Wedding Dresses

As you guys know, Nate and I are getting married in July, and we have been planning our wedding for some time now. Well, actually quite a while, since Nate proposed to me in the summer of '08. But the dress hunting didn't happen till a few weeks ago. This is what happens when you live in a family of procrastinators. Well, ok, just my mom and I are procrastinators. But we were the key components, ok?

Well, as it so happened, I ended up only going to 2 shops in total. The first one was David's Bridal, where I tried on my very first dress. This was with my best friend and maid of honor, Crystal. The moment she strapped me in, I started crying. I wasn't the first though, because Crystal had been crying since I put the slip on.
Well, I didn't want to buy it because I had never tried on another dress.

So we scheduled an appointment to go to another store nearby. This time, I brought the whole brood. My mom, grandma, dad, step-mom, nana, maid of honor, the other three bride's maids, one of my flower girls, and my youngest brother.
Like I said, the whole brood.
We tried on MANY dresses, and these were the most notable:

This was one that my dad had picked out for me. It was pretty, but I felt like a cake topper in it. It just didn't suit me.






This one was picked out by my grandma and my nana. They liked the mermaid style, and the simplicity of it. I felt that it gave me a little too much curvature, and it was a bit too plain.







This was one of the best ones I had tried on. My little sister picked it out. I really liked the fabric, the detail, and the way it fit me. It was almost perfect, but something was missing. At the moment, I didn't know what.







This one just felt special from the moment I put it on. I actually picked it out. I tried it on, and spent the most time in it. I couldn't help but feel something was missing.






Crystal knew though. It was the first dress I had tired on, and this one looked the most like it. The reason why I couldn't make up my mind about it was because I was thinking about the one that got away.
Well, it didn't get away, but it was the first dress I had ever tried on. After trying all these dresses on, I knew the first one was THE ONE. So we actually left the bridal shop and went back to David's Bridal and bought it then and there. I can't show you guys just yet, because Nate snoops around on my blog a lot, so you guys will have to wait till wedding pictures to see.

Now you're just as excited as I am right?

~Kaylee <3<3<3