Monday 25 June 2012

I FOUND THE DRESS!!!!

A I SHOULDN'T NEED TO TELL YOU THIS, THE TITLE SHOULD SAY IT ALL- BUT LOOK AWAY NOW PLEASE =)


Ummm yeahh so I think I might have forgotten to tell you all something on Friday??

ON THURSDAY NIGHT I FOUND MY FREAKIN' WEDDING DRESS!!!!!

bahahahahahaha... I am soooo excited! I was soo giddy all day Friday and in general disbelief, I could think of nothing but THE DRESS.

Remember a little while ago in this post, I told you I had another appointment to try on dresses?

Well on Thursday night mum and I went... we tried on THE dress first, then another 2 for good measure, but I couldn't wait to get back into the first. Then I didn't want to take it off! I left it on until the last possible second.

I couldn't stop smiling, mum got teary and as I hugged her I think I did a little bit too. I knew I would never be one of those bawling brides (not that there's anything wrong with that) because I was just waaaayyyy too happy to cry and the only time I have cried from happiness was when A proposed. Regardless, I knew this was the dress. I couldn't stop staring at myself in the mirror and doing twirls, with this ridiculously huge grin on my face!

The sample gown is not exactly how I want my dress to be, so the designer is making me a custom dress using the sample as a kind of "base".

Francesca from Couture by Francesca was great. She was truly wonderful, genuine and helpful. She said yes to most of my requests for alterations, except for where it would compromise the fit of the dress. She let us ask a million silly questions and even made me sit in the dress to see how it felt/looked - which ps. was amazing! haha. She has been designing from home for the last 20years, working with Jessica Fontaine and her own brides purely by word of mouth. Luckily for me, she opened a boutique two weeks ago.

Francesca told us she will only take on a certain amount of brides at a time and the best part? Unlike many pushy stores I have been to previously, Fran did not ask me to put a deposit down or sign anything - Oh no, she doesn't even have EFTPOS facilities because she wants her brides to go home, sleep on it and then when they are still 100% sure, email her, pay the deposit etc. amazing!

Given that my dress is custom, I cannot show you any pictures and I don't want to give away too much by showing you the sample. What I will do is show you this lovely sneak peak again and tell you a few details...



I will have a loooongg train.
My dress is WHITE white, which I think looks best on me.
My dress will be made of lace, silk and french tulle.
I will have a long plain veil.
The bodice will have Swarovski crystals all over it.
It will have buttons, just like my shoes.


I am taking my girls to see me in the dress on Saturday, but after that I won't see the designer again until January when we do the first measurements. I'll take photos at the starting appointments to show you all how it's going, before it starts to look too much like the real deal.

I seriously cannot believe I have found my wedding dress, I am soo nervous about my decision, but in a good way if that makes sense? It's a huge decision, I can't believe I made it! LOL.

What kind of reaction do you think you'd/or did you have?

I can't wait for my shoes to arrive this week!
Argghh it's all coming together now!

24 comments:

  1. How exciting!!!!!! It sounds divine! Congratulations :) you must feel so relieved!

    Love the pic by the way :) wish we could see more haha!!

    When is your wedding doll? xxx

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    1. Thank you - I am!!! My wedding is in November next year :)

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  2. OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!!!! Yippeeeeee!! So excited for you, hun! That's amazing news.

    It looks absolutely fabulous! So delicate and gorgeous. I cannot wait to see the whole thing xxx

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    1. Thank you!!! It's the best news I have had in a while :) I love how delicate it looks too xx

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  3. Yay, that is so very exciting!!! Glad its all coming together, and you'll be wishing for january to arrive quick smart so you can start the process :). My MOH and I had tears when we found the right one, just little happy ones which was great, as i had, had enough of trying on dresses, I think i got to around the fifty mark. And you definitely know its the right one if you can't stop twirling in it and don't want to take it off. That's what happened at my fitting. Didn't want to take it off and my girls said that I had to take it off so we could leave. Haha. And its fantastic that you can match your shoe buttons to it as well. Awesum. Congrats on finding your dream dress chickie :) Look forward to hearing more about it.

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    1. hahaha I kept saying "just a little bit more". I already can't wait for Jan, but I guess it is good to give me time to concentrate on other things.

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  4. What an exciting time for you!
    My dress was the first one I tried on and I just knew it was 'My' Dress.
    I still am so in love with it and have such happy excited feelings when I look at my wedding photos. Can't wait to read more of your wedding plans!

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    1. LUCKY YOU!! I was getting stressed there for a bit.. there will be plenty more plans to come, that's for sure!

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  5. Awww I'm so excited for you!

    Great news! So glad you are so happy and found the one!

    The rest is just going to fall into place now! YAY!!!

    x

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    1. Thank you sweety, I feel like the rest of it is easy now hehe.

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  6. AAAAAAAaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! How exciting!!! =D It definitely sounds like you made the right decision on the dress! I love how excited you are =D

    Gorgeous sneak peek, but I wish I could see more! Oh well, I will just have to wait =]

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    1. hahahah I love how excited you seem for me :P Yes.. all good things come in time hehe.

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  7. Cant wait to see it on you !!!! The dress is the biggest hurdle and now you are over it ! woohooo !!

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  8. YAY, that's one of the most pain in the ass thins to find!

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    1. tell me about it - I was soo stressed after my last shopping expedition.

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  9. Omg ! How exciting :) your description sounds beautiful ! I'm not engaged but I always wonder, how do you guts know its 'the' dress ? Congrats again xx

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    1. Thanks sweety... it's hard to explain, but I just loved everything about it and I loved how I looked in it and could picture myself marrying A in it. Every other dress I could find a fault with or didn't feel comfortable or like me in it.

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  10. Eeeeeek :-) So exciting.

    January is forever away!

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    1. I KNOW! I am just going to have to forget about it completely and work on getting those measurements DOWN!!! hahaha

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  11. yay!!! woo hoo!! The hardest thing is done! Can't wait for more pics of your dress!

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    1. I feel so relieved! I can't wait to see my dress again xx

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