I thought that maybe other brides might have struggled to figure out "What kind of bride they wanted to be" like I did. So, I thought I'd show how I finally figured it out...
Dress 1. What others thought I should wear and felt a bit retro (like 90s retro). Dress 2. I knew I wanted romantic, but in the end this felt too young and was missing something - and I think the first silhouette looked better. Dress 3. FINALLY - A dress I love! Romance, interesting lace, sexy - yay! ... Then Covid postponed the big wedding and I needed an elopement dress - plus alterations costs were absurd for a 5 person wedding. But, how was I going to find another "one"?
Dress 4. Randomly, I asked FH to describe me - I remembered that trying to figure out what kind of bride you wanted to be was the challenge in why it is so hard to find the right dress (Thank you, Randy, SYTTD). My FH said sophisticated - that's a word I've never used at a salon or to describe me - ever. He pointed out that I like vintage and romantic, but said sophisticated sums me up best... He had a hard time explaining it, but I thought I understood. I hope I love the elopement dress in person (#4) when it arrives on Friday, no stores have it yet. If not I can return it and try - again. I don't want to though, I want this to be the one.
Dress 4 gives the better silhouette like dress 1, it has the interesting lace that I love from 2 and 3, and a different neckline (I like interesting necklines), and then sleeves (which are a bit unexpected) ... Hopefully it's the best of all of them combined.
I thought about dresses 1-3, they were romantic, felt vintage - but would you say they were sophisticated? I'm hoping that's the missing link that explains why those were all contenders (I do own dress 3). So, ladies who are you and does your dress reflect you?? Do you have dress regret? Tell me your story...
