Wedding Bells Wednesday: The Dress, part one.

This past weekend, I tried on wedding dresses.

Yes, our wedding is still a year and a half away, and I didn't want to step foot in a dress shop until this summer. But when your best friend needs you to go get sized for a bridesmaid dress and you have to make an appointment anyway, I mean, why not?

I wasn't sure how I would be with all this. I have watched A LOT of "Say Yes to the Dress" in my life, and it really made me wary of dress shopping.

Would I cry?

Would I have to bring fifteen people along?

Would all fifteen people have to wear matching shirts?

Would someone start some drama about how I couldn't wear that dress because she wanted to wear it?

Would I suddenly demand a $12,000 Cinderella gown?

Would someone ask me if I was saying Yes to the Dress? 

I feel totally clueless about a lot of wedding things. Some people just seem like brides, you know? They've known what they wanted their entire lives when it comes to their wedding. 

I'm pretty sure I'm not one of those people. I was definitely destined to be married to Thomas. But the bride thing is a little hazy and weird and sort of outside my realm of things I am naturally good at. 

Dress shopping, though? That was actually fun. Lots of fun.

I really didn't want to find a dress this past weekend. I wanted to find out what shapes would look good on me. Straps/no straps? Ball gown/ mermaid/ A-line? (Those are all the wedding dress-related words I can think of.)

Except I found one. I have had it pinned on my secret Pinterest dress board (hehe..I love those secret boards) for ages, so when I saw it in the store, I freaked out a little bit. It's weird to stare at something for so long online and then suddenly see it in front of you. And then I tried it on, and it was perfect.

Of course, I am making no commitments yet. I still have to go dress shopping with my mom in my hometown, and possibly in St. Louis. And I have plenty of time yet. But it just felt right. It was the very first dress I found, and I pictured myself getting married in it.

That wasn't the only dress I tried on, however! I tried on plenty of others that I loved but were completely not my style. So since I will definitely not be wearing any of those, and even Tom saw these pictures, I will show them here!

(Note: The dress I like best is actually nothing like these. I almost published this post with that dress blatantly hanging in the background haha.)

I LOVED that first one with the deep v-back! But again, totally not my style. It will look absolutely stunning...on someone else.

That last one nearly knocked me out. Literally. Like I thought I was going to pass out because it was so tight. 

And so, the journey begins :) I really wish I could post the dress I am completely in love with, but since I can't, I will just continue staring at the pictures of it daily.

Did you/ will you enjoy dress shopping? How long did it take to you to find "the one"?