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So when we left off, I showed you some of my inspirations for a dress and my dislikes in a dress. In summary, I like flowy, elegant, romantic. I dislike overly jeweled, pickups, and long tight waists. My friend, Orlando BM, along with her husband, Orlando GM, came through town in January. The boys played (shooting range and drinks) and the girls played (wedding dresses and wine). BM Orlando and I had two bridal appointments and I was so excited!!!

At the first location I described my interests and they pulled dresses for me to try and .... I hated them! They didn't allow pictures in this shop but I don't even know the names or designers of those I hated. Suffice it to say, there were several of the type of dress I asked for and hated the lack of structure and shape. I also wanted more drama. I didn't feel pretty or bridal. What is wrong with me? So I ended up liking one from the first shop and thought it could be mine but freaked because it was so different from what I expected.

Front and back in ivory (Preowned Wedding Dress, Jasmine Bridal)

So lets see. This is fitted through the waist, not flowy, has one pick up- kinda more like a kick. I think it is still romantic like my inspiration but it is WAY more drama WAY more lace and detail and WAY more formality than I was thinking about at first. BM Orlando love it and cried but was shocked too. Apparently I don't know my style. I LOVED the ruched asymmetrical waist, LOVED the lace, LOVED the V-neck ... weird. The shape made me so skinny- WHOOT WHOOT!

Store number 2 was bad. The dressing rooms were as small as a bathroom stall and there was no consultant to help me into the dress. BM Orlando was a champ and she helped but there was no dress that touched the Jasmine. More dresses to come ... many many many more ...