Top 5 Wedding Things: #2- The Dress

I hope everyone's weekend is going well so far. I think that after watching 3 or more "Say Yes to the Dress" episodes in the last 24 hours, this post comes at the right time.

#2- The Dress

When it came to dress shopping, I wasn't too excited. Like many brides I wanted to lose a few pounds before the big day, so I really didn't want to go shopping until I had lost a few pounds first, but my bridesmaids had only plans. Even though my wedding wasn't until October, for some reason I had to get my dress by the end of Christmas break. So on New Year's Eve after 3 different bridal stores and many dresses tried on, I found a keeper.

I won't lie, I didn't cry or freak out when I found it. However, the sample dress I tried on was about two sizes too small and the dress was white. Like really really white!

When I first started dress shopping I figured I would get a white dress; but after seeing ivory dresses and how they looked with my skin tone, white just wasn't going to work for me.

Of course when the dress came in the store was willing to do the alterations for an additional cost; however, I have heard too many issues of brides who got the alterations done at the store and had been unhappy, so I figured I would go to someone who I really trusted... my cousin Carla!

So I packed up my wedding dress and brought it to Michigan just to have my cousin do the alterations and make the bustle. I loved that I was able to visit with family and get my dress completely altered in one weekend. It was awesome!

Come the big day, I was so happy with the how the dress made me look and feel. It made me feel like a real bride. Plus I could tell by the look on Sam's face, I picked the right dress.