Thank you for understanding that with happiness comes weight gain. Your alterations department is fabulous.
Love,
FMT
Like I mentioned on Friday, I had my first fitting at David's Bridal on Saturday. (Pause for girly squeals...and moving on) I was super excited, but also super nervous. You see, I ordered my dress last year, and when I ordered the dress I had asked for a size eight. The consultant reassured me that a six would fit me much better and so I believed her. Silly consultant, I know my body best. The six no longer fit. (I know, shock!) but I wasn't too worried about it, I thought taking it out just a smidge would fix it. Well, come to find out that they can't take my dress out, which I found out after my second hair trial on Wednesday, when I went in to see the hair with my dress. By this time I was preturbed with my consultant, but quickly found an eight on the rack and asked if we could trade my dress for the size eight. The nice David's Bridal people held it until my fitting on Saturday so that the seamstresses could have a look first and then decide. Well, at the actual fitting, the eight fit like a glove, whereas the six fit like a corset someone tied too tight. So they traded my dress out with no problems, it was awesome that they were so understanding. There were a few minor alterations and my bustle to pin, but it wasn't bad at all and the bustle is beautiful. I may post pictures after my next fitting so that all you dear people can get an idea of what my dress looks like, I'll just title the post "Mr. Tal buzz off". At the end of the day, I am so happy and grateful that there was a very happy ending (or middle?) with my dress. To think about what might have happened had my mom and I not gone into David's after my hair trial gives me a little shiver down my spine. It was fate.
Any other readers had acts of fate work out for the best? Please share.
Tune in next time for more tales from a DIY bride.
Showing posts with label David's Bridal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label David's Bridal. Show all posts
Monday, February 1, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
A Cinderella Story...well there are shoes involved at least
Once upon a time there was a girl who bought her wedding dress, jewelry, and shoes all at once. A pair of low-heeled slides that were the perfect height for her dress. "Who cares about shoes when no one will see them?" She thought to herself. She had purchased these items without a venue for either the ceremony or reception. She had no idea about wedding blogs or boards and was seriously clueless when it came to wedding planning.
After a few months she got a clue and had a game plan for her wedding. She submersed herself into the wide world of weddings, drooling over cake designs, flowers, and bridesmaids dresses. She soon stumbled upon the hottests of trends, the colored shoes. Red, purple, blue, and pink, the colors so bright and vivid against the wedding gowns.
"But I have my shoes already!" She cried, sad that her dream of red heels would not be realized.
She talked to her beau and he asked "How will I dance with you, if your shoes slide on and aren't tight?"
"Haha," she said, "You are so right! I'll get a pair of red shoes for the dancing all night!"
But secretly she wondered if she would find the right height of heel. So she searched high and low, the internet, the mall, for a pair of red shoes with a heel just so. Just about to give up, she gave it one more go, into David's Bridal with her beau in tow. There she saw them, as a choir of angels sang out, the Leanne's with a delicate heel just right and they could be dyed to whatever color she liked!
After a few months she got a clue and had a game plan for her wedding. She submersed herself into the wide world of weddings, drooling over cake designs, flowers, and bridesmaids dresses. She soon stumbled upon the hottests of trends, the colored shoes. Red, purple, blue, and pink, the colors so bright and vivid against the wedding gowns.
"But I have my shoes already!" She cried, sad that her dream of red heels would not be realized.
She talked to her beau and he asked "How will I dance with you, if your shoes slide on and aren't tight?"
"Haha," she said, "You are so right! I'll get a pair of red shoes for the dancing all night!"
But secretly she wondered if she would find the right height of heel. So she searched high and low, the internet, the mall, for a pair of red shoes with a heel just so. Just about to give up, she gave it one more go, into David's Bridal with her beau in tow. There she saw them, as a choir of angels sang out, the Leanne's with a delicate heel just right and they could be dyed to whatever color she liked!
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So she joined the ranks of the other two-shoe brides! A happy ending for her! Hooray and goodnight!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
I cheated...
On my dress that is! But first a little back-story. I have been spending loads and loads of time at David's Bridal lately. I had my two BM (Super Sis-to-be and Bestie) that still need a dress, so I trekked there with them a few weeks back. A few weeks before that I went in search of another pair of shoes for the wedding (Yes, I fell victim to the colored shoe trend). This week I have been twice to help the Momma's try to find a dress. Momma Tal had luck on Monday and my Momma found a dress at a different bridal salon in town today, but we checked at David's to be sure.
