Weddingbee Blog

I can’t wait to share with you my quest for the dress, but first I have a little disclaimer.

I make Mr. CS read every blog post. Sometimes I even quiz him on it just to make sure he memorized every word. Unfortunately, that means I will not be showing my dress. Not even the designer/style number. See, Mr. CS likes to say that I am nosy, but really I learned it from him.

Now that we have gotten that out of the way, let’s get on with the show! Prior to getting engaged I really didn’t look at dresses. I should have been arrested for all the stalking I did of my venue, but I didn’t think about the dress too much.

After the plethora of bridal magazines that came in my name after the big engagement, I started thinking about dresses. From the beginning I knew I didn’t want a giant “princess” gown. It’s just not that kind of wedding. If we were getting married at a church or in the winter I would have had a different opinion. But we are getting married by the beach in the grass, so something light and flowy was high on my list.

Like a lot of brides, I started pulling inspiration for my first wedding-dress-shopping appointment. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane of all the dresses that I didn’t pick.

Lazaro LZ3055 via JLM Couture

Allure Bridal 8771 via Recycled Bride

The Chelsea Clinton Vera WangImage via ADAN News / Photo by Barbara Kinney

Mikaella Bridal 1406 via Brides

The Couture Collection via MSN Lifestyle / Photo by Brian Doben

For a moment I thought I wanted straps. / Image via MyBridalDress

With inspiration in hand, I set out with Mama CS to start the hunt. What do you think? I am still completely in love with Chelsea Clinton’s dress. Obviously none of these are my dress, but do you think I ended up with anything close?