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I had already put a dress on layaway & went to go look at Bridesmaids dresses at a local boutique a few weeks later when I found my current dress. There were a few dresses marked down 50-70% off & I talked myself in to trying 2 of them on. I fell in love with the one I ended up getting.. I think the first dress I had put on layaway it was more of a puppy love. I was excited about going dress shopping & had tried on probably 10 by that point & I think I just wanted to be able to find one that was me right away.

I had my dress for like four months, and I tried it on the other day (since I am just a few weeks away from the wedding) and I decided I totally hate it. I knew I wouldn't like wearing it on my wedding day, but I had originally bought it out of price. I got something cheap, and ended up hating it. So I went to a local bridal shop and found my dream dress! Spent more than I would have liked, but it was totally worth it!

I am about to become a two dress bride. I never thought I would be that girl, but I am. I just made a mistake of letting myself get talked into a purchase and buying a dress too soon.  The very first time I went shopping, i bought a dress and it was NOTHING like what i had wanted. It was half my budget, so with everyone telling me how great it was and the fact that it was way less than I had planned on spending, i just kinda let myself get caught up in it.  I regretted the purchase immediately. While I did like the dress, I never loved it.  The salon didn't really have anything i did like, so I went from trying on multiple dresses that i hated to finding one that I liked, and those two extremes, combined with the low price, I got talked into buying it.  I should have taken more time, and tried on more dresses. 

After spending months agonizing over how much I didn't like my dress, I decided to try on more dresses.  I found one I loved that was exactly what I had wanted.  i went back and tried on my first dress, and my dislike was confirmed.  I felt really really guilty and stupid, but finally decided that i do care about the dress and i want to love what i wear on my wedding day, so even though I am embarassed about it, I'm going to get the one I love. 

I think most two dress brides just made a mistake, and unfortunately wedding dresses are a huge purchase that you can't return.  My advice to anyone dress shopping now is that even if you find something you think you love, wait at least a week before buying it, and try on a ton more just to be sure.  If I had done that I would never have purchased my first dress.