Weddingbee

I decided to lead this post with that photo above (photoshopped up the wazoo with Jesh de Rox’s textures) because I figured this post would garner some bridezilla accusations, or at least some finger shaking.

I hear Nordstroms has the very best return policy. So much so, that you can buy a pair of shoes, wear them for six months, then return them for a full refund. I ordered 4-5 sizes in each style so there would be a dress-trying-on-partay to be had by my girls. My dress orgies have truly taken on a new low.

I basically brought the store right to my door. Besides, I wouldn’t be able to find all the dresses in everyone’s size at the department store even if I was able to round up all three girls for a day out. When I had asked my girls what size they were, MOH said she was size X, and BM#1 also said she was size X. I knew from our previous adventures in dress shopping that they weren’t the same size, so one of them had to be crazy.

I bought MOH sizes X and Y and I bought BM#1 sizes W and X. Turns out BM#1 was actually size U. BM#2 was a size T, so in the end I had to make another Nordstrom.com purchase to get BM#1’s size. I purchased 26 dresses. Oh and yes, BM#1 is sporting leggings and complimentary airline footies.

I ended up smuggling a dozen dresses across the border for my MOH to try on in the comfort of her own home. I loved this combo. Haha, BM#1, somehow anticipating the occasion, wore her turquoise bra. The turquoise didn’t turn out to be as garish as I thought it would on their fair skin, and pockets! Pockets! Need I say more?

Needless to say, I concluded it was a bit too mod for our venue, and didn’t remotely go with the green flowers I’d already chosen. Perhaps I just have poor planning skills: our invites are currently being inked in navy (no other color looked quite as nice), our flowers are green, and the potential centerpieces I bought are yellow and red.

This dress had gorgeous pleating, but it was an awkwardly long length. Like, mid-calf. But it would have made for an amazing twirling dress.

I’m happy to say I finally decided on a bridesmaid dress (not pictured), after what must have been hundreds that they’d each tried on since last spring. You’ll notice there’s only two gals in the photos - BM#2 is not completely off the hook though - one third of my purchase is in size “T” so she’s going to get her very own runway session with me behind the camera in a couple day’s time. If I was a little more organized, I’d have an order of shoes from zappos for her to sample from, but maybe that’ll just force her to make a second visit.

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