I Said "Yes" To A Dress; But "No" To Many More

 I'd like to take a minute to revisit my dress hunt.  For most brides, the dress is one of the biggest - if not THE biggest- decision when planning their wedding, and I was no exception.  I know full well that the day isn't really about the dress- it is about connection and love and family.  But it is a little bit about the dress.  Its this chance you have to feel like a princess- and let's face it, the older you get, the less likely you are to feel "princess" and more likely you are to feel "dowager."  I wanted princess, gosh darn it!  And I asbsolutely was not going to compromise on this point.

Even though I ultimately LOVED my Platinum for Priscilla gown, I also loved some other gowns along the way (not as much, but enough to merit some lovin').  And I think its worth a trip down memory lane to look at some dress porn!  I tried all these on, by the way (and then some).   

I had no real set of criteria for my dress other than a vintage feel- mostly just things I knew I didn't want.  No pickups or pillowy poufs, no sleeves, nothing to summery.  The one exception to my lack of criteria was that I wanted a train- a fabulous, glorious train!  I had a general idea too of what I wanted to spend, but the truth is that I had plenty of money in savings, and I was willing to spent whatever it took to get that princess feeling for this one day.   Yep, I was a stereotypical east coast bride and I'm not ashamed.

So I went high end.  This is not budget friendly stuff, my friends.  But even if you're not going to spend loads of money, I highly recommend you go try some of these fancy dresses on, because there are plenty of lower-end designers who copy these looks so you can always find a good substitute if you like a dress.  And in the higher-end salons, you get treated so well, its a lovely experience.   (PS all images link to their source).

[caption id="attachment_1745" align="aligncenter" width="202" caption="I honestly thought this Jenny Yoo might be the one when I saw it! I've seen nothing like it before or after.  But it might have been too simple for me. "][/caption]



[caption id="attachment_1742" align="aligncenter" width="202" caption="This Junko Yoshioka was so utterly glam. On me, it looked like I was peeing fabric (sorry! true!), but it's sure cute on the model!"]