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So laides how did you know when you had found THE dress? Did you keep looking after you had found it? If you did, do you wish you had just stopped when you found it.. why or why not? OK sorry that is like 3 questions all at once!
I thought I'd found "the one" for each trip I took. I finally went with my mom, and she cried at another one, which I admit, made me look like a"bride" but it was too traditional for me. The one I know was "the one" was when I kept jumping up and down like a little girl wearing her first poufy dress in. I couldn't take my eyes off of myself! And when they asked me "what would you change/modify about it?" I said "NOTHING!"
I just picked one that had the qualities I was looking for (mermaid, sweetheart neckline, not a lot of sparkles and beading). It wasn't really an emotional thing for me, I just picked one I liked and was done with it.
I got Mikaella 1406.
I voted for tired of looking because I've bought two thinking they were the one and neither gives me that feeling. They're nice, but I've not had a moment.
I bought two dresses thinking they were each the one. I wasn't looking anymore but I happened to see a dress in a wedding magazine and had to try it on. So glad I did because I can not stop thinking on it. Needless to say, I bought it. =)
@abbyful: Congrats! We LOVE the 1406 that is a beautiful dress
I knew the look I was going for and that I want it to be flowy....so my MOH and scoured the internet and went to different shops and one day she emailed me a pic of a dress that embodied everything I wanted and we drove 6 hours just to try it on and it was the ONE. :)
Actually, I didn't want to try on my dress at first. It wasn't my style, it was too girly, I hated the sight of it. The saleswoman and my mother kept bugging me about it so I reluctantly tried it on. I stepped out and onto the platform and new it was the one. I didn't cry or anything, I just looked at her and said, "uhh, I think this is it..." haha
@KaitlinHudson: Ha! I'm glad I wasn't the only one w/ a story like this!
Mine was the 1st dress I tried on b/c the saleswoman was just so excited to get me in it. I thought it was going to be all wrong and hideous on me. BUT, it was so flattering and the details were amazing... AND my mom cried :) After trying on about 8 others, I put it on again and knew I'd buy it.
I wanted to sleep on it, and we visited another bridal salon (who wouldn't let me try anything on, grrr). I didn't see anything at the other place that compared well to the 1st dress! It wasn't what I was expecting, but I do LOVE it and it's perfect for me.
I didnt vote because I didnt really have any of those feelings. For me, the dress was flattering and I did not want to take it off - I felt beautiful in it! I didnt cry, hadnt imagined myself in any dress, it was only the 5th dress I tried on and I didnt stop thinking about it because I bought it the same day I tried it on for the first time!!
I don't think it's because I got tired of looking, it was that my friends and I all agreed that this was the best looking dress they've seen on me. It was as I pictured would be the best for me, not a dream but realistically, empire waists look best on me.
It was one of the dresses that I picked out online before my bridal appointment.
It was the dress that my family and friends all immediately pounced at on the rack at the bridal store, before any of them knew that I had also picked it out online.
There were three other dresses that I liked, but all three weren't quite there for me. I felt kind of stressed out at my last bridal shop appointment because I really wanted to make a decision that weekend, and I didn't want to go empty handed, but I wasn't feeling crazy about any of the dresses and I knew my time was running out. Everyone said that when I put on the dress I eventually bought, my face/demeanor completely changed. I didn't cry or anything (not a very emotional person) but I felt relaxed and happy instead of anxious.
Everyone agreed that it was the best by far of my top 4 dress choices, and that sealed the deal.
I feel better and better about my decision now because every dress I see online or on SYTTD for example, just makes me more excited about my own dress! So I guess that definitely means I picked the right one. :)
@Miss Starry Night: Uhh, what?? A bridal salon didn't let you try on any gowns? That... does not make any sense at all.
The following was not an option, so I didn't vote. I knew it was the dress because I didn't want to take it off. I only cried because my friends started crying.
I didnt cry, but I did get breathless and kept saying over and over " I love this dress" lol... I didnt want to take it off and after trying on a few other gowns I asked to try this one on again and had the same exact reaction to the dress all over again.
When I went to the last bridal shop, I was fairly certain I had found my dress already at a previous store, but I still wanted to try a few more. When I stepped into my dress I didn't cry or have a really intense emotional reaction, I just had the realization that I didn't want to try on another single gown.
I haven't properly decided on a dress yet, but I did cry twice over the first one I tried on. People have said i'll probably go back to that one.
I already had a dress and couldn't stop thinking about the one I saw at the alterations shop and had to have it... I thought about it for a week and finally ordered one!
@PitBulLover: The same thing happened to me! No tears or anything, I just liked it and didn't want to take it off.
i chose my dress through a long process of eliminations. i tried on so many dresses and finally determined that i want a trumpet, all lace dress. i never felt it was the one until i finally received it and get to wear it in my size.
It fit my taste (modified a-line, lace, sweetheart scalloped neckline), my budget and, most importantly, my theme. I am a 2-dress bride so I wasn't really sure it was THE one until a couple of weeks later when I noticed I stopped searching (unlike the first time).
It was the only dress that I didn't want to take off. It just made me feel good... but, it was the only sample I tried on in my actual size so I think that had something to do with it. All others were 10 sizes too big and I just couldn't visualize how it would look on me when it was my size. But I am really happy with the dress I chose.
I shopped at your store. Teresa waited on my mother and I--she was wonderful! I recommended her to several people since then. But unfortunately, I didn't buy anything, although I almost came back after I realized I made a mistake, twice.