David's 2010 line is out and it is gorgeous, if you haven't seen it, pop over to the website and take a gander, your peepers will thank you. While we were perusing the goods, I first saw her on a mannequin. Her tight bodice, layered tulle, and flower detailing seduced me. I eyed her up the entire time my mom was trying on dresses. I even wandered over and ran my hands over the bodice and tulle, wondering if I had made a mistake with my oh-so-simple-satin dress. Just have a look at my seducer:
As soon as my mom had tried everything on, it was time to go, but as we were walking I told my mom that I was in love with another dress in the store. She insisted that I try it on. Seriously, I tried to be the good person and leave well enough alone but my mother practically pushed this dress on me. I tried it on. As I slipped into it, I felt light, almost ballerina like. My mom zipped it up and it fit like a glove. I twirled in front of mirrors, my heart did a little flip-flop, was this my dress? Within a minute, I knew, it wasn't my dress. It was pretty, it fit me well, it looked beautiful on, but it wasn't the same as my dress. My dress was perfect for me. My mom knew that, but she also knows me, she knew if I didn't try it on I would think and wonder, so she made me try it on so that I could see for myself that it wasn't for me.
My cheating experience was a good one, it reinforced what I knew, that the dress I picked is perfect for my wedding and me. Although I have known brides that have cheated on their dresses and ended up in a pickle, wanting to buy the new dress, I would still recommend it. It was a very good experience for me.
Have any of you had a doubt about your dress? Have you taken it to the extreme of trying on other dresses?
David's 2010 line is out and it is gorgeous, if you haven't seen it, pop over to the website and take a gander, your peepers will thank you. While we were perusing the goods, I first saw her on a mannequin. Her tight bodice, layered tulle, and flower detailing seduced me. I eyed her up the entire time my mom was trying on dresses. I even wandered over and ran my hands over the bodice and tulle, wondering if I had made a mistake with my oh-so-simple-satin dress. Just have a look at my seducer:
As soon as my mom had tried everything on, it was time to go, but as we were walking I told my mom that I was in love with another dress in the store. She insisted that I try it on. Seriously, I tried to be the good person and leave well enough alone but my mother practically pushed this dress on me. I tried it on. As I slipped into it, I felt light, almost ballerina like. My mom zipped it up and it fit like a glove. I twirled in front of mirrors, my heart did a little flip-flop, was this my dress? Within a minute, I knew, it wasn't my dress. It was pretty, it fit me well, it looked beautiful on, but it wasn't the same as my dress. My dress was perfect for me. My mom knew that, but she also knows me, she knew if I didn't try it on I would think and wonder, so she made me try it on so that I could see for myself that it wasn't for me.
My cheating experience was a good one, it reinforced what I knew, that the dress I picked is perfect for my wedding and me. Although I have known brides that have cheated on their dresses and ended up in a pickle, wanting to buy the new dress, I would still recommend it. It was a very good experience for me.
Have any of you had a doubt about your dress? Have you taken it to the extreme of trying on other dresses?
Monday, January 11, 2010
Outfitting the 'Maids
Do you remember my struggle with the bridesmaids dresses? If not you can read about my indecision and struggles here and here. All caught up? Good. Moving on...
So we ended up going with David's Bridal for the girl's dresses and I think it's a good compromise. They all choose their own dresses in a style that suited them, but the purchases weren't officially done until this past Saturday when I trekked my butt down to Columbus to go shopping with soon-to-be-sis and my bestie. So without further ado, here are the dresses my four beautiful, fabulous bridesmaids are wearing and keep in mind, all these dresses will be in the apple red, as seen in sister E and soon-to-be-sis's dresses.
Maid of Honor and Bestie:
(It's a chiffon material, kind of beach-y feel. She belongs somewhere in Florida bumming on a beach somewhere so it suits her well. The straps have a little bling on 'um and I think she will rock it out with 4 inch heels.
Next up, little sister and 'maid A:
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This one is a satin material, wrap dress. It's a little off-the-beaten path and a little less traditional like her. The ruffled collar, faux-wrap style is her, plus it gives her breathing room. Important for our star performer at the wedding.
Next up, Littlest sister E's dress:
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This one is satin, this strapless little number is going to also be little sister's prom dress, which happens to fall the day after the wedding. That curvy girl is going to knock some guy's socks off in this dress.
