A few weeks ago I was going through a closet and I found a box with my wedding vail in it. At the bottom of the box were these two polaroids of me in my wedding dress. These were taken at Rob's parents house. I have a vague memory of me bringing my dress over to show my mother-in-law. I can't remember who took the photos!
I remember being so excited about this dress and even looking at it now, almost 27 years later, I still love it. I only went out dress shopping one time. My mom and I went to a bridal store called David's Bridal in Dedham, MA.
(A very popular wedding store in my area. I got my bridesmaids dresses there too :)
I tried on 4 dresses. This was the second dress I tried on. The dress cost $300 and I thought it was much too expensive, but my mom convinced me it wasn't and bought it for me.
I loved the neckline and lace sleeves because it reminded me of Cinderella and felt very "fairytale" to me. It was not the type of dress I had in mind for myself that day, but as soon as I tried it on I knew it was for me.
Because of the dress, we I picked invitations that had a horse & carriage on them, very reminiscent of Cinderella's pumpkin coach.
We also went to Disney World for our honeymoon ♥
Rob and I always say now if we had to do it all over again we would do things a lot different. Much smaller and simpler. Just grab a few friends and some family and go out to dinner. I definitely still think that, but the one thing I would miss would be the dress. A girl doesn't get that many opportunities to be Cinderella ♥
I love your dress! It's beautiful on you.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you had your fairytale moment then - Mothers are always right! Lol You look beautiful and that dress is stunning...even holds up today. Thanks for sharing your treasured memory. I loved it! :)
ReplyDeleteYour dress is absolutely beautiful! And you certainly do look like a Princess in it! Treasured memories!
ReplyDeleteI think we girls always have a cindrella complex. We'd love the fairytale end of it but often we end up as she did to begin with... scrubbing floors. haha
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous bride! To be Cinderella for the day is what every girl dreams of. Thanks for sharing your memories with us.
ReplyDeleteHappy March!
That dress does look like Cinderella! I think lots of people look back and think they'd do it differently but at the time it all feels so important! I have been married twice - my first at 26 and even though I didn't ever have a fairy tale wedding fantasy my mom sure did, so it was kind of her wedding ;) I got my first wedding dress at Christian Dior and did the whole big bridal party - the second (and current) was at a little historic chapel near our country place in NY, reception at a local restaurant, bought my dress off the rack and kept the guest list to 60 lol.
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