Busy Bisbey : I said yes...

To the dress. Finally! :)

After months of shopping and trying on upwards of 50 dresses in 4 different cities and 444 pictures (no exaggeration) in my wedding dress album that aren't the one, I finally said 'yes' to the dress!

My advice:

1. Research. Research dresses. Research places to shop. Take your research with you. I did a lot of research, but I have a habit of being like, "oh, that's pretty-let's pin it." and it doesn't help me at all! Haha if you're good at decision making, then dress research is helpful. ;) To find places to shop-my research simply consisted of googling wedding boutiques in Austin, TX. Tons of options. :)

2. Set your budget before you go anywhere. I did not and fell in almost love with a $3300 dress (the first one I tried on)-no thank you.

3. Don't let someone talk you into or out of something. I'm speaking of salespeople. Some people have this problem with extra opinionated friends/family. I can't even begin to tell you (so I'll show you further down) some of things people tried to talk me into. 😳

4. It's okay to change your mind. As long as you do so within 6-8 months before your wedding. Some designers take longer than others, but you don't want to end up in a situation where you have to rush order your dress.

5. Take someone with you. Most places I only had one or two people with me, which I found to be great! It's easier to figure out what you want with fewer opinions in the moment. That's not to say every dress contender that I tried on wasn't then sent to at least 10 people. Once I finally more or less decided on the dress, that's when I texted all of my bridesmaids, moh ;), and mom to see if they could come in and say 'yes' with me!

6. Last one, take lots of pictures. You'll probably change your mind on what you want/what you like-at least that's what I did! :)

Thank you Julie, Lindsay, Sarah, Kara, Becca, Brookie, Hopi and Mom for being my shopping buddies over the past few months!! 😚 I'm so blessed to have each of you in my life!

Thank you to all of my bridesmaids for responding to all of my group texts about dresses. Thank Jesus that's over huh? 😉

Last, but not least, thank you, thank you, thank you to my sweet momma, moh-Hopi and 5 of my sweet bridesmaids, Heather, Lindsay, Julie, Becca and Shanna who were able to be with me today as I finally said, "yes!!" to the dress. Y'all sure know how to make this girl feel so special. Love y'all so much!

Now to the good stuff.

Location: Blush Bridal

This dress had my heart for months. My brain would not let me do it. :)

I would then send them to my sister and she would make picstitches so I could compare them! lol :) These were my top two for the longest time!

Location: Belle Saison

Lindsay and me!

Location: Unbridaled

Sarah and me!

Location: Signature Bridal

Becca and me! :)

Location: Alfred Angelo

Location: Serendipity Bridal

Brookie and me!

At this point in shopping, I decided I wanted to change everything. :) Lindsay and Kara joined me for Round 2.

Location: Belle Saison

Location: Alexia Gavela Bridal

My new friend Kara! She's been quite the helper on this wedding dress adventure!

Then, on Wednesday, I scheduled three appointments. Cloud 9, Second Summer Bride and Signature Bridal for the third time!

Location: Cloud 9

Location: Second Summer Bride

Location: Signature Bridal

Finally, to where I said yes! First we had lunch at Panera. :)

Then, we headed to Georgetown! I had narrowed it down to my top 2! This was #2. :)

Would it be weird to frame this picture? Lol :) so happy my momma and Hopi came to help me move-it resulted in fitting in this dress adventure. :) couldn't/wouldn't have done it without them.

I can't imagine my life without my Hopi.

So precious! :)

My sweet Shanna had this made for me a while back, but I changed my wedding date on her so she had to order the seven, but it worked out perfect because she got to give it me today!!! I love it!! Thank you Shanna Banana!