found the dress!! Maggie Sottero :)

[kas baby]

yay!!!!!!! I''ve gone a few times before, and you lovely ladies helped me when I was wondering about the "dress shape" that looked best on me (short and stout, like the teapot

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The Maggie Sottero "Kadence" was the first one I tried on that day, and I definitely fell in love! I still tried on several more, just to be sure, but I couldn''t get that dress out of my mind!

I ordered the dress in ivory, although I think the gold is stunning. Also, the sample was a size twelve, and I measured to be in between 8 and 10. I ordered a ten because the material will look better if they have to take it in versus being let out.... always thinking, lol

 

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ETA: the fabric in ivory with potential bridesmaid dress colors

 

[jaylex]

You look beautiful! And the color is simply divine!
Much prettier than any tea pot I''ve ever seen lol.

 

[kas baby]

one of the bridesmaids dresses I tried on, it was fun, although the dress was too big, again...

 

[Mannequin]

Great choice! It will look beautiful in ivory. Arena has lots of bridesmaid dresses, I took my girls there in December. I like the blues you are considering.

 

[ilovesparkles]

It is absolutely stunning with all those crystals!

 

[kas baby]

thanks ladies! I''m so excited and can''t wait to see my dress and get all the fittings done

equestrienne!! you have a great eye- I did go to Arena Bridal! Lots of dresses there to try on, but I had a doctor appointment so we had to cut the fun short

this summer though, I can plan on spending a grand ol'' time with my sisters there

 

[lulu66]

very beautiful dress!

and btw, you are in NO way stout!

 

[LtlFirecracker]

Beautiful dress, it looks great on you!

 

[princessplease]

Lovely dress!!!!

 

[oddoneout]

Wow beautiful dress. Looks great on.

 

[KittyGolightly]

I love that dress, and it looks just fantastic on you!!! Great color too.

 

[Deelight]

Congrats it is a beautiful dress and I love the BM colours and dress as well

 

[PumpkinPie]

it''s lovely and I love that blue shade for your BM dresses

 

[Anonymous]

Oh that''s just BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations on your find!

 

[violet3]

This is gorgeous on you! I tried this dress in silver and it''s just so wonderful the way it swishes when you walk This was my mom''s favorite dress, although i chose something different.

p.s. the last thing i would say about you is that you are "stout" - you''re adoreable with a great figure!

 

[kas baby]

thank yous to: jaylex, equestrienne, ilovesparkles, lulu66, LtlFirecracker, princessplease, oddoneout, kittyGolightly, Deelight, Maevie, tammy77, and violet3!

I''m hoping that the ivory looks lovely. I did try on a different dress by them with the same fabric in ivory and it looked really nice. I just hope I can avoid looking really washed out- especially since FI gets tan very fast and by time the wedding rolls around he will be pretty dark. I have a hard time getting tan, as I mostly burn, but I''m on the fence as to whether or not I should try tanning. I don''t really want to take the health risks with such sensitive and fair skin- what do you guys think?

p.s. If there are already threads on this, I''m sorry

 

[KittyGolightly]

Since you''ve got some time, maybe you could try a couple of self-tanners to see how they look on you. (Some really are more natural looking than others.) Clarins makes a nice one.

Otherwise, I wouldn''t worry about it. I''m sure you''ll have makeup on, so no one is going to think you look washed out.

 

[Laila619]

Very pretty gown!

 

[joelly]

You look fab in it.

 

[MagsyMay]

Congrats on finding the dress! It looks great on you and you are not stout whatsoever!! I know how that feels though for sure, being short and trying on these gowns made for people 6" tall!

 

[Iowa Lizzy]

I think that dress is lovely and the ivory will look just fine with your skin tone. I wouldn''t tan if you don''t regularly do it. Better to pale and glowing that red and blotchy!

Beautiful dress. I like that bridesmaid dress too.