Dress Drama - Part 1

So, back in January (a whole 4 days after getting engaged), I went dress shopping.  I found a dress I kinda liked and the consultant pushed and pushed and I bought it that day.  That night, after realizing what had happened, I got really stressed & started crying about it! When I thought back to it, she had pushed us not only into the dress, but also into a veil I had never seen, a headpiece I didn't even see on me, an underskirt that was the wrong style & just chose a dress size for me! Well that really upset me & I had a HUGE breakdown!



Luckily, going back to the store & talking to them, they let me return all the stuff I didn't want, exchange the underskirt for the correct one, and change the size to the right now. So, I thought the  dress search/drama was over.

Flash forward a few months, and I'm starting to second guess this dress. I was talking to my mom & she understood. (Even my dad admitted he thought he would be buying another dress because he didn't think that was really it).  I'm not really sure why they let me buy that dress that day (they aren't really either), but it made a big impression on me.

I felt so bad when I started to realize that the first dress was the wrong dress because we had paid for it... And there was no way that they would let me return it after 6 months. Weddings are expensive things and I felt really bad about making it any more expensive. I also had been picturing wearing this dress for 6 months and didn't know if I could change the image in my head.

Well, I decided that I was really worried about it so I had to do something to figure out if it was the right or wrong dress. We went a few nights ago to let my mom try to some mother of the bride dresses & after she finished, I tried on one dress. I knew it wasn't the right dress, but I looked AMAZING in the dress. I came right home & tried on the dress I had already bought, it made me look horrible in comparison. Right then I realized that I had 2 options: 1. Just wear that dress on my wedding day & not be happy or 2. Admit I made a mistake & start over.

I chose option 2 because I want to be a happy bride. Thankfully, my parents are amazing & agreed with me.  They said that I could start over with basically the same budget as before (because I have saved so much money elsewhere!).  So, I decided to start over. Read more next time!