would have to sell that as well.
Help?
I have a saphire in the middle an diamonds on either side. For the wedding ring, I will have two, one is a row of saphires then rows of tiny diamonds on either side, then I will have one I can wear always---we are thinking of titanium....very sturdy.
It was a good cake!!
I showed it to DF and he loved it!
I really love all the dresses and your jewellery! 
