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RaylaSan
Expert February 2021

What made you know that your wedding dress was "the" dress?

RaylaSan, on May 12, 2020 at 12:01 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 1 16
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Yesterday I had a mini wedding dress try on with a few of my bridesmaids / groomsman who are essential workers.


I chose 5 wedding dresses in total to try on from Azazie and Cocomelody, in a variety of different styles, and colors with the only goal being to find a style of dress I would like, not "the" dress.
However, there was one dress that I wore that just, for some reason, really connected with everyone. It's not that they got emotional or started bawling, they were just like, "I love this dress, this is so you".
One comment in particular came from my best friend who said, "With the other dresses, it honestly looked like you were playing dress up, but this is the first dress I saw on you where it really was just you".
Overall, all of my friends nodded in agreement that this was the BEST dress for me, with the only criticism being that it needed to be in another color to get that "pizazz".
In all honesty, I'm so shocked to see that everyone liked this dress, because i genuinely thought they'd tear it apart, because it didn't look like your typical wedding dress. This dress in particular made me feel nice when I wore it, almost light and airy in a way because it didn't feel so constricting. I just wish I had a decent mirror in my house because I wasn't able to have a good look of myself in it. ;-;
Anyway, I looked online and found out that this dress also comes in champagne, and ladies I am thinking of making that jump.
But I want to know what was it like finding your dress and what your overall experience was?
What made you know that your wedding dress was "the" dress? 1
Picture of all the essential workers that are an essential part of my bridal party. (Note: The dress I'm wearing is not the dress that everyone loves).

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Latest activity by Brittany, on May 16, 2020 at 12:02 AM
  • Kathryn
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    Omg congrats girl! So the "feeling" is definitely a thing, and I felt it when I put on my dress. I tried not to get too hung up on it, but it did feel like I was "dressing up" when I put on other dresses. Like they were pretty, but I didn't love them as much as I loved mine! While I still ended up exchanging the ruffles of my first dress for what is definitely my dress, I knew the second I put mine on. I tried it on with my first visit, but it looked terrible because at the time i was 30 pounds heavier. You really know when it's on and you can't stop thinking about it! I would sleep on it, try it on again before you finally decide. But really you just know when you know.
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  • Mrs. S
    Super November 2019
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    I’m really glad you had this experience and found the one. It’s exciting to know this is the outfit you’ll be getting married in. In general I think there’s too much pressure to find the perfect dress that gives you some kind of magical feeling. I tried on five dresses and bought the one that I liked the best. It’s a dress you’ll wear for one day and take a lot of pictures in, but it breaks my heart when girls try on dozens of dresses and don’t tear up so they think they can’t buy one. Or constantly compare to other girls. My advice to girls who haven’t bought a dress yet is don’t put so much pressure on yourself. This should be a fun experience not a stressful one.
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  • Gen
    Champion June 2019
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    The day I tried on dresses I had no idea what I wanted. It wasn’t until about a week later that I realized whenever I was daydreaming about my wedding, I was now always picturing myself wearing one dress in particular so I knew I had to go back for that one!
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  • Nicole
    Dedicated September 2021
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    Yay! That sounds like a beautiful experience with friends!


    I went into my appointment extremely nervous because of that “this is the one feeling” pressure. When I tried on the dress I said yes to I felt excited- the butterfly in the stomach excitement, comfortable, and like I didn’t want to take it off. No tears. I think this moment is different for everyone!
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
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    I got mine online and i was really surprised at myself for even choosing it aha. i came across it and was just thinking WOW. it was a dress i've never seen before. i had been browsing plenty of gowns online and honestly at some point a lot of wedding gowns start to look the same. but this one felt really unique. but it was so different from what i had typically imagined for myself. but at that point i needed something different because what i imagined for myself was a cap sleeved mermaid gown and... i actually tried that on first and it looked awful on me aha. so i had to figure something else out. and the price was a steal for this online gown i ended up buying so because it was inexpensive i just figured if it doesn't work out then ok whatever. but luckily it did. and although i did try on other gowns after, i really loved mine.


    glad you found your dress!

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  • Belle
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    I tried on 17 dresses. I wanted a ballgown or a-line because I love how romantic it looks. However, none of the 12 I chose look good on me. I look bad in them, and I look very short. Shorter than I am already.


