Maxing out on Maggie

Maxing out on Maggie

June 9th, 2011 @ 8:38 am by Mrs. Funnel Cake
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After I let my Fiorenza crush go, I continued to peruse scour the Maggie Sottero collection and developed crushes on several dresses. I couldn’t really bring myself to wade through all the other designers out there when there was eye candy like this.

Stephanie by Maggie Sottero

Rosemary (discontinued) by Maggie Sottero

Annalise by Maggie Sottero

Lillian by Maggie Sottero

Sabelle by Maggie Sottero

Ambrosia by Maggie Sottero

Sabrina by Maggie Sottero

Claudette (discontinued) by Maggie Sottero

Chelsea (discontinued) by Maggie Sottero

Are you noticing a pattern yet? I was attracted to voluminous, complicated dresses. Lace, ruffles, full skirts, flowers, you name it. I love that one of the dresses even shared the same name as my MOH.

Bees, I need to confess something too: I never went to my high school prom. Never went to homecoming or any high school dance for that matter. No pretty prom dresses for me. This wedding is my chance to wear a pretty princess gown so I’m going to town on the pouf.

At this point in the dress search, Mr. Funnel Cake was ambivalent about whether the dress would be a surprise for him or not, so I blatantly searched for dresses in front of him (couldn’t stop myself, really) and I would casually ask his opinion about which styles he liked and show him things I fancied. It is important to me that he finds me attractive in my dress after all.

But every time Mr. Funnel Cake pointed out which dresses he thought were nice, they would be along the lines of this:

Kay by Maggie Sottero

Khloe by Maggie Sottero

Kayla by Maggie Sottero

Ireland by Maggie Sottero

RD1068 by Maggie Sottero

Pretty? Yes. And I was even amused that he pointed out a dress that had the same name as he does, but I always thought his suggestions were too boring for me. Shapeless. Not enough frills! Not to mention the fact that on my figure, it would totally look like I was hiding a baby under there. (Because getting married with the visa issues doesn’t look scandalous enough, let’s go ahead and make it seem like it’s wedlock too!) Oh Mr. FC, I love what a simple man he is, but I am still the same complicated woman he fell in love with and I need a dress that reflects that!

Mr. Funnel Cake did have one piece of advice about the dress I had to follow: “Pick out whatever you want and don’t complain about it later.” There is a good reason why he told me this that I’ll get into later, but suffice it to say he was fine letting me choose whatever my heart desired.

Do you and your fiance have contrasting views on the style of your dress?

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23 Responses to “Maxing out on Maggie”

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Bee

Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

ROFL! Awesome advice on Mr. FC’s part.

Mr. M and I totally differed in our opinions but I got the sleek dress I wanted and not the girly ones he liked. In the end we were both happy with it.

6/9/11 @ 8:46 am (reply)

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Mrs. Tartlet (message) 3,207 posts, Sugar bee

All so gorgeous! Mr. Tartlet’s opinions on clothing style usually mirror my own, but he definitely threw Mr. FC’s line at me a few times during the dress shopping process.

6/9/11 @ 8:55 am (reply)

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Paper Rose (message) 174 posts, Blushing bee

Using my master detective skills I have concluded that Mr FC’s name is “RD1068″.

Also, I have some major Maggie crushes too, so hopefully I will be a Maggie bride! Dress shopping begins in the next few weeks for me!

6/9/11 @ 9:06 am (reply)

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TheFutureMcBride (message) 4,484 posts, Honey bee

Love all the dresses honestly. For us, my husband wanted poofy and I wanted mermaid. I ended up with slight poof and loved it.

6/9/11 @ 9:14 am (reply)

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AuroraRose2011 (message) 76 posts, Worker bee

I’m a Maggie bride. My dress is Sonya. Love how pretty and detailed even the simpler Maggie dresses are! The mister demands that he not see the dress beforehand, but I had a pretty good idea of what he liked on me going into dress shopping.

6/9/11 @ 10:00 am (reply)

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didymoose3 (message) 84 posts, Worker bee

This is too freaky & hilarious - I was showing him some dresses that I liked, and asked his opinion on what he liked, and we had the same conundrum - I liked pouf, he liked sleek. And it’s hilarious because we were looking at the Maggie Sottero site, so I liked a lot of the dresses you mentioned you liked, and he liked a lot of the dresses your hubby-to-be liked! Can’t wait to see what you pick!

6/9/11 @ 10:04 am (reply)

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miss.qwerty (message) 897 posts, Busy bee

Mr. FC’s advice sounds awesome. Looking forward to seeing the dress you chose.

6/9/11 @ 10:26 am (reply)

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irin997 (message) 500 posts, Busy bee

I think my FH is hoping for a more fitted fit-n-flare or mermaid type gown, but I’m wearing a natural waist ball gown/full A line. He better love it.

6/9/11 @ 10:31 am (reply)

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PeacocksAndCandy (message) 158 posts, Blushing bee

My fiance and I are not discussing my dress. We decided to play a little “how well do you know me” game. He searched through bridal catalogs and found a dress he thinks is what I will wear. He then put it in an envelope and I get to open it on our wedding night to find out if his perception of what I will wear matched what I actually did wear. I am a Maggie bride though, and I am going for the frills as well. I don’t think he’ll see that coming.

