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    leaaross    May 12, 2012   New Orleans

    I just want to know if i'm crazy or not.  I worry ALOT about things and currently I'm having anxiety about deciding on my dress.  The wedding is May 12, so I need to make a decision quick!

    I am having a really bad day regarding the whole dress thing.
    I have cried now twice.  It's just that I feel that maybe I haven't put on enough options, but I won't find one at a better price.  The dress I'm considering, Mori Lee 1664, varies in my area from $650-850 but I have to make my decision asap to get the 650 price...
    I've gone to 3 stores and tried on 15 dresses or so.  I'm pretty difinitive about what I want and don't want, but I just feel that the whole experience isn't anything like I thought it would be...I haven't had that YES, THIS IS IT moment.
    I don't want to have regrets
    I don't want to spend more than I need to for the same dress
    I need to make a decision
    I just don't feel 100% right
    I know I'm putting too much pressure on the whole thing, but I think I only have one shot
    I haven't seen anything out there that I prefer that wouldn't be astronomical
    It's about the day, not the dress
    It's about me and him not the dress
    That dress is beautiful and I continue to compare everything to it (from pics online)
    It's the right size, shape, amount of material, has the accessories
     
    UGH...
     
    I just wanted the whole thing to be fun, all of the details, planning, shopping, etc...

     
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    Mrs.GtoBe    June 2, 2012   Connecticut

    That dress is beautiful and I continue to compare everything to it (from pics online)
    It's the right size, shape, amount of material, has the accessories

    That comment in itself would tell me that you have made your choice. :)  I would say not to second guess yourself.  Good luck in making your decision.  It will all work out and you will look beautiful in whatever you choose.  You are the bride! :)

     
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    Mrs.GtoBe    June 2, 2012   Connecticut

    Oh... and by the way... I did not have the YES moment either.  I just knew I felt beautiful in it....

     
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    zippylef    October 30, 2010   Norfolk, UK

    Honestly? Forget the picture that you have in your mind and try on a bit of everything. I was so stuck in what I thought I wanted that it took me 7 months, buying a dress I ended up hating and trying on almost 200 dresses before I found "the one". This was all because I refused to be open-minded.

    I went in wanting a lace trumpet/mermaid, I bought a taffeta ballgown (the silhouette I refused to try on through most of my shopping).

     
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    MissEdamame    July 2009  

    @leaaross: That dress is beautiful and I continue to compare everything to it (from pics online)

    That was how I knew I had found "the one." If you feel beautiful in it, it will look great on your wedding day!

     
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    littleteapot    October 15, 2011  

    Not everyone has the YES moment, I did not.  If you feel good in it, and compare other dresses to that one, then get it and STOP LOOKING.  People who keep looking after buying I think have the most dress stress issues.  I had some dress stress myself, and kept looking at other dresses online, and I finally slapped myself out of it, and the stress really subsided a lot.

     
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    Rhapsody    October 8, 2011   Maryland

    I agree with everyone here - but I want to add - you have SO MUCH TIME!!!! So don't stress, just do one thing at a time =)

     
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    Paula Daley    June 6, 2011   Safety Harbor

    Honestly I felt the same way. It is a lot of pressure and a lot of opinions from different family members that are with you. I thought it was going to be the ultimate experience but it wasn't much fun.

    Finally I decided one weekend to just try on dresses by myself and fell in love. I think it was easier to find out what I wanted when it was just me focusing on myself and didn't have all those voices giving out different opinions. Maybe have a day to yourself and go shopping?

    You said you are not 100%. You still have time, at the end of the day you are right, it's about you and your fiance and not the dress. So perhaps if you go shopping with that mentality it will take some of the pressure off of you and allow you to enjoy the shopping experience and perhaps you might be surprised and feel that this is it moment!

     
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    emlilley    May 26, 2012   Seattle

    @leaaross: Did you end up getting the Mori Lee 1664?  I too am considering this dress.  Have you found any pics online besides the one of the model?  I feel like it looks quite different on her.  It is a beautiful dress and am sure you will look beautiful in it if you decided to go with it.  Please let me know if you have any pics.  Good Luck!

     

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