Weddingbee Blog

Remember part 1 of my wedding dress search?

So, yes, my sister went into labor five weeks early. Three days after my birthday, in fact.

The good news was that my sister and her twins were all fine. And, yes, a new niece and nephew is really the best birthday present ever. My sister is going to have an awfully hard time shopping for me next year…

The bad news was that my mom left immediately for Connecticut and planned to be there for six weeks or so. But since I had already stalled for as long as possible, I couldn’t really wait another six weeks to order my dress.

So I did what any good attorney would do. I immediately hit the books. And by books, I mean the internet. I couldn’t help it. My name is Miss Dew Drop, and I am a research-aholic.

Keeping my favorite dress, the Blue by Enzoani Brighton, in mind, I started searching for pictures of similar dresses online. The more I looked, the more I realized I was looking for something exactly like it. Something with a mermaid silhouette, lace, a little bit of sparkle, and straps. Something a little out of the ordinary.

For reference, here’s the dress again on (a makeup-less) me:

Since online research wasn’t helping me find a different dress, I moved on to in-person research. Bridesmaid R came with me to the bridal salon where I had tried on the Brighton, and we got the consultant to pull every dress they had that was remotely similar. After trying them all on, I realized that nothing else quite measured up.

Maybe the Brighton was right all along?

So I did it. I went ahead and bought it.

It may not have been my mom’s favorite wedding-related decision, but at the time it’s what I wanted.

Did anyone else end up buying the first dress they tried on?