Said “yes” to a dress!

Last weekend, I went dress shopping in Atlanta, and totally fell in love with a look that was vastly different from what I originally thought I wanted when I first started browsing dresses last fall. I initially thought I wanted more of a romantic, A-line dress with tulle. The first dress a tried on, see screenshot of dress attached, I absolutely loved. I felt as though I looked pretty in it, but pretty has never been my wheelhouse. I loved it, but I decided to try on a sexier (also not my wheelhouse), more modern dress because I fell in love with the idea of wearing an embellished cape instead of a veil, and the cape I loved required a simpler dress. Anyway, I had sort of shied away from dresses like this because I thought they were too clingy and would make me feel too self conscious. However, once I tried I walked out of the fitting room and saw the tears in my best friend’s eyes, I knew this was the look. In truth, the dress does cling a little more than I’d like to my lower belly, but I still feel sexy, confident, and comfortable in it. I love that cape allows me to express my style as a less than traditional bride, and I intend on removing the cape and bustling the train for the reception. The only sample size they had of this dress was a 14, so it is pretty large on me. My size should provide my girls with the lift they so very much need, and the cape will lay much more beautifully in the back when there are now clips in the way. I’m so excited, and I’m so glad that I tried something that I was once too afraid to put on.