Weddingbee Blog

We’re going to take a little trip down memory lane and check out which dresses didn’t make the cut.

Dear Mr. High Wire,

Image via Alpine Porter

Thanks! I love you. Scroll quickly past this post, please!

On the evening of our dress-shopping appointment, I came armed with a huge list of dresses I wanted to try on. First, they “reserved” my room.

See my name on the mirror?

While my salesgirl was pulling a hundred dresses, MOH High Wire and my mom tried on some dresses of their own.

MOH and my mommy:

And then, I tried on basically every dress in my size in the store. It took HOURS, folks. MOH, my mom, and the saleslady were real troopers.

I loved this dress, but I’m glad I wound up going with something different. It doesn’t really flatter me that well, and it is HUGELY popular. I keep seeing it pop up everywhere.

This one had pockets, which was fun. The color was definitely not for me. Too white!!

I looooved the back, though! So pleat-y

Here’s one that made my boobs look the size of a football field. Not the look I was going for.

My friend got married in this next dress. I was surprised how flattering I thought it looked on me. This also wound up being basically the only dress I tried on that night that actually came with big, durable straps, one of my main priorities! They didn’t have any of the strapped beauties I found online in my size. Lamesauce!

Eh, not the one for sure. It seemed like there was an “arrow” pointing at my crotch.

This next dress made me feel VERY Southern belle-like. Then my lovely maid of honor joined in. We even fanned ourselves and may have channeled a little Gone with the Wind. I do declare!

I did think it made my waist look teeny tiny (always a plus), so the saleslady pulled something she thought would do the same trick.

Eh, a little too plain for me, even with the sash. The big ass bow in the back was pretty, though! May still incorporate that.

A little too poufy! (Can you tell I’m getting a little tired at this point? I was also reeeeally sick and spent most of the appointment blowing my nose. Sexy, right?)

The last one I tried on before finding The One. This one wasn’t bad, but as soon as I tried on this dress, I totally forgot about it. Not really a good sign!

And then I found her! Hi, pretty baby. I’m glad you can see the print (and the back of the dress) really well in this picture. I think it is so unique! I’m still definitely making some kind of change to the straps, but haven’t decided on that yet. And maybe I’ll add some kind of embellished sash. We’ll see!

Then you got to ring a bell when you were done.

Ring, ring, ring!

I hope you enjoyed that little trip down dress-shopping memory lane!

All dress photos are personal