I thought I liked a dress. Turns out it is not made anymore and it was on the wrong rack.
I have been looking a few weeks and I haven''t found anything else I like. Maybe I am just too picky.
So the lady at the store suggested I talk to someone she knows who made dresses. I''ve heard good things about this person too. Well, I didn''t have a positive experience with this person and I ended up questioning what I really liked. This person will tell you if it will not look good on you. Nothing was said like that, but that''s what I felt. My mom had the same impression. I also didn''t feel this person was interested at all.
However, this person also pointed out that because I am so small, most dresses would be still large on me and would require significant alterations. I have looked at sizing charts and my measurements are not on there (too small). I am a size 0 or 00 in street clothing...and even that size doesn''t always fit me. I don''t know. That was a concern I had from day one since I have to get so many things altered, but this person was the first to actually tell me. I''ve never had something as complex as a wedding dress altered so I don''t know how hard it would be to take it down a size.
I went to another dress shop. I tried on several dresses. Even ones that I might not have picked. Some were pretty, but I just wasn''t loving or even liking any of them. Then, the owner tells me I don''t have much time and girls who are having their wedding in September have already ordered their dresses. That just makes me feel worse, because I have been looking when I have time (engaged for 1.5 months). I''m just so busy and I travel with my job. My wedding is in six months.
I usually don''t cry, but the second my mom dropped me off after looking at dresses, I started crying. I just feel like buying the next stupid white dress that looks decent on me and saying to heck with it. After all, when I look at wedding pictures, all the dresses look the same. This whole experience is dragging me down and I wanted it to be fun. I shouldn''t be this stressed.
Sorry for being so negative and venting. If you have any advice or words of encouragement, that would be awesome.
I have been looking a few weeks and I haven''t found anything else I like. Maybe I am just too picky.
So the lady at the store suggested I talk to someone she knows who made dresses. I''ve heard good things about this person too. Well, I didn''t have a positive experience with this person and I ended up questioning what I really liked. This person will tell you if it will not look good on you. Nothing was said like that, but that''s what I felt. My mom had the same impression. I also didn''t feel this person was interested at all.
However, this person also pointed out that because I am so small, most dresses would be still large on me and would require significant alterations. I have looked at sizing charts and my measurements are not on there (too small). I am a size 0 or 00 in street clothing...and even that size doesn''t always fit me. I don''t know. That was a concern I had from day one since I have to get so many things altered, but this person was the first to actually tell me. I''ve never had something as complex as a wedding dress altered so I don''t know how hard it would be to take it down a size.
I went to another dress shop. I tried on several dresses. Even ones that I might not have picked. Some were pretty, but I just wasn''t loving or even liking any of them. Then, the owner tells me I don''t have much time and girls who are having their wedding in September have already ordered their dresses. That just makes me feel worse, because I have been looking when I have time (engaged for 1.5 months). I''m just so busy and I travel with my job. My wedding is in six months.
I usually don''t cry, but the second my mom dropped me off after looking at dresses, I started crying. I just feel like buying the next stupid white dress that looks decent on me and saying to heck with it. After all, when I look at wedding pictures, all the dresses look the same. This whole experience is dragging me down and I wanted it to be fun. I shouldn''t be this stressed.
Sorry for being so negative and venting. If you have any advice or words of encouragement, that would be awesome.