Let the Wedding Blogging Begin

Yeah, I did it. Took part in Filene's Basement's infamous Running of the Brides and lived to tell the tale (though came home empty-handed). Here is what I learned:

• Ya gotta have a posse. Kendra deserves a medal for all the begging, cajoling, hawking, hunting and helping me into dresses. (Not to mention being my photographer while weighed down with so many plastic bags and frocks.) But we needed more bodies, more hands. And I've already been chastised for not inviting Catherine and Melissa. What can I say? I couldn't imagine anyone else wanting to get up at dawn to take part in this insanity. Next time, ladies. ;)
• Strapless could be okay. I had previously ruled it out. It's a beautiful look, but I feel straps are more me. Still, if I had to wear the Nicole Miller gown at right, I wouldn't complain.
• I do enjoy how poofy skirts make me feel like a princess, but a sheath is more my style. Sadly, poofy seemed to be all I could get my hands on. A few exceptions shown below.
• Long train = ridiculous.
• No dress that weighs more than I do (or seems like it).
• People are intense about wedding gowns, man. That's why I didn't have too-high expectations for this. Other folks wanted a dress out of it way more than I did.

Enough talk. Here are some of the ones I tried on:


1) I'm a princess! 2) I like the simplicity of this, but maybe too simple?


3) Not a fan of the tiers, but this one has the flowiness I'm looking for. 4) Like the shape, but not sure I want to go the shiny-fabric route.


5) Halter! Not bad, not bad. 6) Feeling a little punchy after trying on 20-plus dresses. Also, wtf is up with those half-circles in the chestal area, really!?

My fave. I wouldn't choose spaghetti straps, but these seemed to work. Only problem (aside from wrinkliness) was the tightness around the knee area. I wouldn't be able to do the Electric Slide. Plus, by this time we'd been there more than two hours and I just wanted to escape. I'm glad I went, though; it was exhausting yet fun. The dress search continues ...