Last, but certainly not least, soon-to-be-sis L:
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This dress in a jersey knit and different from the other dresses because it's long. Well, soon-to-be-sis wanted something with a lot of give and some extra fabric because they are expecting! Woot! I am so happy for them. She'll be about 7 months at the wedding and I'm sure looking hot.
So that's it, the long journey of the bridesmaids dresses are done. As for accessories and everything, I said get some silver shoes, I'm taking care of the rest. Which I did, it's done but I refuse to blog about my awesome gifts yet because 1. I'm not done, and 2. I don't want them to know what they are getting!
Tune in next time for more tales from a DIY bride.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Om Nom Nom!
I had an awesome idea to gather all my girlies for some bonding over lunch and dress shopping. So I e-mailed everyone and the moms and set a date for the 26th of September and got excited. My sisters, my mom, Mr. Tal's mom, and soon-to-be-sister-in-law were all able to make it. Unfortunately, my maid of honor and bestie ended up needing to be out of her apartment by the 1st, so she had to move over the weekend of the lunch. I was a little sad, but it still worked out, they'll all meet eventually after all!
The morning of the 26th came around and I was actually pretty giggly and excited. Everyone gathered at our place around noon and we all took off for my former place of employment the Olive Garden. It was scrumptious. We had a great time just chatting and I was so excited that sister-in-law was getting along great with my Mom and my sisters. We ended up taking off for David's Bridal after lunch, which we all agree was the wrong way to do it. Should have went dress shopping first, oh well, hindsight and all that.
Oh, yeah, I bet you're wondering why we went dress shopping when I already had a dress picked out. That fell through. The seller that I was in communication with didn't get back to me for about a month and I decided that while I can understand that she was busy, I didn't want that kind of stress surrounding our wedding. Like I told the ladies at lunch, I want our wedding to be as stress free and fun as possible. Thus, the need to go dress shopping emerged.
Luckily, I made an appointment at David's Bridal since when we walked in the place was packed. It is one of the two bridal stores in Toledo. We checked in and started perusing the dresses, there was one in particular that I wanted all the girls to try on, which we found for each girl. I also told the girls to try a few that they liked on to see if they liked anything else. The dress I had picked out didn't work for everyone, which was fine. I ended up going with my original gut feeling on the whole dress situation and allowed the girls to pick whatever they wanted as long as the dresses were short and red. The consultant that worked with us was so suprised at how laid back we all were, the look of suprise on her face when we told her we were done after a half an hour was priceless.
The whole afternoon was wonderful and went just the way I wanted it. I think I've choosen a great group of girls to be by my side on the big day. They are so wonderful and supportive, I can't wait to see what they decide to pull out of their hat for my Bachelorette party!
The morning of the 26th came around and I was actually pretty giggly and excited. Everyone gathered at our place around noon and we all took off for my former place of employment the Olive Garden. It was scrumptious. We had a great time just chatting and I was so excited that sister-in-law was getting along great with my Mom and my sisters. We ended up taking off for David's Bridal after lunch, which we all agree was the wrong way to do it. Should have went dress shopping first, oh well, hindsight and all that.
Oh, yeah, I bet you're wondering why we went dress shopping when I already had a dress picked out. That fell through. The seller that I was in communication with didn't get back to me for about a month and I decided that while I can understand that she was busy, I didn't want that kind of stress surrounding our wedding. Like I told the ladies at lunch, I want our wedding to be as stress free and fun as possible. Thus, the need to go dress shopping emerged.
Luckily, I made an appointment at David's Bridal since when we walked in the place was packed. It is one of the two bridal stores in Toledo. We checked in and started perusing the dresses, there was one in particular that I wanted all the girls to try on, which we found for each girl. I also told the girls to try a few that they liked on to see if they liked anything else. The dress I had picked out didn't work for everyone, which was fine. I ended up going with my original gut feeling on the whole dress situation and allowed the girls to pick whatever they wanted as long as the dresses were short and red. The consultant that worked with us was so suprised at how laid back we all were, the look of suprise on her face when we told her we were done after a half an hour was priceless.
The whole afternoon was wonderful and went just the way I wanted it. I think I've choosen a great group of girls to be by my side on the big day. They are so wonderful and supportive, I can't wait to see what they decide to pull out of their hat for my Bachelorette party!
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