Can’t believe it’s real
I had some pretty bad anxiety over dress shopping which is hilarious because I’m always hyping other people up. I’m older, I’ve had children, and I’ve gained and lost a significant amount of weight over my life so I have loose skin and a belly so I was worried about looking like I was a ridiculous middle aged lady trying to look young or just plain bad.
I’m a street size 16-18 now and the closest plus size boutique is 4 hours away so I just went with my heart and picked a boutique nearby that carries Allure and Disney Fairytale weddings dresses and made sure they carried samples at least close to my size. This was the first dress I tried on and it was just magical. My best friend and my daughter both cried. I tried on 7 or 8 more dresses just to be sure and they all looked good, one was a contender, but this one already won.
I see some things about my body in these pictures I could nitpick but just remembering the feeling of seeing myself in a dress I dreamed about years wipes that completely out of my mind.