@Dawn1234: slow down - first, just because your dress isn't selling on ebay doesn't mean that it's not a nice dress. i bet it's really difficult to sell a dress on ebay - you should try websites that cater to selling used wedding dresses like preownedwedding and oncewed, etc. second, i second the pp's request for a pic of the dress - there's really no way of knowing if it's the right dress for you or not. third, i would say to try the dress on again and see how you feel in it, if you're still unsure, then maybe going to the store and actually trying on the other dresses, even the ones that didn't wow you, might show that you that the one you have is the one you want. i usually don't recommend doing this, but it seems like you need to do a bit more dress shopping and that you haven't really done any yet.
It's just now exactly how I imagined I would look. I wanted to go more elegant now I'm just confused!! Nut it's all brought and paid for :-/
@Dawn1234: I think its a beautiful dress. I do understand why u can think 'gypsy wedding' but its far more elegant than the dresses on that show!!! For me personally, I prefer a more fitted silhoutte...however, the dress does look amazing on you!!! I think you should stick with it for now...especially since you cannot find anythign else that interest you!
Maybe instead you should consider some alterations...tone down the 'poof' by removing some of the layers underneath and remove the picks ups. a few alterations can work wonders!!
@Khlobee: thank you very much, it is flattering and I was so in love with it, then I changed my mind, now it's changing again! I think I will leave eBay and selling sites for a good few months. I'm also going to continue to try on other dresses and just see what happens! I will certtainly be looking into alterations also. Thank you for your comments tho greatly appreciated :)
Honestly, the dress looks amazing on you. Fits you perfectly, and very flattering. I agree with Khloebee, I think removing the pick-ups would go a long way to making the overall look more 'elegant'. It's hard to tell from your photo, but the dress has an illusion panel/sheer sleeves right? With beading? Then I would definitely try and simplify the skirt to balance out everything that's already going on up top!
You bought a dress so far out from your wedding date (2014, correct?). The dress you bought is beautiful, and it looks so lovely on you. What you need to do is ban yourself from looking at pictures of dresses. You have your dress. You fell in love with it for a reason!
Now, if you're looking for an excuse to buy a new one, just go do it.
@peonyinparis: thank you so much for your comments. Yes it has a sheer crystal adorned fabric all up top. Which is what I fell in love with, totally! I must of been so busy looking at the top I didn't take in what was going on at the bottom so much. I have the number of a seamstresses that works with the shop who is happy to work with me on altering it. The dresses on the catwalk show yesterday (2013 collections) had a lot more sleeves, and sparkle than the current collections do so I didn't feel so conscious about my arms being covered up which initially did bother me. I think I'm just a bit confused. I will continue to try on dresses and just see what happens. It won't matter either way I feel :) I'm not 100% on this dress and I'm willing to pay out for a new one so I guess for now I will just wait and see. But I will stop trying to sell it for now just in case it is in fact the one!
Thank u again for your words of wisdom, honestly appreciate it
@jenilynevette: oh thank you, very kind. I'm still in 2 minds about it :-/ it's a one off design by Ronald Joyce so they don't make them to order :-/ I could very well be selling it though!
I agree with @peonyinparis: take out the pick-ups if you can, because that will make the dress far more elegant, and draw the attention to your small waist and the bling up top.
The shape and fit of the dress is perfect on you though - it's just the detail that may need changing.
@Dawn1234: That's a gorgeous dress!!!. OMG lady why don't you like it? :(
Thank you all for your lovely kind reassuring words! I will add another photos or 2 the pick ups on the bottom of the dress in the bottom pic I actually had pinned in by the seamstress to make it look 'better' when I went in last year after the initial dreaded dress regret. At the time I thought the pick ups made it look better. If you look in the reflection of the mirror of the first pic u can see how it looked before she put the pins in, but I didn't like how it had some pick ups then went flat down. But I also didn't have a loop on underneath at this particular fitting so it sort of hangs. I'm realising now that I do love the top half, it's the bottom that's giving me trouble! What does anyone suggest I could ask the seamstress to try? it would be such a shame to dismiss this dress!
@Dawn1234: you dress is freakin' gorgeous. I hope you keep it. I think you might be taking out other stress on the dress. But you need to evaluate if the problem is you or the dress. True dress regret after the wedding sucks. If it's just nerves, then you'll have no problem!
@howtobeawife: thank u :) I didn't think about it like that. I am a renound worrier about what other people will think. I'm worried people will think if stepped out of big fat gypsy weddings, and that it's too much, too big, I look silly. Not elegant. I think my best bet is to keep on looking and trying on dresses at the moment cus so far nothing else has come close or given me the same feeling. My mum cried and the ladies in the shop gasped when I came out. None of those things have happened since. But luckily for me I have saved a separate amount of cash so I do have the option to dismiss this dress.
Thank you for the advise which I totally agree with, I think it could be just nerves!
it is a beautiful dress, I wouldn't change it or second guess yourself. Remember that the only opinion that matters is yours
What don't you like about the dress? Have you talked at all to an alterations consultant?
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Hi guys, to cut a long story short this is me now..... 5 months ago I went dress shopping and brought off the peg a one off Ronald JoyCe sparkly number, I was in love! Then after a few weeks of wondering if it was indeed THE dress I decided it WASN'T what I wanted after all and promptly listed it on eBay. I was absolutely 100% certain I actually hated the dress. Now fast forward a couple of months and me and my fiancé went to a 2013 viewing of the new collections in a hotel a fashion show if you like and none of the dresses wowed me. not 1 of the dresses made me want to try it on. So when we got home tonight I took MY dress off eBay to re evaluate (it's been on there on and off for weeks now and no one is interested which also added to my doubts, is it that bad?)
to add to all this confusion my sensible head started saying to me spending ANOTHER £1000 on a dress is crazy for one day. I just don't know what to do! Has anyone else found this? I'm just worried my dress looks a bit 'big fat gypsy wedding' and that isn't the look I was going for, should I even care? I mean at the end of the day what matters is we are getting married!