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So I really thought I was going to make it through the whole LIW period without incident, but well....I....uh, I....


I bought a wedding dress.


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*clutches pearls*


Let me explain!

A few days ago, my sister sent me a link to the Monique Lhuillier sample sale in Los Angeles. The ad indicated that the gowns would be discounted at up to 90% off! The veteran bargain shopper in me wrestled with the sensible, rational me and the shopper won out (she''s a scrappy one). I decided to go, but I didn''t REALLY expect to find a dress. I kind of wanted to go just for the fun of it, but if I saw something I REALLY had to have at a great price, then I would consider buying.

Guess what happened.

I found the Monique Lhuillier dress of my dreams! It''s a dress that I have been lusting after for quite some time, at least a year. However, it was from several seasons ago and no longer in production and so I had been stalking ebay and preownedweddingdresses to see if it would pop up in my size, because I knew that would be the only way I could get my hands on it. Since it has been out of production for so long (it was from the Fall 2006 collection) I sort of had resigned myself to never being able to have that dress, but it was the ONE dress I kept going back to over and over again, wistfully gazing at its pixelated splendor on the internets. Imagine my feelings when I saw it at the sale! My heart just about stopped. Not only was it 80% off, but it was in my size, no alterations needed. I really had no choice but to hand over my Visa and embrace my status as a crazy LIW.
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The good news is (other than finding the longed for dress of my dreams, of course), the bf is totally on board with the purchase! In fact, he drove me by the sale site at 10 pm the night before the sale just so I could see if a line had formed yet, haha. LOVE HIM! I asked him if he thought it was crazy that I was getting a wedding dress before I was actually engaged and he said, "Honey, we ARE engaged!" *tear* He is awesome. <3

So that''s my first, and hopefully only, crazy action as a LIW. Although my sister has been at me to book the church for my tentative wedding date because that particular church is very "popular" - oh dear...
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YOU CAN''T TELL US YOU BOUGHT A DRESS WITHOUT POSTING A PICTURE!!!
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Ok. Rant over.

Congrats on finding your dream of all dreams dress! If I''d lusted after a dress like it sounds like you''ve lusted after this particular ML, I would have bought it, too!!! ESPECIALLY at 80% off!!! Good thing your scrappy little shopper won out!!!
 
well, if you're crazy...

we're not engaged yet either but...we've already booked our venue + photographers (and have found our florist, cake person, and day-of coordinator)!
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i totally would've gone to the monique lhullier sample sale too, the only reason i didn't is because i'm in the middle of finals. *happydance* for you, for finding your dream dress at 80% off in your size!!!!

you already have your ring right? ours should be ready aaany day now [the boy is being sneaky and i don't have any idea when it'll actually be done, but i was there at the jeweler when he gave us a rough estimate of when it'd be done].

whenever i ask the boy if i'm crazy for getting so much planned before the *official* engagement, he says the same thing "we are engaged"
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then he gives me a fist bump for being so on top of things
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i'm so glad you posted this - i've been needing to tell on myself about all this stuff for a while now!!
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although our families and a few friends know, and nobody's even mentioned the fact that we're not engaged yet
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works for me!
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have you guys set a date yet? so exciting!
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"Honey, we ARE engaged!" *tear* He is awesome. <3

I''m sorry, I''m confused... you''ve purchased a wedding dress, are looking at venues and your boyfriend is on board. Doesn''t that mean you''re engaged?
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Date: 12/9/2009 9:31:36 PM
Author: vc10um
YOU CAN''T TELL US YOU BOUGHT A DRESS WITHOUT POSTING A PICTURE!!!
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Ok. Rant over.


Congrats on finding your dream of all dreams dress! If I''d lusted after a dress like it sounds like you''ve lusted after this particular ML, I would have bought it, too!!! ESPECIALLY at 80% off!!! Good thing your scrappy little shopper won out!!!

Your wish is my command! Here is a picture of the dress from preownedweddingdresses.com: Monique Lhuillier Desiree. This is the exact link that I''ve gone back to over and over for the past year, wishing that I could have this dress!