6/9/11 @ 11:05 am (reply)

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KCheer (message) 370 posts, Helper bee

My husband totally didn’t care about the dress - he knew I would pick something I loved and therefore he would love it. (I can’t even imagine him looking at a bridal magazine or on websites - even if I asked him too!) But, on another note - I am SO excited that you might be a poufy bride! I was too and have a love affair with anything poufy! (Seriously, is it weird to want to wear tulle everyday??) Can’t wait to see what you get!

6/9/11 @ 11:23 am (reply)

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Gemstone (message) 5,681 posts, Bee Keeper

Maggie dresses make me swoon! I almost bought Ambrosia!

FI trusts my taste. He knows that anything that I like, he will like.

6/9/11 @ 11:40 am (reply)

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ritsi_bitsi (message) 930 posts, Busy bee

When I was dress shopping, I was absolutely against sweetheart necklines and wanted a satin dress with cap sleeves. My husband liked the look of strapless dresses and even threatened to scrunch up his face if he saw me walking down the aisle with a non-strapless dress, lol! But it’s funny how my tastes have changed since the initial stages of planning and my dress ended up being strapless with a sweetheart neckline, make of flowing layers of chiffon. We both loved it!

6/9/11 @ 12:02 pm (reply)

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stephbonthego (message) 687 posts, Busy bee

I think you have a royal aire about you and could totally rock the poufness! (One of the gowns above has my name, too, btw!).

Mr. D saw my gown briefly because he was with me when I picked it up, which ended up a blessing in disguise because we were not seeing eye-to-eye about the overall aestetics until he caught that glimpse and we are now both 100% moving forward with enthusiasm.

6/9/11 @ 12:14 pm (reply)

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Miss Marmalade (message) 191 posts, Blushing bee

Mr. M was all about the figure hugging dresses too. His words were “not poofy, not too tight, and with stuff on it.” Thankfully, he did not pick out my dress.

6/9/11 @ 12:44 pm (reply)

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xtatic1 (message) 779 posts, Busy bee

Rock that pouf girl! You have to be happy in your dress after all. The only request my FI had was “one without too much crap on it”. He isn’t a big fan of bling. He also like the more tapered, sheath dresses which I would not have picked. I went with something that was a blend of our 2 tastes.

6/9/11 @ 12:57 pm (reply)

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Miss Seal (message) 1,179 posts, Bumble bee

Lol, I love Mr. FC’s advice—totally sounds like something my Sealman would say to me! I love all of your choices (and most of his too). I’m looking forward to seeing what you end up with

6/9/11 @ 1:22 pm (reply)

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Miss Funnel Cake (message) 690 posts, Busy bee

@Paper Rose: Lol, you’re too good! RD1068 is a great name…

@didymoose3: haha, that’s such a coincidence! Maybe some guys just like it simple?

@irin997: I bet he will! We’ve all got opinions about what we like for dresses and suits, but in the end I think it doesn’t matter so much as the person wearing the clothes. That sounds cheesy, so what I mean is that Mr. FC can show up wearing a trash bag and I’ll still think he’s hot.

@PeacocksAndCandy: such a good idea! I wish I didn’t share so many details about my dress with Mr. FC. That sounds like the cutest wedding surprise. IF only Mr. FC gave some sort of feck about guessing what I wear…

@ritsi_bitsi: haha, that is funny your tastes changed so much! I think it happened with me too…

@Miss Marmalade: hahahaha… great advice from Mr. Marmalade! Men are sooo helpful.

6/9/11 @ 2:10 pm (reply)

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Kcoleybear (message) 683 posts, Busy bee

I love Maggie Sottero! The designs are so beautiful and there are lots of options. I tease my fiance and show him pictures of totally over the top dresses that would overwhelm my petite 5′2, curvy frame. I did not get one of this style, but more like the first style that you showed from Mr. FC with ruching, corset, and sweethear neckline, and slim a-line.

6/9/11 @ 3:12 pm (reply)

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stephbonthego (message) 687 posts, Busy bee

@Kcoleybear: I hear ya! Also 5′2-1/2″. I tell people I’m “5′3″ on a good hair day”. Also curvy so doubtful I could pull of the Maggie gowns but *swoon*!!

6/9/11 @ 3:17 pm (reply)

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lisamarieloves (message) 447 posts, Helper bee

Oh my gosh. I think we totally have conflicting views. I had The Knot open to a page with a dress similar to mine. My fiance never usually notices anything. Seriously, there could be a check for $1M dollars sitting on the kitchen sink with his name on it and he would never see it. Anyhow, he saw the wedding dress and declared that it looked as if the bride got attacked by a peacock. (I think he is confused about his birds because the dress had no colors on it.) Anyhow.. I may have cried for all of 5 minutes before my mom reminded me that my finance has absolutely no taste. Afterall, I absolutely LOVE my dress.

6/9/11 @ 5:47 pm (reply)

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