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I'm getting pretty tired of writing dress posts, comparing dresses, debating my budget (i.e. $2400 or $1100), thinking of what fits my ceremony, reception, me, my fiance, my parents wishes, etc, etc, etc...

Please oh please, I hope this is my last post!  I'm so horrible at decisions though and this dress has elements I never usually like (french poofy bustle things), and is a bit crazier than I ever would usually go for (If i look back in 20 years will I think 80's poof weird?).  And then, considering I thought since it had the bit of something different, my mom would really like it (as she LOVED the craziest dress ever!)  So, apparently not.  But, even though it took me a good 5-10 minutes to warm up to it, I REALLY warmed up to it and never wanted to take it off.  I wanted to skip around the store in it!  And ya, after putting on the veil, I almost did well up with tears!  I showed ALL the previous dresses to my local girls and FI's sister and everyone was always like "uh huh" not exactly "gasp, wow!" I showed the dress today to FI's mom and sister and his mom almost started crying and his sister actually finally showed interest in it :-) 

Basically, in my mind, I was frolicking through an imaginary field in one of the Estee Lauder "Beautiful" commercials .

It's the Pronovias Megan and coming in at $1700, no custom hollow to hem and only minor alterations, and a cheaper veil I found, I still come in at close to my original $2000 "look" budget.

This is the back, we were trying to work a bustle, lol.  It looks like it's going to be complicated, haha.

So, I feel better in this dress than I have in any other.  It's completely different, not just from a classic timeless style, but, I mean, the dress is actually different than a normal one, lol. So.... Thoughts? 

Here's a link where you can better see the back.  The tulle comes out at the bottom in the back... 

http://www.theweddingshop.co.uk/images/bride/pronovias/pronovias_megan_3x.jpg

I'm not worried it looks 80's but that in another 20 years I'll think the same I do now about the 80's dresses and big poofy sleeves, etc :-) but in short, ya, I actually do really like it! As crazy at is it, I really do!

Thanks! I wish I could upload a video of me in it, oh, the way it moves!

Awww, crebre - that is probably the best comment so far! :-D  there's a few in here from people I know have commented on my many threads, so to hear from you and others that this one really blows the other dresses out of the water is I guess what i was hoping for, then again, how can it not?

I KNOW!  I think one reason I know its the one is because I CAN think of all the pictures! eeek

It's really making me sad that both my mom and dad aren't on board for this dress. I get that it should be ultimately my decision, however, since they are paying for the wedding, I can tell my mom is really bummed I want to go this direction and it really bums me out.

She and my dad both would rather see me in 

Reasons for not liking the dres

"Too busy, everyone will be focused on the dress and not the marriage that's happening."

"The back reminds me of the costume I made for you in Grade School when you were Lolly the Lobster." (great, my bro still won't let that one go!)

"It's just crazy"

"There's just too much. I like the top but that's it. There's so much in the front with the satin, and the tulle, and the bunches, and the bustles, and everything else, it's just... too.... much."

I could go on... It really just puts a damper on this.