I've visited both Macy's and Dillard's at Green Hills, but they left much to be desired. So while ring shopping for Mr. SE @ Shane Co, we decided to stop at Cool Springs Galleria. Hello- somebody cue the angels. The Dillard's dress shop in Cool Springs is beyond amazing and exactly what I needed to see. It's not as if I have a lot of time to shop around now. Another cool fact- Dillard's will send a dress to your home (no additional cost) if they don't have your size in stock. I tried on both of these dresses below in a bigger size, and decided either one could be a winner.
The first is a Maggy London, and the second is by I CAN'T REMEMBER THE BRAND BUT I'LL POST IT LATER (but it's sort of like this, w/a vneck instead of one shoulder). At first I was concerned that the Maggy dress is basically the same color as my bridesmaids, and I didn't want to steal their thunder. But the nice saleslady at Dillard's informed me that #1: This was my party and #2: Many brides wear a color similar to their bridesmaids at the rehearsal. The first one doesn't settle with me, since I still want the girls' dresses to have a huge impact. But the 2nd one helps it go down a little easier.What do you think of the bride NOT wearing white to the rehearsal? Did you do it to yours- or will you?
6 Wonderful Comments:
I wore wine red for my rehearsal, it was my wedding color. I tried to find white dresses but I was a fall/winter bride and it just wasn't working. Hence the reason for the rehearsal dinner shoes I have. I agree and say it's your day!!
I think it would be cute to wear one of your wedding colors to rehearsal. I'm doing that! My mom kinda freaked when I told her that my civil ceremony/rehearsal dress was black, but it's one of our wedding colors and I can't find a cute ivory dress. It's your party, girl, wear what you feel pretty in!
By the time I started to think about what to wear to my rehearsal, I was SO over spending more money! I felt like I'd been totally drained dry and couldn't possibly buy one more dress, so I wore a navy blue sundress I already owned. I do wish I'd had something better to wear, but I would have had to have budgeted in advance and it's not worth crying over. I will say that even if I had spent money on a dress, I would have had to take it off! Our rehearsal dinner was a catered picnic at a club overlooking the lake we were to be married on, and it was so windy that I spent the first half hour holding my dress down! And eventually got my outfit from the spa out (white tshirt and lapis shorts!) and wore that the rest of the night. I wasn't nearly as cute as I would have wanted to be, but I was so much more comfortable!
Anyway! All of that is to say that you should not care one iota about stealing your bridesmaids' thunder. It is YOUR wedding!! When you are a bridemaid at their wedding, THEN you can worry about stealing "their thunder!" Wear whatever you feel prettiest in!!!!
I am wearing red to mine :) A little colors not a bad thing.
I wanted white or ivory but found a fab crimson colored dress that made me happy, so I wore it instead! Love both of these though!
I wore an ivory dress to the rehearsal dinner, but looking back I wish I had picked something more colorful! Not to mention it was in April & a wee bit chilly out, so I wore a sweater the entire time that didn't even really match!
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