Deciding on the Dress: Part 3

After I chose and purchased my dress, I put it on the backburner and checked it off my list. However, after several months of watching Say Yes to the Dress, I fell victim to one of the oldest bridal diseases in the book - the dreaded "dress uncertainty." I saw beautiful gown after beautiful gown, and the months passed since I had seen and worn my own dress. Did I really love it? Was it really the right one? Should I have tried more, different styles, different stores? I checked the Kleinfeld's website, and to my excitement, I saw that my designer, Henry Roth, was going to be doing a trunk show while I would be in New York visiting family. My mom made an appointment and I got very nervous. What if I didn't love it? It was an awful lot of money to not love something, right?

So with my mom and two close friends in tow, we headed out.

I put the dress on, and, well, see for yourself (all pictures were taken by Mama Hermit Crab):

Oh yeah, I love this dress, it's totally the right one.

Oh, and here's a better view of the detailing on the back (and preview of my veil, actually). Isn't it delish, what was I thinking?

And a little perk, here I am with Henry Roth himself!

I cannot explain how happy I am that I went back. The agonizing was for nothing. Meeting the designer of my dress was so exciting, and he could not have been more helpful. He spent over an hour with me, swooning about how I looked in his dress, helping me find a headpiece and veil (that's in the next post!), and helping me figure out how to make the creative changes that I am planning for the dress (but that is all to come in the future, so you'll have to stay tuned for that!). I would say this: if you're having an anxiety over your dress, go back and try it on. If you loved it once, you're sure to love it again! And for goodness sake, once you buy your dress, stop looking at others! ;)

Did you have any anxiety over your dress after you bought it? Did you go back for a second look? Any exciting stories of meeting your designer - share!