I found it!

I had the most wonderful day today.

Despite my car costing me a fortune to MOT and service that is!

I spent a wonderful few hours with Ann catching up, and then went to Morgan Davies in Hitchin to try on some wedding dresses. It’s a really swanky boutique, and I had a lovely lady called Ros (I think!) totally dote on me and listen to what it was I was looking for in a bridal gown.

We walked around the gowns together picking out four or five to try on.. I envisaged a lace gown with a short train. She gave me some bridal underwear and took me into the dressing room.  I tried on the one I found on the internet and was bitterly disappointed that it looked so awful on me. After a few other failed attempts at finding ‘the one’ the lady went and got me a gown that she thought would look wonderful on me, it didn’t look too impressive on the hanger I must admit but when she did me up.. wow. I was speechless. I looked and felt like a bride. At last! Once the veil and shoes were on I can’t tell you the way I felt. I knew it was the dress and I felt so emotional! I didn’t want to take it off at that point and so I just knew it was the one for me. It’s very slimming and makes me look like any girl dreams of looking on her wedding day. It’s plain and quite understated so I can customize it myself, adding pieces of lace and beading if I wish. The seamstress is brilliant and so I know that although it’s a popular dress, I can make it look all my own adding my own little touch to it. I didn’t feel fat, I didn’t feel over the top, I just felt amazing. I was totally flattered by the women in the shop, they said because of my looks an understated dress suits me better than ones with lots of detail on, because on my wedding day I’ll be the one people are looking at, rather than my dress getting all the attention – which makes sense really. It is very unusual yet with my veil on it looks traditional and dare I say.. beautiful.

I can even ‘skank’ in it – result!

So I ordered it. I will never forget the way I felt wearing it, I never imagined a dress could do so much to me! I wish my mum was there with me but I’m grateful I wasn’t on my own, and glad that I got to share the day with Mums best friend Ann (who is brutally honest about everything so I know I can count on her opinion!)

I go back for a fitting in December, and then again the following year. They hold onto the dress until about a month before the big day, where I can make alterations to it. I just fell totally in love with it, and it came in under budget which is good!