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Katrina
Beginner May 2020

The dress dilemma

Katrina, on March 10, 2020 at 4:20 AM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 18
Hi all... so gonna try and sum this up... I got engaged December 2018, by February I was in my first bridal appointment... I basically fell in love with the first dress I put on, (I had seen it before when we went shopping with a friend for her wedding). My mom and I both cried, it was just WOW. A little bit trendy so I was concerned I was missing out on maybe something more classic that I thought I’d prefer plus I’m a constant over thinker who is a people pleaser and sucks at making decisions. I wasn’t yet ready to commit. So fast forward 5 more dress shops, lots of opinions from friends and family , many more dresses, and a lot of emotions and confusion. I fell in love with 3 dresses (really liked closer to 5). I really didn’t like the idea of buying two dresses and changing. I liked the aline/ball gown but because I’m so petite many were in favor of me in a fitted gown.


So then I stumbled upon Anomomlie, they custom make your dress and if you don’t like it they’ll take it back. Sooooo I ended up trying to merge the 3 dresses and to satisfy my princess dreams I added a full over skirt to my custom fitted gown.
Fast forward to now... i get my customDress in, at first I’m amazed, then I start nit picking the details. They offer to cover cost of all corrections and alterations, so I decided to keep it because I felt confident in the alterations. I just went for my second fitting, and I feel like I hate the dress... it’s not getting worse but when I look At myself in it, it’s not getting better either. And to top it off it doesn’t feel comfortable or sexy or attractive at all for me. It’s underwhelming and kinda blah, I took everything I loved about each dress I tried on and instead of being wow it’s very muted, it doesn’t highlight any of my wants well. Im not getting that wow factor from it like I did with the first dress. Is it wrong to just say screw it and buy a new dress and chalk this up to a mistake? I’m so torn and feeling very guilty for it
I might also mention that the custom dress is kind of uncomfortable to move in, I asked them to make it right, because otherwise it looks baggy on me and frumpy

The first dress is the customThe dress dilemma 1
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This is the wow dress
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Latest activity by Mrs.a, on April 5, 2020 at 8:39 PM
  • Katrina
    Beginner May 2020
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    The dress dilemma 6



    More of the wow dress
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  • Jennifer
    Dedicated May 2021
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    I'm with you on this one, go with the wow dress. It is perfect
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  • Kathryn
    VIP August 2020
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    Lol honestly? You face is just so unimpressed in the ones with the custom dress. As much as it sucks, I would go with the wow dress because you look happy and it really is wow!
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  • Samantha
    VIP October 2020
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    Go with the one you love.
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    Dedicated September 2020
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    Maybe you could wear two dresses?

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    Devoted September 2021
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    Go with the one you love!!! If it were me I think I would go with the WOW dress!
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  • Katie
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    Love this, I'd go with it!

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  • Samantha
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    They're both beautiful, but if i had to pick, i love the 2nd one

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  • Don
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    Hi Katrina,
    The WOW dress is GORGEOUS, you have to wear it, you are STUNNING in that dress 👰 I tried on over 40 before I picked my dream dress, but I still have some dress regret, thinking I should have chosen the runner up dress, and I still have 11 months before the wedding.The dress dilemma 7
    My dress, front and back, then my runner up dress.The dress dilemma 8
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  • Julie
    Dedicated November 2020
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    I'm going with Anomalie on my dress as well! However, I see your problem. You seemed to go with what other people wanted and not yourself. If your wow dress had that beautiful neckline and an a line fit, why did you design your dress differently?


    I think the custom dress looks beautiful on you! However, it does matter about what you feel comfortable in. You can look beautiful in a million dresses, but may only feel that way in a few. So either sit down and really go through what you loved when designing your custom dress. I know for me I always feel better trying something on with my hair and makeup done up more as well so i feel better too!
    Then just decide if you really don't feel comfortable in the dress, get what makes you happy. But it's so easy to compare dresses back and forth and one may never be perfect. You designed that dress like that for a reason, instead of nitpicking it, try to look at the aspects you really wanted about it! However, you look stunning in the wow dress as well!
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    I would go with the wow dress too
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  • Onya
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    GO WITH THE WOW DRESS!!! NO DEBATE!!!!

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  • Katrina
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    Anomalie has been great. And for a lot of people it works... but for me the tiny details matter, from the placing of appliqué and lace down to the feel of fabric and the overall balance is the dress. To top it off the measurements were way off so go have a seamstress take your measurements preferably one they recommend in your area. So while I do think they did a great job for the price it just wasn’t for me. I designed the custom so I could get the best of both works and please everyone but for me it’s just starting to feel like a Frankenstein dress. What I was trying to create just didn’t transfer to reality. Unfortunately
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  • Katrina
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    This is great thank you!!!!
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  • Katrina
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    You picked an amazing dress!!! It’s gorgeous! Don’t second guess it
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  • Ashley
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    Okay. At first I saw your custom dress and I was like, what is she talking about, she looks amazing in this! Then I saw the Wow dress... and I said "WOW!" I totally see what you're talking about now. I like the wow dress much more... definitely a much bigger WOW factor lol.

    But at the same time wedding things are expensive and if you stick with your custom dress you WILL still be breaking necks haha neither is a bad choice at all, you look great in both!

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  • Lisa
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    The wow dress is stunning! I would definitely stick with that one.
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    Wow dress girl! Trust your gut! And your heart!
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