Just when I was excited to see and try on my MTM evening gown as well as to select my white wedding gown at di Gio, everything came as a disappointment...
Firstly, the evening gown was not ready as promised. I questioned the designer in a jokingly way and she said the gown made at the tailor was not to her satisfaction at certain areas, that was why it had been sent back for some re-touches. I don't know how true it is.
Secondly, despite the wide array of white wedding dresses they have in the shop and shophouse upstairs, I could hardly find any to my real liking.
When I was there the first time in August to discuss with the designer on my evening gown, I could see in a glance that those in the boutique were not what I'm looking for! The dresser kept "forcing" me in a way to take a look at those but I insisted on going upstairs to see other collections.
Out of the 4 racks of approximately over 200 gowns, I tried very hard before trying on 6 sets quite reluctantly. Photos were not allowed before the confirmation of your gown, therefore we didn't manage to take any.
I tried on a halter-neck A line dress with low back covered up by some translucent, beaded netting just above the bum, a white and red victorian-inspired tube dress, a mermaid-cut with lots of gathers on top, a white and maroon tube dress with cutesy bows at the back and a few others which I could not really recall.
It did help when Joo was around to give some comments when I tried on the gowns. :)
The dresser told me that a new batch of collection will be coming in Dec, hence I deposited my hopes on that and kind of lost interest in continuing to try the rest. Nevertheless, I KIV-ed 3 of them - the white and and red, the mermaid cut and the white and maroon - just in case there was nothing I could find in the next collection. I could only say they are the best among the worst. This is the situation I fear most - could not find a gown to my liking among the vast collections and in the end I may have to settle for one which is not to my satisfaction.
It didn't help when the designer, who was supposed to be around on that day, was busy with other customers even though we made an appointment with her 2 months ago! She just appeared towards the end to let us choose the photographers for our pre wedding shoot.
I did emphasize to her that I need her to help me in choosing my wedding gown when we next meet on 11 Dec so that she can advise on the designs that suit me best and she also promised that I would be the first to see the new collection.
Speaking of photographers, we were showed 4 albums of different photography styles. After looking through them, we agreed the first one is the best. Jayven and Joo felt that the photographer made use of unique angles and played with reflections to bring out the photos of the couple. So, we have choosen Ben, as our photographer!
Throughout the gown fitting session, Henry only gave generic comments like, "This looks ok", "It's very victorian-inspired", "It's nice", etc. so I thought he was not that excited to see his wife trying on gowns, just like any other guys. But I was wrong. He left the most touching comment to the next day when we were both lying on the bed, thinking of our wedding preparations.
In fact, he liked the halter-neck gown best because it's in pure white! He said when he first saw me coming out of the dressing area in that gown, he thought I looked beautiful in it. I knew he really meant it and I was touched but at the same time, feel guilty for assuming he was not interested in the gown fitting at all... The most guilty thing was - that gown was not in my KIV list!!
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Don't worry, Flora! You will find your perfect gown soon! Sometimes the more you don't think about it, the more it will be easier...
ReplyDeleteAnd I kinda agree with Henry! He is so sweet! Actually, I've always loved the idea of a pure white wedding gown... It just looks so pure and blissful and sweet! And then in the night, you don a different look with your evening gown - maybe sexy and alluring!
Of course, it's up to you. But think of it this way, you can wear the maroon-coloured gown for your photoshoot! Just my thoughts la. :)
And, I think we made a good decision choosing Ben! His album was really nice! I suggest meeting him at least once in person before the photoshoot, just to build some rapport and perhaps discuss the photoshoot.