Said, "Yes!" to two dresses!!

So it's still more than 10 months away from my weddings (yes, two) and I already have both of my dresses! We are having the ceremony and a reception in Brooklyn on July 25, and since my fiancé’s family lives in Israel, and we cannot possibly expect them all to make it, on August 6 we are having a reception in Israel. It's going to be insane, I am sure, just because it's going to take a lot to coordinate everything, but I am sure that we can get through it.

About three weeks ago, Monica's Bridal was having a Pronovias trunk show and I have been in love with their designs ever since a friend of mine showed me one of their dresses over a year ago. So I knew I had to at least go try one on before anything else. And I did. And I ended up buying the first dress that I put on! My mom said that it took her breath away, and when something like that happens it's hard to pass up the dress. I tried on a few more just because I could and just to make sure that I didn't want another style. You know, it's funny how your ideas about what is expensive and what's not change when your shopping for a wedding dress. Before, I would balk at the idea of spending $500 on a dress for one night. When I heard that my dress, with the discount, would be $1,725 I thought, "Oh, that's not bad at all!" LoL. It's crazy! But I am really, really excited about it. And the best part is that it is just my size! I have 9 pounds left to lose on my WW program and once those go and I shape up at the gym, I will not need a single alteration done! Which is really good, because the dress price included my budget for alterations and I am trying really hard not to spend more than intended. So yea, happiness!

Here's the dress - if you want a closer look, the name of the dress is Rosalba and you can find it on the Pronovias website.

The dress for the Israeli wedding is a lot more laid back than this since it's going to be at least 100 degrees there in August and I don't want to melt. Also Israeli weddings are a lot more laid back. The best part about that dress is that I found it on eBay. And with shipping and handling the whole thing cost me $38!!!!!!! I am so, so happy that I was able to find a dress for that cheap and in my size. While my fiance's parents are taking care of the planning and the paying overseas, we still have to budget in outfits and travel expenses into our overall wedding expenses. I think I got really lucky with this dress! It's also Ivory - the pictures taken by the seller made it look a bit yellow - and it is hand beaded and is just the right amount of informal but still says "hey, I'm the bride here!"

I'm really happy with both my purchases and thought I'd share the good news with everyone :)

ttfn!

~SofieLion