Help Me Choose A Dress
January 12th, 2008 @ 6:02 pm by Mrs. Milkshake
I haven’t gone gown shopping in quite a few months. When I’d started, I had over 12 months to get a dress and most salesladies were impressed I had started with so much time to spare.
So today I decided to visit Princess Bride Couture, a great store in a quaint little antique-shoppe/artisan village in Bothell, WA, which is a suburb just outside Seattle. They happened to be having a Pronovias trunk show this weekend, with 10% off those gowns. If that piques your interest, they go by appointments only so phone them up. I had a great experience there today with a consultant that spent four hours with me (yes, I am that kind of bride…. I somehow have the stamina to jump in and out of 20+ dresses at each shop, and have sometimes done two shops in one day). Luckily they provided lots of bottled water, and even some biscotti by the time 7 o’clock rolled around. I’ve been to 9 different dress shops now, tried on hundreds of dresses, and can honestly say that there’s only one dress that I would consider. It’s a gorgeous lace Maggie Sottero dress that of course isn’t on the internet. So here are three that I picked out yesterday - please tell me which one’s your favorite.
Dress #1: Pronovias, Rosalita
Dress #2: Pronovias, Prenacarnita (note I really hate the neckline)
Dress #3: I’m not sure of the brand:
This last dress definitely had the most zing - it glowed, but I kind of feel that it’s like a lot of other wedding dresses:
And here’s two more random dresses I’ve tried on in the past.
So which one is your favorite?
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135 Responses to “Help Me Choose A Dress”
Wow….WOW…wow. That’ 1st one is absolutely stunning. of course so is #3. Good luck with that choice! 
i love “last dress” and #3- they really show off your figure! you look great!
Pronovias Rosalita. It is so gorgeous! I have total dress envy!
The first one and the last one are stunning I really love the details on the first one and the shape is really incredibly flattering, it’s also more unique than the last one, which does look like a lot of other dresses, BUT both are stunning.
Rosalita! That is an amazing dress, love the lace and the bottom of the dress. Gorgeous!
i like option 1 and random option 1.
n° 2. and though you don’t, i looove the neckline!
The 3rd one and last one are awesome. You look wonderful in them.
number three looks amazing on you.
I think # 3 looks beautiful on you!
LOVE #3.
#1 is gorgeous, flattering and unusual (in the GOOD way!) I love the bottom!
The last one (glowing dress) is also beautiful, but you are right that it is not as unique.
The Rosalita is so unique and suits your body amazingly well. You look like a knockout in it and since I doubt the majority of women can pull it off you should go for it!
#3 looks like it was made for you!
#3 is STUNNING on you!!!!
#1 or #3… I think 3!
#1! or #3
wow, you have an amazing figure! i love #3 the most, especially the details of the back. the last one is the one i had for my wedding! i love the shimmery ivory color and the dress looks stunning on you.
#1!!!
You look gorgeous in all of them! #3 is gorgeous and fits you like a glove! I got my gown at Something Blue in La Conner, Washingon. You should check it out if it is not far from you. The service there was amazing and they carried Amy kuschel which was a specific designer that I was interested in. I went on a weekday and the owner shut down the shop just for me. It was great to get personal service like that.
I looove 1, 3 and 4… I don’t like the one with the neckline you don’t like or the last two very much.
I vote #4. This is the one you said you glowed in & I agree. It looks like it was made on you!
Rosalita #1. It makes you look as tall and willowy as a model! It’s dreamy.
I love dress # 1 and #3, I love the shape of those 2 dresses….
#3!
I love number 3 on you! It just looks awesome on you but if I had to pick another dress I would pick number 1 as well!
Dress #3 looked the best on you.
Definitely #3! That dress is gorgeous
I think number 3 is the most classy, and is my favorite, but number one is more unique. I love both.
#3!!!! maybe #5
The last one (the one that glowed!) and the first one–both breathtaking. Good luck making your choice!
Love 3
#1! #1 #1 !!!
#3 and then of the last 2 photos the first one, with the sweetheart neckline.
Oh, wait…but you’ve already decided on the Maggie Sotero? Are you teasing us? 
Dress 3 !
The first one. Totally the first one.
#3 fits you the best!
Number one is beautiful…and I think if it fit you, it would look amazing. Number three is great, but not as original at #1
#3 is the most stunning on your figure… especially your behind! However I think it would look even better if you could modify the neckline a bit to a “Sweetheart” shape, and maybe have the back cut a bit lower. Second runner up is dress #1.
#3!!!!!!!!
#3 is the most flattering and i think the color goes better with your skin tone (unless it’s just the flash or lighting affecting it).