    Then she gave me 1 mermaid dress and one sheath dress. I was like... but I am short, and these would make me look like midget. She said I should give it a try. So, when I tried the mermaid one I was like wowwww, I look much better in non-puffy dress! I was thinking that was the dress. She then said to give the sheath dress a try before I order the mermaid. I felt tired from changing and lost 90% of my motivation to try another one, but I did anyway.
    Once I came out from the dressing room, everyone was looking at me, and those 3 other brides along with their family are wow-ing. I felt very embarrassed actually. So, I walked closer to the huge mirror, and while walking I look myself in the mirror and da*n the dress makes me look so elegant, and sexy. I started to tear up for no reason. She gave me a tissue, and told me that she won’t need to ask since she can already tell I found the one.
    I can’t wait to see dh reaction on our first look. I hope he likes it as much as I do.
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  • A
    Super December 2020
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    I don’t know whether I had that butterfly in my stomach moment when I tried on my dress. I had gone through the bridal shops look book and chose a few dresses I liked, and there was one that I just thought was exactly what I was looking for. I tried others that were insanely beautiful and then tried on my dress and thought it looked just as I was wanting to look. I still tried on a few afterwards that looked similar but just weren’t as good. Trying on a veil with my dress and having my friends+family agree that this was a beautiful dress really sealed it for me.
    And now even when I see other dresses online that I find beautiful, I still wouldn’t choose them over my dress.0
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  • Mrs.a
    Master October 2021
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    That’s awesome! The one just made me light up and feel so happy! It just felt like me.


    Depending on where you order from they may be able to customize and change it to any color you like! I ordered my dress from Cocomelody and they are completely customizing it for me by combining two dresses into one essentially and making it into an A-line.
    Which dress do you feel inclined to say “yes” to?
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  • RaylaSan
    Expert February 2021
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    At first, I tried an a-line dress, but it made me feel much bigger than I actually am, and I went for a more fitted approach. It's a mermaid style cathedral gown with tulle sleeves.
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  • Mrs.a
    Master October 2021
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    That’s too funny! I thought I would like the fit & flare, trumpet or sheath but I realize I have little shape or curves for that. And I ended up with an A-line after all lol
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  • Ashley
    Devoted June 2021
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    I eventually was torn between two dresses, I really loved the pattern and fabric of one of them but it was more expensive and also would've required more expensive alterations. Eventually I chose the less expensive one and in retrospect I'm glad I did - at the time I thought I loved them both pretty equally but now I think the dress I chose makes ME look great, whereas the more expensive dress was more about the dress itself rather than me.

    As for what made me fall in love with it initially, it was the only dress that took my breath away when I saw myself in the mirror. I wasn't expecting to like it since it was all lace, strapless and mermaid (all things I thought I didn't want), but my stylist picked it out so I gave it a go. Idk if anyone here has watched Saiki K. on Netflix, but I pretty much said "oof" at myself lol. And I've had the same reaction when I put it on at every fitting since.

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  • Ingrid
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    I knew I found my dress when I didn't want to take it off and my confidence shot up. I've never felt more beautiful and desirable. I couldn't stop smiling and prancing around like I ruled the world.
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  • Elle
    Beginner October 2020
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    I asked a recently married friend of mine before I started trying dresses on this same question and she said something that stuck with me: "You'll try it on and you'll like it. Then you'll try on another one, but you won't stop thinking about that one. That's the one."

    I got a dress that I'd always loved but had vowed (ha!) that I would never get because I'd seen it so frequently on every blog and wedding website. I am typically a very 'against the grain' and 'need to figure things out myself' type of person, so when I realized I loved a dress was actually so trendy and too popular I was actually sad for a few days.

    I did end up purchasing it, and I do love it, but I also unfollowed a lot of the accounts I was still seeing it on so that maybe I could trick myself into making it feel unique for me.

    Even looking at dresses since I know that it really couldn't have been any other dress. It was always going to be that one. Maybe the universe was trying to tell me, ha!

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  • Sara
    Expert August 2021
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    I went shopping with my mom and as I put them on they were pretty and I liked the but it wasn't until I put on the last dress of the appointment, my mom started crying because I looked so beautiful. It made me cry and that's how I knew it was the one ❤️
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  • Sasha
    Dedicated September 2021
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    I cried when I saw myself in the mirror when I tried my fourth dress on (first dress at the second salon I visited on that day). I scheduled two appointments at two salons and was just browsing as I was told as a plus size bride to start early and it may take months for me to find something that fits. Turns out I was in shock to three different dress styles I tried on that looked great! I had so many options and didn’t expect to. When I arrived at the second salon, I tried on the first gown the consultant pulled and felt this overwhelming feeling of this is the one and stop looking!
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  • Brittany
    Expert September 2020
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    This!! This was exactly my experience. Did NOT want to take it off
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