I never dreamed I would have ended up in a designer salon. Going to a nice bridal salon was something I learned of doing when I started watching "Say Yes to the Dress". Because there is no Kleinfeld's in Colorado, I went to "Priscilla's of Boston". Wow.
I have insisted on growing my own wedding flowers, handmaking invitations and save the dates and other do it yourself projects. I really wanted to include my in laws in this part of the wedding process. My mother in law is a botanical illustrator, which doesn't express it enough, basically she loves flowers. She also loves gardening. It was hard for her to hear that I want to grow my flowers myself, in her backyard. And my father in law, him and I love to go clothes shopping together. Honestly, a day at Nordstrom for him and I is normally a stress free day topped off with starbucks. So, I decided I really should invite them. For every reason mentioned above, but more than anything, I love them so much!
My dress shopping experience was full of positive moments and happy highlights. I actually never felt weird or wrong once. I loved every dress I tried on. There were no dramatic "no, we hate that dress" moments like on T.V. Every dress was magical. And when I tried on the perfect one, we cried. My consultant, Francois, had a gorgeous thick French accent and picked my dress. I probably shouldn't write what my mother in law said when she saw me in the dress that we picked, but it was along the lines of "We have to get it!". Then, Francois told her that I cried when I put it on. I was on the pedestal (their fitting room is just like Kleinfeld's on TV!) and knew I was marrying the right man and into the right family. It felt like I had just met Daren all over again, just got proposed to again all while daydreaming about our future children. It really was an amazing feeling. Not overwhelming, a perfect combination of excitement and relief.
My tips for trying dresses on at Priscilla's of Boston? I don't have too many tips, but for me, wearing the veil when you try it on helps. Also, know if they go to pick out a veil for you, they will probably grab a $500 one to try on. Also, don't go in with a color or swatch in mind if you are going to try on dresses not in that color. My dress is being handmade and will not be available for me to even see until March. That is kind of nerve wracking. Also, the material (I don't want to spoil it too much here) is not 100% identically replicable, so it might be more ivory than white.
We have our flower girl dress picked out from Priscilla of Boston too, but we are going to get her measured when it is closer to March. Camille, Daren's cousin is growing so fast! Daren is involved in every step of the wedding, but I am not letting him no anything about my dress. I want him to be surpised when he sees me walking through the sunshine down the aisle to come marry him.
Here are some pictures of my experience at Priscilla's of Boston. I do reccomend it, as long as you are serious about getting a dress there. I hope you can sense the magic through these.
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