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And how I got on....

Saturday afternoon at about 5pm and I'm standing on a pedestal (literally!) wearing my very first wedding dress. At that moment I didn't think life could get much better... and then I tried on another one, and another, and another...

'You'll know when you put the right dress on' might have sounded like a cliché, but it turns out everyone was right. My dream dress was about number 6 or 7 on the day, and yes it was pretty much the opposite of the very vague idea I had in my mind. And it is so me!

Sadly I can't go into too much detail in case 'you know who' is reading, and I have no pictures - how was I to know you can't take photos in bridal shops! But I can tell you that knowing the dress is out there has inspired my whole outlook for the day.

While it is probably not wise to plan a wedding around the dress - although it seems as good a starting point as any to me! - it has helped me get a better idea about colours and a theme. And that, from what I understand from my mountains of bridal magazines, is one of the first thing a bride should decide on.

I do know that the sensible thing is to keep looking - and I will - but that dress is going to be hard to beat. The shopoholic in me wants to own it immediately, but for now I will just have to be content with staring at it dreamily online...

As a quick extra I want to say thank you to my bridal buddy on the day. These experiences are only ever as good as the people you share them with, and Laura, you were the perfect girl to share my bridal shop debut!

May 12, 2009 3:57 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

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Stop thanking me, it was a pleasure and you looked unbelieveable in the dressing room, you will look even more amazing on the day! A champagne lunch and wedding dress shopping with a best friend isn't exactly a chore! I still have a lump in my throat when I picture you in THE dress! It was gorgeous and so you! Cannot wait for session 2 which I'm organising already! Watch this space! xx

By Laura - bridal buddy on May 12, 2009 5:09 PM

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Name: Gemma Hollingsworth
Age: 25
Job: hellomagazine.com staff writer
Relationship status: Engaged... finally! And soon to be Mrs Christopher Strong
Time taken to be proposed to: Nine years! Although sometimes it feels longer.
Wedding experience: None, although I went to three last year...
How it all began... In 2000 I was a pupil at the Duke Of York's Royal Military School and Chris was a sixth former, two years above than me. He's the only boy I've ever asked out, and I'm embarrassed to say I did it by text message! An experience I'm thankful I'll never have to repeat! Our first real milestone was four months into the relationship when I introduced the new love of my life to my dad and step mum. It went well, though it did take about 18 months for us to repeat the experience with his parents! Having lost my mum when I was 13, it was incredibly important to me that Chris knew my dad; and bless him he really put up with a lot for the cause. A major in the Royal Artillery, my father was very traditional and had set views on pretty much everything. I adored him; but, bringing home a boy who's had more changes to his hair cut and colour than David Beckham and a grungy Nirvana-esque fashion sense was always going to be a tricky sell. In the end their relationship was characterised by Sunday afternoons spent watching Formula One or football on TV over a beer, or three, accompanied by the sort of light-hearted banter that still allowed my dad to make his feelings known. More than anything I wish my dad was still alive to walk me down the aisle next summer. But he officially gave his blessing to Chris at around the seven year mark - something pretty amazing in itself!