My dress. My dress and I have a love/hate relationship. It put me through a lot of emotional distress. Well, it wasn't the dress' fault, it was my fault, but still!
Of course I went to Becky's Bridal and Formal to find my dress for several reasons. First, Becky has the best selection for great prices. Second, Becky tells me the truth and not what I want to hear just to sell me a dress! Third, I've been going to Becky's for my formal dresses since I was in high school. Why would I go anywhere else for the most important dress of my life? And last, Becky is just one of the most awesome people ever. She was my Fairy Godmother when it came to this dress.
This was the second dress I tried on and before Becky even had it on me completely, I had fallen in love. I never thought I would want a full skirt dress. It was never my style, even in high school. But, there it was! Looking amazing! And once Becky put the veil on and "jacked me up" the tears started falling and I knew it was the one.
So, I asked Becky to order the dress for me, event though the one in the store fit me absolutely perfect. Because I'm hardheaded, I didn't allow her to measure me. I just asked her to order me the exact same dress. I had worked 80 hours in one week to pay for my dress. So, I was determined to have my own dress instead of the one off the rack.
Fast forward to my next wedding visit to Virginia. (Planning a wedding five states away was not the easiest thing by the way. I had to learn to just give up control and let my family and friends just take care of it, or else nothing would've gotten done and I would've gone crazy. Thankfully they knew what I wanted and were better at bringing my vision to life than me.) I go to try on the dress and it doesn't fit. It's too small. Again, I didn't take into account that the dress in the store had been worn in and that's why it fit more, even though they were the exact same size/measurements. If I had allowed Becky to measure me, it would have been the exact right measurements and would have fit. Already being stressed and having your dress be too small, is ridiculously stressful. Needless to say, I was in tears. And not the happy tears from before.
Then, Fairy Godmother Becky came to my rescue and made my dreams come true! Between her, our neighbor Pat (who works at Becky's) and Becky's amazing seamstress, my dress was good to go come wedding day. (I had another "it wouldn't fit" scare the week of the wedding and the team rescued me again!) I was zipped perfectly into my dress without issue and was walking down the aisle with my Daddy to my Husband!
Honestly, how many stores can you get THAT kind of personal attention? There aren't many and I'm so thankful to Becky and her team for all the help and relieving my stress come wedding day. Thank you Becky!
She's already turning Amelia into a "Becky's Girl"! And the first dress Amelia needs, we will be going to Becky!
