my real gown

Before I say anything, take a good look at this photo:

Doesn’t it just take your breath away?

Now let me get into the long story of the last few weeks’ roller coaster of emotions. Remember my blog from January describing the Ines di Santo dream gown I fell for but had a hefty $5k+ price tag? (I found out that it’s actually about $7,500) First of all, it is the one pictured above. I know I had a really crappy photo of it in my previous post, but the image above just sums up all my emotions for this story…

In a matter of 2 weeks I went from a state of:

• being set with my Blue by Enzoani Aspen gown (even taking it to the tailor)
• to seeing my dream gown on another bride which made me yearn for it even more
• to finding it 2nd hand online in a size a tad bit too big with a $4k price tag attached
• to being able to bargain it down to half of the asking price
• to stressing over if I am really out of my mind crazy in buying a 2nd gown
• to hurriedly halting the tailor on making any changes to my 1st gown
• to putting all my trust in Laura to pick up the new gown and paying for it
• to rushing to get it over to Cali from NY to find a few imperfections
• to now playing the waiting game to see what magic the tailor can do to bring it in and hem it up to fit me.

The last gal who wore it was 5′ 8″ tall and I’m about 4″ shorter than that so let’s see what she can do…more on that once I get the gown back on March 1st.

I could not resist myself after seeing the image above and neither could any of my other girlfriends who all encouraged me to get the gown I really wanted. You only get married once they keep saying and the price of the gown was not bad at all. Now I could only hope the tailor will work her magic and also hope to look even as close to gorgeous as this bride pictured below who re-ignited my love for the gown, forcing me in the first place to search for it online to see if anyone was selling it 2nd hand. Sometimes I think it was meant to be, like fate would have it. KimChi found the blog of this gal’s wedding, her showing me the photos, me falling madly in love with it, wanting it so badly–I don’t remember the last time feeling so passionately about wanting something this badly, finding it, seeing the high price tag, asking for half the price and the gal agreeing to it. It seemed all too easy, but in a way it had to be fate. The dress and I were meant to be together.

As you can see, I am stuck with 2 wedding gowns. I need to sell the Enzoani Aspen gown ASAP. There aren’t that many girls out there who would first of all like the gown and also be a bridal size 2. So what I’m asking is if you know anyone getting married soon that is my size, please pass along the word that I am willing to sell my brand new, never been worn Enzoani Aspen gown for less than what I paid. I still love that gown very much as well, but I truly cannot have 2 gowns. I had to choose my 1st love.

p.s.
if you want to see more photos of the gal above in the gown, click here. She had her fairy tale wedding in Italy. Also note that I did not buy this exact same gown from the gal pictured above. Her photos inspired me to look for it 2nd hand online. I did get the same color but from a different girl who was selling it.

Oh yes..here’s my dearest Laura at Chealsea Piers with the gown. She was going to be late to Rosalia’s ice skating competition if she dropped it off at home first so she had to lug it around for a few hours. Thanks so much my dear!! I owe you!

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