Bridal gowns
Okay ladies... this newbe has a lot of questions.
The other day I went to David's Bridal and tried on dresses for the first time in my life. The first one was eh (it was lacey and poofy in my opinion)... the second one... let's just say the whole fitting room stopped and stared at me, and told me I looked absolutely beautiful. I'm usually the type that never thinks she looks great... but I even have to say 'WOW'. It was a halter neckline with A-line waiste, satin with sown on beaded embroydery. I almost called my fiance and told him to get over to the store with an officiant and let's just do the wedding now... with no make up on even, that's how amazed I was at how 'princess-like' I could look. The gown was a surprising $600! I was budgeting for about $2000 so you could imagine how happy I was thinking that I could put another almost $1500 into some other part of the wedding.
This afternoon I went to Bridal Reflections in Carle Place too. My best friend got her dress there for her 5/2000 wedding. I got to see some of the differences between the 2 stores. These dresses had Swarsky (sp) crystal on them (gorgeous of course), but the lady I spoke to threw me into the catagory of 'ROMANTIC' (I consider myself more of the sophisticated, elegant type) and showed me all these lacey, ivory things that I could not see on me. I was open to making an appointment to try them on, she reffered me to their Massapequa store b/c she said they had some less expensive dresses there (I'm sorry, and God bless those who would, but I just can't spend $5000 on a dress I'll only wear once, but those sales people... they are trained VERY well telling me how it's the dress I'll remember my whole life, blah, blah, blah. I will remember living in my starter home for 15 years as opposed to 7 b/c of my one time wear wedding dress more!). First off, does anyone know if expensive detailing (like crystals) will even show up in photos? I know you base the cost of your dress on your budget, but what is really reasonable and what is over the top? Also, are strapless dresses the trend? I saw my petite frame in more of a halter neckline with an A-line waiste! I think that I'd look like a sack of potatoes in a strapless! I'm 5'2 and 110 lbs and a 34C bra (seriously my boobs would look like the potatoes and the rest of me - a sack). I was a gymnast as a kid and have muscular shoulders, the halter seems to flatter them. Bridal Reflections lady also suggested I get a wider bottom (skirt?) to take the attention away from my arms... I hate my 'excellent child bearing' hips enough and at my height wouldn't that 'shrink' me? I thought the whole idea was to make a petite gal look taller and slimmer????? Not shorter and fatter such as a strapless with a wide-load hip design??? I'm done ranting![]()
Thoughts? Comments?? Suggestions???
The other day I went to David's Bridal and tried on dresses for the first time in my life. The first one was eh (it was lacey and poofy in my opinion)... the second one... let's just say the whole fitting room stopped and stared at me, and told me I looked absolutely beautiful. I'm usually the type that never thinks she looks great... but I even have to say 'WOW'. It was a halter neckline with A-line waiste, satin with sown on beaded embroydery. I almost called my fiance and told him to get over to the store with an officiant and let's just do the wedding now... with no make up on even, that's how amazed I was at how 'princess-like' I could look. The gown was a surprising $600! I was budgeting for about $2000 so you could imagine how happy I was thinking that I could put another almost $1500 into some other part of the wedding.
This afternoon I went to Bridal Reflections in Carle Place too. My best friend got her dress there for her 5/2000 wedding. I got to see some of the differences between the 2 stores. These dresses had Swarsky (sp) crystal on them (gorgeous of course), but the lady I spoke to threw me into the catagory of 'ROMANTIC' (I consider myself more of the sophisticated, elegant type) and showed me all these lacey, ivory things that I could not see on me. I was open to making an appointment to try them on, she reffered me to their Massapequa store b/c she said they had some less expensive dresses there (I'm sorry, and God bless those who would, but I just can't spend $5000 on a dress I'll only wear once, but those sales people... they are trained VERY well telling me how it's the dress I'll remember my whole life, blah, blah, blah. I will remember living in my starter home for 15 years as opposed to 7 b/c of my one time wear wedding dress more!). First off, does anyone know if expensive detailing (like crystals) will even show up in photos? I know you base the cost of your dress on your budget, but what is really reasonable and what is over the top? Also, are strapless dresses the trend? I saw my petite frame in more of a halter neckline with an A-line waiste! I think that I'd look like a sack of potatoes in a strapless! I'm 5'2 and 110 lbs and a 34C bra (seriously my boobs would look like the potatoes and the rest of me - a sack). I was a gymnast as a kid and have muscular shoulders, the halter seems to flatter them. Bridal Reflections lady also suggested I get a wider bottom (skirt?) to take the attention away from my arms... I hate my 'excellent child bearing' hips enough and at my height wouldn't that 'shrink' me? I thought the whole idea was to make a petite gal look taller and slimmer????? Not shorter and fatter such as a strapless with a wide-load hip design??? I'm done ranting
Thoughts? Comments?? Suggestions???
