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GTKY: wedding dresses

sagehens47sagehens47 member
in April 2015 Moms
So since I am planning a wedding that will take place not even five months after baby girl is born, I can't go through the time honored tradition of trying on dresses. I'll be buying blindly, online and scrambling for last minute alterations of a very "forgiving" dress.

Tell me about your own dresses and what made you say "that's the one!".
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  • SuperFudge00SuperFudge00 member
    I went to David's Bridal. I already knew the style I liked, A-line. It works with my body type. I was apprehensive about strapless because I have big arms. But the dress I picked had awesome beading on the breast area and it followed throughout the dress minimally. It was very reasonable, about $550 w/ alterations.

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  • wolowizardwolowizard member
    I bought my dress in August 2013 for my October 2014 wedding then I ended up pregnant in August 2014. My mom had to take out the zipper, and make it a corset dress. Thankfully she knew how to do it, and did it the weekend before the wedding to allow for all the growing I'd do before the big day. I bought it at some bridal shop when I was just looking for fun, not to actually buy. But my picture isn't uploading because it's dumb. :(
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  • sagehens47sagehens47 member
    @snowbigdeal‌ and @saltbox40‌ I love the idea of a bridesmaid dress. Never would have thought of that!
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  • amandamarie2amandamarie2 member

    I wound up getting a dress I never would have picked out myself. I was pretty set on strapless, but the friend I brought along with me convinced me to try on her pick for me which had off the shoulder straps and a V-neck which turned out to be it for me! We've both been in dance our whole lives and she said everything else I picked looked kind of like a ballet dress and she wanted me to try something totally different. I was able to buy off the rack since they had the bright white I wanted and it wasn't a common size so they let me just take the sample.

    DH's grad is about 3 weeks after baby is due and I'm still hoping to go. I'm not sure what to do about a dress though since it's a black tie event. Trying to decide whether I should buy ahead and go big to be altered or wait and see what I can find on short notice.

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  • xuxachixuxachi member
    I can't imagine not having tried on dressed. I also bought a completely different style than I went in there to buy - I looked awful in the original style and felt so much better in a different style.
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  • marisa00marisa00 member
    I ordered my dress online from BHLDN (Anthropologie's line of wedding dresses): https://www.bhldn.com/ The dress arrived in a few days, and they have free return shipping (which I didn't end up using because I kept the dress). I took the dress to a local seamstress and had it taken in a little at the waist and everything worked out great.
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  • ally3242ally3242 member
    My wedding dress situation was a shit show. I bought a beautiful dress from Priscilla of Boston 7 months before my wedding. They told me that it would take 6 months for the dress to come in, so I knew we were cutting it close with the dress getting in and alterations and 2 weeks before my wedding, my dress wasn't ready...they told me it was going to be another month before they got my dress. So I ended up buying a Maggie Sottero gown off the rack and had the alterations finished two days before my wedding. It wasn't really what I wanted, I was in such a time crunch and felt really pressured. Thankfully, I was refunded in full from Priscilla of Boston for messing up my order. 
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  • doxiemom415doxiemom415 member
    edited November 2014
    My dress "picked me" on DH's birthday, 2 weeks after we got engaged. It was the 3rd dress I tried on. I knew it was "the one" but I still insisted on trying on others.. so I went to another store, but ended up just leaving and going back and getting my dress. I wish I could wear it all the time, LOVED my dress. It's a Casablanca and the store had just gotten it in, it was waiting for me ;)
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  • nomesynomesy member
    edited November 2014
    My dress was aqua !! And I went with strapless but I did gain weight before the day so breathing issues on the day was not so much fun, but it was a dress that came in white so was recomended as it was the only one she had in my size , but then I wanted color so ... Mine was zip up and wish it had been lace up then I probably could've got away with the little bit of extra weight (stress eating) i put on.
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  • somewheresublime86somewheresublime86 member
    I got my dress at a bridal boutique in Sunnyvale, CA. My grandparents were too sick to make the trip up to the Pacific NW for the wedding, so it was a great way to get them involved and spend some time with them.

    I LOVED this dress from the minute I put it on. I just felt like it emphasized what I wanted it to emphasize, and made me feel beautiful. With alterations, everything came to around $1,500. It was more than we'd planned on spending, but we ended up not doing wedding favors so it all worked out. I had to get alterations because I lost 15 pounds between buying the dress and the wedding, but they did a great job!

    You'll find something that you love.
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  • mombodmombod member
    I knew I wanted a lace mermaid dress with cap sleeves. Tried on about 30 and someone suggested I try something different. Everyone cried when I tried it on so I knew it was the one even if it wasn't what I imagined. Just find something that makes you feel special :). Good luck!
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  • ur_mom222ur_mom222 member
    sagehens47 said:

    So since I am planning a wedding that will take place not even five months after baby girl is born, I can't go through the time honored tradition of trying on dresses. I'll be buying blindly, online and scrambling for last minute alterations of a very "forgiving" dress.

    Tell me about your own dresses and what made you say "that's the one!".

    This is me! I'm due April 6th and getting married October 3rd! I'm just buying a dress that I know is flattering on me pre-pregnancy. I'm lucky because my old neighbor has made and altered wedding dresses her entire life and says she will make any and all alterations I need for me for free :) This is the dress I'm getting.
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  • allison266allison266 member
    Randy from "Say Yes to the Dress" helped me choose my dress. Such a fun experience! I went with a style (lace, low back) that I had never thought I would choose. Dresses totally do look different on than they do on a hanger!
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  • Sweetlill1Sweetlill1 member
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    I went to many stores and tried on tons of dresses. I finally found this one and it fit me perfectly as is, and I was able to buy the sample for a much lower price and therefore able to afford it. Very plain, but had two flat bows on the back on the bands.
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