The search for my gown started on shaky ground. I had no idea what I wanted. I could say more of what I didn't want than what I did want. The first place I went was with my 2 aunts, my grandmother and my cousin (who also ended up trying on gowns "just for fun" since she isn't even engaged yet). I tried on a few gowns, liking one but not in love with it yet. I wanted to try on different styles but this salon only had strapless gowns. Then I tried on 3 when we were looking for bridesmaid dresses and hated them and stopped because the attendant did not understand what I liked and didn't like. So my bridesmaids decided I needed to go on a day when it was all about me and they were going to make me feel like a BRIDE. We went to a place where I had an entire room and consultant to myself - big difference over trying on gowns in the middle of the store. After a few gowns I put one on and my bridesmaid/best friend who never gets teary or emotional started crying. I still wasn't convinced. then I noticed every dress I tried on after that we were comparing to that one. It was well over my budget so I left the store to "thiink about it." I then went home and googled, looked in magazines, looked at online bridal salons, everywhere to find a more budget friendly version of this dress. Nothing. I hated everything else at this point. I decided I loved every little detail about the dress. So then I searched for THE dress. Nothing. After about a month I resigned myself to searching for bridal consignment stores. I was planning on going to one in a couple days when I all of a sudden discovered THE dress online for $600 less than the original store was asking - in my size, color, new with tags, not altered. I couldn't believe it! I emailed the seller and found out it was in a bridal salon in CA and being sold so budget friendly thanks to an indecisive bride who changed her mind about this dress. It is now en route to me and as soon as it is in my hands I will be putting it on to take pictures of Me in THE perfect dress and I'll post them on here. Until then here is the pic from the designer's website.