Dresses are like Men

I think that evry woman no matter how thin, fat, short, tall, long waisted, big butted, or small chested we are still worries about the day they go to try on wedding dresses! Well I felt the same way, although I am 5'6", 130lbs, small boobs, and a decent sized butt, I was still apprehensive about going and putting on a gown that essentially will be my "princess" dress! I mean, EVERYONE who is at the wedding is going to be fixated on you for hours. I carefully criticed myself and warned myself that I may put some dresses on and be frieghtened, however I needed to just laugh and carry on because as with men, there are a million dresses in the sea and you just have to find the one that makes you feel complete! The one that makes you smile, and the one that hugs you in all the right places!
As mom and I walked into the first dress shop she warned me that the people are not going to be as helpful as most boutiques because, "well, they're just not." So when I walked in I took it upon myself to brouse and look for what snagged my eye! I pulled out some and felt as if I had been put back into a early 90's bad prom scary movie scene where the girl is running she trips over the lace of the dress, and rips it and that is how the "killer" finds her, and others were just stunning! Mom informed me that even if I don't like it on the hanger it doesn't mean it won't blow me away on my body and to try them on anyways, I mean, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Going into the whole "dress shopping" mode I thought I had a pretty clear vision as to what I wanted, but as I walked up the stairs I saw on the manican a dress that just made me smile!!! I asked the lady if I could try it on and so she put it in my dressing room! It was stunning, however now because of moms comment about not liking it on the hanger but loving it on you, I was afraid could be reversed!
As I went into the dressing room, I prayed that I wouldn't be too hard on myself and that I would just enjoy the experience with mom. But when I stepped into "the dress" I immediately realized.....I AM GETTING MARRIED! It all the sudden hit me that this is real and as I turned to look in the mirror the dress was just as it was on the manican.....STUNNING! I reached inside the dress to see the price tag because that is just what I do, and when I say the price I just could not get as excited as I wanted! It was way more than I had wanted to spend and I did not want to get my hopes up. When I walked out to show mom, she looked at me with the most endearing look I have seen in a while and said, "WOW, you look beautiful!" I would have bottled that moment up and sold it, it was perfect! Moments like that as you get older don't happen as often as one would like and it just made me realize that as much as this wedding is for Todd and I, it is also for those special moments that I get to share with mom and dad, that I have missed over the years!
I am excited to share these special moments on this blog and journal!