We started off Saturday morning by going to Stella's. We had such an awesome lady helping us! She was young and so incredibly happy and helpful. If I came out of the dressing room and the dress looked ugly on me, she told me that. I love people like that! After I had tried on all the dresses that everyone had picked for me, we had 3 maybes. I tried those 3 on again and there was 1 that made everyone's eyes go wide. Even the other people in the store that were trying on dresses, couldn't believe how gorgeous that dress was!
We then went to 4 other stores. 2 of them I didn't even try on any dresses. At Helene's, we had a lady helping us that didn't smile once! I would open the door to the fitting room and she would lace me up before I could show anyone the dress and even if I thought it was totally ugly, she still had to lace me up! She kept getting grumpier and grumpier because we didn't like anything that we had tried on.
Our last stop was Chantal's. That was the worst experience of my life!!!! My mom, Carolyn and Candace all said I had lost that sparkle in my eye that I had at Stella's. The truth is, after Stella's I wasn't having fun anymore and everything was just going downhill. The lady (Amanda) at Chantal's asked me what I was looking for in a dress. I told her exactly what I wanted and what I didn't want. She then asked me when the wedding was and I told her January 10. She totally flipped out on me!!!! She said they couldn't order anything in for me, which I knew wasn't true, since Stella's could order a dress for me. Amanda told me that I could only look for dresses in my size. We found a few and she brought a few. While she was searching for dresses, she was huffing and puffing because she was so angry. When I came out of the dressing room the first time and was standing in front of the mirror, she asked me why January and I told her that there was no particular reason why. She then asked me why I was only coming dress shopping now and I said that we just got engaged not too long ago. She just couldn't get over the fact that I was getting married in January and only going dress shopping that day.
We stopped for a lunch break and then went back to Stella's to try on the one dress again to make sure it was the one. I then got measured and we were all set!!
After Stella's we went to Party Stuff and got some stuff for the wedding. I bought a vase set and some black and yellow sand, some water balls for the centerpieces and I rented the bowls for centerpieces as well. That store is so awesome! They have so much awesome stuff for any occasion! We then went to Michaels to see what else we could find. We got some spray snow for some branches, loose fake snow for in the centerpieces, iced crystals for branches and 3 picture frames for people to sign instead of a guestbook. After that we headed to a Fabricland. We found material for the ring bearer pillow that my mom and I are going to make, material for the guys ties and some cotton batting to serve as snow around the trees at the front of the church.
We got so much accomplished and we all had a blast!!!! Hope you all had a great weekend!
10 comments:
That's awesome Janelle! Glad you found a dress!
Party Stuff store is awesome, I got a lot of my stuff there as well!
Sounds like fun! I had very similar experiences to you at Helene's, some of their staff is not very helpful! Glad that you found something that you love!
That's awesome!! Sounds like my experience at Helene's too, I never hear good things about that place... I got my dress at Stella's too and they were awesome there and always told the truth about the dress, which I liked!
So excited for you, happy planning!
It's so funny reading about everyone's different dress shopping experiences. My cousin got her dress and GREAT service at Helene's and was NOT impressed with Stella's. So I guess it just depends on the day and the attitude of who's helping you.
Glad you found a dress you fell in love with.
Great to hear that you found a dress you love and looks amazing on you!! Hope that the planning continues to be a success!!!
I'm so glad you found a dress you love and fell for! Isn't it great after trying on so many dresses that you try on your dress and just know that it is "the one"?! I remember it being a very exciting moment =)
Sounds like the rest of your day was very productive as well- it seems like things are just all coming together. Have fun!
I had a great experience at Helene's, I guess it depends on the persons mood, but a person in a bridal shop should ALWAYS be in a good mood! Glad you had a successful day!
Glad you found one. Can't wait to see pics.
Dress shopping can be stressful. I had one bridesmaid refuse to even come shopping for her dress when I was engaged. It was horrible. When will your dress come in? Usually they say 4 months but that's great that they can get yours in sooner.
So great that you found the dress that you love, that's so important!! Sounds like you had a full day but got lots accomplished! Some sales people can ruin your day, but at least you found one that took time to make it special for you. Can't wait to see it!
Sounds just like my experience at Stella's and Helene's... how sad for an bride who has to deal with unhappy salespeople. Glad you found "the one". Can't wait to see pictures!
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