Wedding Blog

I had a bad experience with dress shopping last week, where I was told that my $1,000 budget was causing the lady to struggle to find dresses for me to try on. She also said that since it was a “boutique”, girls with budgets typically don’t come into the store. When Dona asked if they had any dresses without beading, the lady told her that she did, but that those dresses were made of fine fabrics and were not within my budget. So basically, it was a disaster. I did find one dress I sort of liked, but I really don’t think I’m going to go back there. If they treated me that badly before they had my money, imagine how they will treat me after they have my money! Here’s the dress I found at that store.

Dress is Blue by Enzoani

So my mom and future mother in law, as well as my sisters, were in town one weekend to help me look for a wedding dress.

Mr. Mascara, I’m pretty sure you don’t read this but if you do, stop now!

We had 3 appointments scheduled! One of my appointments was at a place called The Bride’s Room in Wheeling, IL. This is a really nice boutique where they only allow one bride in at a time and you have their full attention. I took my matron of honor, Dona there to try on dresses, and she said it was by far the best experience she had while dress shopping.

Luckily, I found the dress! I am really excited. Here are some pictures.

Dress is Jasmine. Photos by my future mother-in-law Connie

The bodice of the dress (front and back), will actually have less beading on them than shown in the pictures. You’ll be able to see more of the lace that way. It will end up looking more like the lace/beading on the bottom of the dress.

Photos by my maid of honor and lovely sister Dani

The back will also have the covered buttons going down the zipper. And of course, it will actually zip up all the way. I got the dress from The Bride’s Room in Wheeling, IL. I highly recommend this salon to anyone! The girls there are so nice, and they shut down the whole bridal area for you while you’re there. They also pick out the dresses for you, which some people may not like, but they really get to know your style and find the dresses that fit your taste.

Since this was the first place I went that day, I wanted to be absolutely certain before I bought the dress, so I went back after my other appointments to try it on for a second time. I didn’t have an appointment of course, but they still were very accommodating and the same girl that had helped me earlier in the day stopped what she was doing to help me try it on again. I was very impressed with their service! Now I have to wait 6 months before my dress comes in.

Next thing on the list… bridesmaid’s dresses!