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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Team Schwiggins
I'm really quite proud of this project, and this wedding. Congrats to my dear, dear friends!
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Say yes to the dress!
Before the new school year started, I went wedding dress shopping with my dear friend, Michelle. I didn't expect to find anything and didn't love anything I tried on at two different shops. I wasn't a typical bride-to-be in that I dreaded dress shopping and didn't have a clear idea about what I wanted.
Enter Vera. This sweet lady founded a local dress shop in the 60s and happened to be in the shop while I was unsuccessfully seeking the perfect dress. She told me about her old flagship shop, which had been transformed into a clearance center, housing vintage, samples, and discontinued dresses. She made an appointment for me to see her seamstress that day, and off we went. Michelle and I were like kids in a candy store! The shop was closed except for us. We took over the place, pulling dresses from all the rooms and finding unique gems and laughable styles. I found my dress there, and as I stood before the mirror, agonizing about the decision, Vera appeared. She had driven to Janesville to see how I was faring.
The dress was, as you can imagine for a vintage gown, too tight. It wasn't in perfect condition, nor was it new. It did, however, encompass everything I was looking for in a dress, everything that I wasn't finding in the rows and rows of strapless, bright white princess dresses.
To Vera's and my delight, I bought the dress. I hid it in the closet, warned Chris not to look, and decided to get it altered after the holidays.
Today, I decided to visit my gown. I was surprised when I pulled it out of the closet that it is so heavy. I'd forgotten how well made it is. I tried it on and was shocked that after two months of increasing yoga, decreasing beer, and eating healthier in general...the dress almost fits as is! I could zip it up to about a quarter of an inch shy of the end of the zipper! If this keeps up, I'll need the dress taken in instead of let out! What a good feeling, to love my dress more than the day I brought it home, and to fit in it better as well!
Enter Vera. This sweet lady founded a local dress shop in the 60s and happened to be in the shop while I was unsuccessfully seeking the perfect dress. She told me about her old flagship shop, which had been transformed into a clearance center, housing vintage, samples, and discontinued dresses. She made an appointment for me to see her seamstress that day, and off we went. Michelle and I were like kids in a candy store! The shop was closed except for us. We took over the place, pulling dresses from all the rooms and finding unique gems and laughable styles. I found my dress there, and as I stood before the mirror, agonizing about the decision, Vera appeared. She had driven to Janesville to see how I was faring.
The dress was, as you can imagine for a vintage gown, too tight. It wasn't in perfect condition, nor was it new. It did, however, encompass everything I was looking for in a dress, everything that I wasn't finding in the rows and rows of strapless, bright white princess dresses.
To Vera's and my delight, I bought the dress. I hid it in the closet, warned Chris not to look, and decided to get it altered after the holidays.
Today, I decided to visit my gown. I was surprised when I pulled it out of the closet that it is so heavy. I'd forgotten how well made it is. I tried it on and was shocked that after two months of increasing yoga, decreasing beer, and eating healthier in general...the dress almost fits as is! I could zip it up to about a quarter of an inch shy of the end of the zipper! If this keeps up, I'll need the dress taken in instead of let out! What a good feeling, to love my dress more than the day I brought it home, and to fit in it better as well!
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