First fitting... Feeling underwhelmed

The back

I'm sorry you feel that way, I haven't had my first fitting yet, but I'm a little nervous of this too. I just had plans of losing weight and that didn't happen.

However your gown is stuuuuunnninggg!! The back is amazing and you look so great in it. Could you make it feel more "you" with some accessories?

The front again because I don't know why it came out sideways.

I don't even know you but I have to admit that dress is beautiful and I almost cried! I feel the same way about my dress. Your dress is absolutely stunning, it seems like you look extremely happy. My dress is much different. The expression on your face is telling me it is THE dress

I honestly hated my dress from the first time I got it so I feel you on that, I still dont even love it and the alterations are done. Having said that, this was the FIRST fitting, not the final. My first one I was very disappointed how it was coming out. Now after the final, while I dont love the dress itself, it fits perfectly and was touched up as needed.

Its a process, it will get better or you take it somewhere else!

That dress is beautiful but I 100% understand. Like boy do I ever. Mind you I haven't gone through fittings yet. But I'm the type of person that does not want to go to a million different bridal shops or try on the thousand best and newest styles. I just wanted to pick and move on. So I did that a couple months ago and I couldn't shake the feeling that I hated my dress. Was the dress amazing and stunning? Yup. But I still hated it deep inside. So I went back and changed my mind and put the dress on that I actually love and now I can't stop looking at the pictures of me in the dress. I want to go everyday and put this dress on.

So you already bought it. And you're incredibly close to your date. Your really don't have time to change your mind. So maybe try and add accessories or something that will make you be like yes. This is it.

Eta: seriously. The dress looks ridiculous on you. I didn't want you to think I'm saying it's a subpar. Dress. It's not. It's amazing. You look like a goddess.

I think it looks gorgeous on you!

Catlady, yes I do have my personal accessories. I'll be wearing a traditional Norwegian solje pin on the bust and pearls and my dragonfly earrings. Hopefully putting it all together on the wedding day will make it feel better and complete.

Gina, thank you so much! I'm not sure why I feel this way, I do like the way it looks on me, and it has the details I was looking for (straps, illusion lace, tulle skirt). I just don't have the oompf. I think a lot had to do with the initial try on, the crinoline made it look wompy in the middle of the skirt. But it did feel better walking around when we took it out.

Melissa, yes, I think picking it that day had a lot to do with not wanting to have to shop around more. I wanted a dress that day.

Thank you guys for the reassurance. It does feel good one me. I'm just hoping that bridal factor comes through at the next fitting and on my wedding day with all the accessories!

I know how you feel, the dress is the least important part of my wedding. My mom offered to buy it, and she set the budget at a flexible 1-1.5k, which I thought was ridiculous for something I would wear one day. I ended up choosing a dress that was on clearance. It was the last one in my size, and it's ivory, not white like I had always wanted. I have a fitting this weekend and I tried it on just to see how I felt and I'm still underwhelmed by it.

I feel bad talking about it, it really is a gorgeous dress, and it had so many things on my wishlist, but it just doesn't feel...me? Idk. But it was cheap as hell so I'll deal. My mom and MIL teared up more than I did lol

GGGOOOOORRRRRRGGG!!!!! The back is to die for! I'd wish away all my back fat for that back!!

You do look beautiful, but I understand your frustration.

I totally hear you - I feel similarly. Maybe it's because I should have asked for different alterations (I'm wishing now I'd gotten a corsetback put in, or a belt). Maybe it's just because I've been looking at too many dresses on the forums. Meh. I'm so close to the wedding I can't be bothered caring that it's beautiful but not stunning.

I feel you. I did get that wow feeling, but I am always questioning my choice so I try no t to think about it too much. I think your dress is beautiful!

What about when you put on your veil? That's what does t for me.

I felt the same way about my dress. It wasn't what I had thought I wanted and it doesn't have features like lace that I wanted. Fortunately I added some things to make me love it. My mom told me before though that if i didn't love it and didn't want to get married in it to go find another one. I hope you either fall in love with your dress or maybe go see if there is something else you like more. I know I compared every dress to the one I got so it must be right for me. But you may find something that is more right for you.

Thank you everyone. I am at the point where I can't change the dress, and I honestly don't know what kind of dress I would want if I decided to look.

I won't be wearing a veil, but I'll try to see what else I might add to make it more "me." I did just remember I have a hair piece coming, that may complete the look!

I just keep telling myself, it's not even about the dress. The important thing is I'll be marrying my sun and stars, I'll finally be able to call him husband. What we wear has no effect on that!

I bought mine at a sample sale and i kinda felt pressured to say yes. It's a gorgeous dress and I'm hoping once it's altered I will love it even more. It's 6 sizes to big right now and I think I'm having trouble looking past that when I look at the pictures. My mom keeps telling me that my face said it it was the one when I looked in the mirror.

I love that back of your dress!! You look amazing!!

I think you look stunning in that dress and I love the back! If I wasn't so blessed up too I would have my back out as well

I love my dress, but I didn't have the big 'wow, crying, omg' moment.

I think that moment is way too hyped up. I could have tried on a million dresses and not felt that way.

Is it maybe that the dress doesn't feel right for your age? I think that's part of my problem. I went in to david's bridal and saw a bunch of girls trying on prom dresses, and I think that made me feel like my dress is too serious, like I should have been in something more like what they were wearing. I know a wedding is an adult occasion and that calls for an adult dress, but I don't know, I feel like my dress is more appropriate for a wedding in my 30's, not 20's. Like I'm not mature enough to be wearing a dress like mine lol