~*~*QOTD Fri 9/16/11*~*~

Happy Friday, ladies!!! Today's question is about my favorite part of wedding planning: the dress!!! Finding the one is about as hard as finding 'the one'! lol!

Question: If you've found your dress, how did you know it was the one and what type of emotions did you have? Did you cry/laugh/smile? If you haven't, what are your expectations about what you expect to feel or how you will know? To you hope to have a moment yourself, or are you more realistic/practical in your approach?

My Answer: Of course I really wanted to have a special feeling and moment when I found 'the one' as every girl probably dreams. And as a very emotional person, I thought my chances were pretty good! But I prepared myself in case it didn't turn out that way.

Well, like I said, I'm an emotional person, and i was tearing at the first dress I tried on, and it ended up being the runner up dress! (based on the emotion of the 1st dress or the actual dress, I dont know!) But when I found my dress, I had it on for about 15 minutes and it clicked when she added the veil. I got butteflies, but no tears. Then my sister said, 'Jennie, is this the dress you can see yourself marrying Tommy in?' And the waterworks came!!!

I did find my dress, but I didn't cry. In fact, my mom was worried because I didn't cry over it, BUT I knew that I'm not that type of person so I didn't worry about it.

I thought that I was moving overseas so I rushed finding the dress a bit, so I may have found something different but I don't regret my choice at all.

I was a bit torn between a halter type dress that I first tried on in Seattle before I moved, but the sample was a plus size and I just couldn't tell whether it would work in my size. EVERY other halter I tried in NY didn' twork for me, so I'm hoping it was fate .

I didn't cry when I found my dress, but im not really much of a crier. I didnt cry when I got engaged either.

I knew it was the perfect dress because I could not stop looking at myself in it. I just stood there staring at myself and I did not want to take it off!

I haven't stated dress shopping yet. I am very excited & scared to start the process. I have been extremely emotional throughtout the wedding planning process & scared that I will have an extremely hard time deciding on a dress. I am all over the place on the type of dress I want one minute I want ball gown & then another minute I want simple. I just hope that I will have THIS IS IT moment otherwise deciding I think will be tough for me.

I had already picked out a dress looking at a magazine and took it with me. They said they didn't even have the dress, but could find others by the same designer. My thing was that I need a detachable train. The first two dresses I tried on I liked but not loved. I felt like I was forcing myself to feel something because I didn't know what the 'AH' moment was.

The third dress I was debating in my head but when I looked in the mirror I saw that I had a huge cheesy smile on my face. Even the sales lady said it. When she put the veil on my eyes got watery and I knew.

Turns out the dress I picked was my other choice that FH didn't like because it looked to blingy. He sucks at picking out dresses!

I'm not expecting to cry/tear up when I find the one. I didn't cry when FH proposed to me, so I can't imagine I'd cry over a dress!

I've tried on a handful of dresses so far and there is one that I have a really good feeling about. When I tried it on it just felt good and I didn't want to take it off! I also smiled a ton and kept laughing while I was wearing it. I think that's my telling sign it's for me! I'd like to try on a few more first, to be sure.

I found my dress and I love it! Below is a picture. I was glowing when I put it on. I continued to try on other dresses but I kept comparing what was wrong since it was not the dress. I did not try but I was very giggly and full of emotions

Mara, I love that gown on you!!

I did not cry but I just knew it was the 'one' for me. Pics in my album.

I haven't started dress shopping yet but I get super excited just looking at pix of the dresses that I like.

I am pretty sure I'll cry when I try on the first dress and the waterworks will start with 'the one'. Smae from my mom and maybe even my FMIL

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Posted by CaughtMyFish

Mara, I love that gown on you!!

I did not cry but I just knew it was the 'one' for me. Pics in my album.

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Thanks Melissa. It is nothing that I thought that I would get. I thought that I would end up with something that was either a ballgown or a A line. I never thought it would be tight at all around my stomach and hips!

i JUST started the hunt, so far i'm loving dress hunting

i'm waiting for 'the feeling' and it hasnt happened yet, i came very close to the feeling tho at the first store i went into and will be going back there on 10/8 to try it on again. i just need to look at more stuff so i know for sure what i want, its sooooo confusing! there are sooo many beautiful dresses

last night i went hunting and one of my BM's came with me and my mom and she started crying and my loved it, but i only liked it and was like 'ok this is nice lets see what else is there'and i'm guessing thats not the feeling lol the dress thats still on my mind from the first store i didnt wanna take off and was just smiling nonstop lol