Wedding Blog

Because with less than three months to go, and very little checked off my wedding “to-do” list, I couldn’t just stick with one of the few decisions I’ve made and move on from there. Oh no. Dresses are just too pretty!

First of all, to those of you who commented, PM’d, and emailed: thank you so much for your suggestions.

I am not even going to pretend that I was able to keep straight who sent me what dresses. I am not that organized. All I know is that I received dozens upon dozens of beautiful, wearable white and nearly-white inexpensive dress suggestions from a wonderful community of style- and sale-conscious women!

This post showcases some of my favorites.

First, the Etsy options.

Seller cherrypievintage will tailor this sweet little dress to fit any shape:

I’m loving this dress by Clairelafaye, but if I chose it I’d definitely have to convo her first to see if she’d customize it in a longer length:

Now Belk. We don’t have Belk stores in my region, and to be honest I’ve never actually heard of Belk before. But that’s OK! The internet is awesome. Plus, no store in my state equals no sales tax by me! And look how cute all of these are:

They were a little more than I was willing to pay, but I loved every dress Lilly Pulitzer had. Here are a few examples:

Watters had a few cute options too, but I have actually searched out these dresses before and let me tell you: they were NOT cheap. At all. Unless you want the “custom” Chinese reproduction. (Which I’m not against, but I’m not exactly clamoring for either.) But aren’t they sweet and romantic?

Many of you mentioned that bridesmaid dresses are awesome because you can often customize the color or add pops of your wedding colors. I had a little too much fun playing with the color options on the Dessy site:

My number one complaint about many of the dresses out there (some that you sent, and some that I’ve found on my own) is the length. In a time when we Americans are chubbier than ever: Why, oh why, are they all so freaking SHORT? Why is it so hard to find a cute dress that covers my thighs? Granted, I am tall. Dresses that hit just above the knee on the models usually translate to mid-thigh on me. It may be sexy on some, but I generally find myself looking and feeling like I raided some pre-teen’s closet and found a bunch of too-short dresses to wear. Mini-dresses that hit mid-thigh on the models? Forget it. I’ll be flashing my undies all day (not to mention blindingly white flesh!). Meanwhile, floor-length dresses are usually more of an ankle-length on me, and that’s without shoes. It works for some girls but I personally think I look weird.

I love tea-length. Am I alone in this? A commenter on my 5th part of this never-ending dress series told me she liked the knee-length American Living sundress better on me because (basically) my tea-length Bisou Bisou made me look short. She said it was an unflattering length, and that knee- or just-above-knee-length dresses are most flattering. I just don’t agree. First off, I like it when a dress makes me look shorter than I am. Second, I’m knock-kneed and all scarred up. My knees are one of my least favorite body parts.

OK. I guess I’m done with the “poor me, nothing fits me” rant that I’m sure all of you have experienced in one way or another.

All in all, you gals presented me with a lot of great options, many of which I seriously considered buying. In fact, after much consideration, I did fall in love with and buy one of the dresses above. I’ll fill you in on the deets when I receive it!

This recent dress purchase - if it pans out - will make me a “Four-Dress-Bride”. Wow, go me. Are you having trouble (or did you have trouble) finding a dress you really, truly want to get married in?

And, in case you want to review the entire series thus far:

Part One: I hit the stores.
Part Two: I go nuts at Nordstrom.com.
Part Three: A brown suit becomes my wedding dress. (That’s dress #1!)
Part Four: I ditch the suit for a $14 Penney’s sun dress (Dress #2!)
Part Five: Goodbye, new sun dress, hello, old sun dress (Dress #3!)
Part 6: (This post!)
Part 7: …Coming soon.