Wedding Blog

Yesterday we went shopping for a gown for Mr. Spider’s mom. “We” consisted of me, Mr. Spider, his dad, his brother, his brother’s girlfriend and his mom’s friend. Like an army we went to Roosevelt Field Mall in Long Island. What started as an army quickly dwindled down to just Mr. Spider’s mom, her friend and I. We hit Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom’s, Macy’s and Jessica McClintock. By the end of the day, I felt like I had run a marathon and my poor choice of shoes left me with two blisters.

Since I offered to pay for her dress, Mr. Spider’s mom kept looking at price tags before trying anything on. I kept telling her to ignore the price and just try on whatever she liked. She started with some reluctance, choosing only the understated dresses while I kept pushing her to try on the most elaborate gowns I could find. Eventually she got the hang of it, sashaying down out of the dressing rooms and standing on the little platforms in front of the 3-way mirrors with her hands on her hips.

When we got it down between 2 dresses, we called Mr. Spider and his dad back from whatever plasma TV they were drooling over to help with the final vote. I knew Mr. Spider’s mom had her favorite, and I knew she was hesistant because of the gown’s price tag ($265). So I threw my vote towards that gown, twirling her around, soliciting compliments from bystanders (”she looks amazing, doesn’t she?”) and giving Mr. Spider and his dad the evil eye to agree.

Finally she relented and admitted she loved the dress. Just before we went to pay I noticed the same dress hanging on the SALE rack. Turns out the dress was marked down by 40%. SCORE~! Everyone was happy but that’s not where the story ends.

I went home and looked up the dress on Nordstrom.com and it was on sale for 70% off~!!! So I called the store itself this morning, spoke to a manager and asked for a price adjustment. She pulled up my credit card info over the phone and issued me a $90 credit. The final price for this gown, $79.50. I’m going to buy Mr. Spider’s mom a shawl and fancy purse since we saved so much. When I told her, she was THRILLED haha.

I didn’t take any pictures of her in the dress so here it is on me. It’s a little big on me but fits her like a glove.

(I’m holding up the dress with one hand so I don’t flash yall. Note that I am standing on a small stool haha.)

(Mr. Spider told me to “lean into the corner”.)