Dressing for the Rehearsal

October 27th, 2009

As you may or may not know, I bought a rehearsal dress back in, um, July. And I liked it- it was a high waisted Tahari satin dress with chiffon polka dots that actually looked better on me than on the model. A rare occurrence which made me love the dress that much more. But something happened on the way to paradise. I started to have second thoughts.

I cannot, for the life of me, figure out where I got this image. But the dress is from Lord and Taylor. If you know where the image is from, please let me know so I can give credit!

And then it got cold! So I tried my rehearsal dress on in this chilly weather, hoping I’d somehow talk myself into feeling it was ok. And… it was too big! Thank you white dress diet for giving me a much needed excuse to buy a new dress! Off I went to the internet superhighway to consider my options!

First, I found this cute sweater dress from BCBG. I liked how it slouched, looked cute with tights, and it was white. How often can you really wear white, you know? Plus, cute belt! But I wasn’t 100% certain could wear this dress with the confidence required to pull it off, so I continued my search.

image courtesy of BCBG

Next, I learned of this magical loveliness from D&G. It was basically a bajillion dollars, but I had a 25% off friends and family discount, and it came in black too, which would be versatile. Could I do it? Nope, at the end of the day, I felt the splurge was a little too “me” and not enough “we” given the fact that it was for “our” wedding. So I kept looking in the hopes that I could find a dress at a price that was a little more respectful of J.’s preference for avoiding ridonculously priced dresses!

Hello gorgeous! From Saks...

I decided to “downgrade” and went looking at J Crew. Hilarious how looking at something really expensive leads you to think J Crew is inexpensive. In any event, I did find one sheath that really appealed to me, and it came in loads of colors, but it was missing something. Such pretty fabric though!

the "Clementine"

Onward to White House Black Market I went. And that’s where I found THIS darling. Oh how I loved it. I thought it could be the one. So I decided to go try it on. To my utter shock and delight, I went there and tried on a clothing size that was 3 sizes smaller than what I’d have worn a year ago. I almost bought it for that reason alone, but also, it was cute! Still, a little business-y.

the "Yvette"

So I let the ladies who worked in the store pick out dress after dress for me (I love how even in this jaded city people go nuts when you say “wedding”) and they FOUND IT! I’m not as crazy about it in this photo as in real life but the bottom line is that I felt great in it! It channels the “Mad Men” vibe I so adore, fits like a glove, and its the ubiquitous LBD so it is re-wearable! And furthermore, it was on sale and I got an extra $10 off because it is still my birthday month. Which means it was meant to be!

Cap sleeves and lace!

“Oh but Sarah what ever shoes will you wear with this dress?” Why I’m so glad you asked. These are, embarrassingly, Paris Hilton shoes. Feel free to make fun of me. I know they’re pretending to be Louboutins with their pink-almost-red soles. But they didn’t have that Louboutin price tag, and they are borderline inappropriate for church fun and a little edgy. I’m in love and I don’t care who knows it!