Dress Stop #1

First off, Laura was right, you need to have an appointment at House of Brides. So after my story about my friend 'Amber Schalla' seeing a dress there that she thought I would like didn't fly since neither my name nor Amber's name was in their computer, they made me register and be assigned a dress lady, an old hag named Phyllis, as you apparently cannot look at dresses by yourself. Right off the bat, Phyllis was not on board with my idea of a short white dress despite the fact that I pointed out what I wanted the moment we walked onto the floor; 'See that purple Bridesmaid dress? I want that but in white.' 

First she dragged me through the 'destination' dresses, which were long and not what I wanted; I want no lace, no beads, no flowers, nothing! After debating, she then took me to the 'special occasion' section thinking that the woman there would be better off helping me; really I think she just didn't want my 'cheaper' sale since I didn't want a huge dress. The moment Phyllis left me with the new woman, the new woman turned and said 'I have no idea why she brought you here, you should be looking at bridesmaids dresses with her.' Needless to say, I was brought back to Phyllis. Phyllis proceed to show me hideous clearance dresses, again which were lacy and flower driven. Eventually we got to the bridesmaid section where I, as well as her unfortunately, picked out several dresses for me to try on. Please don't even ask how many lacy ones she picked out; I swear she was trying to get me off her hands. 

Regardless, I was shoved into a small box closet like dressing room, with no mirrors, to try a handful of dresses on. How they managed to fit a chair in the room, I had no idea but I did manage to hit my knee on it several times. As for trying on dresses, I definitely did not dress or plan for the event so I had to basically be bra-less for the whole thing, which was awkward in itself, especially when one of the dresses' zippers got stuck and Phyllis was no where close to be found so I had be be unzipped in the middle of the store without a bra...awesome. Anyways, I did find a few I liked and though you were instructed to not take pictures, I snuck a few, thank goodness because none of them are online despite the fact that Phyllis said they were and gave me numbers to view and share them. 

So below are the ones I liked; trust me they all look better on, even though some I was swimming in and others I couldn't even begin to zip, despite the fact that they were all supposed to be the same size. The first blue one I thought I would not like but ended up liking it the most. The second one, the red one, is nice fitting but not sure about the bow on the shoulder. The third one, is cute, simple and form fitting. The fourth one, well it has pockets and that is why I loved it. The fifth and final one, well I just thought it looked fun on and matched my theme; I wouldn't wear it for the actual 'reception' but maybe for the night before. All in all, I will have to go back but it was what it was; an awful first experience!