The only difference is the top - I chose an Alencon lace corset instead of the tulle corset that is pictured. I LOVED the tulle corset in pics, but in real life it was not really what I wanted. I''ll post a pic in a bit of me in the dress!
 
That''s not crazy.

That''s CRAZY AWESOME.

Congratulations! I''m thrilled for you.
 
Date: 12/9/2009 9:32:45 PM
Author: jjc
well, if you''re crazy...


we''re not engaged yet either but...we''ve already booked our venue + photographers (and have found our florist, cake person, and day-of coordinator)!
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i totally would''ve gone to the monique lhullier sample sale too, the only reason i didn''t is because i''m in the middle of finals. *happydance* for you, for finding your dream dress at 80% off in your size!!!!


you already have your ring right? ours should be ready aaany day now [the boy is being sneaky and i don''t have any idea when it''ll actually be done, but i was there at the jeweler when he gave us a rough estimate of when it''d be done].


whenever i ask the boy if i''m crazy for getting so much planned before the *official* engagement, he says the same thing ''we are engaged''
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then he gives me a fist bump for being so on top of things
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i''m so glad you posted this - i''ve been needing to tell on myself about all this stuff for a while now!!
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although our families and a few friends know, and nobody''s even mentioned the fact that we''re not engaged yet
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works for me!
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have you guys set a date yet? so exciting!
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We don''t have the ring yet, but it will be soon! It''s actually my fault that we''re not *officially* engaged yet. We bought the stone
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, but I haven''t gotten around to picking out a setting. I''ve been so inundated with work that I don''t have the energy to make the trip to the jewelers on the weekdays, and my weekends are usually busy as well! I REALLY need to get on this though. He keeps talking about how he can''t wait to change our facebook status to engaged! lol.

Congrats on all the stuff you''ve locked down already! And congrats on your imminent engagement! This is such an exciting time :) :) :)
 
Date: 12/9/2009 9:32:53 PM
Author: jewelz617
''Honey, we ARE engaged!'' *tear* He is awesome. <3


I''m sorry, I''m confused... you''ve purchased a wedding dress, are looking at venues and your boyfriend is on board. Doesn''t that mean you''re engaged?
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I guess since we''ve already made the decision to marry each other, that means we are engaged. I just meant that there hasn''t been an "official" proposal and there''s no ring on my finger yet. Should be soon, though, once I can get my act together and pick out a setting
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Oh dear, I''ve just tried to upload the photo of me in the dress and it''s too big! And I have no idea how to resize it
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. I''ll try to figure it out!
 
Congrats! What a great story!
 
Awesome deal and lovely dress, BBD!!! Don''t worry about being crazy!! I bought a wedding gown too because it was an awesome deal and it was purchased months before the official proposal! FI gave me his go ahead as well, so I feel you! What diamond did you end up picking out? RB, Radiant, Cushion? I may have missed it when you posted...
 
Date: 12/9/2009 10:21:19 PM
Author: Luckyeshe
Awesome deal and lovely dress, BBD!!! Don''t worry about being crazy!! I bought a wedding gown too because it was an awesome deal and it was purchased months before the official proposal! FI gave me his go ahead as well, so I feel you! What diamond did you end up picking out? RB, Radiant, Cushion? I may have missed it when you posted...

Thanks, Luckyeshe! Glad to know I''m not alone haha. We ended up getting an RB! I know, after everything I went back to an RB, ack! I didn''t make an official announcement because I want to wait until I got the completed ring in my hand to post about it (although I made a post or two on Rocky Talky about the stone before we made the decision to purchase it). I love it and I''m so excited to get that baby on my finger! I still love radiants and cushions and if I ever am lucky enough to upgrade in the future to a bigger stone, I think I''ll probably get one of those. But for now, I am loving my RB! I have to thank you for all the help you gave me with that, btw, finding all those links for me for radiants and cushions. They DEFINITELY changed my boyfriend''s view that engagement rings should be round. You''re a star!
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Congratulations! I''m glad your inner shopper was able to win out. I love a bargain, and your dream dress for 80% off is totally wow.

