Search for THE dress

My mom and I walked into our first appointment on Saturday at the Bridal Boutique in Louisville. Picture a small town bridal boutique in an old building and you’ve thought of this place. The store was filled to the brim with dresses and had that small town feel where everyone was warm, friendly, and super helpful. Our wedding dress angel was Donna and she was amazing! She’s been in the business for 27 years and knew everything that you need to know about wedding dresses. She pulled dresses for me based on some pictures that I showed her and she did a really good job. I had no idea what went into trying on dresses! I was clamped and squeezed into many of the dresses. I came out in one dress that was a size 6 and told Donna I wasn’t going to fit and she just looked at me and said “Oh yes you will” and by golly she squeezed me into it! She had said she was strong and she sure was. All of the dresses I tried on were beautiful but when I tried the second one on I got a feeling and I knew this one would be a tough dress to beat. I tried on about 10-12 dresses that day and after the 12th dress I asked to try on the second one again because I kept comparing all the dresses to that one. When I came out in it the second time Donna said I had that look in my eyes that a bride has when she finds “THE dress.” The fact that I was trying on wedding gowns truly hit when she put the veil on me and gave me a fake bouquet to hold. I didn’t want to take the dress off!

We didn’t buy it then because we still had an appointment Sunday at a place in Southlake (a high-end area) so we knew this place would be really nice. Let’s just say that it would be an understatement to say that we were “let down.” The store was clean but it was so cold and had no personality. The sales girls barely smiled and were helping multiple brides so I would be standing there for several minutes just waiting to be zipped, clamped, or laced up. During the time I was there, I just kept telling my mom that I wanted Donna there. After about 20 minutes in the store and 4 dresses later my mom looked at me and said, “You want to get out of here and go buy that dress don’t you?” I said “yes” and we were out of there before they knew what happened. I called Donna on the way there and I met her and my dress at the door. I got to wear it for about an hour and loved every minute of it.