After my first dress shopping experience, I got serious with weight loss. At my second dress shopping experience in November, I was about 25 pounds lighter. I scheduled two appointments for Black Friday while I was visiting my parents in PA for Thanksgiving.
Up first: David’s Bridal in Monroeville, PA
I came in with a list of dress styles that I wanted to try. Sadly, I wrote down the online dress number which doesn’t correlate to the shop stock numbers, so my consultant, Petra, and I flipped through the dress catalog. I pointed out the ones I liked and a few more, so she went to grab them. I also came prepared with a tan strapless bra and a body shaper. To the dresses! Please ignore my serial killer face. I thought it would be a good idea to keep my face expressionless in all the photos.
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The bottom dress was my dream. Trying it on did not disappoint. Petra was also working with a petite-size 2 bride next to me who tried this dress on before me. Ms. Size 2 said the dress looked better on me (and I had to agree, it was too fluffy for her small frame). Had we been planning a big church wedding, I probably would have purchased this dress. It fit like almost perfectly and was as light as a cloud. But it just didn’t fit the summer-garden wedding we had started to plan.
Overall, I didn’t hate any dresses right away. But dress #2 stuck with me. I loved the beaded straps and the bodice rouching. The fabric was light, and the dress was comfortable. I decided to purchase this dress still knowing that I had one more appointment…