The first one! I also like the “last one.”
#3 #3 #3.
You look enviably amazing in it.
Three and five - very nice on your skin tone and look smashing style-wise with your figure.
Cheryl this is your MOH, don’t listen to all these crazy folks - 3 has a butt bow and everything you don’t like about that back, so why are you even entertaining the idea? - we’ve been over this again and again - go back to where we were - when you liked the dress and weren’t waffling about everything else - this is like Hycroft/venue fiasco all over again - do it make a decision and get on it.
#3 fits your petite figure perfectly!
Number ONE! It is very special, completely unique and super elegant.
The third one is the most flattering on you (your ass looks great!!!) but I really like the very last one. It’s absolutly gorgeous. Do you know the brand on that?
I really like the first one and Jude Wadell ( I think #4). They both look beautiful on you, just depends if you want lace and silk. But the cut is definitely right, you have a beautiful figure, show it off ! Good Luck !
Dress #1 is unique in the sense that it has a lot going on, but it all goes very nicely together at the same time. BUT I like #3 too! =)
#3
#3 looks so great on you and you definitely have the body to make that gorgeous back side of the dress work! #1 is also pretty, but I felt like it didn’t look as nice on you as #3~ good luck!
definitely #1. So so so elegant and lovely on you.
i normally don’t like lacey things… but i REALLY like the first one! it has a lot of really gorgeous details on it… especially the skirt part. i love how it flows.
with regards to your MOH’s comment regarding the butt bow… I’m sure that could be removed from #3… but she’s totally right - if you didn’t get the “feeling” from any of these dresses, don’t settle!
Definitely number 1. I definitely lust after Pronovias dresses.
I LOVE #3! That dress looks like it was MADE for you!
# 3 by far!!!
I really like #2—- that neckline can be altered easily to a simple sweethears (which would SO look great on you!)… but without any adjustment, I would say #4
#3!!!
#1 is gorgeous and I love the peek-out tulle at the bottom!
oops- I meant sweetheart!
#3
3 and 4. They both show off your tiny waist!
The “glowing” dress is definitely my favorite, but if you want to take another shot at shopping, I recommend Cicada Bridal in Seattle.
i like the 3rd to the last and the 2nd to the last dress!
I love the cut of the first one, but I don’t like the lace. Other than that, none of these are jumping out at me as being the right one for you. You look gorgeous in everything - because you ARE - but I’m not sold on any of these 4. Just sayin’.
I looooove the Pronovias Rosalita - it looks great on you, the texture is amazing and the lace is really unique. My second choice would be the Judd Waddell - it’s one I had considered for myself as well, but I agree, while it’s exquisitely cut, it is a bit plain.
#1 then #3 because i like the back. but #1
#1 is awesome. the neckline is really flattering and it really shows off your figure. not to mention it is unique, unlike all the dresses you see in magazines, and it has an incredible pattern/texture. it will be timeless.
#3! Wow!
#4 is a personal fave of mine…i too had the same thought at first, but I am SO glad that I chose it (not that seeing another bride in it makes it feel anymore unique…but when i got it altered, i had a custom “funky” off to the side bustle. I loved my dress so much I wanted to wear it for more pics… http://blog.enpointephotography.com/archive/nikki-adams-post-wedding-session-aka-trash-the-dress/
the bustle you see there is not the custom bustle though. It was broke when my grandpa fell dancing and grabbed onto my dress:(…
i REALLY like #1… and it’s so unique and not like most bridal gowns. you look amazing in it! #3 seems like a much too common style.
i love the last one best.
my choice is very different from the rest…
I think the very last one on the right.
1!!!!!!!
#1 by far is the best one!
#3.
Hah, I’m going to break with everyone and say the one on the bottom right, the very last one, with the straps and the v neckline. The fabric looks awesome, and it just gives you this graceful portrait sort of look. But they’re all lovely!
I LOVE number 3!!!
I like #4 and the one on the bottom right with the straps and the v neckline.
#4 the Judd Waddell. My dress is by Judd Waddell and I have to say, the quality is amazing and his dresses are uniquely simple but gorgeous!
The third one. It suits you the best!
I am going to say that either #2 or #4 looks the best. #1 I think is a little bit overwhelming.
I LOVE # 1 as well as # 3…tough choice. You’ll look wonderful whatever one you choose.
The reese dress form fits you perfectly. I like the drapes on you. The bottom of the pronovias is really different and cute. Advice, i purchased a pronovias from Faye’s Designer Bridal in Canada and they sent me a USED dress with armpit stains, broken stitches and other problems. They insist that is how the gown came and I’m still fighting to get my money back. I’ve returned the dress and only gotten back $200 so far and it’s been over a month. Stay clear of this place girls!
