Love it but not...

During my search for a gown, only three dresses left a lasting impression. Fortunately, I wasn't put in the position to pick between the three, which was great.

Months ago I wrote about gown #1, my first gown I fell in love with but wasn't willing to risk purchasing (here). Well, dress #2 was going to be the ONE. I was days away from making a final decision; I only had to justify paying the additional $300.00 for the belt that I think looked great with the dress. But, (I know, there's a but) well lets see the dress first.

Meet the La Sposa Fanal

(Sorry, the pics are a bit blurry!)

Loved it in the color that I tried in on..Oyster, but disliked it in Ivory!! The dress in ivory didn't have the same effect or glow. So the IT dress was placed on the chopping blocks once I saw it in ivory. So there you have it, the ending of dress #2. 

And if you're wondering why I just didn't get it in oyster, well it didn't work well with the wedding colors I wanted to use. 

You got me Crew!

So I fell in love with this simple and oh so gorgeous dress from J. Crew. Yes, J. Crew! It has no lace, no beads and not overly done with embellishments, just my kind.  To top it off it’s at a reasonable price, which triples the points in my book.  It was the first wedding gown that I could actually see myself in. Next call of duty was to search for a (wedding) store locally, to my surprise, nothing came up within a 50 miles radius….NOTHING!!! Why??

I fell in love with the dress but couldn't commit, in other words, loved it but not going to risk ordering without trying it on. The thought of purchasing the dress and the gown not looking the way I envisioned on, was a dreadful thought on its own. In the end I decided to lay my first dress love affair to rest.

JCrew.com

Chiffon/Organza gown, just know you will always have a special place in my heart!!