Weddingbee Blog

So the shoe search has been put on hold until next weekend. I stopped into the Cole Haan store yesterday and not shockingly, they didn’t have the flip-flops or bridal line I talked about in my last post. The goal that I did manage to achieve yesterday however, was nothing short of a miracle! I needed to find a bra that made me look amazing in my dress. I had an image in my head of how I wanted the girls to look, but when you’re not the most well-endowed, I wasn’t sure my vision was physically possible. Here’s another look at my dress (keep in mind I was clipped into it and only wearing a strapless bra)…

Mr. Nachos and I met up with my friend Sharon, and hit the mall. She was on a mission to see how big we could make my chestnuts look, and I was up for the challenge. We started at Macy’s, but it was slim pickins. They had the NuBra that a lot of people on the boards recommended to me, but I’m very skeptical of something that somehow adheres to your skin with no straps, especially considering we’ll be in the hot weather and sweating away. Their selection of bustiers was not impressive, either. They were either too big or too small and let me tell you, if it’s too big, it does nothing at all. If it’s too small, it gives you cleavage in the wrong place. Ever heard of armpit cleavage? It looks like a horizontal butt crack just below your armpit, caused by your ladies being pushed up too high. It’s not pretty. Or natural. Onward we went.

Lord & Taylor had absolutely nothing. They did have a one piece shapewear thingy though that we all got a kick out of… it was a bra/tummy/shorts bodysuit with a strategically placed opening so you don’t have to peel it off every time you have to run to the bathroom. I’m not sure how well that would work out, especially when it’s hard figuring out how to go in a wedding dress to begin with, but I can only imagine it getting messy. Next!

We walked into Victoria’s Secret and Scott commented on how pink it was! It’s a girly girl store and can be a little blinding, but I still love it in there. As you all know, I love pink and all things girly, so I’m right at home in that store. We did a walk-through but didn’t see anything like what I was looking for. As we were headed towards the door, a sales lady asked if we needed help finding anything. As I was about to speak up, Mr. Nachos jumped in and asked if they had anything in his size, making the saleslady giggle - I love that he can take a somewhat awkward situation and make it fun! Anywho, I described what I was looking for – a soft bustier with little to no boning, that sat low enough on my hips that I wouldn’t have the reverse muffin top. Would that be a muffin bottom? Upside-down muffin cakes? Whatever it is, I wanted to avoid it.

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And just like that, she poked around in a drawer, spun around, and there it was in her hand. Exactly what I was looking for!

The only problem was that it was white and I was afraid you would be able to see it under my white dress. Rule of thumb for me – always wear nude under white. After a little persuading, I went against my better instincts and broke my rule. I tried it on with Sharon as my witness, and all of a sudden, the angels sang out and the light shone bright onto my fabulous new rack. The girls had arrived, and boy were they were in charge!! Along with the Victoria’s Secret inserts which I am not ashamed to admit I’ll be wearing, I left $150 lighter (that one hurt a little, but it’s SO worth it), and went to my parents’ house to try on my dress with my new found glory, and it’s absolutely perfect! And the white doesn’t show through at all. Thank you fellow Weddingbees for suggesting the soft bustier – it really is phenomenal what a good bra can do for the twins. Mission accomplished!

Now if only I could find my darned shoes.

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