The Wedding Dress is in the house!

I am giddy with excitement today, I picked up my wedding dress at the store and it fits me like a dream!  I ordered it late August last year and it came around the holidays but because my weekends were booked last month, I was only able to pick it up this weekend. OMgosh, I am even happier and in love with it now, it just needs a few minor alterations on the bust and hip area because it is a little wide other than that, the dress looks and feels like it was made to order for me! It is simply gorgeous! just the way I pictured my wedding dress would be. I never pictured myself in a ball gown or  in a sheath dress, I knew I wanted it to be fitted on top and have a textured bottom but just enough to create some drama to the dress. I am petite so that makes me  a bit limited to picking the right dress types. I firmly believe that the bride should wear the dress and  not let the dress wear you.  So I really had a picture in my head what my dress would look like, I just need to find the one that matches it perfectly. And I found it! This dress has a romantic, dainty, elegant, classic almost vintage look to it and it flatters my body amazingly! not that I have the best body, let's just say it highlights my assets in the best way I could ever imagine. It is sexy yet traditional at the same time. It has a pleated asymmetric bodice with beads, crystals and lace appliques on the top and bottom part of the bodice and layers of ruffled organza cascading from just below the hip to the ground  along with subtle lace appliques in between the layers. It has a chapel length train and in the color ivory. I also found out that my dress is actually by Allure Bridals not by Venus as I was previously told by the consultant who assisted me, however I have nothing but gratitude for her because she was the one who thought of that dress and made me try it on! SO thank you Maria! The dress was a limited edition from last year's collection and can be barely found on line and in stores, I was lucky, or maybe it was fate that my store had one and could still order it for me. I read a few posts on forums by brides searching for that dress, I can't wait to post my picture with the gown on for them to see, because this dress deserves all the praises!  I can scratch this off my wedding to do list and relax a bit, the dress is safely tucked away in my closet.  Time to pay attention to other things like finding the right accessories for it and of course hopefully, my lavender shoes!

BTW, before I end this post, today is January 22, it has been 11 years since my hubby and I got together in high school and became a couple! Happy 11 years to my hubby! I love you more than anything in this world and I am forever grateful for your love :)  May God bless us more in our relationship and keep us together.

xoxo Josan :)