Our Wedding: Casablanca by Blue by Enzoani Wedding Dress

I will admit that I never had a "This is my dress" mental moment like they show on TV. When I saw myself in the mirror, I did think that I had never known that a dress could make me look like that. I did think that Tim would love it and that it was perfect for the vibe we were going for with our wedding. But I didn't have a crying-as-I-stared-in-the-mirror moment. Blaire did and my mother-in-law Wendy did. But I have absolutely zero regrets. I loved the dress, which is the Casablanca model by Blue by Enzoani.

I bought my dress at the first salon I went to. It was even the first dress I tried on. When I called Antoinette's Bridal Boutique to set up an appointment, I talked to Sevda, who I believe is the owner. I told her that we were having a barn wedding and that I wanted lace. That Tim had told me no poufiness and that I wanted something romantic. Almost right away she said that she thought she had the right dress. That she would have to see me first to know, but that she was pretty sure. When I walked through the doors of the salon the morning of my apointment and introduced myself, she said that she was right - she had my dress. Sure enough, she pulled the Casablanca, which was what I wound up buying. 

It wasn't originally what I thought I wanted - I was sure I wanted straps of some kind, maybe backless. But although I tried on nine dresses, none of the other ones fit as well or was as flattering. Plus I fit the size 6 in the Casablanca perfectly. Well, almost perfectly. I could have used a little butt padding. I blame my flat butt on my Dad, though. I bought the dress that day and cancelled all the other salon appointments I had set up. I will admit it was  a pain to wear. There's a photo in here of Sarah helping me up off the couch. The inner sheath of the dress is very tight, I'm guessing to keep the silhouette of the dress. But it doesn't allow for deep bending. Putting on shoes, picking things up, sitting too deeply - none of that was really possible. I could sit, but it had to be on the edge of the chair. Bonus points, though: I went to the bathroom by myself all night in this dress. Leave me your e-mail address below if you've bought yourself a similar dress and want to know how!

Sarah did an amazing job doing up my dress. I did send her a link to a Youtube how-to video, I'm hoping it helped somewhat. It definitely was not a quick process. 

Lots more photos after the jump!