Wedding Blog

From our first stop at David’s Bridal, my three ‘maids and I drove across the street to Wendy’s Bridal, a smaller, Ohio-based chain.

I was worried that the prices would be much higher, but they really weren’t. The dresses were beautiful, and the designers they offered came in a greater variety of colors. The bad news: there were no photos allowed!

Our consultant told us they like to have the bride try on dresses first so that the bridesmaids can try on dresses that go well with what she likes. Even though I wasn’t planning on buying a dress (I wanted to attend the Running of the Brides at Filene’s the following month), I agreed to try on a few.

Knowing that most of the designer dresses would be out of my price range, we pulled some dresses off their sample rack in hopes of finding something I might actually be able to buy.

I tried on a two dresses, the first of which was similar to our favorite dress from David’s, but even better.

The second dress, which was raw silk, felt incredible, but the style wasn’t quite as flattering, so I went back to slip into a third.

The minute the consultant zipped me into the third dress, the words “I love it,” slipped out of my mouth before I even knew what I was saying.

It surprised me because I never thought I’d be one of those girls to have a moment and find “the one” dress for them. I don’t even believe in that sort of thing!

But there I was in my dream dress. It was amazing.

Mr. Bunny, if you’re reading this, STOP RIGHT HERE! You’re heading into spoiler territory!

When I came out of the dressing room, the girls told me I had a HUGE grin on my face. “I will never forget that look,” bridesmaid Honey Bunny said to me later.

The girls knew it was the dress, and to be honest, so did I. I didn’t want to take it off, so we called my mother and my aunt, who were Christmas shopping nearby, to come and see what they thought.

With a $100 coupon provided by the store, the dress was right in my ideal price range. It will need some alterations, but I am absolutely in love with it.

It’s ivory taffeta and will be a little heavy for summer, but I’m just glad I got my dress shopping out of the way so early!

Next up: The bridesmaids pick out their dresses.