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Mrs. Lox, Baltimore Age and Occupation: 33, Government Worker Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35. IT Consultant Engagement Date: May 8, 2010 Wedding Date: May 2011 Venue: Vandiver Inn About Me: I’m an East Coast gal born and bred and a suburban brat turned city rat for the last year. Now Mr. Lox and I enjoy walking all kinds of places, having the coolest things around in our backyard, and especially our garage parking. I love gadgets, toys, Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby ice cream, monkeys, and our insane cats. I’m a blonde by birth and a redhead by choice. I’m that girl in the cubicle farm with all the cool toys and the file cabinet covered in magnetic poetry. I still use smiley faces in my emails, whether people like it or not. This is not the first rodeo for Mr. Lox nor me. And together, we are planning an intimate afternoon wedding on a budget we can afford by ourselves.
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So today we’ll cover our last two stops of the wedding-dress-shopping tour—partly because not much happened at one of the shops, and partly because I don’t want your eyes to glaze over.

Mrs. M and I grabbed a quick snack and headed to the next shop. By this time we were running consistently early. The next stop didn’t look like much from the outside but was beyond cute inside. They took us early, and the consultant was so sweet. We wandered around looking at dresses while the consultant pulled some of her own choices. After about five or so dresses, we had narrowed it down to these:

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Meet Francesca by Sophia Tolli. I just love when the dresses have actual names. (Source)

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And here is a picture that survived the great phone crash. This is me in Mikaella 1513.

Yes, that there is me in a dress—only the second time you’ve seen it. Anyway, after this dress I didn’t have the desire to try on any more in this shop, so we headed to our fourth and final shop.

At the final place, we didn’t really see anything worthwhile. I mean, there were some dresses I may have considered, but the shop wasn’t ideal. The dressing rooms were tiny, so I had to stand in a large, completely exposed area in my underwear to get in and out of the dresses. The salesgirl wouldn’t listen when I said I was uncomfortable. Mrs. M tried to hide in the corner so she didn’t see any of it. It was overall a bit bad. Also, the salesgirl who denied my privacy? She was dressed in a black tank top and a worn black denim miniskirt. Honestly, she looked like she was about to go to her second job at a dive bar after she left. And she smelled…unpleasant. Plus she was trying to do a hard sell, which further turned me off. So we cut that appointment short, and I got Mrs. M back to her car in time for dinner with her husband.

Next up, I will take my mother back to view my top three choices. I bet you already know what two of them are!

And since you made it through this post, I have a bonus for you. A picture of Mr. Lox and me from a Halloween party we went to this year. Random is us!

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Can you tell Mr. Lox was a cowboy and I was saloon girl? If not, just nod and smile now.

And for extra fun, what is the largest number of bridal shops you’ve ever visited in one day?

If it has a source link, it isn’t mine. Otherwise all compliments should be directed this way. ;)

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8 Responses to “Bridal Shop Tour 2010: Wrapping Up the Extravaganza”

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jillocb (message)  197 posts, Blushing bee

LOVE you in Mikaella. Not sure which one you bought and maybe it’s because we’ve seen you in very few b/c of the great iPhone crash of 2010 but yeah, you look awesome in that dress.

Most bridal shops in one day: 6.

First stop was where I was supposed to be picking up MY dress. It came in with a huge red stain on it. We (eh hem, I) cried a lot, got our money back and left.

Mom and I then went to 5 other stores looking for dresses. Side note: went to 3 more the next day and found her. :)

Isn’t dress shopping fun?

 
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Miss Ostrich (message)  1,948 posts, Buzzing bee

That dress looks so lovely on you, loxy! Bravo to you for braving the bridal shops - I could go only so far as window shopping and ended up buying mine online. SO excited to see the top pick!

 
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cr6zy
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cr6zy (message)  1,187 posts, Bumble bee

i cheated. i went to davids bridal. once. gave the lady the list i wanted to try on, tried them all on (i had one of every style) to figure out what looked best on me and then look on craigslist. i felt better know i didnt pay a gagillion bucks for a 5 hour dress. i only spent 50, got a dress i had tried on at the store and feel just as beautiful putting it on as i do trying on other dresses. dont get me wrong though, i have to try on all the princess dresses too lol

 
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Miss Bacon
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Miss Bacon (message)  656 posts, Busy bee

I can’t believe that this was all in one day! You two are a force to be reckoned with!

 
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Mrs. Glasses (message)  2,741 posts, Sugar bee

Mikaella is SO PRETTY on you!

 
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ChillyBear
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ChillyBear (message)  175 posts, Blushing bee

I wore Francesca on my wedding day! If that’s your pick have your seamstress reinforce the manufacturers bustle… Mine fell out when hubs stepped on it. I carried around the whole train on my arm for half the night

 
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Lilacgal (message)  380 posts, Helper bee

I like that one! Can’t wait to see the one you picked!

 

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Mrs. Lox, Baltimore Age and Occupation: 33, Government Worker Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35. IT Consultant Engagement Date: May 8, 2010 Wedding Date: May 2011 Venue: Vandiver Inn About Me: I’m an East Coast gal born and bred and a suburban brat turned city rat for the last year. Now Mr. Lox and I enjoy walking all kinds of places, having the coolest things around in our backyard, and especially our garage parking. I love gadgets, toys, Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby ice cream, monkeys, and our insane cats. I’m a blonde by birth and a redhead by choice. I’m that girl in the cubicle farm with all the cool toys and the file cabinet covered in magnetic poetry. I still use smiley faces in my emails, whether people like it or not. This is not the first rodeo for Mr. Lox nor me. And together, we are planning an intimate afternoon wedding on a budget we can afford by ourselves.

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