The Monday after I got engaged (two days later), I was home with my mom and I proposed that we go dress shopping just to look. Well, I also found the dress that best suited me that day.
We were able to get a day-of appointment at House of Brides in Schaumburg, Illinois. Their selection is HUGE! They also have dresses that you can buy that were sample dresses at a considerable discount if that is what you would like to do. I tried on sample dresses to eventually order my own dress, and the price range I was looking for was between $400-900.
When I walked in, I could not tell the consultant what I liked. I sincerely had no clue what I liked, just things that I did not like. From that, I was given the opportunity to explore the racks and pick out 5 dresses that I liked. This made the process a lot easier.
The funny thing was that the first dress that I tried on was the one that I decided would be my dress! Since I don't want curious eyes (hint, hint John) to find out what it looks like, I'm just going to say that the dress was about $700 and by Allure Bridals.
After the wedding day, I will post the design on here.
Alterations cost me about $200. My first fitting for alterations is June... which I think is cutting it close but I was assured that it would be "plenty of time". Makes me nervous, but maybe I'm overreacting. After all, everyone's goal is to lose weight before the wedding day, and the best time to measure is about a month before because of the possible drastic differences in measurements.
Final review is pending and will be published after the wedding.
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