On Saturday morning at 7:16, I hopped on a train to New York City with Bryan’s mom, Bryan’s sister, my sister and my aunt. The occasion? Wedding dress shopping! I made an appointment with Pronovias a month ago, and the day finally arrived.
We arrived in NYC around 9AM and stopped to get some Starbucks for what I thought would be a long day of shopping. I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn’t.
Pronovias didn’t open until 10AM, so we stood outside for a little bit until we were able to go in. The store was everything that I had dreamed it would be. Classic, elegant and luxurious.
I was introduced to my bridal consultant, Leanor, who was absolutely fantastic. We talked about what styles and fabrics I liked and didn’t like and also talked about my budget. After that, we all got into the elevator (yes, Pronovias is a multi-level boutique!) and arrived on the floor with my fitting room.
I put on my silk robe and meandered around for a little while I waited for Leanor to pull the dresses from the back.
I had five dresses during round one. I tried a variety of different styles and some worked and some definitely didn’t work. I won’t say any more than that – Bryan reads my blog!
After round one, I was pretty sure I knew which dress was the “one”, but I wanted to try on just a few more. I ended up only trying two more and knew that I wanted to put back on the dress from round one. I even said no to trying one dress on because it looked like something I would wear to a prom. My eyes were set on one of the dresses from round one and I couldn’t get it out of my mind.
I put back on the veil and dress #3 and that was that. It just felt right. I can’t explain it any better than that. My family all agreed that it was it. Thank goodness! After watching hundreds of episodes of Say Yes to the Dress, I knew that sometimes the family doesn’t always agreed with the bride. I got lucky with this bunch!
I knew the second the dress went on that it was the one. It was everything I had ever imagined it would be. When you know, you know. The day was so easy and stress-free. I always anticipate things going the worst it could possibly go. That way I can’t be too disappointed. But Saturday was PERFECT.
My first fitting isn’t until the end of February, so I have a while to find my shoes. The shoes I had originally thought would go well with any dress, may not be exactly what I need, but I’m glad I had a few months to make that decision.
I SAID YES TO THE DRESS!
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Yay! So exciting!
Yay, so exciting! I can’t wait to see it 🙂
It is super exciting that you found the dress! I can’t wait to see it in your wedding recaps!