So two weeks ago, I went to House of Fashion with my mum, just for fun, just to try on wedding dresses, or just to look at them, whatever, no big deal. We walked in nonchalantly, and they got us in with a consultant within 10 minutes! And I actually tried on dresses! I tried on about 10 or so, and it was kind of between two, but there was this one (the very first one I tried on) that I kept comparing everything else to. And, as my mom put it, it just SCREAMED “Katie!!” So we decided to come back in the next week, this time with my dad, and try one a few more, and see what he thought, since he’s Mister Money Bags.
So last week, I went back to House of Fashion with my mum and my dad this time too, and I tried on the same dress from the previous week, and OMG. I was in love. But I felt like it was too easy. Like I should have tried on a million dresses, just to be sure. But really I only tried on about a dozen and I found myself doing what I had done before. I kept comparing them to the first one. My “Cinderella Dress” as my mom likes to refer to it as.
I guess finding a wedding dress is pretty comparable to finding your soulmate. You know? You gotta try on a few that you may not like all that much, or that you’re just unsure about, and it may take a LOT (in my case), or just a few, or maybe you know with the very first one! But either way, when you find the one, you know. Because you keep comparing everybody else, to that one. And then you know. When you say “Oh, I like this one alright, but it doesn’t have the same _____ as the other one” or “It’s really nice, but I just don’t get that feeling…” And you know. It’s so nice to know.
And did I mention the consultant? This little woman named Mahin, who kept RAVING about how beautiful I am, how I should be a model, how it’s hard because every dress looks GOOD on me. And it’s true. (Not to sound conceited). But, every dress looked GOOD ON ME. You know, there are a lot of women, on those shows like “Say Yes to the Dress” who try on dresses and walk out to show their entourage of critics, and they get boos or hisses or “Oh, that looks TERRIBLE” or “That just doesn’t work with you.” Well. That didn’t happen with me. And, you may think it’s a blessing, but I found it a little annoying. Because I wanted some definite “NO’s” from some of the dresses, and instead I kept getting “OOh’s” and “Aahh’s” because they all looked freaking breathtaking. And the consultant! She asked my parents how many children they have, and she told them “You should have more.” Haha. Definite ego booster, if nothing else. Plus, she was adorable. And told me she wished her son wasn’t already married, and had found me first!! Hilarious.
Anyway. I found my dress. And guess what? It was the VERY FIRST wedding dress I have ever tried on. And now, it will be the last one as well. :)
I wish I could post pictures, but Zack simply CAN NOT see the dress until the wedding. He can’t even know anything about it. All I can say, is I feel like an absolute princess in it. And that’s exactly the look I’m going for. It’ll take about 5 months for alterations, and I can’t wait to slip that baby on and have it fit!
…Like a perfectly sized shoe. :)
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