perfection*

After visiting quite a few dress shops and not being successful, I was starting to get nervous. I was told by almost every place that I HAD to order my dress by February, or it wouldn't be done in time. I was doing a million google searches for "bridal shops" in Birmingham, and ran across a place called Alfred Angelo. I looked over it and thought "Any place with a name like 'Alfred Angelo' could not be in my price range. After seeing it again on a website I thought to myself "You might as well call and talk to them, what can it hurt?" I called, asked if I had to make appointments, they said no, and I asked what their price range was. Surprisingly, it mostly was in my range! I wrote it down among others, along with its address and phone number. I was at work the next night when a lady came in and told me how much she liked my ring. She told me she was engaged and planning her wedding also. Of course we went right into bridal talk, about deals we had found, dates, and honeymoons! I asked where a good place to find a dress was. She immediately said, "You HAVE to go to Alfred Angelo, they are amazing!" Then I got excited. I went online that night, got on their website and made a favorites list of dresses I liked. Then I made plans with my momma, and one of my best friends/bridesmaid this past Saturday to go when mom got off work. That morning I got to thinking, man I really hope they don't need appointments. I decided to call them and ask. I was horrified when the lady answered and said, "I'm sorry we take appointments on weekends, and we are all booked up for today." I was so sad, I told her to call me if anything opened up. Then out of no where, she said, "Oh wait, we can fit you in at two." Then I was excited! After meeting mom and Haley, we had lunch, and went to the store. I was immediately greeted and they gave me TWO stylist to help me. After trying on two dresses, one of the ladies put a dress in my room that I had picked off the website. I LOVED it! I thought it had to be "the one."  I was in love with it, after putting on the veil and everything, I knew I was having the "it" feeling. I tried not to make a big deal, I didn't want any water works from mom. And Haley had already told me she was going to cry. I hate sappy crying, so I played it low key. Then my stylist come up and told me she had a dress similar to the one I had on, and I should try it. I thought, what the heck? I put it on and walked outside. Mom didn't say anything, and Haley looked in awe. I stepped up to the mirror, and thought, oh my gosh, this is my dress. I asked mom why she wasn't talking and she told me she was still getting her breath back. Its one of the most beautiful dresses I have ever seen. I knew that this "it" feeling was the right one. I can't believe I found my perfect dress, then the lady told me they were having a sale, and it was LESS than the tag price. I was so excited I could squeal. I made an appointment to come back for measurements and fitting, and also made one for my bridesmaids to try on dresses too. I am so relieved, I found a dress, everything else will be a breeze. I will probably get a lot of stuff like my garter, toasting glasses, cake knife, etc at the Southern Bridal Show next Sunday. But right now, I'm still focusing on the fact that I have the perfect dress, the perfect groom, and what will be the perfect wedding. Everything else, can wait.