I Said YES to the Dress!

Last night, the final piece of the wedding puzzle was completed. I invited my mom, Jason's mom, my dad's wife Tammy and my sister-out-law Nanci to join me at the store to see the wedding dress I have selected. We met at the Bridal Shoppe in Berkley - a beautiful bridal boutique that offers a really nice selection of dresses, custom jewelery, veils and pretty much any other accessory you can think of for your wedding day. I really like the Bridal Shoppe - it has an elegant feel when you walk through the door, it isn't crazy like your typical David's Bridal, and the sales ladies aren't pushy like other bridal shops.

I feel as if I have been the most indecisive bride there ever was when it came to picking a dress, I liked so many dresses, but as they say, there is only ONE love. The staff at the Bridal Shoppe were very flexible, they let me come back four times to try on dresses, and I never felt like I was an inconvenience to them. They let me come in with various people as many times as I needed to, which helped me to whittle down my decision to two dresses.

When I found "the one" I was with my three friends; MOH Cecilia & BM's Kelly and Stacey. I really needed their input as I often make bad fashion decisions for myself (i.e. the madonna boots circa 1981) and I knew they would be the one's to give me an honest opinion. My decision had come down to two dresses. Dress "A" was an ivory taffeta a-line dress that is sleek and elegant; Dress "B" is a taffeta & tulle princess type dress with lots of beading and frill's. As soon as I put on dress A - everyone agreed that it was certainly for me! I feel like a movie star in that dress - elegant, sexy & classic.

While the ladies at the Bridal Shoppe were doing my measurements, the seamstress mentioned the style was called "Vivien" - I knew the style name, but it never occurred to me why they named that particular dress "Vivien". The seamstress explained that the dress that I have chosen, was a design inspired by Vivien Leigh - Star of Gone With the Wind; my all time favorite movie. This made my heart flutter! How perfect! Jason was planning on wearing a white jacket tux for the wedding to match Indian Jones in the Temple of Doom, and now I have chosen the dress that was inspired by Vivien Leigh....and we were getting married in a theatre built in 1927. This could not be more perfect!

I am really looking forward to the coming year. Not only is it the year that I will be getting married, it will also be a year that will contain many twists and turns that will shape the rest of our lives together. I will look forward to every moment of it.