I Said “Yes” To A Dress; But “No” To Many More
I’d like to take a minute to revisit my dress hunt. For most brides, the dress is one of the biggest – if not THE biggest- decision when planning their wedding, and I was no exception. I know full well that the day isn’t really about the dress- it is about connection and love and family. But it is a little bit about the dress. Its this chance you have to feel like a princess- and let’s face it, the older you get, the less likely you are to feel “princess” and more likely you are to feel “dowager.” I wanted princess, gosh darn it! And I asbsolutely was not going to compromise on this point.
Even though I ultimately LOVED my Platinum for Priscilla gown, I also loved some other gowns along the way (not as much, but enough to merit some lovin’). And I think its worth a trip down memory lane to look at some dress porn! I tried all these on, by the way (and then some).
I had no real set of criteria for my dress other than a vintage feel- mostly just things I knew I didn’t want. No pickups or pillowy poufs, no sleeves, nothing to summery. The one exception to my lack of criteria was that I wanted a train- a fabulous, glorious train! I had a general idea too of what I wanted to spend, but the truth is that I had plenty of money in savings, and I was willing to spent whatever it took to get that princess feeling for this one day. Yep, I was a stereotypical east coast bride and I’m not ashamed.
So I went high end. This is not budget friendly stuff, my friends. But even if you’re not going to spend loads of money, I highly recommend you go try some of these fancy dresses on, because there are plenty of lower-end designers who copy these looks so you can always find a good substitute if you like a dress. And in the higher-end salons, you get treated so well, its a lovely experience. (PS all images link to their source).
I honestly thought this Jenny Yoo might be the one when I saw it! I've seen nothing like it before or after. But it might have been too simple for me.
Classic Priscilla of Boston. However, short me + extreme mermaid skirt = sad.
This Junko Yoshioka was so utterly glam. On me, it looked like I was peeing fabric (sorry! true!), but it's sure cute on the model!
This Amsale dress is so Jackie-O, I just loved it! But I was nervous that the assymetry was too trendy.
Amsale had so many simple, elegant dresses, and I loved the brooch detailing on this dress! But I found even more brooch goodness in the dress I ultimately chose.
Classic Monique Lhuillier- romance, whimsy, just lovely. I could have had fun with that sash too! But this dress has been done so many times, and I wanted something different.
Rivini art deco magic- but just a little predictable for me?
But just stop and appreciate the pleating and detail in the train. And that back. Swoon!
I fell in love with Rivini because they do some seriously gorgeous trains. This dress could have been the one too!
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