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At the height of my mad hunt for a jacket, I made the daily rounds to bestbridalprices.com and noticed they were selling the matching bolero to my dress. AHHH. [Insert hyperventilating.] I panicked. They were selling off Sabelle boleros. This could only mean one thing—my dress is being discontinued soon!

(Via Bestbridalprices.com)

Now was my chance to buy the jacket made for my dress and rest assured that the color and cut would match perfectly! …buuuut I wasn’t sure this was what I wanted anymore. I decided to consult my collection of Sabelle photos and survey how the bolero looked on real brides.

(All pictures above via Maggie Brides)

The bolero looks crisp and fresh on the Maggie Sottero model, but on real brides I thought that it looked more limp and lackluster. The underarm shots? Not a fan. I wasn’t so impressed with the reality. While I knew it would match my dress perfectly, I also thought maybe the high collar would look terribly out-of-date in a few years.

After consulting with SIL Funnel Cake, she confirmed that the high collar was a bit weird and I officially gave up the idea of getting the matching Sabelle bolero. I felt slightly relieved that I made that choice, but I still needed to figure out where to get a jacket from!

To further study my dress (because I was truly obsessed) I looked at girls who wore the straps offered by Maggie Sottero:

(All pictures above via Maggie Brides)

The straps were cute on some, but generally I didn’t like what they did to the strapless dress. If I really wanted sleeves or straps I would have bought a dress that had them.

So what did the Sabelle brides do for custom jackets? Well, I studied that as well…

(All pictures above via Maggie Brides)

I commended these brides for truly making their Sabelle their own by customising their jacket, but none of their choices were quite right for me. (I also just noticed three of those four women are all wearing crowns… should I take a hint??)

I admit bees, I was so obsessed I even went out in Zürich and bought a jacket one weekend.

Please excuse the crappy photo booth pictures and my zombie morning face.

I wasn’t the biggest fan of the sleeve hem and I actually like the jacket better rolled up to my elbows. But overall, I wasn’t 100% sure this was the jacket I wanted. It was a purchase out of desperation and it didn’t quell my crazy hunt to find the perfect jacket AT ALL. I will still bring it along and see if I love or hate it with my dress (or if it even matches) but I still needed to find a jacket to satisfy my inner bride. Now I’m shaping up to be a two-jacket bride!

Did you buy any accessories that you knew you probably wouldn’t wear on the wedding day?

*Pictures personal unless noted*