Well yesterday was a wonderfully enjoyable day off from work, all jobs, with no feelings of "I should go in and help and make some money..." Kristen got into town as I hopped out of the shower after tiding up the house a bit and we where off...
We got a lovely breakfast with a mimosa and fresh made coffee, croissants and yummy breakfast (my apologizes, this would be a wonderful time for a photo, however I was busy beginning our girls day).
After our yummy breakfast we headed to the bridal salon... now Kristen already had a 1 and 2 dress, same designer, similar designs, but we headed here to try on every kind, b/c I love their relaxed expectations, and outlook on the processes, and the way the store is organized...
1. Try each silhouette on... b/c when else are you ever going to have a reason to try on a ball gown, and you know, at least rule it out justifiably. You can say you tried one on, and it wasn't it... no regrets that it might have been what you where looking for after all...
2. They have the largest stock of any salon in Oregon... aka pretty much have anything you are looking for... or something like it, or they can get it if you really want something they don't have.
3. Its organized by silhouette. So you go to each rack and pick one, two, or seven of them, knowing how its shaped. Which honestly makes it easiest to then focus on the details, and small things about how the dress looks on you.
4. Its a seemingly no pressure to buy environment. I haven't quite decided (nor thought to ask) if they work on commission. I would assume they do, b/c its wedding dresses after all. But there is a respect for budget, and seemingly genuine focus on trying on enough dresses til you don't want to take one off, as well as letting you have your time to digest each dress as long or as little as you please.
5. They don't tell you what does or doesn't look good on you... If you ask questions about how something is shaped, can be altered, removed, etc. They will tell you why, how, or just say they agree it looks a little goofy... but they don't "sell from their own pocket" so to say... which, lets me honest, the salons that think they know what you want, and don't listen or just let you go at it, regardless of what you said you wanted/didn't want, or don't listen when you say it repeatedly... those are uncomfortable, horror bridal salon stories... and we don't want that.
Anyhow, you probably understand at this point that I like the place. They take appointments, it never feels like its crowded, or you are all looking at the same dress waiting to try it on, that you are a pay check for the sales rep, or that they are sick of seeing girls find the dress... I think they really know a few seconds before you know that you've found it.
Well and we found it... Kristen was dancing in the dress, out of the dress, and well... she didn't stop. Its beautiful, fits perfectly, its just enough and not to much. She wears the dress, and owns it. And as her sister and I both said... "Can I say that you look hot?" Because, honestly she did look hot, and elegant, and sexy, and beautiful, and a gorgeous, smoking, tear jerking bride (I nearly started to have a tear when she asked if Tyler would cry... honey.. if I was nearly to a tear with the clip, and no setting, flowers, make up, or well frankly the groom... he's gonna cry... $10 bucks on it ; ) )
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