Finding the Wedding Dress
If you are willing and able, I recommend giving yourself 9 months to fully plan your wedding. It also gives you plenty of time to find a dress. Alterations are no joke!
I initially went to three bridal salons in my area. The first salon was the best experience I could have asked for to kick start my journey of finding the dress. My name was on a sign outside, I had the sweetest consultant and basically the whole salon to myself. I found a dress I thought for sure was mine and it definitely came in as runner up!
The second salon was not my favorite. I had only heard rave reviews but from the minute we walked in, it just didn’t feel like we were wanted. My mom had to come in the dressing room to help me try on my dresses…which was very…intimate.
It was also very dark in the space, so lighting was hard. You can tell by my face in this picture that I’m not feeling it!
The third was perfection and obviously won me over because I found my dress here. I walked in to meet Judy. She was the best! It was a smaller space but no one else was there (any of the times I went) so it felt like our little spot! We had champagne, massive mirrors and a separate dressing room where Judy helped me get in and out of the dresses. It was the second dress I tried on but once she put on the veil…that was it! Well…I tried on a few more then took a couple of days, went to one more salon and then came back to say yes to the dress! But still, deep down I knew that second dress was mine the minute the veil went on. You can tell in a few of the pictures below! My entire experience at Julian Gold Bridal with Judy was amazing. Fittings, text updates on my dress, and a cake with champagne to celebrate when my actual dress came in. I felt so special throughout the process!
From the time I said yes to the dress until it arrived in store was around 5 months. Then alterations took around 2.5 months and I didn’t have a lot of changes to make! So all in all, it was right under 8 months from the time I said yes until I picked up my dress for good.
Now pass the bubbly,
Jess