Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Dress Anxiety

Today I went to David's Bridal to try on a bridesmaid dress.  While we were there, my mom and I decided to look at the dresses.  It was my first time looking at dresses in person instead of photos online.  It was fine, there were a couple dresses I would consider trying on, but nothing that made me want to get married tomorrow.  I don't know, I think shopping for the wedding dress has been hyped so much that there is no way it can live up to it.  I am not a super girly girl.  I don't get excited about clothes the way some people do.  And that makes me worry that there will never be ONE "THE" DRESS.  I know I'll find a dress, I just don't think I will ever have the reaction brides are supposed to have when they try on the dress.

My other concern is the complete lack of styles I like.  Or the abundance of styles I do not.  Strapless Dresses.  I HATE them.  I have a few reasons for this and the number on reason is the pull up.  I want to look effortless and elegant and classy on my wedding day.  There is no way I can look that way if i have to pull up a strapless dress that is sliding down too low.  I could go on and on about why I hate them, but it wouldn't make a difference.  Brides everywhere love them.  And so that is 99% of the wedding dresses in the world.

I do have hope.  Ivanka Trump(Donald's daughter) had a beautiful dress with sleeves.  And that is starting some whispers of the winds of change in the bridal gown industry.  My other hope: the Royal Wedding.  I'm hoping that since that wedding is a huge part of the Church of England, Kate Middleton will choose a more modest style.  Whatever she wears will be a HUGE influence on the wedding industry, and I am hoping it goes the way of sleeves!!

Thoughts?  What do you think of sleeves on wedding gowns?

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