December 31, 2013

• WhataWedding: Tha Dress

  So I feel like I should devote a good post to my wonderful wedding dress.

  No sir-- I did not get the wedding dress of my dreams. Though it may help that I didn't ever really dream about my dress before my day. I'm not much of a dress person so in simple terms. It was a strappless, beaded corsage with a ballgown waist and fluffy lumps. (that is the scientific term for it, 'fluffy lumps'). When the photographer showed my mom and my MIL the bustles on my dress-- they flipped bananas. (and actaully, looking at the pictures later, I thought it was pretty damn cool)

  So let me tell you as story.

  That fantastic wedding dress; was 100 dollars (including tax)

  Yes, folks. I had a wedding dress goodwill purchase.

  Fit and made perfectly to match the curves and contours of my exciting physique; but not made for me at all.

  I had bought the thing a few weeks before Brian officially proposed to me. Not like I was pining after this pending wedding. In fact, I was in the good will store looking for plates and stuff for my new apartment and happened to see a mermaid wedding dress. I pulled it and the ballgown type off of the mannequins. The mermaid dress didn't fit (which was sad cause it was my first choice) but the ballgown type was so apporpriate that it was a silly idea for me NOT to buy it.

  Either way, I left the store the first day without it. And I lamented over it all night; so the next day, right after work -- I told myself "If it isn't there when I go after office hours, then I won't buy it."

  It was there.

  I have to say though, IF i were to have made any changes to the dress-- any I could have-- I would have lowered the corset such that it hugged my ass more. Granted, the skirt did a bit of hugging, just enough to show that I had a booty-- but I really would have liked a much lower corset... just at the bend of my hips and my legs maybe.

  I had texted my mom a photo of me in the wedding dress. My friend (a girl who would have been a bride's maid [if I had a wedding with bride's maids]) happened to be in town when I made this miraculous find; but sadly-- she hadn't been there when I put it on. Oddly enough, I don't like to announce to the world how much of a good-will junkie I am. Still, I also sent her a message.

  Both my mom and she said that it was a cheap dress purchase.

  My mom (who was still under the impression that she was privy to some secret knowledge that Greed was ready to propose to me [he did ask my parents for permission the month before, unbeknownst to them-- with my foreknowledge]).  Sang about how wonderful it would be to own a dress that was fun to play with. She tried to secretly hint that it could be useful in the future. What sly parents I have. I bought it fully aware that my buddeh and I were planning on doing that at some point.

  I looked up my dress later-- honestly a little bummed that I reached 100 dollars for the dress. I found out that it was worth 700 new, and 300 used. that made me feel better.

  I know, not an aw-inspiring find, but I still feel good about myself and my wedding purchase.

  Go thrift shopper go!

  =}

   

  Wedding dress: Not perfect, but the price made up for it.

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