wedding dress shopping: day one

So I went wedding dress shopping. I've been looking online at all sorts of dresses, but I finally made an appointment at one of the boutiques in downtown New West. (which by the way, is wedding central for the entire lower mainland). My mom was suppose to fly out for the weekend and we were going to go dress shopping together, but sadly, she came down with the flu. So off I went by myself. I was pretty sad about going alone at first because it's like this huge deal and traditionally brides-to-be take their bestfriends or mother along to share the whole experience. But I'm still hoping my mom can come out after Christmas to help me make my final decision on the dress.

Anyway, I did have a lot of fun, mainly because the dresses are just sooo absolutely gorgeous! I consider myself to be a fairly proficient sewer and that's why I enjoyed myself so much. I was in awe of the beauty and quality of these bridal dresses. The details! Amazing! The boutique I went to was very nice and I had a great sales assistant, Irina. I tried on several different dresses. Since it was my first day out, I told Irina I was up for trying anything on. I was mostly interested in figuring out what flattered and what didn't. I narrowed my choices for the day down to three favourites, which she registered under my file, so I can go back at anytime to re-try them. Wanna see my choices?

My absolute fav dress thus far is the Tabrett gown by Maggie Sottero in Vienna Cream. Second runner up is the Vincenza gown also by Maggie Sottero (keep in mind the color combo that I like is diamond white/oyster so the detail in the pleats and the embroidery is much more subtle than their example). Third runner up is the Brittanya Lynette, again, by Maggie Sottero in Diamond White (which is a bit creamy). Not bad for my first day out. There's still several boutiques in downtown New West to visit. I'll keep you posted on my progress.