Did you end up with a completely different dress than planned?

View Quoted Comment Thank you! It was exactly what I envisioned!

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I love that! Adding an overskirt is such a great idea if you want to switch up your look during the day, but keep the same dress! 2 in 1 is right

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Oh beautiful!!! I love the sound of removable sleeves😍😍

View Quoted Comment Ya I need to be able to dance unrestrictive haha!

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That is a very fair requirement!! 💃🏼

I had completed my dress shopping in August just in time to have my dress ordered/ delivered/ altered before my 2/29/20 date. I walked into stores dead-set on wanting lace long sleeve, high neckline and low back (you know conservative but somewhat sexy).....but after trying on dresses that I had pictured I wasn't feeling
it. I felt itchy, claustrophobic, and couldn't move my arms without
worrying I was going to rip the lace. My consultants were very helpful
and handed me dresses that would look great with my body shape, and by
the 4th store I threw away my plan. I tried on this last dress that I
picked off a rack and when I saw myself in it I literally cried it was the dress.

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Thank you Jesus, I did not! I am so happy to have found it and will actually be trying it on for the first time next week

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It's beautiful, Demaris!

The veil is stunning with it.

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Beautiful. I realized after my first appt. I like how I look in a strapless sweetheart fitted dress with lace but my friend is getting married shortly before me with a similar dress. I do not want to to be similar to hers LOL the guys (my fiance's and her's are all eachother's groomsmen) are already wearing the same navy color...

I ended up with a completely different style dress that I anticipated/ had wanted. I went to the store with every intention of getting a form fitting gown! As we were pulling up to the shop I pointed out a dress in the window to my mom and said something along the lines of “oh my god mom that dress is gorgeous but it will never work for me.. it’s too poofy I’d get lost.” (I’m 5’1”) well I tried on all of these gorgeous form fitting gowns and didn’t feel that feeling everyone talks about until o asked to try the dress on in the window. I tried it on and knew even before o saw myself in the mirror that this was the dress for me. We took a night to think about it and returned the next morning! So in love with my dress

View Quoted Comment Do you have a picture of it? I would LOVE to see it😍

I was dead set on not having a strapless dress and envisioned myself in a beautiful white long sleeved dress. When I went to try on dresses I picked out my sleeved dress as well as a strapless ballgown dress ( I even told my mom it looked cute but not that I'd ever wear it). So I tried the sleeved one first.. and guess what.... yea I HATED it! I couldn't believe it! This dress I wanted for years let me down 😂😂😂. So I tried the ballgown style on and absolutely fell in love with it. I walked out to show my mom and didn't want to take it off! This dress was beautiful! A beautiful strapless fluffy white ballgown! Moral of the story, keep an open mind when trying on dresses. The ones you might be dead set against..... might just be the one you choose.

I changed my mind with my dresses and I am an example of don't buy too early. Luckily David's Bridal has a generous exchange policy. The first dress I chose was super simple, satin with a bit of rhinestones in a belt across the chest. I bought this dress before we had a venue and once we booked the venue I knew that dress wasn't going to work. I went back and fell in love with another satin dress but this one was mermaid fit with rhinestones at the top of the mermaid detail and across the sweetheart top. I thought it was the one....then I went in for color swatches and they had a new one...it doesn't help that a friend of mine works there and was like...you need to try this one on, it's brand new and all of us said it was yours. I looked at it and said...that's not my style at all, but I tried it on anyway (it was a weekday and they were slow).

Y'all....its stunning and perfect and EVERYTHING. It's not within an inch of satin, covered in lace, intricate bead and sequin work...mermaid fit and flare with a horsehair train. I exchanged that day and that's it. The final dress for me was nothing like what I had planned or imagined but it hopped out at me and to those who know me well.

Morale of the story be open to any design and style, you might be over the top pleasantly surprised.

View Quoted Comment Yes but I'm refraining from posting any photos because I want my friends and family surprised and who knows, once it's on the Internet! Even on wedding wire... 😉😋 So I'm sorry!

View Quoted Comment Completely understand!!!😁

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My stylist at the boutique where I ultimately bought my dress had a really interesting perspective on this. There was a dress my mom and MoH loved and I liked it a lot, and the stylist said, "If this were in a different color, like navy or something, would you wear it to a formal event?" When I said sure, she said, "Then it's not your dress." Thinking about it that way helped me say yes to a dress that was totally different from what I was expecting to love.

For me, my dress was an instant wow the first time I tried it on, but I wasn't immediately sure it was the one at all. I tried it on three times in between other dresses, and realized that I just kept coming back to it and kept comparing everything else I tried on to it.

I'd say I got close to the style but almost the exact opposite silhouette. I wanted a corset with detail all the way down, which I got. I knew going it it might be hard to find sleeves so I'm just adding them. What really surprised me was that I was set on an A line. I'm a little chubby. I also HATE mermaid. Those sharp, drastic lines don't make sense to me and it's not flattering on anyone. I actually ended up getting a trumpet. It makes my butt look great though! You wouldn't have seen my butt at all in an A line.

View Quoted Comment I saw your original post about this! I’m so glad you ended up going with the red dress! I think it looks phenomenal on you and it’s PERFECT for the holidays. Plus I’m slightly living vicariously through you haha

View Quoted Comment That is so kind of you to say, thank you!! I've been a nervous wreck about it since it's been at the seamstress being altered for the past month, but I'm getting so excited to try it on and put the rest of my wedding day look together

View Quoted Comment You’re welcome! ☺️ PLEASE post pics of the finished look!!