Shopping for a wedding dress was not something that I was looking forward to. At all.
I was looking forward to a weekend down in Kiawah/Charleston, brunching, and spending time with my mom and with one of my bridesmaids. The actual shopping part? Eh. Wasn't that excited about trying on dozens of dresses and trying to make a decision about what dress I was going to wear to marry Patrick.
But apparently you need a dress so off we went!
Our first stop was to Hominy Grill for brunch. Tip: get there right as they open and there is absolutely no wait.
The first appointment was at Modern Trousseau on King Street in downtown Charleston. This shop was more of a boutique so it wasn't super overwhelming when it came to picking out dresses. We found about 9 or so for me to try on there.
Problem #1: I liked them all.
We narrowed it down to four, then to two, and then to one that I really liked. But since it was our first shop, we made our notes, and headed out to Southend Brewery for a drink.
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... the Clemson game was on at noon and we had to watch some of it before walking over to the second bridal shop. I think Clemson must have known I only had about an hour to watch and they put the game away in the first quarter {21-0!} and by the time we were at dress shop #2, they were up 28-0 and by half? 42-0. Thank you, Clemson, for soundly beating Miami so that I could focus on the shopping!
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The second appointment was at Fabulous Frocks. I'll be honest - I had low expectations for this place. I had already found a dress at the last shop that I liked and wasn't expecting much from out of this store.
& then I found a million dresses to try on. Do you want to know what the problem is with a million dresses to try on? I'm entirely too indecisive. I liked them all. Again.
But the girl that was helping us looked at all the dresses that I had tried on and said she'd be right back. She came back a minute later with another dress for me to try on. I looked at the dress and almost told her no because it was exactly what I didn't want. It was open mind Saturday though so I tried it on.
... and wouldn't take it off. It was absolutely not what I had wanted but it looked perfect once I put it on.
I did eventually take the dress off and we walked over to The Blind Tiger for some drinks, nachos, and dress decision conversations.
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At the end of the day, this is what it came down to: I liked every dress that I tried on. Some more so than others. I could narrow down to a top 4, then top 2, then a favorite dress in each shop. If I went to another store, I'd find another favorite dress.
So we marched back into Fabulous Frocks and bought the dress that I wouldn't take off. Added in some accessories and called it a day.
No tears, no "omg this is my wedding dress!" exclamations, no theatrics. Just a simple peace in the fact that I had found the dress that I wanted to wear when I walk down the aisle to marry Patrick.
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I cannot wait for July 30, 2016!
{& yes, you all will be waiting until then for any details/pictures! :) }
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