Wedding Dress Shopping

I had my first bridal appointment yesterday. My maid of honor and one of my bridesmaids went with me. We went to a small boutique here in town. To say I was nervous might have been a small understatement, we've gone back and forth between buying my gown and having it custom made by a friend of mine. The experience at the salon was nice, the consultant was waiting at the door when we walked in. She was very receptive to what I wanted, which I was honestly, not sure what that was. I was willing to try on anything that might fit with our western royalty theme. I love that she didn't balk at the theme, she just listened and then went straight to the racks to see what she could find. We tried two ball gowns, an A-line, a modified A-line, and a mermaid.

I was not a fan of the mermaid style dress, it hugged my body in all the wrong places and I could barely walk without tripping on the skirt. I don't have the body for a mermaid and I'm ok with that. I have come to accept that certain styles just don't work for me. It was really hard for a while to accept that certain designs wouldn't work for me, but the farther I go on this journey to love myself I realize that it's ok to not be comfortable in everything.

We found a beautiful ballgown that I absolutely adore, but I ended up not buy it because I don't want to commit without looking at some of the other dresses out there. I love that I have two amazing supportive friends who went with me and that I was able to be assertive about what I wanted. This whole journey is about learning to be who I am, and I hope that I can share this journey with you and help you find your true self along the way.