After much searching, I bought my wedding dress today. It was one of the original dresses I picked out in October-ish, but only finally found it in a store to try on this week. Unfortunately, it was at the very top end of my dress budget, so I left Wednesday without it in hand. My mom and I searched the Internet for any possible option (used, foreign-made, anything...). The shop in Norfolk was willing to sell me the floor dress at a discounted rate, which made it only slightly higher than my budget and slightly larger than I needed. However, this shop offered free alterations and cleaning, which wouldn't be included in any Internet sale I made. (I also received insider info that this designer was raising prices as of Feb. 1, so I feel better just having a dress anyway. Plus, bridal stores prefer 6 months or more before ordering a dress).
Special thanks to my Mom for listening for hours and endlessly searching the used wedding dress sites with me! Thanks to my Mom and Dad for helping me finance, and to Kayla and Derek for their trip to Sioux Falls in search of the dress.
But ugh, I can't recommend wedding dress shopping to anyone... glad this is all only happening once! (I'm sure my family and Cody are relieved as well.)
If anybody cares to see the link, just let me know :)
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