"The Perfect Dress"

As every bride, bride to be, and woman knows, your wedding day is not complete without "the perfect dress."

Step 4

Finding "the perfect dress" for the perfect occasion

Dress shopping has been one of the most difficult steps I have taken in my wedding process. I thought it was going to be fun, beautiful, and quick. Little did I know I was in for a real treat.

(I apologize in advice for not giving tons of little details about each dress, but I want it to be a surprise to Eric when he sees me walking down the aisle.)

I went to two shops in Toledo over Christmas break with my mom, sister, best friend, and two cousins. The first stop was pretty amazing, but overwhelming because at that time I had no idea what I was even looking for, so dresses were being pulled left and right. Thankfully the consultant was amazing and very helpful! She made my first wedding dress shopping experience be a good first experience. By the time we arrived at the second shop, I knew what did and did not look good on me (since my fellow people made me try on about 50 dress at the first shop, ha). The service there was not the greatest, but we expected that. Thankfully, I had my sister there to get me in and out of dresses. Within those two shops, I found two dresses I liked (one was sleek and vintage and the other was a ball gown).

About a month later I decided to go wedding dress shopping again, but in Fort Wayne. I thought I would give it another chance. A month was about the perfect time to recooperate, ha. This time I brought my mom, sister, and soon to be mother-in-law. We again went to two shops. The first shop was a traditional bridal shop, packed full of people but a helpful consultant. I found two dresses I liked, which both happened to be ball gowns with a ruching top. The second shop was a little boutique, it was a very nice looking place. However, the service was awful, which put me instantly in one of those moods. The only thing is, I found an amazing dress that all four of us liked a lot there.

After it's all said and done, I had 5 dresses I liked. I ended up narrowing it done to two (which are both ball gowns) that I loved and could see myself walking down the aisle in. They're both around the same price range even, which is a plus, because I do not want to go over my dress budget.

Step number 4 is not complete yet.

I will be going to Fort Wayne Friday with my best friend and mom to try on both of the dresses again. Hopefully, I will come out of this day with a dress ordered.

Come back next week to see if I found "the perfect dress."