The story of my wedding dress 🤍
As a little girl, I loved to stare at the gorgeous wedding gowns in my aunt’s bridal magazines.
When I grew up and learned how complicated the wedding gown industry was, I decided everyone participating in that industry was absurd, and I would get my perfect wedding gown without participating in the silliness.
What silliness, you ask? Dresses costing thousands of dollars while fitting terribly, looking bulky and frumpy, alterations costing hundreds of dollars, dresses taking up to a year to arrive after you’ve given your measurements, alterations taking additional months.
I didn’t have a plan for how I would dodge the silliness. I just knew I would.
I got engaged in February of this year and went dress shopping in May. My mom and I picked a bridal shop in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and just before we were to head there, my sister-in-law mentioned she got her dress from a consignment store near there in Chippewa Falls.
So on a whim, we decided to swing by Off the Rack Bridal World before going to our official wedding dress appointment.
To my shock and awe, I was completely smitten with the first two dresses I tried on.
The pictured dress, which I wore on my wedding day, was the second dress I tried on.
It is by a New York designer named Darryl Jagga. It was a sample dress worn once by a model down the runway, then sent to my new friend Luann at Off the Rack in Chippewa Falls.
The dress I chose fit perfectly—no alterations needed.
I dropped eight pounds on my bride diet, and it still fit perfectly.
Bride hack: The fact that it has straps helps it fit well even if you lose a few pounds. Avoid strapless dresses! They are unflattering on most brides.
So in the end, I got what I wanted. I avoided all the silliness of the wedding dress industry and still got to wear a designer dress sold to most for thousands but to me for hundreds.
I remember what God said to Sarah in Genesis: “Is anything too hard for me Sarah?”
No, it’s not!
Don’t be afraid to ask God for the absurd!🔥👰🏼♀️