I'll probably still go just for the experience
of trying on dresses with my mom and sister, but I'm pretty sure I've found my dress!
So she continues searching for hours at various stores
trying on dress after dress to find just the perfect choice.
There was also another slight hitch in that I was 5 months pregnant when we got engaged so wasn't going to be in any state to
try on dresses for a while.
The biggest advantage of the store is that you get to
try on the dress before you wear it, so you'll know how it looks and fits!
There's certainly something to be said for walking into a beautiful wedding boutique and
trying on dress after dress.
It was so special to
try on dresses with so much of my family present and I couldn't have asked for a better experience.
When I
first tried on this dress at Target I wasn't too thrilled about the fit, and as you should know if you read Lil Miss JB Style regularly fit is EVERYTHING when it comes to style, sadly this shirt dress was a little shapeless and went down to past my knees.
The smells of Nordstrom and Starbucks bring scent - induced memories of Seattle and I had such a great
time trying on dresses / skirts for Easter and looking for the perfect pair of paper bag waist pants.
Oh, I
saw tried on this dress a couple of weekends ago and I liked it, it was a little big for me on the chest area, but I really do not have much there, if you know what I mean.
At the very least, you can
try on a dress by the same designer so you can get an idea of how sizing works.
The Dress A few weekends were spent visiting local bridal shops with my mum and close
friends trying on dresses, none of which I felt like myself in.
I've been a mix of anxious, nervous, stressed, and excited to
go try on dresses next weekend when our parents come to town to meet each other, but this makes me SUPER excited to go!!!! Thanks for the inadvertent pep talk
I had my
mom try on the dress, and it fit her beautifully (seriously, almost like it was made for her) so I decided to give it to her rather than get it tailored.
While trying on the dress, I was walking through the store and heard a mom of another bride whisper (about me), «Oh look, her dress isn't white, it's kind of pink.»
When
Adina tried on the dress, her mother said to the seamstress, can't you see that the trees are growing the wrong way, you turned the fabric upside down.
As she has talked about the fun
of trying on dresses and the stress of writing her wedding vows, it has also provided her an opportunity to soften her sometimes tough image and to remind New Yorkers that she would be both the first female and the first openly gay New York City mayor.