Playing Dress Up

Tuesday was the first fitting for my wedding gown.  The whole experience was a little different than I expected, not all in a good way, but I'm glad my dress is finally on its way to being ready for the big day.

The day started with me feeling a little bit like this:

from wiki

And, as a quick tangent, because I was already on the wiki page about elephants...  Did you ever notice the ridiculous eyelashes on an elephant before?  This girl can definitely get by without eyelash extensions...

also from wiki

Anyway, I was feeling huge, sausagey and unpleasant.  I don't know if it was nerves related to the idea of putting on my wedding dress or my knowing that I haven't lost any (not a single pound) of the weight I'd hoped to lose by now...  But, either way, I wasn't actually looking forward to having the dress on or seeing what I looked like in it.

Don't get me wrong, I was super excited to see the dress.  It had been over seven months and I barely remembered what it looked like in person.  I wanted to see how my final shoe decision and recent jewelry purchases looked with it.  I wanted to visualize it standing next to the brown suit the FI purchased over the weekend.  I wanted to imagine it with a veil and see if I could make a decision on that finally.

I just didn't want to have to wear it.

So, I may have been less than enthusiastic as I stopped by my mom's house to pick her up.  And, I may have been less than charming through the appointment.  I may have also been close to tears as I drove myself home after.  But, I'm assuming that the alterations and (fingers crossed) being good about food and exercise for the next two months may get me to where I want to be.

But, less about me and more about the fitting appointment...  After being shown to a dressing room and changing into my strapless bra, my seamstress helped me dive into the dress.  Then, she gave my mom a quick lesson on lacing up the back.  

Once the dress was in place, we started to talk about the details.  First, she cut off the attached bow and broach, which I'd known from the very beginning would not be a part of the final look.  She also pinned the chest area a bit, so that I won't be showing off all the goods.  Next, a preview of the bustle and the new belt was pinned into place.  Finally, I did a slow spin as she pinned the bottom for length.

It was quick...  But not so quick that I didn't try on my new jewelry to see if they were compatible with the dress: 

Sweet Zinnia by Kate Spade via Nordstrom

I had actualy bought these over the weekend from amazon.com (thank goodness for Prime shipping) because they were a little less expensive.  They looked gorgeous with the dress.  So sparkly and definitely a statement but still elegant and kind of timeless.

After all the pins were in place and I'd signed the alteration order paperwork, we removed the dress and that was it.  A quick trip to front desk for final payment and I made another appointment for my second fitting.  The seamstress warned that the bottom of the dress will be "opened up" when I return and I shouldn't freak out.  Now I'm uber-curious to see what that means.

Did anyone else have a less than stellar first fitting appointment?  Did trying on the dress again make you feel more worried about how you'd look on the big day?  Or, did you fall in love with your dress and the way you felt in it all over again?