AW: I got a ball gown!!

proudarmywife08

I got a ball gown today for DH's ball in November. I went shopping with a friend of mine and found this at David's Bridal. I don't really like that store but I like their style of dress and found a nice one. Mine is red and it has beading at the top on the bodice, even though you can't really see it in the pictures.

I asked for their hemming prices...$60!!! I'm hemming it myself, it won't be too hard.

CABunny

Beautiful!

luvlieK

Good choice.  You could also check local tailors and dry cleaners.

Genevieved

I think that is how they make most of their money is in making the dresses fit.  I sure you could find someone else to do it for cheaper if you don't want to do it yourself. 

BTW I really like the dress

proudarmywife08

Well, my friend and I are going to do it together. She used to do dress alterations so she knows what she's doing.

Lotte134

Very pretty!  We're going to need pics of you and your DH all dressed up!

Temp76535187505890

Nice! 

I decided today (while sitting staring at one of my dressed crumpled on the floor still from the move) that I don't need any more dresses, I just need to make myself fit into them!!    Seriously, I have like 6 or 7 dresses of various sizes so that should get me through the next 7 years, right?

babynoodle07

Gorgeous Armywife! I'm sure you'll look great!

Kind of makes me wish we were going to the birthday ball this year. *sniffle*

thejennigirl

that is pretty!

 

GladToBeMrs.SRS

Gorgeous!  It's very similar to my wedding dress (not from Davids, though).

 

 

But that's not me in it, unfortunately.  This is me in it:

 

Sapphyr

Beautiful! Pics are definitely going to be demanded. ;-)

proudarmywife08

GladToBeMrs.SRS:

Gorgeous!  It's very similar to my wedding dress (not from Davids, though).

 

 

But that's not me in it, unfortunately.  This is me in it:

 

Hey, you just brought up an interesting point. My wedding dress looked a LOT like yours. Funny, guess I still like that style of dress. I don't have a wedding pic on this computer or I'd PIP it too...Maybe after the ball I can do comparison pics.

And, ArmyQM, All my ball gowns are too big (which ain't a bad thing) and I know won't ever fit in them again. Last ball, I was pregnant, before that I was losing baby weight and two sizes larger than I am now, before that I was 7 weeks PP with DD...so yeah, none of my old gowns fit. I do have a formal gown I saved from college that I will never ever fit into again, unless I do some serious weight loss, but I save it b/c I love it and I can't bear to part with it. Silly right?

proudarmywife08

Ok...I found one. Here is a picture of me in my wedding dress...looks a LOT like the ball gown. How funny. Thanks, Glad, for pointing that out

 

GladToBeMrs.SRS

proudarmywife08:

Ok...I found one. Here is a picture of me in my wedding dress...looks a LOT like the ball gown. How funny. Thanks, Glad, for pointing that out

 

Gorgeous!!  

Great minds... 

 

proudarmywife08

GladToBeMrs.SRS:

proudarmywife08:

Ok...I found one. Here is a picture of me in my wedding dress...looks a LOT like the ball gown. How funny. Thanks, Glad, for pointing that out

 

Gorgeous!!  

Great minds... 

 

But of course!