As far as posting pictures that are too bit, try going into a photo editing software (I use Corel which had a free trial on my Dell when I bought it). For me, if you go to "Save as" there''s an option to compress the file from best quality (low compression) and various options all the way down to most compression (least quality). Saving it to the most compressed will reduce the file size. Depending on the size of your original file you may have to repeat this step a couple of times. There''s probably a better way to do this, but it''s the only way I know how. Looking forward to seeing you in your dress!
 
Oh yeah, and I bought wedding shoes before we were engaged, so you''re not the only one!
 
If your Bf is on board it doesn''t count as crazy.

Congrats on finding your dream dress!
 
Oh man, I don''t know if I would have been able to surpress the desire for an awesome buy either. How could you go wrong with your dream dress at 90% off?! Thank goodness your SO was completely on board. I wouldn''t know how to tell my SO I bought a wedding dress, he would think I was crazy.
 
Wow that dress is SOOOO pretty! GOOD FOR YOU!!!

Your BF sounds liek a sweetie too!
 
I learned how to compress a picture!! Thanks, AustenNut, for the tips!

The little crystal belt on the dress is a touch of my own - I also got it at the ML sale, for a ridiculous 96% off! It''s actually supposed to be a hairpiece, but satin on the piece is the same color as my dress so I think I''ll have it sewn on for some extra pizazz :) I got the idea from luvbug''s beautiful wedding dress that I saw over in BWW, and it''s also something that they do to dresses on Say Yes to the Dress all the time! God, I love that show...

Thanks, ladies, for sharing my excitement! I seriously have to stop myself from putting it on and wearing it around the house a la that Friends episode. I gotta tell ya, it takes a LOT of restraint, hahaha
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GORGEOUS!!!!!!! i think it's a little ridiculous how happy i am for you...but i am!! love your addition, too!
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Oh BBD...it''s STUNNING. I need an emotie where the eyes are bugging out of the head like in the cartoons!!! *awwwoooga!*
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In all seriousness, though, BBD...that dress is amazing. At an amazing price. And fabulous on you. And I LOVE the extra bit of bling.

I could gush all day about it!!! Just keep her locked away!!! No prancing around the house!!!
 
Love your dress blueberry!! I love the belt you added too, just gorg! Congrats lady, you are unofficially engaged!
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WOW!! It was meant to be. It looks amazing on you, and the story of getting it was great.

I was the same way with my FI before I had a ring on my finger. We were mentally and emotionally engaged. The ring and proposal was to make everyone else believe it.

Congratulations on the dress!!
 
It looks GORGEOUS on you! Congratulations on an awesome find!

And, you''re not crazy because, ummm..... I just did exactly the same thing
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Was too scared to post it on here in case people thought I was mad, but now that you''ve broken the pre-engagement dress-buying ice, I think I shall go and start my own thread to keep you company!
 
OMG! It looks gorgeous on you! Do you have any more pics?
 
Date: 12/10/2009 1:44:32 PM
Author: FrekeChild
OMG! It looks gorgeous on you! Do you have any more pics?


I have a few more pics, but they all basically look like the one that I posted - all pics of the same part of the dress. I''ll try to get a full length picture taken later and post it!
 
OMG that is utterly completely CRAZEEEEE!!!!!

but you look amazing in it and what a bargain!

what will you spend the saved cash on?

buy some very expensive shoes g''wan g''wan g''wan!!!!


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I love it!!!

These stories make me feel like I held back too much.

BF knew I wanted to get married next summer, but he still wants to do the "perfect proposal" and his time line got pushed back because of his job loss. At one point he told me if I wanted to started booking a venue to "get it locked in" that he would be OK with that.

I couldn''t actually bring myself to do it.

But I am glad you got that dress, sounds like you have been looking for it for a long time, and you know it is the one.
 
Blueberrydot, that dress is BEAUTIFUL on you! And I love the belt addition too.

Glad my advice helped; didn''t know if it''d be intelligible or not. Looking forward to seeing more picts!
 
that is one stuhning dress!!!! you must be so happy!
 
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