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I started working on making my dress special and more appropriate for my black tie affair, but it isn’t going very well. In fact, it is a mess. I don’t know whether it serves me right for buying something cheap and expecting it to hold up next to my beloved’s tuxedo on the night.

I have tried it on a gazillion times, pinning it here and there and nothing works. And the more I fiddle, the more it unravels and I freak out and put it back in the cupboard. It seems my bargain purchase is coming back to haunt me.

The dress is lovely as it is for a less formal occasion, but not suitable for the wedding unless I fix it up. But this fixing up process is making me more anxious than anything else and has prompted my mother to step in. And to be honest, I am ever so grateful. She says I need to decide what I want and then we will find someone (within my strict budget she swears - even though I have plenty to draw from if I wanted) to help me create it.

The problem is I want a Jenny Packham more than I have ever wanted anything for this wedding. More than the food, the favours and yes, even the stationery which I slaved over for so long. Problem is, they’re super expensive, even for my parents’ standards, and well, I’d have to travel to the US like Sexyredframe to get one.

And if you haven’t seen the lovely Sexyredframe in my personal favourite Packham gown before, take a looksie at her in all her glory.

Ah to be tall, bronzed and Jenny Packham’d…

And so with a few inspiring dress pictures in hand, I start my search for the “one”. I know I said I didn’t need the “one” before, but I think every bride has her fair share of dress indecision… But ultimately if worse comes to worst, I have a lovely groom, a beautiful venue, some fabulous friends and a simple white dress if I need it.