I struggled a lot--I saw a lot of dresses I liked, but nothing I loved. There is so much "sameness" out there--strapless, strapless, strapless. I eventually found an Anne Barge sample at an unbelievable price. It was in perfect condition, amazing quality, really classic and elegant.
I knew I found the one when I still enjoyed looking at other people's dresses but no longer was dissatisfied with mine (I was a 3 dress bride).
I didn't vote because I kinda fell into two categories.
When I went by myself the dress got pulled, I tried it on, whatever. I came out into the show room, and my consultant looked at me, and said, "You just look different. Do you feel different? Cause your eyes light up differently in this dress".
I went home, not even thinking that was the one, and then over the week I fell in love with it. When I went back with my family to "choose" between a few dresses, I didn't have any other options. I tried it back on, and I started crying, and my mom started crying, and that was it.
It was the one that made me realize that I knew I was making the right decision in spending the rest of my life with my best friend.
I knew my dress was the one because I designed it myself. :P
I tried on a million dresses and thought I'd found "the one", but over the course of the year, got sick of it and decided it wasn't right. So I drew my own over a period of about five days in which I hashed out details, erased, redrew, and looked at images of my favorite dresses ever online. It's kind of hard to be mistaken about whether your dress is The One in that situation, haha.
i voted because i couldn't stop thinking about it....but the reason i couldn't is because it was the ONLY dress that after loving it in the store, i went home and STILL loved it in the pictures i took while trying it on. up until my dress, what kept happening is that i would love one in the store, then i said i will go home and make a final decision, but after looking at the pics on my computer, i was not as thrilled anymore. and how it looks in pictures was super important because my wedding pics are so important to me.....so my dress was the first and only one that i liked MORE after seeing the pics, rather than less!
i saw a picture on DB, decided that was my dress, saw the price tag, fell over, decided to settle for what i found on craigslist, sweet bananas my dress was on craigslist for only $50, got my butt of the couch and drove to pick it up lol. fit like a glove and couldnt beat the price!
On the hanger, I had no idea that I would like it. I had tried on 20 to 30 dresses. But when I put it on, it was so beautiful and exactly what I was looking for, style wise: princessy and sparkly.
It just arrived last week and it's still so beautiful to me, I think my dress looks even better than the sample did! Perhaps because I got it in a smaller size.
I figured I'd start at David's Bridal and go from there. I browesed online and LOVED one and like two others. I tried the three on and the one I loved was it! So I guess I loved the picture and I just knew I didn't want to look at any others!
Like many brides, I had a 'false start' -- I put a deposit on a dress and almost instantly started having second thoughts. It was a fun, pretty dress but just not special enough for my wedding dress. (I wanted informal but took it too far.)
I never had the 'bolt of lightning' 'everyone cried' moment that some brides describe. When I went shopping again, there were several dresses I liked, including 3 top choices. I didn't put a deposit on any of them (already learned that lesson) but waited a few days to see which one I thought about the most.
There was a clear winner -- the most classic and traditional dress in the bunch. That one definitely stayed the strongest in my mind. I called the shop back a few days later and ordered it with no regrets.
i didnt cry or get emotional in any way. and neither did anyone else. i put it on.it looked nice. it had everythign i was looking for. and that was that.
i was hoping for the "feeling" or soemthing..anything. but nothing. 
but thats ok because i have a dress that i love
I couldn't stop thinking about it. And then I saw someone else trying on dresses come out with it on!
My dress was exactly what I had in my head, and was sure that I would never be able to find. But there it was, just waiting for me, the third one I tried on! I did go looking after I found it but before I bought it... for about 2 seconds. It wasn't from a bridal shop, just a normal dress boutique, so we wanted to look in a bridal shop just to make sure I didn't want the big white gown. But walked in the store and walked right out, it was obvious that other dress was the one, and we went back and bought it. I am glad that I looked though, otherwise I'd probably have some regrets.
I tried on a ton of dresses and found a few that I thought might have been it, but when I finally tried on "the one", it was the first time I felt like me, and not like some little girl playing bride dress up. I loved my dress.
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for me...
the dress fit, was on clearance, everyone liked it, i knew my husband would approve (he is pretty picky) and was flattering. that was all i needed to fall in love with it :)
BUT...i did not buy it the day i tried it on. I spent a day or two thinking about it. i did not want to make a rash decision. i slept on it, explained it to friends and showed them the pics. Then went back and tried it on. I still loved it so i got it :)
I thought I was just browsing in DB, and tried on this dress just to see if I'd been sized right. I looked at myself in the mirror, and thought "I look like a bride in this one". That was it. I kind of freaked out b/c I was alone, I'd planned on bringing friends to help me choose, so I just took some time to decide this was 'the one'; it's hanging in my closet now, and I can't wait to wear it!
I tried on only 4 dresses on my first (and only) shopping trip. I had planned to try on several more, but just couldn't get the third one out of my head. I went back a week later, tried it on once more, and I knew. There were no tears or anything like that (until I saw myself in my actual dress with the veil-- then the waterworks were flowing) but it just felt right.
I finally knew when I kept comparing every dress I tried on afterward to it. I went back and tried it on again and that was that!
I didn't want to take it off and when I turned around my Mom and sister were sitting there with tears running down their faces. I said, well, I think this is the dress! And it was :)
You know it's "the one" when you don't want to ever take it off. :)
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