Wishful Wednesday... Wedding Edition

So, I've been wanting to participate in The Seattle Smith's Wishful Wednesday for a few weeks, but I just haven't connected with any of the topics.  Then... I read today's:

"I wish I could have worn __________________ on my wedding day."

Oh, how I've been waiting for someone to ask me this!  Haha.  Here I am on my wedding day in 2007 in my very simple white gown.  (Isn't Jeff SO handsome?!?!)

Photo by Paul Calhoun Photography... go check him out!

Now, first of all, let me say: I LOVED everything about my wedding day - including this dress!  Jeff REALLY isn't into frills (ruffles/beads/etc.) and honestly, that's not much my style either.  The whole theme of our wedding was SIMPLE - so this dress fit perfectly.  (If you want to see more pictures, go check out our photographer's website here.) BUT, I've often said the ONE thing I would have done differently would have been to spend more time searching for "the PERFECT dress." 

Strangely, I'd been imagining details like my bridesmaids' dresses (bright orange) and my flowers (tulips) for YEARS, but I'd really never thought about my dress.  Add to that the fact that Jeff is so picky and that we only had a six month engagement (you should have heard the sales lady putting the pressure on about how long it takes for dresses to come in/get altered/etc.  FYI - I had PLENTY of time), and it makes sense that this just wasn't a huge priority.  I believe this was about the fourth or fifth dress I tried on and, if I remember correctly, my exact words were "I think this one will do." :)

My mom and sister were with me (what a special thing to get to do together... I am SO lucky to have them both in town) and agreed that it was beautiful.  However, my mom did say: "Aren't you supposed to cry and scream or something?"  Either way, we left that day with an order placed and I didn't see the dress again until it came in in a few weeks.  To be honest, when I got it, I was actually surprised to see that the chiffon overlay actually had a little shimmer to it - didn't notice that before. 

In the end, the dress required very little alterations and Jeff LOVED it.  I never second-guessed my decision.  Today, it is hanging (still unwashed, mind you) in my closet at home.  Maybe by my third anniversary this June, I'll feel brave enough to try it on.  (Hello Flat Belly Diet!)  What good memories it holds --- wine stains and all! :) (Side Note: I also got to wear my mom's "blusher" from her veil as mine. This part was probably more special to me than the dress itself.)

ANYWAYS, back to the matter at hand... I think, if I had it all to do over again (which, I never will), I'd choose something with A LITTLE more detail!  I LOVE J-Crew's wedding line (so me), so I'd probably go with something from there.  Like:

OR... One of these beauties from Vera Wang (as long as we're daydreaming, why not go all out?):

You'll notice I never get TOO adventurous!  :)

Now, go join in the fun and check out more gown wishes here. Happy wishing!