Weddingbee Blog

You know that gorgeous song, ‘At Last’, by Etta James? The one that just makes your heart melt each time you hear it, even if it’s the umpteenth time? Yeah, that’s the one.

A lot of people use it as one of their wedding songs—to serenade them at the rehearsal dinner, to walk down the aisle to, or dance their first dance to. But me? I could NOT get that song out of my head the other day…

… the day I finally bought my bridesmaids’ dresses, that is!

Yep. After much pavement pounding, stressing out, extensive online shopping and a trip south of the border, I came full circle and found my bridesmaid dresses—at last—at a store right here in my hometown.

Argh!!!

I guess everything happens for a reason though.

One day Mr. Breezy and I were at a mall called Park Royal, and as he headed off to the video game store, I said I’d just pop my head into RW & Co. and meet him in five minutes.

Then I saw them, and I rushed back to find him.

“Do you think they’re ok?” I whispered anxiously, hoping he would approve.

“Yeah, they’re nice,” he said, “try one on.”

(Mr. Breezy played with the camera settings, as he tried to capture the ‘real’ color of the dress.)

It was simple, with a twist: little frills of crinoline at the top…

…and at the bottom (which I’m still not sure if we’re going to leave on or cut off… what do you think?).

And what’s more, they were strapless but came with detachable straps! How awesome is that?

And the best part of it all?

They were $98 each! If you will recall, Mr Breezy and I had decided to buy the dresses for our bridesmaids since they were shelling out so much just to be at our wedding in the Dominican Republic. So, finding affordable dresses made us verrry happy.

But wait… Did I say they were $98?

Oops, I meant they were $29.95. Oh, SNAP!

I think I may have just bought the cheapest bridesmaid dresses in the history of the universe! As if THAT weren’t enough, when I took them home, I realized…

… they match the color of my wedding shoes one-hundred-and-ten-percent!

I guess all the pain and angst we went through finding these dresses really was worth it, because they turned out to be perfect in the end.

I think my three bridesmaids will be pleased. I wish I could show you pictures of them wearing their dresses, but I have to ship them to New York, Toronto and Calgary this week, so I think you’ll have to wait ’till November to see those pictures.

Did you find your bridesmaid dresses by total fluke? Do I take the trophy for most affordable bridesmaid dresses of the century, or do you?