A wedding dress, a pandemic, and a wedding…(part 1)

Well…Well…Well…It has been a minute! I hope you and your loved ones are safe and blessed. Overall, I can say I am doing well, and I am still adjusting to a new life… in a new town… during a pandemic. It has been EXHAUSTING, but I am proud to say I juggled planning a wedding, started a new job, and completed a few house projects, all during a pandemic….SO what's your superpower?!? (I’m pretty sure we all have experienced or done something during this pandemic that we didn't think we could or would have the strength or knowledge to do…. "You Go, Girl or Boy!" (in my Gina from Martin voice)… and pat yourself on the back! I definitely don't take full credit for the things that I was able to accomplish. I am proud to say I am the daughter of a King, and He has blessed me with an AMAZING husband and mom. They were able to help me execute my ideas for our wedding and keep me sane. I thank God for them every day!

NOW… Let's talk about this wedding dress!

SO…remember Boo Boo and I got engaged on Leap Year Day in 2020. (read Quarantined and Engaged to get all the juicy details...LOL) The following weekend, I went dress shopping with my mom. (my mom was busy at the time, so we didn't have much time) I scheduled appointments at two different bridal stores. At the 1st bridal shop, I decided the type of dress I wanted—a mermaid fit. Unfortunately, I loved only one dress at that store, and it didn't make me cry. (*sidenote: Early on, I decided if the dress doesn't make me cry, it's not the one for me. LOL.*) At the next appointment, I found two dresses that I loved. The 1st dress had beautiful beading, an extremely long train, AND it was a mermaid silhouette …ALL of the drama that I LOVED! It was beautiful, but I instantly thought that Bae would think this dress was too much drama. Then I tried on the second gown…it was similar minus the beading and the long train. When I looked in the mirror, I started crying because this was how I wanted Bae to see me on our wedding day. I decided the 2nd gown was the dress for me…

5 MONTHS LATER… the dress arrived….I couldn't wait! I was SO excited and nervous (those quarantined 15 were sticking around), and then the thought I had from the prior three months came to life...I HATED MY DRESS! It took me two days to say it out loud to anyone. I even searched online to see if this was normal…BTW, it is normal…which gave me some sense of relief because I rarely make indecisive decisions, and I did NOT like the feeling. I cried like a BIG baby! (crocodile tears and ALL) I even told Boo Boo that I didn't care if he saw me in the dress before the wedding. (that's how much I disliked the dress) (BTW, he thought it was silly and was upset that I didn't pick what I liked, and he refused to look at the dress in case I changed my mind.) The store owner showed me some sympathy but told me there was no way to get another dress in time. She asked me how she could make me happy with my dress, and I began referencing the 1st dress I tried on and told her I thought my dress was BORING, and I wanted what the other dress had, minus the long train! SO…then she started showing me pieces we could add to my dress to give it that WOW factor that I desired. I fell in love with one of the beaded pieces, and we decided to put it on the dress's shoulders and back. It was PERFECT! Gradually, I started to fall in love with my dress again…AND… Ladies AND Gents, that is how I ended up with a custom-made dress for my wedding.

Check out the transformation below! Let me know what you think. (The 1st pic is of the dress I initially loved but did not get...and it didn’t make me cry, SO it wasn’t MY dress.)

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