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Entry tags:	dresses

The Emperor's New Clothes

I bought my dress yesterday.  Sight-unseen.  Never tried it on.

It's probably one of the craziest things I've done yet for this wedding.

I decided early on that I didn't want a foofy, ballroom gown.  I mean, they're beautiful and all, but they're not me and they're certainly not the feel I'm going for with this more informal garden wedding.

So I looked online and found a dress at Dillard's that I absolutely loved.  It's gorgeous!  And it was $170.  How awesome is that?  Get my wedding dress for less than $200?  Awesomeness in silk.

So I went to the store to see if I could try on the dress.  The store in town doesn't carry that dress.  They carry other dress by the same designer, but not that particular gown.

Well, then.

I kept on looking at the dress online, though.  I figured I'd go back to the store and try on a gown in a similar style by the same designer and get an idea for the fit and everything.  I started working on how I'd like accessorize that dress.

And on Tuesday, I went to the site and saw that my dress was on sale!  On sale for $113.90!  Until selections were gone.  Wait . . . does that mean they're getting rid of my dress?!

So, serious dilemma time.  Money right now is tight.  It's not a good time to be spending a lot of it.  This dress, however, is on SALE.  For, like, lots.  I emailed my sister and my sister-in-law and asked their opinions.  And they both pretty much suggested I get it.  There were different opinions on the size I should get, but they only offered three sizes, so my options there were seriously limited.  Get the size I am right now or the size I might be by the wedding.  I've been this size for a very long time, but I am trying to lose the weight.

So I ordered it.

I got the dress in the size I am right now, though, because I don't want to have that worry if it doesn't fit when March comes around.  And it's a great dress for altering, easy-peezy.

The total for my dress was something in the $135 area with shipping.

It should arrive sometime in the next few weeks.  And I am so unbelievably excited and nervous.  If it doesn't work, I can return it to the store and no worries on all that.  But I'll have to start the dress search all over again.  And I really, really like this dress and I really, really want it to fit.  It's an amazing gown, absolutely beautiful.  And I can't wait to try it on for the first time!!