Aww...thanks. I''ve been working really hard to try and tone up my arms but seriously, they just won''t get cut up no matter what I do. That is really nice of you to say.
), the darker dress seems very simple (not plain). However, it's a little difficult to see any detail(s), etc. because it's so much darker. So I could be wrong?! If I were one of your BMs, the only thing I'd ask is if I could get a little more length on the bottom so it would hit just below my knee, at least. That's the ONLY thing I would be uncomfortable with, personally. Even having no boobs to squeeze into that top, it looks like, as you said, there's so much structure up there that it'd still LOOK LIKE I had something
Thank you so much for the lengthy response! Wow, you made me feel really great about myself. I had brunch with a friend of mine yesterday, she is planning her wedding for Sept. too and I told her about my arm selfconcious-ness and she said the same thing. After seeing our engagement pictures I got this huge arm thing in my head. Oh well, all I can do is work on it and maybe I see myself too much that I don''t notice when I''ve made a difference. Thanks for commenting but really, its probably all in my head, and I recognize that.Date: 3/16/2009 12:03:56 AM
Author: newsboysgrl777
Okay, so i gotta agree with SO many of the other girls'' opinions and say you have a KICKIN'' body!! I SOO wish I could pull off short, sexy dresses like that yellow striped one you wore!! As for not getting your arms more toned, etc., don''t stress over it. Looking at you objectively, we would never think ''oh, she''d look so much better with her arms more toned.'' LOL. As a matter of fact, looking at you I''d probably say ''Oh man. Why can''t I look like that?'' LOL.
Can I also say I''m wicked jealous (sort of) of your 34DDs!! Why? I''m a size that they don''t even MAKE. You''d have to special order it or search endlessly online. What''s my size? I''m so sad to say this out loud. *heaves a big sigh* I''m a 38A!! That''s right. 38...and A. UGH! I have NO chest to speak of, but I''ve got enough fat around my body that I need the larger size to ''strap in'' what I don''t have!! LOL. AND, here''s the even sadder part. Right now, I''m between 30 - 45 pounds overweight (I say this because it depends who you ask what my ideal weight should be...LOL) and because of that extra weight, I''ve added some extra boobage (but only a little). SO! That being said, what I have right now, IF I were to lose weight, would be gone!! :''( UNFAIRNESS!!!! LOL. Okay, enough about me. HA HA. Back to you...
I have to say that on you, the dress really does look more flattering. (The one with the ruffles on the bottom that I didn''t like on the model) When I saw it on the model, like I said, it seemed to hang off of her, which I didn''t like. That being said, the length still did look a LITTLE shorter than tea length, even on you, but, seeing the type of dresses YOU like, I can see you may want them to be shorter. Having said that, I have to admit that I do like the second one a little bit better mainly because of the length (which is probably more accurately a ''tea length'' dress?), but also because, to me, it seems LESS trendy. Whereas you''ve got those ruffles at the bottom of the orange one (that''s what I''ll call the first dress
I can understand your hesitation, though, about the one shoulder thing. I actually didn''t even see it in the first picture (maybe your hair was covering it?), so I''m wondering if that''s something you could consider? If your girls have longer hair, they could wear their hair down and ''cover'' the strapless part in some of the pictures. That way, you''ll have some pics that show the ''trendiness'' of the dress, and others that might look more classic? However, it sounds to me like this is just putting a bandaid on ''the problem,'' so you might just want to stick with the orange dress.
Anyway, good luck with everything and please let us know what you decide. And I find that very interesting that no one spoke up about not liking the dress that you were going to finalize - everyone else thought everyone else loved it and if you hadn''t spoken up about your not liking it (which you almost did!! (not speak up) ), that''s what people would''ve worn!! LOL
PS. Question: Will the shorter dresses be okay comfort-wise as far as weather goes since you''re going to be getting married closer to the fall??
Yay for a happy resolution for EVERYONE! I''m glad it all worked out well. The short strapless dresses are adorable.
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7551448/c/933.html in champagne or white
http://www.newport-news.com/shop/product_single.aspx?style_id=36129198&index=6&gp_coll_id=7516&gp_cat_id=7517&nav_cat_id=9983&category_id=9984 (total prada knockoff but really 39$)
they also come in champagne and dark purple.
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