#1 by far!
#3 !
Dress#3 looks absolutely stunning on you! The dress compliments your body perfectly!
Definitely, without a doubt, #3.
Dress #3 is my favorite out of the bunch.
Number One. I also love the pleated bottom.
lOVE 1 and 3.
if you’re going for a more romantic feel: #1
more streamlinned and simple: #3
you look amazing in both of them!
Am I the hundredth poster? I love #1!
But you do look great in all of them… good luck!
I love dress #3. It is so beautiful on you! I am looking for a dress that exact style, is there a way you can tell me the designer name and style?
#1 or the last one on the right!
#4 than #1. WOW at #4. It does glow!
#1 is so different, I love it!
Ooh, girl, you are ROCKIN’ that first dress. I really love the Judd Waddel on you, too. My least favorite is the fuller ones at the bottom; they hide your figure!
To tell you the truth, I would keep on looking.
If you are looking for that romantic Victorian look, I would go with the first dress. It looks stunning from far. The only problem I have with it, is that the lace on this dress looks too rough, doesn’t give that soft tender feel of a romantic lacy dress.
If you are going for a glamorous look, I will choose the 3rd dress, but I will suggest a bigger train that could be tucked up.
From the dresses you picked, it looked as you like dresses without trains. But I really believe a train will look wonderfully on the wedding dress.
Your pick. Just want to give you some honest opinions.
The fourth dress is the best. Will your venue allow you to wear a strapless dress? Some churches will not allow this. Due to your figure, I would choose the fourth. (the one with the magazine photo) You look BETTER than the model girl!
2 or 3 for me…of course I can tell you’ll look stunning no matter what! I know you’re not crazy about that neckline in two, but I love the lines/beadwork!
#1!!
#1!!!!!!
I’ve never had such an easy vote - #3, #3 all the way. I think if I were just voting for the dress itself, not on you, #1 and #4 also look very nice. But I think #3 is much more flattering for your body and also feels much younger.
#1 Love and Heart #1
#1 caught my eye immediately. the others are a bit boring. =)
i love #3. that is the dress that i am looking for. would you please find out the name of the dress for me. please!!!!!!
I love #3- you look beautiful. I would agree with others and say you should make the neckline a low sweetheart!! Good Luck!
I LOVE Rosalita…I had a feeling it was a Pronovias because it is very romantic. Although I am biased..I have a Pronovias which I love.
It’s a tough choice!! But #3 and #4 look the absolute best on you!!!!!!!!!!
Pronovias Rosalita!!!!
They do all look great on you, but I LOVE #1. I am biased because I love couture and fashion and this one definitely follows suit with that. I think it will really make you stand out.
#3
Without a doubt - #3. It looks perfect on you. The bow in the back is such a cute little surprise and the texture of the dress isn’t too fussy. I love it.
#1
I love #3!! Please find out who the designer is…I’d love to try it on myself!
#1 and #3 really compliment your figure!
#1 or #4!
Dress #3 looks amazing on you!!! = )
#1 Totally unique
Mermaid and column cuts look great on you - in particular because you’re lucky enough to have a cute skinny bod and can pull it off!
#1 and #3 are my favorites. They look beautiful on you!
i love #1 and #3! #1 is really unique and is beautiful on you, but #3, even though it is more plain looked GREAT on you. i love the detail on the back of the gown.
#1 - far and away. It’s really just gorgeous, different, flattering - I can’t say enough great things. I agree with your MOH that the back of #3 is horrendous. If I had to have a second choice, it would be #4, which does glow, but I agree with you that it’s ordinary-looking.
#1. When it’s fitted, it will look incredible on you. I can’t get over the way #1 flares out at the bottom. The pictures taken when you’re at the altar will be amazing. You’re one of the lucky few who can pull off all over lace with that kind of silhouette, it’s gorgeous.
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Mrs. Milkshake, Seattle/Vancouver, BC
Age and Occupation: 23, Pharmacist
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Engagement Date: May 2007
Wedding Date: August 2008
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About Me: Despite the fact that I’ve invested many long years of my life studying the sciences in college, I’m glad to be out of there and I would never do it again! I’m super artsy at heart - I run an indie craft site, I grew up shooting and developing my own film, doing jazz and ballet, and the whole gamut of art classes. I’ve been called a Jane of all Trades… but I was also told many years ago not to make my passion my career because it’d suck the fun out of it. Hence my choice of day job. We live in Seattle but are having our wedding in Canada to be fair to all our family and friends.
I LOOOVE #3! It looks gorgeous on you!!!