Final Fitting

I am so glad I wrote notes when I picked up my dress! Between the final fitting and the wedding, Mama Aardvark and Grandma Aardvark came to visit me and take my dress back to Michigan. When I tried on the dress for them I had some panicky thoughts and worried about weather my dress was bridey enough. I started seeing flaws were there had been none before. In short, I freaked right on out.

I wouldn't go so far as to say I had dress regret, but I had dress, "I'm not sure-and-IT'S-ONLY-TWO-WEEKS-TO-THE-WEDDING-WHAT-AM-I-GOING-TO-DO!?!?!??!"

Luckily I got over it. And by the wedding day, had fallen back in love with my dress.

Now here are my thoughts following the final fitting, along with Bridesmaid OT's cell phone pictures:

"I have my dress now. I am so excited only 21 day to go! I am beginning to wonder is I should have had her put a bustle in. I don't think so. If I decide I am going to keep the long skirt on for some reason, I can pin one in.  I love it. It is SO soft and light and comfortable. Natural fiber FTW."

Somehow, in the week that lapsed between these pictures and my mom's visit, doubt had crept into my mind.  At first, when I put on the dress for Mama and Grandma Aardvark, everything seemed OK.

I showed off how it converted. Mama and Grandma were very impressed. When I put the big skirt back on, everything didn't tuck quite right and that really started the panic (I thought I'd be a wrinkled mess on my wedding day!)

In fact, I am pretty sure this picture (and that lovely face I am making) was was the result of me taking off the  big skirt in a in a hurry because I was worried it would ruin the little dress!

Already on edge about the whole dress (and possibly suffering from Pre-wedding crazies aka Bride Brain), my freakout was complete when I saw this picture:

Aside from the dopey smile, you can totally see my BRA! After seeing this I was SO ready for Mama Aardvark to take that dress far far away. There was no time to get anything else. I would have to wear it. I tried not to think about it. When I couldn't push it out of my mind, I tried to hope that everything worked out....

Needless to say on the wedding day, I loved my dress. I loved getting married in it. I loved getting pictures taken in it. And, I really loved dancing in it!

Did you have any dress related panic right before your wedding? Did everything work out in the end?