I said yes to a dress!

I found a dress last night. Actually, scratch that, I bought and took with me a dress last night!

Of all places, I found it at David's Bridal! I honestly was not expecting to find one there because I did always imagine myself supporting a local boutique. But those local boutiques, well they can't beat lace, beads, AND sparkle for 1/2 the amount I was anticipating spending on a dress in the first place! This means I suddenly have about $200 extra dollars in my wedding budget (after alterations... unless of course I can save on those too?). It also means I can rest easy that my dress, while still the most expensive dress I've ever bought and worn, didn't break the bank, nor my deposit for a reception/ceremony venue.

Back view of the dress
Front view of the dress

I don't know if these pics necessarily do the dress justice, but they're all I could find right now.

Some things that'll be different:

1. I plan on having a thin (1.5"-2.5") black sash slightly higher than my natural waist line, but not quite at empire waistline height.
2. I will hopefully be wearing a black flower in my hair and possibly a simple veil

So the dress now resides in a nice garment bag at my maid of honor's house. Why not in my own house? Because I'm the girl who, when she gets something new has to show it off to the fiance. If I brought home aforementioned dress, I would probably have put it on right away or shown him. Not that I'm a super traditionalist about the whole "not seeing each other before the ceremony" thing but I do feel that I should try to keep in in the dark for the next year. Its hard enough having links to it!