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Amber
Super September 2020

i found my dress But....

Amber, on November 2, 2019 at 9:31 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 14
I have been to multiple bridal stores every dress I've tried on has made me feel self-cautious and made me feel like a 🐳 until today. I walked into this bridal store and I was so unsure if I'd find a dress or not if I will feel unattractive and not feel excited to be a bride as I look into the mirror in a wedding dress. I met my bridal consultant and I got a great vibe from her n I started trying on dresses and then she goes " girl I got the perfect dress for you since I told her I was really wanting to try on am dress with a corset." So she comes back with the DRESS I've saved on my Pinterest like 10 times because I loved it the moment I saw it. I tried it on and I fell in love on how it fit like a glove plus it was a sample size but I didn't say anything to my mom because I wanted to see what her thoughts were on the dress but by the look on her face she didn't love it at all. I thought she would since it's way under the budget she gave me for what she gave me for my dress budget. So we left the store without my dress we we're supposed to go back after we went to have lunch. So once we got back in the car she mentions how my bridal consultant was nosey since she was asking about our venue n what kind of wedding I was wanting and how me and my FH met amd etc... I told my mom how it's her job to ask those questions and that she wasn't being nosey. My mom thinks the whole wedding dress shopping is overrated but then again when she got married her parent's couldn't afford to get her a wedding dress so she wore her prom dress as her wedding dress. Her comment was can't you get a dress from the mall... 🙅 sorry that wasn't my dream to wear a dress I picked out at the mall. Then she said "oh that dress must not be your dress because you didn't cry," I told her well I don't cry really over stuff I mean I didn't cry when I gave birth to my children but then again I grew up where we wasn't allowed to show our feelings🤔 So I went home empty handed no dress but I called the lady who helped me and asked about how much to put down to put my name on it n take it off the floor. So its $100 to put down then 60% half of the price by 90 days. I told my FH n he's like I think you should wait.. We got 10 months till our wedding its like how much time do I wait😠😤😫 then I showed my FMIL n she loves the dress on me😍 that made me feel great if only my own mother felt the same😔😭. I sent one of my bridesmaids the picture of me in the dress and she wasn't a fan then I'm thinking to myself and thinking I look fat in it that's why she doesn't like it. I feel like ppl who should be happy for me that I felt sexy in a dress and it fit me perfectly they only want to ruin my happiness.

I'm here in tears feeling alone and feeling not beautiful over here😭😭😭😭👎

i found my dress But.... 1

i found my dress But.... 2

14 Comments

Latest activity by Amber, on November 10, 2019 at 2:14 PM
  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    The dress is gorgeous and looks great on you. What matters most is how you feel in it, not what other people think. Get the dress!
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  • L
    Super October 2020
    Leslie ·
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    I think it’s a great dress. I love that the tulle is longer than the underskirt. I tried on one like that. I have a similar colored dress (moscato color by Stella’s York) and I specifically wanted blush/pink. Go to a new store, try on a few more in different styles and if the other one is top numero uno, drag your mom back to look at it. You’ll get what you want.

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  • Stephanie
    Dedicated October 2020
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    If you love it and it’s the one dress to make you feel special screw what the others think! I was given really good advice the other day. The girl told me she spent a good 10 minutes alone looking at herself in the dress to figure out how she felt and not what others think! And that really stuck with me.
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  • J
    Savvy July 2020
    Julie ·
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    You look beautiful in that dress❤️ How you feel in the dress is what matters the most. I’m so sorry you aren’t feeling supported. Don’t let them get you down. Hugs sweetie💕
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  • Reena
    Expert February 2021
    Reena ·
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    You look beautiful and that back is gorgeous!

    What dress does your bridesmaid envision you in? Why didn’t she like it?
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    Beautiful dress
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  • M
    Devoted September 2019
    McKenzie ·
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    It's lovely! The back is so beautiful. Go back and have another try on, maybe invite your FMIL for some positive feedback.

