The Blonde Diaries

Boy oh Boy! Wedding dress shopping was not what I was expecting it to be. My mother and I got a late start out of the apartment and were late meeting my Maid of Honor at Fadi’s which is a Mediterranean restaurant right near the bridal shop that both of us like. My mother had never been and likes having something to tell her friends back home about so I thought this would be a good restaurant to bring her to and would allow her to tell her friends something “different” she did while in Houston. Fadi’s was quick and yet again did not disappoint. But thanks to traffic and how busy the restaurant was we were 30 minutes late to the bridal shop across the street. Eek!

The consultant was really cool though and didn’t care at all and started working on my style number list as soon as I gave it to her. I went ahead and researched the type of dress I liked on their website and pulled about 12 different dresses out that I wanted to try on. She was able to find 10 in the store so off I went. I have to admit for some reason I felt nervous when trying on these dresses and almost like I didn’t belong in that shop nor trying on those dresses. It was totally weird because everything was fine. I guess I wasn’t feeling very grown up nor bridal. It was sort of odd you know?

I had a pretty hard time deciding on a dress. In fact I haven’t picked the final one nor have I really settled on one. I have a top 3 dresses that I liked but that feeling never came over me that one of these dresses was “The One” and I have to say I don’t think I’ll ever have that feeling whether I tried on 10 dresses or 1000 dresses. I just don’t think I have that personality in me. If you are waiting to read about a bride crying when she knows it is her dress unfortunately you will not find that here. lol! I am happy with the final three and will think about them for the next week and then retry them on and pick one.

The bridesmaids dresses were much easier to decide on. My MOH tried on five of them and we settled on a really pretty one that works well on any body style because she is a stick and I am very curvy and it worked on both of us. I actually liked it so much I am thinking about ordering it in black to be my new “little black dress” for special occasions. Which is a tip I’ll leave in closing: If you are looking for a cocktail dress don’t discount bridal shops and bridesmaids dresses. So many are perfect for any occasion and are at a reasonable price.

Tags: bridal, dresses, Wedding