Dresses: What you wanted vs what you bought!

Ooh this is a good thread for a monday morning!!

When we got engaged Paul bought me lots of wedding magazines and I was in heaven looking at all of the dresses, I didnt have a particular style in mind, all i knew was that I didnt want a big train - I hate anything too long (i guess its 'cos i'm short!!)

Then I saw a picture of a gorgeous dress, so perfect for me!

So I went to a few bridal shops and no one did it - a lasy did have a similar one that she "designed & made" herself but it had a long train, so I asked if i could have a similar one but without the long train and she told me that she couldnt so i tried a few more and liked different styles

Then I found it in a shop i hadnt thought of, and tried it on, it was perfect, my friend cried and i was so in love with it I didnt want to take it off!!

I fell in love with this dress....

...and its the one im having!!!

xxx

This is the dress I fell in love with:

This is the one i'm having:

And here's me in it:

Big difference but the one I went for suits my shape so much better!

Wow!!..nice thread..whatever you all ended up..but the dresses you all landed up are just beautiful..am just engaged., will be married in Jan 2010...let's see what I end up with Will definitely post my dress here.

WOW what a great idea!!!

This is the dress i wanted.....

looks great on you bethanw!!?

But this is the dres i have got

Em x

I actually bought
off the internet as it was the style etc I thought I wanted but after major wobbles I went to a bridal shop and tried some on, including one that OH liked the pic of on the internet and have now ordered this one. Totally the opposite really but I LOVE it!!!

I love this one

It's Coco by Maggie Sottero

Picture is tiny so link:

I have seen quite a few maggie sottero ones that I like but havent started shopping yet.... would any of you be able to give me an idea of the price of her gowns please?

stunnin choices so far ladies!

I can't wait to get dress shopping!!

xo

I adore Charlotte Balbier's Kitty

But didn't see one within budget so I've gone for the equally beautiful Maggie Sottero Coco:

Some lovely choices - plus I think you all made the right decisions because I seem to prefer all of the ones you have gone with rather than the ones you initially wanted! ?

Omgosh some of those dresses are stunning!! Great choices! XX?

Nayso - my dress is Shannon by Maggie, the price tag in the shop was £1050, but shop lady later told me that was a mistake and it should've been priced more like £1300. I ended up buying the shop sample which cost me £650 after we haggled a bit off.

I love Maggie dresses, the corsets are fantastic and comfy too! Happy dress hunting! :-)

Nayso- My Maggie Sottero dress was £650 new haggled down from £750

I honestly can't remember what dresses from magazines I liked but my list had sparkles, not too big, possibly not ivory, different from the normal plain dresses. The only thing I liked the idea of was a halterneck but I'm 100% glad I didn't have one.
So I got what I set out to get going by my list of preferences.

Nice one! right within my budget... cheers serefina xo

I tried on Caleigha as that was my original choice, but I ended up with a beautiful impressions bridals dress (pics in my wedding thread just up )

Shaz

Sheesh, well my scrap book had about 12 different dresses, some tea length and some full length. All of them had a 40s thing about them. Some were slinky (not suitable for my figure at all!) some were very Grace Kelly but never saw one to try....many had a frill/pleat to them.

The ones I tried; I tried corsetry but twasnt of the era and that bugged me, I tried fishtails which showed off my curvy hips lovely but also showed my rounded tum.... I would have like strapless but...... I had loads of ideas but couldnt settle for one and women in shops would look at me oddly when I said it had to have an essence of the 40s/hollywood glamour. So when I found my Amanda Watt one........ that was it.

In hindsight though I would have changed the skirt. It felt like a sleeping bag in the heavy duchess silk and the vertcial panels just didnt do it for me. But still a lovely dress.....

This is the dress I originally wanted

but more importantly than that I had a list of definite no-no things - these were, no pink, no princess fluffy style skirt, no flowers or embroidery. I wore this ?

It was totally not what I wanted and my mum picked it out, I rolled my eyes and agreed to try it on anyway. I loved it as soon as it was on.

Wow **pip** - you couldn't have gone more different from your original list of no's!! ?

Really suited you though.

which is why everyone shopping for dresses should have an open mind! :oD

Originally bought a dress on eBay that went wrong a couple of times with the colour (meant to have a dark purple sash but it arrived London Bus red!)

Ended up with this (it will have a halter neck too)

What a fab thread - lovely dresses ladies and I can honestly say you have all made the right choices!!!

This was the dress I fell in love with when I seen a pic in a magazine - never did get to try it on though.....

This is the one I went for (this isn't really a good pic)....

Well this is the one I would love....

......but watch this space!

*Gasps dramatically*

OLL that is beauuuuuuuttifulllll!!!!

It would look stunning on you!! ❤️

OMG!!!!! That was MY fall in love with Dress!!!

But this is the one I bought

Fannk ooooo ? just need to find it, try it on and loose weight now!

x

This is the dress I was going to have it "fitted" my budget. I'm so glad I was able to change my dress because anytime I see it now I cringe ? (It would have been in ivory if you can picture it!)

And the Dress I ended up getting (I have goosebumps every time it see it!) is a dark ivory!

This is the one I loved before going to try it on, along with another one that had a flower at the hip (was a picture in a magazine):

and this is the one I ended up getting:

Was very very happy with my choice, it was a stunning dress and I loved wearing it (had it in magnolia which was a gorgeous creamy colour).

Good post stazzle, interesting to see what people thought they wanted and actually ended up with!!

Ooo what a great thread! Lovely dresses everyone!

Bloomin hitched wont let me post a pic of mine for some reason! But I went into the shop saying, white, plain, no frills, no hoop nothing, nice simple and plain please! Ended up with frills, hoop and a full veil thats just as long as the train!

Finally let me put a pic in so edited to add-

Moya I can't see your pics [insert sad face] (can't get the faces at work)

Stoopid work computer wont let me do anything today! If you go to the Aflred angelo website is dress number 2059...there is a littlew search box on the homepage in the bottom right corner, if you put 2059 in there it should bring it up.

wow diamonds! that is stunning! Who makes that?!

lovin this thread, reality check for those of us yet to start shopping :-)

Brill thread, its really interesting to see what could have been:

I knew I would wear Ivory, as when I went with my friend a number of years ago shopping the lady in the shop advised her it would be ivory and we are of the same colourings

I wanted something to make look slimmer than I am as if there is a dress out there??? I thought it would be this dress like a coat effect dress

Because it sat below the waist a made me look a little slimmer. But I did not like the girls in the shop, it was the dress until I visited the one near work and found the one. The lady in the shop is now a good friend, the dress was a sample and it would intially not fit but I got in to. She made the shawl for me, as aware of upper arms.

Felt perfect on the day, would love to wear it again... Mybe a treasure your dress theme?