My dress

Hi all,
            One thing in life I have figured out is this: never be afraid to try something different. Never make up your mind before you have not seen the options. With that said I went dress shopping. I first tried on the style of gown I was sure I wanted. Sheath style. Lots of beads and sparkles. No crenoline. They looked terrible on me.
       I had decided going into this day that I would try on anything and everything. That I did. The last style I tried was a very plain strapless gown. It was pretty. Then the attendant put a belt on me. That was it. I knew it. The one. Unfortunately the "one" was $1,800. Now I don't know about you, but I have bought cars for less than that. As much as I loved it I knew I could find this general idea in a dress anywhere. Plain. How hard could that be?
          After going to that boutique I went to David's bridal. Now I am not knocking them but as I am always busy I expected to be able to walk in and try on a dress. Nope. I had to make an appointment. Every single room was filled. I would say they need more dressing rooms. I found two dresses there. I did not get to try them on because of their full house. They lost a sale.
          I went back to Bride to Be consignment. My sister, my niece and myself went like crazy through the racks grabbing anything that may have worked. As I tried on dresses my sister found a dress that was completely plain. I liked it. It was a contender for sure. Especially at under $300 for the dress. Then one of the attendants who kindly took time out of her busy day to help look brought me another plain dress. This one was silky (the other was not silky). I tried it on. I came out and my sister and niece started grabbing belts and throwing them on me. We found a couple good ones, but there was one that was perfect. I looked in the mirror. I got a bit teary eyed. It was perfect. It was even less money than the other plain dress. $276 was the dress price. The belt was $129. A bit steep but hey perfect is perfect. With the cost of the garment bag I paid just under $420 for my dress.
         I tried on veils too. Then I decided this is my diy wedding. I will make one myself. I have found a YouTube video on how to do it. It seems easy. I guess I will post on how that goes.
Cheers!