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  • Andrea
    Super May 2020
    Andrea ·
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    You look gorgeous!
    It’s hard when the people you want the most to give you the positive feedback you need can’t seem to do it. Be confident in yourself and go back and try it on again! If you feel like it’s the one, then get it. You should feel beautiful on your wedding day, and your mom liking or not liking the dress isn’t going to make you feel any more or less beautiful. Rest assured you look gorgeous and go score your dress!
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  • Amber
    Super September 2020
    Amber ·
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    My FMIL is the best. She keeps telling me how she wants to pay half of my dress. Sad, my own mother doesn't want to help me but his mom is willing to help me when I didn't even go and asked for it either. She loves the dress on me❤

    So today I'm going to go back down and put a deposit down let's 🙏 the dress is still there and nobody's bought it. I would be 💔 if it's been purchased already.
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  • Jodie
    Expert August 2020
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    This may sound harsh and that's not my intention...so forgive me...but if you feel amazing in that dress then Girl BUY THAT DRESS and eff everyone else's opinions! I think you look fantastic! It is heartbreaking when people don't share your joy, but if I've learned anything in my 40 years of wandering this earth...it is that YOU CAN'T LIVE YOUR LIFE BY OTHER PEOPLE'S RULES/OPINIONS. You will spend your entire life falling short and feeling miserable for it. I tried that for 30+ years...always wanting to be the friendly one, doing what everyone else thought I should do with my life, feel how they thought I should feel, basically be who they thought I should be...Well that person wasn't me. When I took time to discover who I was and what I wanted out of MY life, my whole world turned upside down...in a positive way. I appreciate the struggles and the lessons I've learned in my past, but I had to start focusing on what I wanted out of this life. I love who I am. I love the person I'm still working on being. And most importantly I love thinking about what my future now holds. Just be gentle with yourself and realize that you are incredible and on your wedding day you will look AMAZING in that dress when you marry your favorite person. You only get one shot at this life...don't waste it. Smiley heart Good luck!

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  • Valarie
    Savvy October 2019
    Valarie ·
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    The dress is beautiful and gorgeous on you!!!
    do what makes YOU happy! Promise get the dress you feel amazing and feel sexy in! I bought a dress that was a ballgown to hide my stomach and hips and the VERY NEXT day INSTANT regret. I did buy the dress like a year in advance though. Smiley sad

    Fast forward to 6 months til my wedding and I found MY dress! (I did lose some weight though) It was a mermaid fit and I did not care if I wasn’t as slim as I wanted to be, but the dress made me feel beautiful and like a bride and the second dress is the ONE I wore for my wedding. Trust me! Buy the dress YOU love! Not what anyone thinks or likes. It is YOUR wedding and YOU will be wearing the dress not them. Im sorry about your mom not being super supportive. My mom wasn’t either and she was a real body shamer and your FH telling you to wait. He’s a guy though, they will wait til last minute in everything if they could. So don’t mind him at all. He will love seeing you in the dress and your going to make him tear up with how beautiful you’re going to look!

    just from my own experience go with what makes you happy, not your family and definitely not your wallet. I did and I ended up spending more because I bought a second dress lol whoops! Congratulations though! And best of luck with everything!!!

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  • Amber
    Super September 2020
    Amber ·
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    Thank you 😁 I absolutely in love with this dress.

    Yes, I went back the following day girl and purchased it but this time I had my fmil meet me there so she could see the dress on me which she did and once she saw me in it she said "that's your dress and told me it was the one". I told her she had to see me in it rather than pictures how it fit me like a glove❤

    These photos were the day I went back to say Yes to the dress😍

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  • Valarie
    Savvy October 2019
    Valarie ·
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    You look so stunning And look super happy!!!! I’m so happy you did it! It truly is a beautiful dress! Come wedding day you’re going to wow them all!!!!
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  • Amber
    Super September 2020
    Amber ·
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    Thank you so much means a lot💜
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