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The Dress

IMG_3847.JPGAfter trying on about 70 dresses, sifting through well over 500 photos of those dresses, and definitely fraying some nerves (not just my own, either), I bought a dress. I went to, in order, David’s Bridal in Schaumburg, House of Brides in Schaumburg, Reddington Bridal in Park Ridge, A Joyful Occasion in Naperville, Wedding Belles in Barrington, House of Brides in Glen Ellyn, and – finally – Jasmine Galleria in Lombard.  Of these places, I must highly recommend Reddington Bridal, A Joyful Occasion, Wedding Belles and Jasmine Galleria.  All of these places have lovely salespeople who obviously love what they do and are not pushy for the sale.

I won’t talk about the dress much; after all, I do want to surprise Jim. I will say this, though: my mom, my dad, Nicole, Renee and Lexi are amazingly patient and have been such a great help through all of this.  Thank you so much to all of you.

- The Bride

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Dress Shopping: Reddington Bridal

Yesterday, my mom, Renee, Lexi and I went to Reddington Bridal in Park Ridge for dress shopping.  It was the third total appointment I’ve had so far, after seeing David’s Bridal in September and House of Brides in December.  You may remember I had a close call at House of Brides, and, walking away from a hard sell tactic, I was hesitant to subject myself to the emotional toll of surrounding myself with salespeople on commission trying to sell me thousands of dollars worth of arranged fabric.  Fortunately, this was a good experience. Continue reading

- The Bride

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Dress & Photography Search, Ceremony Meeting

I went on my second dress shopping outing on Monday, this time to House of Brides, after having a bad experience at David’s Bridal in September.  Since I want to keep my dress a surprise and not public on the Internet, I won’t talk much about what I liked and didn’t, though I did find a dress I liked quite a bit.  It was good that I went, Continue reading

- The Bride

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