A Bridal World

The hardest part about going wedding dress shopping is waiting for the sales. I first went to David's Bridal because I knew that David's Bridal had seasonal sales, so it was a matter of waiting until one of the sales came around. One thing that I don't like about David's is that they didn't let me go through the dresses they had in stock myself, and rather brought the dresses to me. The staff is also kind of iffy, meaning that they are not always nice. In smaller stores the salesclerks usually let me look through the racks myself. I understand that they have hundreds of dresses, but I would have loved to have gotten closer and looked at all the dresses myself! Anyway, I went to the Bridal World and it was great. They had a good selection, lots of variety, and in the end I chose something from one of the bridesmaid's collections. The dress was on sale, at it was 75% off. It was a really fancy for a bridesmaids' dress, it flared out at the bottom kind of like a flamenco dancer (I think the style is called trumpet), but it was perfect for a bride. I think my dress was really different at the time, because the brides at the other weddings I went to that summer had dresses that looked like cakes. This was more smooth and curve showing! I usually never wear form fitting clothing, but for my wedding I thought, hey, it's my big day, why not?

Alterations:
They only had to do a few minor alterations. Mostly they had to pinch the dress under the arms, and take it in for the chest area. The dress I ordered took ten weeks to arrive, and then I had to arrange to come back in for a fitting. I wasn't in a hurry so I can't confirm the exact time frame. All I know is that I had my dress, with perfect alterations, for about four months before the actual wedding date.