2008, 28 January...10:39 pm
finally!
I finally have the last video uploaded from yesterday (and have updated yesterdays post with the video)!
I finally have my engagement ring!!
I finally have some time to share my wedding dress thoughts/ideas.
About time, huh.
But before I get to the dresses, I finally have a small clip of Amelia doing her “la la la” thing:
I got it this morning. Yay! Hopefully, I’ll get a better one later in the week.
Now, on to the show!
I found (and will probably find more) most of these dresses at HouseofBrides. I’m going to show these by designer (so I can try to be a bit more organized). The first designer is Lady Roi:
The second selection is from Edan Bridals:
minus the side laces
Here is a dress from DaVinci that I like:
Here are two from Bonny:
And, if we decide to do a low key wedding, I found this dress on The Knot:
That’s all I have for now. You may have noticed a pattern of what style I like; off the shoulder. I like my shoulders/arms and I have no worries/anxieties of showing off my upper body of a ‘linebacker’. Besides, with all the lifting I do with Amelia, my shoulders and arms are going to look nicer by the time the wedding arrives (plus, I do are exercise with her - such as laying on my back and lifting her up in the air (off my chest to arms straight) and then bringing her forward and then back and I can already see/feel a difference). Also, i don’t like the full body, or ball like, gowns. I’m already a full bodied person - I don’t need a dress to make me look more full bodied.
I am very pleased to see that all these designs offer plus size dresses (even though some charge extra - usually around a size 22). Currently, I am a size 22/24 (depending on the maker) and my realistic goal for my wedding dress is a size 18/20; if I go smaller, even better. That’s not much of a size difference (about 30lbs of weight loss for me) but just enough to make a difference for me. Basically, I want to show off my hour glass figure with more definition and I don’t want to stress myself out trying to loose enough weight to fit into a size 10/12 dress; besides I’m going to have a two year old this time next year and I’m sure she’ll be keeping me busy. Also, I am so so happy that my goal is only 30 pounds (minimum), rather than trying to loose 75-100 pounds (which is about as much weight I’ve lost since 2003). I can honestly feel confident in loosing this weight (and probably more) by the time my wedding day arrives! And this feeling is amazing.
2 Comments
2008, 28 January at 11:07 pm
Congrats on the engagement ring, as well as on the weight you’ve already lost. It can be tough keeping off the weight, so you’re doing a great job!
Just in case you didn’t know about wedding dresses–the dressmakers are sick, cruel, and twisted individuals. (j/k….sorta)
They size dresses way small–like I was normally a size 14 when I got married, but had to get an 18 and it just barely fit. Just wanted to give you a “heads-up” so you’re not bumfuzzled when you go in to actually try a dress on.
Kathy
2008, 30 January at 1:47 am
That is SO true. I was shocked when I got measured to see what size wedding dress I would need. I had to get a size that was 2 or 3 sizes bigger then I would normally wear. I think part of the reason is because it’s easier to work with a dress that is too big then one that is too small.
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