wedding wednesday # 24: the wedding dress.

it's a big deal.  it is the dress you've always been dreaming about.  it is the dress you'll be wearing in every picture.  it is the dress you'll be wearing when your husbands sees you walk down the aisle.

it's a big deal.

so how do you pick?  these are my tips!

1. go somewhere fabulous.  ask your friends/fb friends for recommendations.  find somewhere with knowledgeable, kind, honest, & fun staff.  find somewhere you can trust to actually order the dress {you'd be surprised...}  find somewhere that treats you special.

for me, that was meg guess.  & they were so so great!  all of those things i mentioned above & more.  

2. make a budget & be firm.  before you go dress shopping, seriously look at your budget & see what your price range is.  & consider alterations costs, which can be big!  when you are at your super trusty fabulous wedding dress shop, tell them up front how much you can afford.  hopefully, they will be awesome {like meg guess} & not show you anything over your price range.

how horrible would it be to fall in love with a dress you can't have?

3. whatever your dream dress is, know you will not pick that one.  if you are anything like me, you will find your "dream dress", ooh & ahh over it, try it on, & think you look ridiculous.  i had found THE dress.  i liked it in every magazine, every blog, every everything.  i looked at myself in the mirror & i knew that was not my dress.

keep an open mind.

4. stop looking at wedding dresses.  when you have found & ordered THE actual dress, stop looking at other wedding dresses!  this was the one thing i second guessed myself on all of the time.  looking back at the previous THE dress, i still thought i wanted it.  but then remembered i look ridiculous.  seriously, stop looking & remember how you felt when you tried on YOUR dress.

good luck, friends!

love love,

kjp.