"The" One?

I have come to the conclusion that it is a near impossibility to go wedding dress shopping and come out saying that you found "the one."  I mean, can it really happen?  Budget issues aside, can a woman honestly walk into a store, with so many beautiful choices, in all different shapes and sizes, and say with a hundred percent confidence that a single dress is the only dress you would want to wear on your wedding day?  I look at my own wedding dress, which I love, but can tell you wouldn't be the dress I would wear if my wedding wasn't going to be outside in Florida.  If we were getting married here in Philadelphia, I could see myself in something along these lines...

An absolutely gorgeous gown, but one that would be more fitting of a downtown wedding, rather than outside under a tree.  Maybe it is just my love of weddings, and my appreciation for so many different ways of doing things, that makes me question the notion.  Wedding dress shopping should be fun, and not so pressure filled on whether you are finding the only dress that you would want to wear on your wedding day.  Perhaps, we should change the idea of finding "the one," to finding "the one for right now, and if given the option, I would wear them all?"  And if you really think about it, you already found "the one," they are the reason you are wedding dress shopping in the first place! 

(Dress is Anna Maier Ulla-Maija, via Martha Stewart)

Comments

[holly]

ooo i love it! haven't even started dress shopping but i know what you mean. i remember years ago not being able to settle for one PROM dress.. i'm definitely considering the cocktail/dancing dress for part of my reception though! i want to be able to really be comfortable & dance like crazy with my guests!

[Cathy and David - Photographers]

If I were getting married in Florida I'd be getting married in a t-shirt and shorts. :-D

[Derby Day Bride]

I couldn't agree more. I know we had this conversation the other day - "the one" for me is my fiance but I did pick one and only one of the many beautiful dresses I tried on. I picked it because it made me feel stunning, it's comfortable and everyone was speechless when I came out in it. So...I think it is a good choice. Plus, I totally want to put it on and hang out in it around the house - kind of like Phoebe and Rachel did in Friends! I don't want to wait until my first fitting!

[Guilty Secret]

It happened to me, I had that "the one" moment! But admittedly I never allowed myself to try anything out of my price range... perhaps I would have had more "the one" moments if I did but (luckily) I guess we'll never know.

Congrats on the move too :)