The lovely Hallie at Betty Beguiles has invited us to describe The Dress. What a fun topic!
I remember dreaming of the perfect dress long before I even met Ryan. I would even buy bridal magazines just to get ideas for my future wedding day.
I always dreamed of my wedding dress being a Cinderella-type ball gown. I watched that movie nearly everyday when I was little. I remember my uncle had gone to a wedding and their favors were in small plastic "glass" slippers, and he gave one to me. I dreamed of a big fancy Cinderella wedding.
Years later, when it came down to the wedding plans, the one thing I cared about (besides the sacrament, of course) was my family and friends being there. We had a very large guest list, but I wanted a simple wedding. No fancy expensive centerpieces or flowers from an expensive shop. No bands, no world class caterer.
I wanted the same simplicity for my dress. I did try on the Cinderella ball gowns. They were absolutely beautiful, but they weren't me. I felt like I was playing dress up and with my short stature I looked kind of ridiculous. I decided to go simple yet elegant.
My dress was a strapless satin gown with a chiffon overlay. It had a sweetheart neckline with a flowered beaded bodice.
The train was a sweep train. I wanted a longer one, but like I said before, with me being a shortie, this one looked the best.
I absolutely loved the back of the dress!
I have no regrets about my dress. I do remember being kind of nervous because I thought my dress was a little too plain and simple for such a fancy church. Many of the reviews of my dress stated this dress was used in a lot of beach weddings. But I decided that I wanted to feel comfortable, happy and beautiful in my dress- and I did feel that way. I love love love my dress. I had it preserved and hope that my future daughters might be interested in wearing it to their own wedding!
Perfect dress. Perfect day. Perfect man for me. I am so blessed!
Perfect dress. Perfect day. Perfect man for me. I am so blessed!
13 comments:
I happened to see your comments over at Hallie's blog. Love the dress! I'm a plain and simple dress person myself, so I totally relate, and I think you picked a winner. ^_^
I LOVE that dress! I love simplicity, elegance and beauty and you can have it all with a dress like that.
Oh my goodness! You're absolutely stunning! The church isn't half bad either! ;)
Thank you so much for sharing these with me (us)! What a treat!
Thanks for sharing. Just beautiful.
Just gorgeous!! I had an even more simple dress...totally my style. You were so stinkin' skinny on your wedding day...I wish!
That's a beautiful dress. I will have to do this...but I don't think I have any good clear pictures (our wedding was *just* before digital was mainstream for weddings...)
Beautiful dress and beautiful you! (And beautiful church!)
I agree with all the comments! It seems like you made the perfect decision and I think the dress fits in well with the church!
Wow, the back is gorgeous!
The lace up back is absolutely stunning!! What an exciting time in your life. :)
Your wedding dress suited you perfectly, it looked lovely on you. Really nice photos too!
p.s. cute photos on your blog header!! :)
Beautiful!
(And it's okay to be Mrs. Poopie Pants every once in awhile!)
The back of the dress is so beautiful! You looked just gorgeous. :)
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