Bought a REAL wedding dress today!
My parents bought me a REAL wedding dress today! I'm so excited!!! I'm in love with it. I didn't think I would get one. I've actually gone through 2 cheap-o dresses before this that just weren't right. I had previously gotten one long ago from Newport News that looked beautiful on the website but terrible in person (now i have to ebay it and the shoes that are way too big). Then my sister got me a dress at TJMaxx for 30 bucks that didn't fit me 4 months ago but is now too big for me (did I mention I have lost 20 pounds????!!!!)

So we went all over town yesterday-- I was determined to get a regular white/off-white dress that wasn't a wedding gown. We're having a casual wedding and I didn't want anything too poofy. Nothing fit and nothing was perfect so we went to David's Bridal once again (when I first went I was a size 20 but now I'm a 16 so there were more options). I fell in love with a dress but it didn't zip up all the way. They didn't have any larger sizes than 16 of it in stock so I called around today and another DB told me that the closest store that had a 16W in stock was in Wayne, NJ! That's about 1.5 hours away from me. But my dad said "That's not far-- let's go!" and we did!!! I have the best parents! They must be relieved that we did everything else on the cheap cause my dad bought me everything I tried on-- this DB was THE BEST one I have been to. The woman was so helpful and found perfect accessories for me- including a veil that I previously was against the thought of!- and I bought undergarments, a headpiece, veil and wonderful shoes. I love being done thinking about this!!!

Without teasing more HERE IS THE DRESS!!! It looks tons better in person and fits me perfectly! I just have to get cap sleeves sewn into it. I'll post pictures in 2 weeks from the wedding!!!