The one....

Well, I've found 'the one'. Having gone to a very expensive bridal shop the day before and finding the most beautiful dress I have ever had on, I was initially feeling very sad about the whole affair as there was no way I could afford the £1735 that the price tag showed.
However, today (with a sceptical head) I went to another dress shop and tried on several dresses at a lower price. Each one I was thinking 'it's not as nice as the one yesterday' but then I tried on 'the one'. I've heard about ladies saying 'you just know when you try it on' and it's true. I was speechless and just lost for words at how perfectly it fitted and suited me.

I have put down a deposit on the dress and it will be arriving in July at the shop and I'm already counting down the days until I can wear it again. I just love it and more importantly, I think my fiancé will love it too.

I thought about some top tips for brides when going dress shopping:
- don't fret about what the shop assistant is thinking of you. Just go in and enjoy the experience. You are only going to do it once! (Hopefully.)
- take one person you trust implicitly with you. I took my sister as we are very similar and she can quite often tell what I am thinking from a look alone. So it was handy only having one person's opinion when trying the gowns on rather than several conflicting ones.
- wear a strapless bra so that you know what you'll look like on the day.
- don't get hung up on one dress if it's out of your budget. It's too expensive and you don't want to break the bank and risk your carefully planned out wedding budget on a dress that you are going to wear for approx. 10 hours of your life!
- If you're unsure in your head then take it off. It's not the one.
- If you're thinking 'this makes my.....look big' or 'this does nothing for my.....' then take that off too. It's not the one. Even if it is perfect everywhere else on your body, you will always be thinking about that problem part that you feel the dress accentuates and the last thing you want to feel on your wedding day is self conscious.