Dress Shopping: Success!

I’ve been fantasizing about my wedding dress as far as I can remember, so finally being able to try some on was a dream come true! As my readers know, Mama SE and I went to David’s Bridal back in August. It was great to narrow down the styles (not too big, not too tight) that looked best on me. After searching endlessly for dresses via The Knot, Brides.com, and Weddingbee, I came across what seemed to be the perfect dress. At the perfect price! I called around and found that The White Room II carried it, and I quickly made an appointment to try it on with FMIL SE.

Mr. SE surprised me last Friday with my parents coming to visit- no small feat, they drove 10 hours! I was thrilled at the idea of my mom and dad being there; what if I found the dress and they weren’t? That idea wasn’t okay for this only child.

We arrived at the White Room II and were warmly greeted by their sales associates, and taken to the bridal area (they also sell prom dresses). I have absolutely nothing but fantastic things to say about this store! Erika was my consultant, and she’s also the manager. Upon entering the room, I saw her- the gown I came for. Oh Lordy, she was perfect! Erika encouraged me to grab some others to try as well. “The” dress was the first one I tried on. Total awesomeness. She fit perfectly (the sample was a 4!), and it was the color I wanted. I came out of the dressing room and received great approval from Mama SE, Dad SE, and FMIL. The one by one they started crying. I was super excited, and I’m pretty sure I jumped up and down a little bit!

I tried on all the other dresses we selected, but none compared to the first. I tried on the “first” dress once I was done with the others, and we all decided that she was the one! How exciting! She’s everything I pictured when I dreamed about how I’d look on my wedding day. Better yet? So completely under budget. Success!!! Daddy SE paid for the dress and we were on our way!

If you are not done dress shopping, please visit The White Room II. I can’t speak for The White Room I because I’ve never been there, but the shop we visited was amazing! Erika was more than helpful. She was constructive and didn’t ooh and aah at every gown I tried on. All of the consultants were incredibly nice and the store itself was gorgeous. Just yesterday I received the sweetest card from Erika. A+ for this vendor! I would recommend this store to everyone!

ps- I'm sorry I can't show pictures of the dress. Mr. SE is a super snoop!