Even though I already have my dress, I thought it would be fun to have the bridal shop experience. Since my sister Emily is getting married a month after me, we decided to go together. Cute right? Two sisters getting married a month apart trying on wedding dresses together? It was a blast. The saleswomen were so nice and helpful, we almost felt bad for duping them. But I figure brides go to several dress shops and obviously don’t buy from all of them, so it’s ok that we knew we weren’t going to be giving them our business.
Here’s the thing though. I hate wedding dresses. I realize this now. Hate them. Everything I tried on was huge and ridiculous. I kept saying “I just really don’t want a full skirt or a long train,” and finally one of the ladies told me, quite honestly, “Pretty much anything you find here is going to have a full skirt and long train. That’s how they’re made.” I can’t believe the American wedding dress is so standard and, I’m sorry, but so ugly. A big poofy white dress? Ugh. Not me at all.
So even though we had a lot of fun, I was not even kind of tempted to change my mind about the dress I already bought.
On the other hand, Em looked amazing in everything she tried on. Even though I don’t love the typical wedding dress, she looked stunning.
Eventually they did manage to find me one dress (ONE!) that didn’t have a full skirt or long train, and I actually sort of liked it. But not nearly as much as I love mine, and good thing because it was $400. Which, by the way, is cheap compared to everything else we saw. Gross, this whole dress industry disgusts me.
(I wasn’t thinking when I put on my black giraffe-print bra that morning…)
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Shannon
Mike
The funny thing is, if I were to get remarried, I would probably have bought a cheaper dress. Not that I didnt’ love my dress, but I spent too much on it. I think I could have found something I liked for much cheaper. I love the one Em has on.
First, I can’t believe the saleswoman said that to you. I guess that’s the typical dress for her shop, but you can find plenty of nontraditional dresses plenty of other places. My bff just bought hers from Nordstrom’s wedding collection for $50. And it’s lovely.
Second, do you ever watch TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress? I can’t believe what people spend on dresses on that show. Some have “unlimited” budgets, some spend $4,000. Wow! I don’t want to judge, because if you have that money, then more power to you. But, if you’re maxing out your credit cards for it, then really? One woman on the show tried on a $500 veil. Just the veil was $500. My entire wedding ensemble (shoes, dress, hairpins) did not cost that much, and I have to say, I looked fab.
To each their own, I know. But it is just one day. One dress worn one time (for most).
Right on, why are wedding dresses to ridiculous sometimes?