Checking off the list

I bought my wedding dress! Or rather, my mom bought it for me. I was visiting them for the holidays and we decided to go looking with no intention of buying. HA! I think we both knew I'd end up bringing something home.

It was a little weird because it kind of felt like "THE dress" was supposed to be something that I just looked good in. Well, in my mind, I had to feel a connection with it. Weird? Perhaps. The consultant would say, "Is this the dress?" And I'd say, "Well, it's pretty." I did end up finding something that first day. An $1100 something. So, because of the price and because I hadn't looked anywhere else, I decided to wait.

My mom and I drove into Rochester the next day (Sunday) and went to David's Bridal. I was a little underwhelmed and went home with nothing but a pizza in a box. Oh, and a comforter set on sale at Tuesday Morning for $40.

On Tuesday, we went back to the first shop and I was completely honest with the consultant. I LOVE this dress, but it's way more than I would like to spend. And instead of ho-humming and doing the "But this one looks so good on you! It's perfect!" She said, "Okay, well, let's look at what we can get you in your size off the rack...you can get a 15% discount by doing that." Great! And so here I am sitting at home with my dress (several hundred dollars cheaper than the first one) hanging in the guest room.

Little did I know I would get a pink bridal bag for free with the dress. I told them that had I known that, I would've gone home with a dress on the first day!

And let me tell you...really embarrassing to fly with a huge pink garment bag in tow. Who am I kidding?? It was GREAT!

For obvious reasons (namely, my fiance), I will not post pictures of the dress here. If you'd like to see the dress, I can email you the link. :o)