I bought my dress!!
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that's all!
one thing i LOVE about the dress is that it's SO light and comfortable - no crinoline at all! the volume is from all the light layers that swirl about, the edges are vera's classic 'bands,' but done in what the rep called horse hair (it's kind of stiff and looks like slightly metallic thread)
thanks for looking!
one thing i LOVE about the dress is that it's SO light and comfortable - no crinoline at all! the volume is from all the light layers that swirl about, the edges are vera's classic 'bands,' but done in what the rep called horse hair (it's kind of stiff and looks like slightly metallic thread)
thanks for looking!
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Thank you so much Sparkly Blonde, VRBeauty, yssie, Bella_mezzo!
vc10um - The bows are fun, aren''t they? It kind of works out perfectly, because I''m not the girliest in terms of taste, and the bows definitely help add to the whole ''bride'' effect - and I don''t have to see them! Perfect!
idreamofcushions - Thank you so much! I love the soft, floaty feel too!
I was actually a really difficult one, because I needed so many things out of my dress. My venue is a warehouse space that has been converted by a group of artists to use as a photography studio, gallery, and they also throw a bunch of Fashion Week events there. The ceremony space is outdoors, and a delicious mix of gray concrete, exposed brick that is in stark contrast with green grass and a bright blue sky. So a theme throughout my wedding (and just a part of my general aesthetic) is contrast, namely architectural/structural with soft and ethereal. And my dress has that because the top part is suuuuuper simple and has boning, and the bottom is a big soft swirl. I also wanted such a specific silhouette, not poufy but not a sheath - so basically with some structure but very soft overall. I can''t believe I found it, this had only been my second dress shopping trip!
We''d actually gone to a different salon right before the trunk show, just to take some pressure off, and I tried on about 15 dresses. They were all gorgeous, but none really made me feel anything, until the last one. It was a tighter, more mermaid silhouette, and the first dress that made me feel like a bride. It definitely got my attention, but ultimately that silhouette wasn''t ''me'' (I look reeeeeeally young so it just doesn''t match. So pretty though!!). I think finding that dress right before I found The One made my decision that much easier.
Sorry for the novel - I''m just so excited!! I''m pretty picky and I know exactly what I want, so I''m pretty over the moon to have found a dress that combined every element I was looking for! There''s also a little backstory - originally I made the appointment for the trunk show to try on one dress in particular, only to come to find out that the dress is exclusive to Vera''s NY flagship boutique (I''m in CA)
However, the rep told me that the dress really did not translate well in real life, and that the reason it was exclusive was because they didn''t want to insult Vera by not producing it, but it really just wasn''t going to sell well because it didn''t look good on anybody! Hearing that whole explanation did make me feel a tiny bit better, and the dress I got definitely has the same feel as the elusive (and thus all the more desirable!) NY exclusive dress
Wow I really need to calm down - I woke up 5 times in the middle of the night just to look at pictures of my dress hehe!
At least I know I''m in good company with the rest of the BIW and their beautiful wedding gowns
Thanks again for letting me share!
vc10um - The bows are fun, aren''t they? It kind of works out perfectly, because I''m not the girliest in terms of taste, and the bows definitely help add to the whole ''bride'' effect - and I don''t have to see them! Perfect!
idreamofcushions - Thank you so much! I love the soft, floaty feel too!
I was actually a really difficult one, because I needed so many things out of my dress. My venue is a warehouse space that has been converted by a group of artists to use as a photography studio, gallery, and they also throw a bunch of Fashion Week events there. The ceremony space is outdoors, and a delicious mix of gray concrete, exposed brick that is in stark contrast with green grass and a bright blue sky. So a theme throughout my wedding (and just a part of my general aesthetic) is contrast, namely architectural/structural with soft and ethereal. And my dress has that because the top part is suuuuuper simple and has boning, and the bottom is a big soft swirl. I also wanted such a specific silhouette, not poufy but not a sheath - so basically with some structure but very soft overall. I can''t believe I found it, this had only been my second dress shopping trip!
We''d actually gone to a different salon right before the trunk show, just to take some pressure off, and I tried on about 15 dresses. They were all gorgeous, but none really made me feel anything, until the last one. It was a tighter, more mermaid silhouette, and the first dress that made me feel like a bride. It definitely got my attention, but ultimately that silhouette wasn''t ''me'' (I look reeeeeeally young so it just doesn''t match. So pretty though!!). I think finding that dress right before I found The One made my decision that much easier.
Sorry for the novel - I''m just so excited!! I''m pretty picky and I know exactly what I want, so I''m pretty over the moon to have found a dress that combined every element I was looking for! There''s also a little backstory - originally I made the appointment for the trunk show to try on one dress in particular, only to come to find out that the dress is exclusive to Vera''s NY flagship boutique (I''m in CA)
Wow I really need to calm down - I woke up 5 times in the middle of the night just to look at pictures of my dress hehe!
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Steel, charbie, Maisie, Tuckins1, tigian, CDNinNYC, princessplease, Kim N, shertz1981, happydreams - Wow, thank you sososo much for your kind comments!!
It's turning out to be a very successful wedding weekend - we had our first meeting of the parents meal yesterday and it went great! *phew* so glad to be done with that!
I also purchased my veil from the bridal salon, 50 inch drop with bands in the back and just a simple raw edge in front. Please ignore the uber bad posture (yikes!!! gotta start hitting that pilates religiously again!) and weird expression - seeing the veil of my dreams on top of everything else just sent me straight into OMGOMGOMGOMG
Please also ignore the folds of the dress that look like they're sticking up weird (those poor trunk show gowns sure do get beat up!!), and the haphazardly thrown together hairstyle approximation
The veil will be slightly gathered on the crown so it's not just sitting on my face and will look basically like the pic on the right:
It's turning out to be a very successful wedding weekend - we had our first meeting of the parents meal yesterday and it went great! *phew* so glad to be done with that!
I also purchased my veil from the bridal salon, 50 inch drop with bands in the back and just a simple raw edge in front. Please ignore the uber bad posture (yikes!!! gotta start hitting that pilates religiously again!) and weird expression - seeing the veil of my dreams on top of everything else just sent me straight into OMGOMGOMGOMG
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