Very simple, but beautiful and feminine (to me, anyway).
I'm so glad that I tried on dresses of all styles, even the big "cake frosting" dresses, because I ended up falling in love with something very different from that sheath dress (but not a "cake frosting" dress).
The dress that I fell in love with was $1000. Some of you may say, "That's really not bad for a wedding gown," to which I will reply, "It's a f***ing dress! That I am only going to wear once!" while shaking my hands emphatically. The only thing that I own that is worth more than that gown is my car. Oh, and now, my engagement ring. (Which is worth much more than my P.O.S. car, incidentally.) Nothing else I own is worth anywhere near $1000.
My point is, I was having a very hard time finding a way to justify spending $1000 on a bunch of white fabric. So, I Googled the style number of the dress and found Ann Bridal Gowns. This company is one of many companies that make copies of designer dresses for a fraction of the designer price.
My designer wedding gown copy cost $300. Which is still much more than I would ever want to spend on a bunch of white fabric that I am going to wear once, but, wow, what a deal!
The gown was delivered about a month and a half after I ordered it. It seemed to have been shipped from China. (It's not all "Engrish" on the website, but there were what appeared to be Chinese characters on the packaging.) When the company was contacted with questions via email, they got back to me in a timely fashion.
The moral of the story for all future brides is this: 1) Try on dresses of all different styles, even styles you wouldn't expect to like, and take note of the style number of Thee Dress so you can shop around. 2) Don't be afraid of a copy! Having the designer label in my dress would have cost me another $700.
Take that, Wedding Industry!
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