The Dress

Mom and I went dress shopping at David’s Bridal yesterday and found the dress that I’ll be married in in six months.  It’s basically exactly what I wanted.  Actually, it is exactly what I wanted.  I walked through the door and they asked if I had brought in any pictures of dresses that I wanted (I guess because most brides scour bridal magazines, which I have done, and star thousands of dresses they want to wear, which I failed to do).  I announced that I had not engaged in such buffoonery but that I like dresses with this feature, that feature, and a different feature, fully expecting to try on lots of dresses with each feature.  Turns out, one of the dresses that mom and I didn’t pull had all three features and it looked beautiful (and because the three features were things on dresses that flatter my body type, the dress looks like it’s made to make me look pretty).

Trying on dresses was a fun experience for me.  Luckily, mom and i got along swimmingly during it.  I probably tried on eight dresses.  I really liked two that my mom hated.  I really hated two that my mom liked.  By the end of it all we both agreed it was the dress in the middle of my escapade that was “the dress” and now we’re settled.  I wiggled back into the full slip and into that dress and we tried it on with all the veils and the tiara and everything.  It was fantastic.  I think mom and I both teared up a little when we opened our eyes and I had the full veil and dress on and she put the flowers in my hands and everything.  It’s overwhelming.

I can’t wait for Kyle to see me appear at the end of the aisle in all of my wedding attire and know that I’m the prettiest thing in the room.  And I’m so glad that this was just a good moment for my mom.  She seems to be excited about the wedding process and things these days and that’s for the best. If you want to know which dress it is that I chose, you’ll have to comment or email me and I’ll send you an email with a link to the picture.  We’re keeping it a secret from Kyle.

• Category: Journal
• Tag: Engagement, Kyle