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I was exactly the same! I'd always really loved all-lace dresses, but when I tried it on it didn't look right to me. My dress has VERY little beading, no lace, and just has some ruching/a few pick-ups. I love it!
I was adament against strapless, but ended up getting a strapless sweetheart. (Which really is my favorite, I was just afraid of it falling off while bouncing around. lol)
i just knew that i would get a big poofy tulle princess skirt but ended up with satin pick ups!
I went in wanting a ballgown with no embellishment whatsoever, and I fell in love with a lace A-line number with a fabulous organza train.
It just goes to show that you can look at pictures all you want, but in the end you have to try everything on and be open-minded.
I ended up getting the dress I had been stalking online. Exactly what I thought I'd get!
i also thought i would get an all lace dress! i ended up with a satin one with absolutely no beading or lace, all the detail is in the fabric!
I wanted a dress with no beading. Just simple white dress. And ended up with a lace gown! lol Its funny how things work out
I had a dress in mind (Alfred Angelo #1148) and was convinced it was my dream dress when I saw it in photos. I went so far as to call the manufacturer and find a store in my area that stocked the dress, so I could try it on. I finally put it on...and HATED it. It made me look frumpy and weird and I just didn't like it at all. I was heartbroken. The sales consultant asked if she could suggest something, based on my style with that dress. The dress she chose was nothing like I thought I wanted--it was strapless, had lace and beading and a champagne colored belt. I put it on and it was seriously the first dress that I actually liked on me! I ended up loving it and it was the dress for me. So, I guess you could say that my first dream dress was what led me to my REAL dream dress. :)
I too thought I would be a lacy dress girl and it did look great on me but I ended up with a dress with no embellishments whatsoever to fit my vintage Hollywood 1940s theme
I am totally with you - I thought my dress would be lacy and mermaid-ish. But my dress ended up with beading and an almost pickup type skirt. Who would have thought??
Yep, me too. I always envisioned a BIG princess dress, either satin or tulle. Ended up with an all lace, fitted, mermaid-ish gown. I would've bet my life I wouldn't have gotten a lace dress LOL. You never know!!
I knew I wanted a sweetheart strapless neckline and a full A-line skirt and I THOUGHT I wanted the heavy satin with LOTS of beading!
I ended up with a tulle skirt with absolutely NO beading and I love love love it!
I thought I was going to LOVE a halter dress, but after trying on 3 or 4.. HATED them. I didn't want to, but I'm succumbing to a strapless, I think :)
I was positive I didn't even want a real wedding dress. I thought I'd just find a nice white gown at BCBG or Nordtroms and call it a day. BUT when I went to go those types of dresses on, I just didn't feel 'bridal' enough... so I ended up with a mermaid gown that laces up the back. I was also sure I didn't want a strapless dress for the same reasons mentioned above... yet low and behold, I ended up with a strapless dress! You just never know...
I originally envisioned a very bohemian-chic type of dress--strapless, but with an exmpire waist and floaty skirt. I ended up with a short and sassy (but still floaty--yay!) dress that I had custom made on Etsy. But not until after I purchased a 50s, poofy, lace party dress and changed my mind about it!
I always figured I'd be going with an A-line ball gown with straps. Now it looks like I'll be going with a strapless sweetheart with a mermaid skirt!
I didn't want strapless and was thinking something extremely simple and light weight. My dress is is all lace, strapless and not as simple as i was expecting. I was pleasantly surprised
I fell in love with an all lace Jim Hjelm dress from the magazines, so thats what I thought I was gonna end up with. I tried it on and my sister said I look like a doily and I didn't think it was flattering for my body.
I ended up buying a Jim Hjelm satin mermaid dress with no beading or lace!!
Mine was close. I wanted lace and soft. Something that looks like it could have been my mother's dress (which I loved but which didn't preserve well). The only thing that varied was that I got strapless which I didn't want. In the end, I still wish I hadn't done strapless. My boobs are everywhere in the photos.
yes! i always thought i'd want a halter dress because of my chest, but i found out that it just made me look broader...and now, i have a strapless & love it! weird...
I was convinced I wanted the Maggie sottero Phillippa dress-- major beading, dramatic mermaid. Tried it on, it was heavyyyy and the beads scratched up my under arms. I was sad. So then I thought I wanted an all lacy Pronovias gown... tried those on and they too were scratchy, even though they were much lighter. One dress the lady put in my pile I only tried on to be nice, Anjolique 930-- it was asymettrical modified mermaid top and A-line from the thigh down with a cathedral train, raw silk, had ruching across the middle and no lace. I don't like ruching at all and i didn't want a lot of material... but I tried it on and it was absolutely the dress! Sometimes, it pays to listen to the sales lady when she offers something for you to try on! :-)
I thought I wanted a satin mermaid-style dress. Went and tried one on and HATED it. My body looked so weird and awkward, and just, ugh. I ended up with a fitted, lace dress with cap sleeves and buttons all the way up the back to my neck. Definitely not what I envisioned at first!
Its funny. I got exactly the dress I wanted. I found it online and knew I wanted to try it one. I tried on a whole bunch for variety but ended up with the one I picked online. It was perfect
Um yeah, I used to draw the dress I'd envisioned in my head... the dress I got doesn't look like the drawing. Partially because I'm a horrible artist, but more so because the dress I drew was big and ornate, the one I have is greek goddess like and simple. Odd how that happens eh?
I was also against strapless and NO sparkles. And what did I get?
Strapless with sparkles. And I love it to pieces!
I thought that I wanted a satin gown with pick-ups (and some sparkle) but ended up with an all lace, fit and flare style and couldn't be happier!!! Because I am very petite, I felt swallowed alive in the big satin gowns with pick-ups. I knew right away that a-line or fit and flare would work best with my body shape.
I got pretty much exactly what I envisioned - all lace fit and flare strapless with a chapel train. I was SO happy that what I envisioned actually looked good on my body! I thought my curves might be too much for that style and that I would have to freak out and start from scratch but it totally worked.
I had pictures of snowy white A line gowns with tons of beading and embellishments (enough to fill a folder!). What did I end up with? A mermaid style dress that buttons up the side with zero embellishment except for the sweetest little flower on the side of the skirt where it meets the bodice. I tried it on because of that flower, btw. And I fell in love!
I envisioned myself in a strapless or tank V-neck A-line gown, and what I ended up getting was a tea-length vintage inspired dress. I think I was really pressured and influenced by the bridal industry, that I didn't think anything but a gown was an option. Then I started reading blogs, and I realized that it's okay to just be yourself on your wedding day, and the dress I ended up picking was totally, 100 percent me, whereas I felt really weird in a gown.
Even if I did end up with a gown, though, I found that the style that looked best on me was trumpet/mermaid, even though I was deadset against those sillhouettes. Funny how things work out, right?
i had an idea of what i was drawn too, and ended up with a fit and flare like I thought I liked, but at first I didn't think I wanted much beading..until I tried on my dress and then after that nothing else compared without the beading!! When the girl pulled my dress off the rack I was like I think its too much beading but i will try it on for fit...and then I loved it all!
Jingle...is that bottom pic ur dress? Looooove the back!!!! Awesome!
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When I went dress shopping I pictured myself buying something in all lace that had a fit and flare silouette.(sp?) But when I tried on the all lace it didn't flatter me, and they rubbed under my arms. Instead The Dress has no detailing except for a small amount of beadwork under the bust. Anyone else have this kind of experience?