Weddingbee Blog

Last Friday afternoon I was perusing some online sales, when I stumbled on the Ann Taylor sale. Lo and behold, one of the dresses that I had previously considered as a potential bridesmaid’s dress was on sale for 50% off! From $188 to $94! Affordable AND adorable, haha (sorry, that was lame ). I had dismissed it months ago as being too pricey for my girls (4 out of my 5 bridesmaids are students), but I still loved it for the flowy-ness and the empire waist.

Jillian Silk Georgette Strapless Dress

Online, they still have sizes 6 through 12 on sale. Fabulous! My first impulse was to order all 5 bridesmaids dresses without having ever actually seen the dress in person. I was really worried that if I waited even another day or two to decide, the size 6’s would be sold out. Besides, there would be no harm done since they have a great return policy and I could return them to any AT store at any time.

But, I resisted the (strong) impulse, realizing that while the “Dark Wine” color looks lovely on my monitor, it would probably look different in real life. So I called up the only Ann Taylor in Chicago that carries their Celebrations line, and luckily they had a size 4 in stock which they put on hold for me.

After work, Mr. E and I made a mad beeline for AT, and much to my disappointment, the dress was not the color I was looking for… *sniff sniff* I’m looking for deep garnet, and the dress is maroon, more in the purple family. So much for that brief moment of frantic excitement. Even so, I bought the size 4 anyways and brought it home so my sister (aka 15 year old MOH) could try it on. While the dress is really pretty in the above picture, it was not flattering on her teenage figure. We (me, my sister and my mom) also agreed that the color was all wrong. I guess it wasn’t meant to be!

So why am I bothering to write about this?

In case someone else can take advantage of this great deal!! It would also be a cute rehearsal dinner dress… hrmm, good idea!!