Just an opinion here, but try one everything you like and a few you think you won't. You might be surprised at what you end up really loving.
I will. Where did your sister end up getting her dress?
Mal: You know, you ain't quite right. River: It's the popular theory.
'Objects In Space'
Spike's Bitches 39: Cuppa Tea, Cuppa Tea, Almost Got Shagged, Cuppa Tea...
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
sj - Jan 29, 2008 8:44:04 am PST #4479 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
vw bug - Jan 29, 2008 8:44:56 am PST #4480 of 10001
Mostly lurking...
Also, sj, I was in a wedding where the bride actually had spaghetti straps added to all of the dresses. It's very easy to do. Actually, probably one of the easiest alterations of all time!
sj - Jan 29, 2008 8:46:03 am PST #4481 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Also, sj, I was in a wedding where the bride actually had spaghetti straps added to all of the dresses. It's very easy to do. Actually, probably one of the easiest alterations of all time!
I've noticed this option on the David's Bridal website too. They also have cute little lacy straps you can add. I'm sure anything I get will have to be altered greatly to fit me because of my height.
Glamcookie - Jan 29, 2008 8:47:13 am PST #4482 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
I love almost all of the J Crew wedding dresses. Very simple and pretty.
Aims - Jan 29, 2008 8:49:57 am PST #4483 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Where did your sister end up getting her dress?
At a boutique store here in Michigan called "The Wedding Belle".
sj - Jan 29, 2008 8:53:36 am PST #4484 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
At a boutique store here in Michigan called "The Wedding Belle".
I think I'm going to try a boutique store in RI as well as David's Bridal.
Glamcookie - Jan 29, 2008 8:55:23 am PST #4485 of 10001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Too pricey, but gorgeous [link]
Bridesmaid dresses could also work for wedding dress and are less $$: [link]
sj - Jan 29, 2008 9:03:45 am PST #4486 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Too pricey, but gorgeous [link]
I like the cut of that one, but it is a little too plain for my taste.
Bridesmaid dresses could also work for wedding dress and are less $$
Good idea.
Sparky1 - Jan 29, 2008 9:05:34 am PST #4487 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
sj, I got the dress I wore for my wedding from Jessica McClintock (the website seems to be down) which proved good for my short self. JCrew wanted me to be tall and lanky, I thought.
WindSparrow - Jan 29, 2008 9:06:06 am PST #4488 of 10001
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
There is also the idea of finding a seamstress, giving her a pattern of a dress that is style you want (regardless of bridal or not), and picking out bridal fabrics and colors, to have it done the way you want. It can be more economical that some of the designer dresses, and also can sometimes be more precisely what you want. Of course, it may not be easy to find a talented and reliable seamstress.