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Dedicated May 2021

Traveling to buy a wedding dress - Adventure!

PrissiePants, on March 6, 2020 at 12:28 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 8
Hello fellow brides! I thought I would take time to tell you about my wedding dress adventure!
Before I went to buy my dress I searched and was not able to find anyone with a similar experience.
Back in October, my MOH and I flew across the country to San Francisco to buy my wedding dress. I decided to do this after finding a salon on PreOwnedWeddingDresses dot com with a great designer selection heavily discounted. Being very budget conscious, I definitely was on board with spending money on a plane ticket if I could get a $3000 dress 80% off and a girls trip at the same time! Leading up to the appointment, I sent the salon a list of about 15 dresses I saw in their inventory that I was interested in. Most were all over lace fit & flare or mermaid dresses. But I put a few wildcard styles in there as well just to see if I might interested in something different. I made my appointment for a Thursday at 11am. And lucky me, we had the salon virtually to ourselves!! My consultant clearly enjoyed not having to be conscious of time or other brides in the salon. I think I must have tried on over 20 dresses. I got the feels for a certain dress. But we were worried it was too long (I’m 5ft tall...the struggle sometimes is way too real.) So we kept going. The consultant asked if she could pull a few dresses not on my list but she thought I would like. I agreed and I was quickly so glad I did. Tried on a few more dresses and then she showed me a gorgeous Martina Liana gown. I wouldn’t have picked it myself bc it had a lot of beading. But when I put it on...angels practically sang. The gown was a bride surrender so it had been ordered to a previous bride’s specifications. The length was absolutely perfect. It fit like a glove. It matched the overall vision of my wedding - soft, romantic and vintage. I walked in it. Sat in it. Cried in it. My MOH cried with me. So of course I bought the dress! At a steal! Traveling home with a wedding gown is quite an adventure in itself. The dress seemed to make lots of friends in the airport. Many people had questions and wanted to chat. When I boarded my Southwest flight back to ATL the flight attendants were amazing. The dress made more friends and got to ride with the captains coat in a closet on the plane. Having my dress in my possession really helped my anxiety. I didn’t have to worry about my dress coming in on time or being right when it came in. I did lose about 15 pounds after I purchased my dress. I took it at the end of January to be altered at one of the top dress alteration shops in town. I have my next fitting in two weeks and I can’t wait to put my dress on again.
If you have the opportunity to go on a dress shopping adventure like mine - do it. It was so worth it. I am thankful I only had my MOH with me and not a whole gaggle of friends. I didn’t have to deal with competing opinions or strong personalities trying to take over. That would have been a nightmare for me.
And now for the pictures! Traveling to buy a wedding dress - Adventure! 1
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Now for THE dress! Traveling to buy a wedding dress - Adventure! 9
Traveling to buy a wedding dress - Adventure! 10
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8 Comments

Latest activity by Calli, on March 27, 2020 at 3:53 PM
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    That is such a gorgeous gown that you got
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  • D
    June 2021
    Dj Tanner ·
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    ♥️Awe yay! You looked beautiful in all of them but you definitely picked a winner! Congrats
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  • Cortney
    Devoted August 2020
    Cortney ·
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    Thanks for sharing, especially the info on flying Southwest with your dress. I plan to do the same!
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  • Chantal
    Expert May 2021
    Chantal ·
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    Aww I love your story! You look like you're glowing!

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    Dedicated April 2020
    Cindy ·
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    Thanks for sharing your adventure! Great dress and it sounds like a very stress free way to shop. Did you get a picture of your dress boarding the plane??
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  • PrissiePants
    Dedicated May 2021
    PrissiePants ·
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    I didn’t even think of that! But no, I don’t have a picture of it on the plane. ☹️
    My dress was my carry on so it was a nice surprise to have the flight attendants give it such special treatment!
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  • Dawn
    Dedicated May 2021
    Dawn ·
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    Wow!! So many beautiful dresses! Your pick is perfect! Congratulations!
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  • Calli
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    Calli ·
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    You picked a great dress!

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