I’ve been in love with a wedding dress that I saw on eBay for far longer than I’ve actually known CB I’m embarrassed to say. While I’d pretty much got my heart set on that particular eBay listing in China, I hadn’t yet managed – shock, horror – to set foot in a bridal shop with my mum and try on any dresses so far. It may well be that the style of my beloved, Chinese, custom-made, beautiful piece of bridal wear simply would not suit me… And at the end of day, when all’s said and done, there really is no harm in acting like a princess for a day and going to a proper bridal boutique.
I have to say that I am in love with the Bridal wear industry. The entire experience us certainly not one to be missed, hundreds of gorgeous dresses in every style imaginable are at your fingertips, and everyone who works in the industry seems to LOVE their job. One day, I WILL own a bridal shop. I am sure of it.
I tried on a variety of styles, with the aid of the extremely helpful bridal assistant (heaven only knows how I will do without someone like her when I get my dress – read on later for a related story). It’s true that everything you understand to suit your body shape goes out of the window when it comes to wedding dresses, and I looked simply dreadful in a dress with a plunging neckline, which is usually my neckline of choice.
Although the shop I visited didn’t have a dress like my beloved eBay find, I tried on some similarly shaped gowns and to my delight, the drop hip a-line looks pretty damn perfect even if I do say so myself!
Needless to say, I bought the eBay dress. It arrived in the tiniest of shipping bags (my mum and I almost had a heart attack as she was opening it on Skype) but it’s absolutely stunning. I won’t say too much in case the future hubby is reading this. But it’s seriously gorgeous!
Trying my wedding dress on for the first time was a bit of a palaver, certainly could have done with that shop assistant. Mum was (rightly) concerned about make up stains and was frantically looking around for something to protect the dress, when I made a joke about a shower cap. The next thing I know, my mum is coming at my face with a shower cap. All these years of telling me to stay away from plastic bags. She did put breathing holes though, in case you were wondering!
Now my dress is here, it’s all starting to feel a bit more real and I’m more motivated to start proper planning now. 🙂
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