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View Quoted Comment Okay, I'll take a look. Thanks for the recommendation.

I bought mine in a small boutique in central NJ. It was the last dress I would’ve ever thought I would like but once I put it on and people started crying I knew it was it.

I actually got mine from forever 21 aha.

i honestly felt like i could have kept looking and even after my dress i did still keep looking and i didn't find anything i liked more after but i also could have tried harder aha. in the end i really do love my dress but when i bought it online, it was more of a mindset of "hey this looks interesting, let's just see how it goes"

I bought mine from a small bridal consignment shop called Second Summer Bride. They had a weekend sale coming up so I immediately made an appointment. This was also the first bridal shop I went to. When I tried on the third dress there, everyone loved it on me! I, of course, waited a few days to think about it, and I even went to David's Bridal to try on a few there before making a final decision. At David's Bridal I hated all the dresses I tried on since my budget was so low. So the next day I quickly called up the bridal consignment shop and told them I wanted that dress I tried on! Luckily they still had it there and even saved it for me knowing I would come back for it haha. So during my lunch break on a work day, I took one of my co-workers with me to buy the dress, and I got to try it on one more time! We all knew it was the one from the start and the best part, it was only $400 with the sale!

View Quoted Comment Awwww that is such a sweet story.

I got mine at David’s. I saw it on the mannequin and just had a feeling it was going to be the one. And I was right...I just felt happy in it.

I got mine at David’s Bridal. I walked in thinking I wanted this big princess ball gown because I thought that’s what was going to look best on me. My dress was the second one I tried on, it was the only mermaid I tried on, and I just couldn’t stop smiling in it. My best friends were crying so then I started crying. I tried on 2 others right after because my mom wanted me to try on more just for fun. The third dress was a close second but I couldn’t wait to put the one I chose back on. I can’t wait to wear it!

View Quoted Comment Very nice! I'm leaning towards an affordable retailer as well.

View Quoted Comment Nice! I wish I could have been that fortunate.

View Quoted Comment Yeah I was lucky, thank goodness, since my first dress did not work out...but in the end everything was ok.

Purchased from Etsy. I knew I wanted something that you couldn't walk into any bridal boutique and find. After about a week or two of looking I found it. It took my breath away and I knew it was The One!

View Quoted Comment Nice! This dress is very pretty!

View Quoted Comment Thank you Kell!

My dress came up as a sponsored ad on Instagram! I took a screen shot to have for reference, went to the designers Instagram and tracked down where it was located near me. The one bridal shop who had it near me had just sold the sample and wasn't going to get it in for another 4 months, so I drove the next closest spot which was 2 hours away in Orlando to try it on. The moment I put it on, I knew it was the one. I tried on 9-10 other dresses to make sure, and they just couldn't compare! AND it was in my budget!

View Quoted Comment Wow! You are a lot more hardworking with finding the dress than I am. Thanks for sharing!

I got my dress from a Pronovias boutique. I went in originally just to get an idea of what looked good on me, as I had never tried wedding dresses on before. I didn't have an immediate feeling of knowing it was the one, but I did end up comparing all of the other ones I tried on to that one. It was the only one I felt truly comfortable in, matches PERFECTLY with my venue, and is super lightweight, which is a huge plus because it's going on two intercontinental plane rides, haha.

I felt like myself in it, whereas I kind of felt like I was playing dress-up in all of the others I tried on. All of those reasons, plus the fact that the sample fit me perfectly and the shop assistant offered me an excellent deal relative to the original price, convinced me to get it.

View Quoted Comment Thank you for sharing your dress story!

I found my dress at David's Bridal! It was the 4th dress I tried on and as soon as I saw myself in the mirror I just knew it was the one. My mom, sister, and grandmother were all there with me and all of them said "this has to be the one!!". It's funny because it's the opposite dress of what I always imagined wearing LOL I originally wanted an A-line, sweetheart neckline, lace and cap sleeves, but I ended up with this gorgeous trumpet style, spaghetti strap, non-sweetheart neckline dress lol. I felt absolutely gorgeous on our wedding day

View Quoted Comment That is super sweet. You should feel gorgeous.

I got my dress from Irini's Originals in Wilmington,DE. This was the only place that I went and found this beauty.