Even though my wedding is almost here I still can’t turn down an episode of Say Yes to the Dress. Right now one of the girls is wearing a Romona Keveza gown I love. I had never heard of Romona until a consultant at Macy’s Bridal Salon in Chicago went and grabbed what she insisted was going to be ‘the dress’ I was looking for. She was right although it was probably 50% more than the budget I had given her to work with. Ugh!

But I was in love. Love doesn’t care about practical — I have a totally impractical dress and also fell in love with who might not be the most practical guy. Its funny sometimes how the things that might not make obvious sense are perfect! See – I can give up a little control now and then! Here is Romona’s more affordable Legends line and here’s the Couture / Collection line that got me into trouble. I wish I could show you mine but can’t take a chance of the groom checking in on the blog!

Ahhh… and now I’m laughing — on now is another bride that wants her dress tighter and tighter! I went to the salon yesterday for my next to last fitting (now they’re just finishing up the hem). Its fitting perfectly though I am wishing it was a little tighter. Of course a smart alterations person will put you through the ’sit test’. It can fit like a glove while you are standing but if you want to be able to sit down at all, you need some wiggle room. (Mine has kind of a mermaid shape, (good for the beach, right?). It’s not tight at the knee though – its softer and starts to flare more gently. I wish they could bring in the hip a bit more, but I’m going to trust the pro on this one. After all, I will have to sit and do plan to eat!