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let me start out by saying, that this was the one thing i wasn''t all that crazy about. i know most girls DREAM of what their wedding dresses will look like, and its a huge deal to them, but for me...i was the girl who was like "eh...i''ll figure it out as it gets closer to the date"
(i did have most of my music picked out long before i ever got engaged, though...that was my thing ;) )

i''m not a girly-girl, and i HATE shopping, so dress shopping was the one thing i was secretly dreading. in my fantasy mind, i was going to find something that fit perfectly off the sale rack a few months before the wedding and that would be that.

well, my friend is getting married a few months before me and she was bugging me to go try on dresses with her. i finally said yes, knowing that she needed to get hers ordered pretty soon. (both of our families are on the east coast, so we didnt have our moms / bridesmaids to go dress shopping with)

we went to alfred angelo, since we both found dresses online that we liked from there. when we got there, the lady said it would just be a few minutes and i remember mumbling "take your time!" which got laughs from all. my friend knew this just wasnt my "thing"

well, fast forward to me trying on a few dresses. i liked some, but wasnt "wow''d" by any. everyone said i would just KNOW if it was the right one.
when i tried on #1952...
me, who wasnt into this dress trying on stuff at all, started CRYING! then my friend started crying...and the lady helping even teared up! it was the one. :)

i pranced around alfred angelo for over an hour in that dress....i didnt want to take it off. never in a million years would i picture myself acting like that!

the weirdest thing was that just as i was ready to take it off, a girl walked out of the dressing room next to me wearing the SAME DRESS! in the SAME SIZE! (hers had just arrived from being ordered) it was like fate to see another girl who was the same size as me in that dress. seeing it on her closed the deal completely.

i left that place feeling like it was all a dream (so did my friend, since she found her dress, too)
i never thought it could be that exciting to find the right dress! now, hopefully i can get that excited about makeup and stuff, too ;)

here are some pics...hopefully they post

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it would only let me put one pic in the other post...let see if this works

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i ordered it in ivory and a few inches shorter since i am not wearing heels (FI would be shorter then me if i wore heels so i decided to be nice!
i am contemplating taking out the crinolin and having the sides taken in a bit so it falls more against my body on the bottom. i am hoping they can do that considering the beading. lady said they could....i guess we''ll see.

wow, i never thought i''d be this excited about the dress!
 
congratulations on finding the dress :) you look beautiful in it
 
It looks very nice on you... I would think twice about taking out the crinolin.. Most dress lay much nicer with them in.. This doesn''t look like the type of dress to fall straight. I think you would loose the essence of the dress without it.. just my thoughts.
 
Date: 11/1/2008 12:09:19 PM
Author: crystalheart1
It looks very nice on you... I would think twice about taking out the crinolin.. Most dress lay much nicer with them in.. This doesn''t look like the type of dress to fall straight. I think you would loose the essence of the dress without it.. just my thoughts.

thank you for telling me. the lady there said it wouldnt be a problem and seemed to understand what i was getting at with wanting it to fall straight.

i wouldnt be that upset if i had to keep it in, though. anyone else have experience with this?
 
It looks perfect!!!!
 
i found this pic, which shows the beading better.(not my body in this pic, though...lol)

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Absolutely gorgeous on you - i love it!
 
Absolutely beautiful on you!! I love it!
 
it is SO figure-flattering on you!!!!!! congrats on finding a gorgeous gown!
 
OMG that dress is perfection on you! I love it. It really looks as though it was made for you.
Gorgeous! Congrats.

I''m dreading the whole dress shopping thing so I''m so happy for girls when they do find their dream dress!!
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Love it! Looks gorgeous on you! The only thing I suggest is to have it pulled a bit from your hips - it''s a tad bit loose on you.
 
The dress looks great on you. I''m glad you found it!
 
Date: 11/3/2008 1:46:09 PM
Author: kama_s
Love it! Looks gorgeous on you! The only thing I suggest is to have it pulled a bit from your hips - it''s a tad bit loose on you.


thank you, i agree - - i already need it taken in a teeny bit up top because my boobs arent big enough to fill it. i''d like it to be a bit more fitting at the hips, too :)
 
I love it! It''s beautiful, and so flattering on you!
 
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