The ultimate dress

I walked into the shop on Saturday determined not to come out without picking a dress for myself.

I went alone and I think this is why I was able to pick a dress in 20 minutes.

Choosing a wedding dress was almost becoming a big deal! But I finally bought one after trying on about 5 other dresses in 4 different stores. In many cases, I could see only one dress in each store that ticked all the boxes and so did not bother trying on others.

My sister was with me on previous trips and was very helpful but we have different tastes in clothes so making a choice was very complicated. There was a particular one I wore that brought tears to her eyes but I just was not feeling it...lol

Anyway, there are a few things I wanted my dress to have:

1. Lace up back (so I don’t have to adjust it with a tailor)

2. Detailed designs on the skirt

3. Figure flattering

4. Boobs ‘unrevealing’

5. Short train or no train

6. Any colour

7. Pocket friendly (max budget of £500 for dress and veil)

8. Absolutely NO NO to any dress that has a ‘pick-up’ skirt (I don’t have the height to carry such drama gracefully.)

Did I get all of this? Well I certainly tried but I had to compromise on a few things because I was bored of getting in and out of dresses.

On my dress shopping trips, I realised that many of the British gowns were not laced up at the back. This made me think seriously about buying my dress online from the US.

I compromised on this and picked a dress with a zipper at the back. (Have I mentioned the dress is stunning? Lol)

The dress is absolutely beautiful. It’s an A line boob tube dress. I intend to put some cap sleeves on because I have no intentions of wearing a jacket. Luckily my mum can sew! The neckline is straight (not sweetheart) so I’m sure I will have my delicates well concealed no matter how hard I dance and bend over.

The skirt of the dress is very detailed with intricate lace patterns and diamante stones. Some lovely covered buttons at the back of the dress (from the top to the end of the tail)

The tail is slightly longer than I wanted but I can make do with that.

It’s champagne in colour which means I will need gold accessories.

...and it cost £450

It has a pale plum coloured sash around the waist which gives it a 50’s look. (This gave me an idea for my bridesmaid’s dresses)

I have been thinking of wearing gold sandals because I don’t see why I should buy a white pair of shoes I will probably never wear again. I know this is unconventional but who cares!

PS: I must say that I am overwhelmed by the number of comments on my previous posts. Thanks for all the advice on dentals en al....

As an update: it feels absolutely normal now and I even forget I have had it done.